Remzi is a wait. Dietz you can get in sooner and he or Ashburn are amazing! I see them since Remzi no longer deals with kpouches/continent ileostomies. Remzi usually takes on bad cases is from what I hear since he got promoted. If you were having a lot of jpouch issues then he would be stepping in to do surgery. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ashburn, she is awesome and Dietz and her work together so you get a great team.

There are many fabulous, knowledgeable, experienced colorectal surgeons at CC. Remzi mainly deals with the problem cases. So if you are not a problem case, yes you will have a very very long wait to see him. And then even longer to get surgery scheduled.

I might suggest you see another CC surgeon - stocchi, dietz, ashburn (new but supposedly good), or one of the others. I am a Remzi patient - as I am a problem child! But I have been cared for by stocchi and dietz post surgery in the hospital when remzi traveled. They were both EXTREMELY competent.

Also - another advantage to being a non-Remzi patient, is that you should have an easier time getting post op appointments and scheduling future surgeries.

Remzi is my surgeon if you can wait if wait! But a long with liz11 I am a problem child. Dr ashburn, was in all of my surgeries and she is great! She is a favorite of Remzi and then again I've been told I am VIP of Remzi idk it that is good or bad!

I know this is old, but I just want to say that I have had Dr. Remzi and Dr. Ashburn as my surgeons. Both are great. Dr. Remzi removed my colon and will be creating my jpouch someday. Dr. Ashburn saved my life three months ago via a series of emergency surgeries.