This is my first post here. I've recently been diagnosed with FAP and I'm trying to find out the best surgeons in the Boston area for this procedure. A few names have come up: Dr Poylin at Beth Israel and Dr Joel Goldberg at Brigham. Are there any one you can think of? I actually talked to Dr Poylin and he told me he probably has the highest volume in the Boston area. He's done 20 pouches/year and 150 pouches total in his career. Do those numbers sound good to you? Is that the best I can do (without going to Cleveland Clinic or Mayo Clinic)? I haven't talked to Dr Goldberg yet. Thanks a lot for any advice.
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Did you ever find a suitable surgeon? There's a few recent threads looking for Boston recommendations (https://www.j-pouch.org/topic/...cializes-in-jpouches, https://www.j-pouch.org/topic/...pouch-in-boston-area), but no answers yet.
Dr poylin is no longer at beth isreal. He went to Chicago. Dr angelos messaris did my jpouch and i can tell you i highly recommend him. He is the head of GI surgery at beth isreal in boston. My surgery was supposed to be 3 steps but it ended up having to be done in 2. I had colectomy then 5 months later had jpouch creation and was supposed to have temporary ileostomy but the surgeon said while inside they found my pelvis do be to narrow so it was done in 2 steps which resulted in me having longer hospital stay and having to have a NG tube, rectal tube, catheter. Anyways. I highly reccomend him. I have no complaints. He was wonderful