I need to know some names of good surgeons...I know of BoShen at CC but have no names for Mayo. After 20 years I need to have the j-pouch removed. I wish I never had a j-pouch...
So anyone have any suggestions? Or are they all so good that it doesn't matter who I get?
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Just for clarity, Bo Shen isn't a surgeon, he's a gastroenterologist. The top surgeon at Cleveland Clinic was Remzi, who has relocated to New York City. IMO it matters a great deal who does your surgery.
I'm sorry to hear you are planning for pouch excision.
I agree that it does matter who takes out the pouch. I consulted with Mayo, but ended up having my surgery at home instead. Dr. Jonathan Efron did my pouch excision at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
Laura
Sorry to hear about your removal. I went to the mayo clinic in AZ for my colon removal and take down and my surgeon way Tonia Young Fadok. She is the best. I've added here bio link below. Not sure if you were looking at Mayo MN or Mayo AZ.
Sorry you've had difficult time! I had heard that Dr. Remzi left and Dr. Dietz has moved to Case Western, also in Cleveland. There have to be other well trained, well respected surgeons at CC who specialize in pouch removals, redos and repairs. Does anyone else have recommendations there?
thanks!
I think I mentioned this in a previous post, but Cleveland Clinic still has Dr. Jean Ashburn, who has taken over as 'top' doctor for Dr. Remzi and Dr. Dietz. She is very good I hear, Dr. Lavery is a long-timer and also Dr. Delaney, the new chairman. I am not familiar with any others, but I am sure you can find someone. I actually am following Dr. Dietz to his new location at University Hospitals (which is hard to do) because I truly think the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and BCIR Institute are the top facilities for digestive diseases and pouch specialties. All the best to you-
I agree with Cara about Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic being top facilities for digestive disorders. I believe that Mayo only does the j pouch and Cleveland Clinic does j pouch and k pouch. There is not a BCIR Institute per se in the USA, but two surgeons currently do the BCIR procedure. They are Dr. Ernest Rehnke who practices at the Palms of Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL and Dr. Don Schiller at the Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles. Both of these surgeons are highly recognized for their specialty and each has done over 1,000 BCIR’s.
Bill
