nsdiva82 8 Posted September 25, 2012 I am looking into gastric sleeve surgeons in the Washington DC area, does anybody have any good doctors to refer me to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabrinalild 3 Posted September 26, 2012 I am looking into gastric sleeve surgeons in the Washington DC area, does anybody have any good doctors to refer me to? Dr. Marc Rickford at Providence Hospital Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsdiva82 8 Posted September 26, 2012 @ sabrinalild-Thank you so much for your referral to this doctor. I am going to check him out. How has your journery been with your Sleeve? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabrinalild 3 Posted September 26, 2012 @ sabrinalild-Thank you so much for your referral to this doctor. I am going to check him out. How has your journery been with your Sleeve? My experience with the Dr. has been amazing although my experience with the sleeve not so much. Well in my opinion anyway. I was expecting to lose more that 24 lbs within a month although if you read thru some of the other post that is in line with some other sleevers. If I was you I would also look into Washington Hospital Center. I've heard amazing things about their doctors and facilities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsdiva82 8 Posted September 26, 2012 I am sorry that you feel that you have a stall in your loose of weight, stay positive you will get there. You know it funny because today I was looking into Washington Hospital Center. I think I am going to try there first and see what they have to offer with there Sleeve Surgery program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmith72 30 Posted September 28, 2012 I had my surgery at Howard University with Dr Tran, he was awesome. They have seminars monthly. Check him and Dr Fullum out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsdiva82 8 Posted October 5, 2012 mgsmith72-Thank you for this information. I am going to make a note of this. When did you have your surgery? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmith72 30 Posted October 5, 2012 I had my surgery on Sept 12 and I am doing great! Good luck, let me know if you have any more questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nsdiva82 8 Posted October 5, 2012 Actually I do have some questions for you. How was your process with your insurance company? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highschoolfigure 13 Posted October 7, 2012 I had my sleeve done at inova fair oaks hospital with dr Moazzez. I'm totally happy with my results. Tomorrow makes one week and I'm down 7 lbs. I'm sure it has a lil bit to do with being on an iv for 4 days. He also repaired my hiatial hernia. He's with the bluepoint surgical group and those ladies are fantastic. They took care of everything I only had to show up!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BizTraveller 101 Posted October 8, 2012 I had mine done with Dr. Halmi at Blue Point Group. They are a well-oiled machine. Just show up and do what they tell you. They are experts at getting the procedure approved. They have a complication rate that is an order-of-magnitude better than the industry. Post-op surgical care at Fair Oaks was exceptional. They have bariatric nursing specialists. It has been a very positive experience. I am 3 months post- op and down 75 lbs. It has been no big deal. Sent from my iPad using VST 1 nsdiva82 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GabbyValentine 10 Posted October 16, 2012 I'm having my surgery on Thursday October 18th with Dr. Brian M.Long at Sibley Hospital. He and his staff are great! It's really a one stop shop. You can get your nutritionist visits, psychiatric evaluation and whatever other insurance requirement you may have to complete on site. You also get to meet with their personal trainer who specializes in bariatric patients pre- and post- op. Here's there website http://www.sibley.org/weight_loss/about_our_team.aspx Before settling on Dr. Long I met with Dr. Brebbia at Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Vaziri at George Washington Hospital and Dr. Tran at Howard University Hospital. While they all seemed competent, it was the staff and comprehensive of the Sibley program that sold me on Dr. Long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmith72 30 Posted October 16, 2012 Actually I do have some questions for you. How was your process with your insurance company? Actually I do have some questions for you. How was your process with your insurance company? Sorry took so long for me to respond but I didn't have any problems with my insurance company. I never had to contact them at all. I just made the first initiate call asking if they cover the surgery. After that my doctor's office made the request. After I completed my six month weight management class the doctor sent in my request and in a week I had a yes, 2 weeks and 1 day later I had my surgery. PS I have Carefirst BC/BS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicolej 0 Posted October 18, 2012 I'm going though the beginning phases with Dr. Halbi at Bluepoint Surgical Group. He's got offices in Stafford, Woodbridge, & Fairfax. So far, so good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BANANA PANTS! 60 Posted January 7, 2013 I did mine at Virginia Hospital Center with Dr. Salameh. It was awesome. You are treated like a VIP through your entire stay. Dr. Salameh has a great nutritionist and the VHC program is more geared to the individual. It is a smaller program than the Fair Oaks program which is nice because it s a bit more personal. Sleeved 12/17/12 and enjoying the adventure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites