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Has anyone had any experience with doctors in Arizona?

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Hi.......I do not know of any.....I had the VSG yesterday......with Dr. Daniel Herron at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.......I feel fine....no more pain pump......took a walk--sitting in a chair.......surgeon is soooooo wonderful ! All the best.....:) R

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Sleeved with Dr Stephen Burpee in Tucson. He is fantastic.

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What was his price? Was it all inclusive? Did he make you jump through a lot of hoops before?

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I am having my surgery at St. Luke's in PHX, with Dr. Juarez, Abdominal Surgeons is his practice and he works with Bridges AZ. Very good Dr. Spent a lot of time with me in my appointment with him, and it depends on your insurance requirements what you need to do. Unless you're paying cash. His office lays everything out for you, and they help you get everything in order to get you approved, but ultimately it's up to your insurance. My surgery is Aug 19th.

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What was his price? Was it all inclusive? Did he make you jump through a lot of hoops before?

Insurance paid for mine. He does have an all inclusive price. I think $18000? Only hoops ahead of time are psych eval and nut eval.

As much as I like him, I said if insurance denied me, I would go to Mexico.

Good luck!

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Sleeved with Dr Stephen Burpee in Tucson. He is fantastic.

I am seeing his practice partner Dr. Chiasson in Tucson with The Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. They go through Northwest Medical Center which is "Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence". They train other surgeons.

So far so good. Insurance is paying mine. Yes the cash price is roughly $18k.

I have also heard people like Dr. Robin Blackstone in Phoenix.

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I'm seeing Dr Chassion too. I love their office, their pre-op seminar was fun, informative and hosted by The head nurse at Northwest hospitals bariatric department. My surgery is on the 28th of this month and although I'm nervous, none of that has to do with Dr Chassion or his team.

I wish you luck in finding your right fit!

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Very happy to see some fellow Tucsonans. I have been very happy with Dr Burpee and the office so far. The stay at Northwest was very good. No complaints.

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I'm seeing Dr Chassion too. I love their office' date=' their pre-op seminar was fun, informative and hosted by The head nurse at Northwest hospitals bariatric department. My surgery is on the 28th of this month and although I'm nervous, none of that has to do with Dr Chassion or his team.

I wish you luck in finding your right fit![/quote']

I was sleeved by Dr. Chaisson in November 2012. Loved the care at Northwest Medical Center and Dr. chaisson's office is great also. Have been very pleased.

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this is all good to hear! I just went for the first seminar with Dr. Chassion and I feel that this is the right practice for me.

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Dr. Burpee in Tucson did mine in March 2015. The whole office is excellent. Very responsive and supportive.

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