Fill Doctor in the Baltimore Area

[Steve5058 0]

I had my lapband surgery in Detroit but I live near Baltimore. I am having a very difficult time finding a doctor who will do a fill without also having performed the surgery as well. I have found some leads in going through these forums, but am hoping that someone may have some more current information. Thanks to everyone in advance.

Steve

[lindas0809 0]

Steve,

I'm not sure where you've tried, but here's the area hospitals(off the top of my head) that do the surgery. Hopefully someone will take you.

Johns Hopkins- Bayview

St. Agnes

UMMS - Baltimore

GBMC

Sinai Hospital

Shady Grove (Bethesda,MD)

Good Luck!

[Steve5058 0]

Thanks for the info, Linda. The information that I have on UMMS is that they do not do gastric banding yet, only by-pass surgery.

Steve

[travelinsnorkel 0]

Dr. Averbach and Dr. Singh do lap band surgeries through St. Agnes. Good luck!

[Bellasmom 0]

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

[Agnes 0]

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

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Hello! I will be getting banded 7/8/09...and have been calling EVERYWHERE to find a doctor that will see me after.... (sucks that most wont if you were banded outside the US!)

Anywhoo.... My contact at OCC in Mexico and gave me a listing of a few that DO take patients that were banded in Mexico and Susan Brinkley, MD 301-668-2800 IS one of them. I called and there is NO initial fee (which most do) and a fill is $200 and an unfill is $150.

Dr. Barry Green, 9707 Medical Center Drive #200, Rockville, MD 20850 www.advancedwls.com

I called there yesterday...and there is a $210 one time fee, plus $150 for fills and unfills

I havent called this one yet, but this is the info I got from OCC:

Dr. David Von Rueden, Catonsville, MD - 410-368-3003 - $775 program fee, $250 fill, xray is available

(A tad pricey for me since I am self-pay, but he does use xray..)

Hope that helps!!!

Good Luck!!

Agnes

[Agnes 0]

Try Dr. Susan Brinkley she is in Frederick Md. I was banded in Mexico and she fills me!

301-668-2800

Hey Bellasmom!

First...where in Mexico? OCC??

Second...can you tell me how you like Dr. Brinkley? Does she have alot of experience? where in Md are you? I am in Elkridge (Howard County)

[Agnes 0]

ok i see..rockville.. duh..

if you can give me your opinion on Dr. Brinkley, I greatly appreciate it!!! thanks!!

[mimialem 0]

Just banded 3 days ago and was doing well until today. It seems I have no restriction today. Scared that this may not work. I just got back from Mexico and I feel like I already failed. You think a fill will work? I just got the numbers from the post above though I live in northern Virginia. Please help.

Thanks