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- QUESTION: How does one choose a surgeon to perform major, life threatening
- surgery? I am not willing to settle for a local referral from my general
- physician. I want, and can afford one of the best specialists in the country.
- How does one find a doctor's doctor?
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- ANSWER: Your is a question that must certainly cross the mind of every
- patient facing important surgery, although I am not sure everyone has your
- financial resources. Though you state you would not consider the
- recommendation of your own personal physician, how else to find a "doctor's
- doctor" without asking a physician? To start with your own doctor knows you
- and your situation better than any other physician. Although all practicing
- physician are best aware of the skills and abilities of the surgeons that
- practice at the same hospital as they do, we are also aware of the
- accomplishments of those "super-specialists" that perform their miracles at
- university or research based facilities. If your personal needs would best be
- served by such skills, I am sure your own physician would be more than willing
- to provide you with a list of such facilities and physicians. Your next
- resource would be a local or state medical association, for they too, keep
- referral lists of specialists and practitioners for all needs. If you have a
- particular location in mind, try the nearest medical school, Department of
- Surgery, for their advice and expertise. You might also consult with the
- American College of Surgeons, 55 E. Erie Street, Chicago, IL, (tel. 312
- 664-4050). They may help you by telling you if a society of surgeons in the
- sub-specialty your surgery requires exist, and how to contact them. I
- wouldn't be surprised however, if after all this effort, you find that the
- person you have been seeking may already be at work in your own back yard.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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