Question:
Does anyone know anything about Dr. Murr in Tampa, FL?

I am considering Dr. Murr for my WLS. He is a surgeon at Tampa General. I've heard he's good, but my concern is that he's only done about 175 and 3 have died. I understand that one patient had heart problems prior and one refused to walk after surgery. Don't know about the 3rd. I know basically every surgeon loses a patient, but was wondering if this was high? Any thoughts or opinions? Thanks!    — Marybeth O. (posted on June 20, 2001)

June 20, 2001
Dr. Murr is in the database here. Go to "find a doc" at the top of any page. Click on "browse the list" and then select your state. Dr. Murr is listed. Click on "view comments" and you will get insurance information and patient comments. 3 deaths in only 175 patients sounds like a lot. However, many doctors are willing to accept the higher risk patients even though it will cause their morbidity rate to increase. I would definitely thoroughly research his statistics. This includes asking him point blank.
   — Shelley.