Anyone from the Fort Wayne area.....

....that had the lap band surgery, and which doctor did you have?  So far, the only bariatric surgeon that I can find in the Ft. Wayne area is Dr. Sloan.  Is anyone familiar with him and how do you rate him as a bariatric doctor?  I am waiting to hear if Medicare has approved him to do the surgery at one of the Ft. Wayne hospitals.  I was told to call back at the end of the month and every month after to see if and when he has been approved. I am from across the state line in Ohio, and need to go somewhere close, so I can attend the consult, the pre-op visits, and the post-op visits and fills.   Thanks in advance!  

I lived in Fort Wayne until about 18 months ago and had a consultation with Dr. Sloan.  He is the only doctor in the Fort Wayne area that currently does any gastric bypass surgery.  I was impressed with him and felt comfortable with him, but at the time he would not do WLS on anyone with a BMI over 45 so I couldn't go through him.  He hasn't been doing the surgery a real long time--less than 5 years--but I have heard nothing but good things about him. Good luck finding a surgeon/center you are comfortable with!

well my DR is not in Fort Wayne but is in Goshen, IN with a place called TEAM BARIATRICS

Ignore her surgeons page here on OH because its not at all up to date.   I was self pay with team bariatrics and everything is great.  Dr Murphy is absolutely wonderful.  I cannot say enough good about her.  You must check them out.

Heres the link


http://www.teambariatrics.com/main.asp?id=341&service=Denise %20Murphy,%20MD,%20FACS

i live in fort wayne. i had surgery 3 years ago, and dr. sloan was just getting his bariatrics program underway at that time. while he has been a non-bariatric surgeon for a long time, i wanted someone with more experience specifically in bariatric surgery, so i went to st. vincent's in carmel. a couple years ago when i needed my gallbladder removed, i went to dr. sloan. he was very nice, communicated well and did a great job on the gallbladder surgery. deb

Thank you, SarahMichelle and Deb for your replies.  I checked out Dr. Sloan's bariatric experiences, and he has done 22 lap band surgeries so far.  Because of the location, I think I will wait until I hear if he is approved by Medicare and have him do my lap band surgery.  I just hope the 22 surgeries are enough experience for him since he is such a good surgeon otherwise. Waiting...waiting...still waiting!