"My first encounter with Dr. Shina was on 1/23/07 when I had my consultation and seminar. There was a room full of hopeful WLS candidates, and we listened attentively as Dr. Shina went through what surgery is all about, describing life changes, what we needed to know, and my lord I now know more about Pulmonary Embolisms than anyone I know! He spent at least 2 hours in an open discussion/lecture setting. All questions were welcome and answered. He did not seem to favor Lap-Band, but he does both surgeries. He seemed a bit harried upon first seeing him-like he had just come from the hospital perhaps? He was very thorough in is discussion, and left nothing unanswered. The one on one consult was brief, but I had a good impression overall. It did feel somewhat like we were a group of chattle being processed LOL--but I know a doctor's schedule is tight having worked with four of them in prior years. Dr. Shina stressed the importance over and over of aftercare and following Doctor's orders for success. "
