"Dr. Elariny and his assistant Dr. Reginald Williams are awesome! Some people say Dr. E has a quirky personality -- it's true but awesome. After all of the pre-op \"stuff\" it was time to have surgery. As I am walking through the halls headed to get prepped for surgery, Dr. E walks out of a door in his scrubs. He looks at me and asks - \"hey, what brings you here?\" my response was \"getting ready for you to do your magic. He definitely took the edge off my \"last mile\" as I was headed to get ready for surgery. He came in to do the final prep paperwork -- double-checking on my choice for procedure and then he gave my DH my prescriptions. He also gave DH a copy of all the information I had received previously and told him to read it while I was in surgery. The info included all my post-op care instructions, etc. He said he wanted to make sure my family knew what I could and could not do and the expectations. It definitely made DH feel good about him.rnrnOne thing I think is wonderful is his encouragement for us to have the surgery saved on DVD. If a surgeon doesnt believe in his expert skills, I know he wouldnt do this!rnrnDr. Williams -- currently a Fellow -- spoke to my family after the surgery and handled my follow up while I was in the hospital. He is absolutely awesome and very very personable.rnrnThe office staff is very busy and can be frustrating if you do not let them know up front you are persistent. Over the last month things have gotten a lot better due to some personnel changes. Alix is fabulous when it comes to working with insurance companies. She got me approved in less than 24 hours with limited issues.rnrnThe pre-op testing is lengthy but worthwhile. He gives you the list and referral documentation upfront with a large number of dr's and labs he has used. You are not bound to use any of them, but it gave me a start. His aftercare is very very structured and the support group is awesome - I attended one meeting before surgery.rnrnDr. Elariny is FABULOUS!"
