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Namir Katkhouda
"The staff and Dr. Katkhouda were extremely helpful and considerate, but due to the popularity of the procedure in 2002-2003 and Dr. K's schedule my wait would be over 1 year!! By 2004 I had completed a second round of cardiovascular tests, psych evals, etc. and I was ready for surgery. I had my RNY on July 20th, 2004. Although I did well the first year on my own, USC had little to no follow-up or support. Their support meetings at the time consisted of group meetings at 12 noon (during work hours), once a month in the back conference room of the staff cafeteria. Very inhospitable for a food addict who had a job and couldn't afford to drive the hour plus each way to the meetings. I went to one meeting, was completely discouraged, and never went back. There was no pre-education requirement at USC, so in retrospect I would make sure that any program I went into had adequate pre and post-operative support. It would have made all the difference."

Frederic Corbin
"Dr. Corbin's Brea office is very knowledgeable and very helpful. Dr. Corbin has surgical facilities in his office, and there is a full service hospital on the same lot, in case of any severe complications."

USC University Hospital
"Since USC is a teaching hospital, I had a steady stream of doctors, internists, residents and nurses at all levels. Not to mention a dietician, endochronologist and a physical therapist to talk with post-op. It was amazing how they covered everything!"
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CA
Location
38.7
BMI
RNY
Surgery
07/20/2004
Surgery Date
Jul 29, 2005
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