"My first impression was of a very competent and professional surgeon. I was very nervous about the whole process before his discussion group meeting but came away with a sense of peace. He seems to strive to improve his techniques/information constantly and that was incredibly reassuring. He has a good follow up program and he and his staff are VERY insistent about structured aftercare. He is very straight forward about the risks and conservative about the rewards. The only negative thing that I can think of is that he is usually rushed for time (he is heavily in demand) which might be disconcerting to someone who wants alot of hand holding and reassurance and or expects promptness in their office appointments - he is always running behind I gather.
My main concern was locating someone who had great surgical competence as the surgery will have a long term affect on my life whereas a good bedside manner or lack thereof has a very short affect on my life. Although I had researched other local surgeons I did not feel the need to meet with them after meeting Dr. Elariny.
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