Dr. Ralph Crum?

Hi everybody, I am interested in finding info about Dr. Crum, specifically his lap-band patients. He now lives in my hometown of Amarillo, TX, and I am planning to have a lap-band by him in about 2 weeks. My question is does anyone know him, and if so, how many lap-bands did he do in Conneticut? I know he seems to prefer the RNY. Any info anyone has would be great. Thanks.

I am unsure how many of Dr Crum's patience are on the boards. I know a couple people who have had him as a surgeon.... my recommendation would be continue to seek out more info on this doctor and keep looking for a great surgeon!.... feel free to email me if you would like to klnow more specifics on why I would encorage you to find a different doctor!

Dr. Crum is a tremendous surgeon and a great diagnostician. Plus, he has true insight into the issues which confront us in post-operative life. One of the issues that sets him apart from other surgeons is his attentiveness to patients should they develop any post-operative complications. As for LapBanding, he did not perform the Lap Band while at Norwalk Hospital. It is a relatively straightforward procedure, particularly for someone who is a skilled bariatric laparoscopic surgeon. Also, he has performed many revisions of Lap Band to RNY so he is intimately aware of the problems that can result from Lap Band surgeries. I was a very high-risk patient when he performed my RNY-- at my size, most surgeons would not even consider performing it laparoscopically. But Dr. Crum was able to perform it laparoscopically, and I was only on the table about 70 minutes. If you'd like any other information about Dr. Crum, I would be more than happy to answer any email or provide the information to you in this public forum.

I have emailed you personally. Towanda

Well he took me for a ride , He asked me for money post op and left i have called and asked for y money back , never got it.