Thank you all for the information. I could not find any information except what was on the web for his office. I just had trepidations since he was board certified in opthomology! I changed my provider to Dr. Valentine; his credentials are on Obesityhelp.com and his staff was very informative during the phone call and I appreciated that very much. Also, they were able to get me in 3 days sooner than Dr. Korn. I already feel better about it all. I'll keep you posted. Sandy

Thank you, I called Jenifer at Dr Oakleys office and she did refer me to a place that sell's insurance. I was just wondering if you had to go through this? Do you know of a doctor in the Boise area that I could go to for a physical and see if I have any of the conditions needed to qualify for the surgery. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep anea and diagnosed diabetes. Thanks.

Sandi, I just thought I would check in on this Idaho site, and I may be able to help a bit. A friend of mine went to Dr. Korn, and she liked him, but had some problems with the surgery (a laproscopic bypass of some sort) . She doesn't even know which one, so I wonder about their teaching. They had to go back into surg. right away and be opened up to re-attach something. She was also Tri-care, so had been told to see Dr. Korn. Now, she liked him in spite of the problem, and said she would use him again. And like I said, she is clueless as to which procedure he did, so without all the facts, I couldn't say if he is good or bad. I will be having a proximal RNY done by Dr. Oakley Jan. 16. My husb. is a health-care provider, and he feels he is the best. I know he doesn't take Tri-care. I am also on Tri-care Standard, and when I applied for a consult, they also wanted me to go to Dr.Korn. But I found out that there is a way to see the Dr. of your choice, in my case, Dr. Oakley. I have to pay the Dr.'s and the Assistant's fees up front before the surgery. Than the Dr. office will bill Champus, and when that payment comes in, I will be refunded that payment amount.i.e., The Dr. fee is (a ficticious amount) $5,ooo. Than Champus pays $3,ooo. I am responsible for the $2,000 difference. So I would get back $3,000 of the $5,000 that I had paid up front, and I am also responsible for the co-pay. The hosp. will bill Champus as is normally done, and I will just pay my co-pay. I hope that is clear, I am not a super financial person! Anyway, it will cost us more, but I feel I will be getting the best surgeon! Like I said, I just made my appt. for a consult with Dr.Oakley, and they sent in the paperwork to Tri-care, and I was approved within a week, and set my surgery date! I did have good documentation of previous diets, etc., and a number of co-morbidities. That's important for an approval. Please let me know if I can help you with any more information! This is such a big step for any of us,and I went through my own agony with it before deciding to go ahead. It helps to know you have the best Dr. you can find,and if I can be helpful in any way, let me know. KtB

Hello all! I just got notification from TriWest Healthcare to make an appointment with Dr. Robert Korn, MD in Boise, ID. Anyone have any information on Dr. Korn? I see that he is not a member of the Obesity Help web site. I hope somebody can help me out; thanks! Sandy Sessions