here's the list of Center of Excellence from BCBS... I'm thrilled that Dr. Harris is one of them and with my coverage BCBS Blue Care i have him in my H.M.O. so no out of exspense cost for me. IF I'm approved...

Centers of Excellence for Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Provider Name	Practice Name	Practice Address	Practice Phone #	Designated Hospital
Dr. William Chapman, III	ECU Physicians	Brody Outpatient Center 600 Moye Blvd. Greenville, NC 27835	(252) 816-2207	Pitt County Memorial
Dr. Roc Bauman	Carolina Weight Loss Surgery	1090 Vinehaven Drive N.E. Concord, NC 28025	(704) 786-5700	Northeast Medical Center
Dr. Wade Naziri Dr. Christian Mann Dr. Kenneth MacDonald	Southern Surgical Association	2455 Emerald Place Greenville, SC 27834	(252) 758-2224	Pitt County Memorial
Dr. Leland J. Cook Dr. Montgomery H. Cox	Hickory Surgical Clinic	415 N. Center St., Suite 102 Hickory, NC28601	(828) 327-9178	Frye Regional Medical Center
				Catawba Valley Medical Center
Dr. Aurora D. Pryor Dr. Eric DeMaria	Private Diagnostic Clinic Duke Health System	3116 N. Duke St Durham, NC 27704	(919)–660–2200 (919)–660–2200	Durham Regional Hospital
Dr. C. Kenneth Mitchell	Pinehurst Surgical Clinic	35 Memorial Dr. Pinehurst, NC 28374	(910) 295–6831	Moore Regional Hospital
Dr. David Miles	Miles Surgical PLLC	1717 Shipyard Blvd. Ste. 300 Wilmington, NC 28403	(910) 794–1717	New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Dr. James A. Harris	Coastal Carolina Surgical Associates	1411 Physicians Dr. Wilmington, NC 28401	(910) 343–0811	New Hanover Regional Hospital
Dr. Michael G. Melkonian	Carolina Surgical Clinic of Charlotte	2104 Randolph Rd. Charlotte, NC 28207	(704) 377–3900	Carolinas Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Keith S. Gersin Dr. Timothy Kuwada	CMC Department of General Surgery	1000 Blythe Blvd. MEB 6th Floor Charlotte, NC 28203	(704) 355–1294 (704) 355–3176	Carolinas Medical Center–Mercy
Dr. Adolfo Fernandez	Wake Forest University Health Sciences	Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27157	(336) 716–2255	Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital