Need to find a surgeon that does WLS anywhere near Durant, OK (for a friend)

If you have had surgery or know of someone that does the lapband near Durant or OKC, please give me some info. on them. I am asking for a friend that does not use the internet. Thanks!!!!!

Dr. Keith is in Norman and he is wonderful, and his staff are very informative and helpful. I can't tell you how many times I have called his office just to ask questions and get more info. He also has never lost a patient and his success rate of his patients is very high. I don't know about you but these facts were very important to me.

I do not know of a surgeon in the Durant area, but I used to live there. I am now in Tulsa. I am using Surgical Associates (Dr. Kevin Fisher) I would be interested to know the person and help them as much as I can.

Thanks for the replies. She has just decided to ask her Dr. about this, as none of her doctors have recommended it for her and she is well over 300 pounds at about about 5 foot 2 inches tall.

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Hey, I had Lap Band surgery with Dr. Philip Floyd in Edmond, OK. Click on my name at the top of my reply here and go to my profile. You can get to his info from there. The to RNY too. Thanks, Beth in far South Oklahoma City