Checking out Physicians and Surgeons
Information of interest! You can check out your physician, surgeon, psychologist, pharmacist etc from the following website. You can learn if your healthcare provider has ever had actions taken against them by the WA State credentialing board before you put yourself under their care!
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/Application/Credential_Search/profile.asp
More info on finding Docs whose interest is in bariatric medicine
http://www.abbmcertification.org/diplomates/index.php
Also you can locate Health Care Providers by state and see what types of surgeries they offer including whether or not they will follow another surgeons patients (which is great for people who move away from their surgeon) Just click the "all" members box, select your state and then click "go" and you will get all providers for your state.
http://www.asbs.org/html/about/membersearch.html.