I had my surgery done at WVU and as of February there is no longer a doctor there that will do any kind of bariatric surgery. I had to have all of my records sent to Pittsburg to Magees Womens Hospital. I can honestly tell you that Dr. Longhi did my surgery back in 2006 I was one of his first patients and I was treated very well. I had excellant care before and after. I have had great success with my lap band I have lost right around 100 pounds I hated to see him leave. They are currently looking for a doctor to come in and take over sometime in June.

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hello    Dr Nease and his team are currently moving. There phone numbers will change as well. But their phones should still  be answered...  dont give up  HE IS WORTH THE WAIT..  Here is  the phone numbers that I use...   Kim Yates   patient liason    304 526 6097     Jackie Staley    insurance co ord.   304 526 2567  hope this will help you.....  I had the lap band on July 18 2007 and  I am very pleased    although it is very slow  but I wouldnt do  anything any differant.  GOOD LUCK  willa

Hi!  Since you are actually looking for surgeons in MD and DC, let me recommend that you post this same message on the MD and DC boards.  Someone there will probably be able to recommend someone closer to you. The links are: MD  http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/MD/ DC  http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DC/ Hope this helps! Beth

Upon the advice of my primary care physician and my therapist, I am in desperate need of gastric bypass surgery.  The problem is that I am on WV Medicaid and can find no surgeons in my area that accept WV Medicaid.  I live in Charle Town, WV and the only places that I have found in WV are in Huntington and Charleston, which are 5-6 hours away.  Charles Town, WV is a suburb of Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD ( about an hour away from both!) and I have found hospitals that will accept WV Medicaid, but no surgeons. My weight has ballooned since my tragic knee replacement surgery that got infected that I cannot do physical therapy and my other health issues (sleep apnea, I'm on a CPAP machine; high cholesterol, asthma, etc..) have gotten increasingly worse.  I was 180 pounds and now weigh 330lbs.  I'm 20 pounds shy and 5 years short of when my overweight father had the massive heart attack that killed him. Can someone, please help me?