Anyone from Arizona??? Would like to here from anyone

 Please see my reply to the original poster.  I ment to reply to you.  

Either you're a liar or someone at the Medical Board of AZ lied to you.

 i have made what phone calls to make sure he is a good dr... and the medical board says fine.. he has no malpractices on him


http://azmd.gov/GLSuiteWeb/Repository/Legacy/LicenseFiles/MD %20Files/12148/MD%2012148%20Non-confidential%20Final%20Order %200062MX.pdf

Letter of Reprimand and Probation - Unprofessional Conduct for failure to perform a timely and adequate history and physical, inadequate documentation of an operative procedure and inaccurate documentation. 1 Yr. Probation; shall obtain 17 hrs. CME.

http://azmd.gov/GLSuiteWeb/Repository/Legacy/LicenseFiles/MD %20Files/12148/MD%2012148%20Non-confidential%20Final%20Order %20000R2O.pdf

Letter of Reprimand - Letter of Reprimand-Unprofessional Conduct (writing improper prescriptions, improper medical records, making false statements to the Board.)

She's not bashing. She's communicating FACTS to you. Now quit yelling.

Could you make your CAPITALIZED (shouting) font a little larger please - I'm sure that would help me understand it better.

If "WE LIKE OUR DR AND WE FELL, THAT HE WILL GIVE US THE BEST HE KNOW HOW TO.. " is how you chose your surgeon, and "the best he know how to" is good enough for you, well please, you just go on down the path you have chosen.

But if you think this site is "for support not the bashing i have got and my frineds have gotten" - then you obviously didn't understand what "support" actually means - it isn't blowing sunshine and rainbows up your ass when we see you doing something that has a higher likelihood than necessary of being a mistake - it is to WARN you to be careful, to do more research, to show you information you obviously are not capable of finding yourself and are not being told.

But hey - it's up to you.  "Fully informed consent" means you know about the risks and take the path anyway.  Whatever - you and your "frineds" are no longer my concern.

However, one last bit of advice - "i understand there was sonething wrong with Stephanie and she passed away.. but it was nothing the dr did.. I mean the surgery he did was fine.. it was her body.. " - you understand that HOW?  From WHOM?  Is there a HIPAA violation involved in your knowledge of what happened to her?  Because none of us who were around at the time heard anything of the sort.

IIRC, she was an otherwise healthy 20-something young woman with no particular risk factors other than being a revision from a failed lapband.  Juarez was LEARNING to do the DS, and Husted - for all his personal faults - is an experienced DS surgeon who was supposed to be SUPERVISING and ASSISTING with Stephanie's surgery.  Husted - as is his wont - bailed out of AZ at the last second (I've lost count of how many different medical practices he has been with in the last 7 years - I think about 10), and left Stephanie and Juarez high and dry.  And so Juarez convinced Stephanie that he was "good enough" ("the best he know how to?") to do a DS revision unassisted and unsupervised anyway, and Stephanie was so desperate to get it done right away that she IGNORED OUR WARNINGS and let him operate on her alone.  And Stephanie DIED two days later, in horrible pain.

Here is what Stephanie's boyfriend posted right after she died:
"Stephanie had her surgery and came back from recovery and was put in her room. Her heart rate was elevated so they were monitoring her. It continued over that night and the next whole day to rise even when they were trying to lower it and treat her. Her pain became worse and on Saturday morning, they moved her to the ICU where Dr. Fang was going to perform exploratory on her to see if it was something that went wrong with the procedure. She was so bad in the ICU.. all I could do was sit there next to her bed and hold her hand and cry and tell her how much I loved her. I'm not sure if she was even aware I was there because she was so out of it but I pray that she was able to hear and feel me. When they took her off to surgery, they didn't get a chance to put her under because she coded when they laid her out on the table. The tried to resusciate her for 40 minutes and were not able to bring her back."

THAT sounds like it was something the surgeon did.

Someone who was apparently "intimate" (use your imagination) with Husted posted this several weeks later on the first thread I posted above:

"When they were transferring her to the OR table she aspiratated a great deal. This caused the code.

Her heart rate had been fairly high post op. Apparently in DS this is normal, maybe up to the 120s. After it hits 140s it is no longer normal. Then you have to go in and find out why. Could be related to sleep apnea, could be related to bleeding out. She was apparently in the 140s."

I'm voting for the autopsy showing a gastric leak, with erosion from the band, adhesions and/or poor choice of suture line being the cause of her tachycardia.  An EXPERIENCED surgeon would have known how to deal with an anatomical issue to avoid the erosion and still make a proper sleeve - or would have known enough to stop the surgery after removing the band and let the erosion heal rather than performing a half-assed surgery.  Oh, and irritation/entrapment/bleeding/leaked gastric secretions stimulating the vagus nerve as the cause of her rapid heart rate.  I'm not an MD, much less a surgeon - but that would be my guess.

So how exactly do you know "the surgery he did was fine?"  What exactly was wrong with "her body" that caused her to die two days after a surgeon who was supposed to be proctoring with an experienced DS surgeon to LEARN the procedure, who had NEVER done one himself before, much less a revision, operated on her by himself?  A surgeon who has been reprimanded by the AZ medical board not once, but TWICE, for unprofessional conduct.

Do tell.  And don't forget to tell us HOW you know this.

Oh, and by the way, good luck with your surgery.

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You should also look to see of he has any civil cases pendin or had any in the past. That too is public record.

Just wanted to share some info I found on Dr. Juarez....

Date Comments      11/9/11 4 3 5 5  Dr. Juarez operated on my daughter for a gastric by -pass. He did a terrific job. He came highly recommended by my other Dr's as being the top Dr. for by- pass in Arizona. He has done thousands of them. My daughter is doing fantastic. I was very impressed with the hospital and staff. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him. I give him 5 stars. If you plan on having surgery don't just go to anyone. He is great. You may have to wait for awhile in the waiting room but that is a good Dr. for you.   Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       9/19/11 1 1 1 1  staff ignored fever,projectile emesis, sob with exertion,spoke openly about patiets ignoring hippa law.dr juarez was aware prior to second surgery of atelectisis per anesthesia(x-ray requested prior to surgery by patient).was going to send me home despite respiratory problems I also have witnesses. Called case management prior to dc (pacific care) my O2 sats were in 70s, cyanotic couldn't hold phone in room due to weakness and had to use cell phone which I would drop due to wkness.was in hospital for 10 days and had to have home and respitory care. No history of smoking, pneumonia,etc. the case management nurse saved my life.pulmonologist said I was fluid overloaded in 1st surgery.    Logged-in users can respond to this rating       2/7/11 1 1 1 1  Always a packed waiting room running hours late. Lies to me every single time, tells the staff something different. Never submits anything to insurance, makes you keep coming back and keep paying copays.   Insurance: Humana   Logged-in users can respond to this rating    *  1/16/11 1 1 1 1  I have no confidence in this surgeon. He mumbles and writes things in his notes that are completely inaccurate and not in tune with patient responses. Tries to push expensive treatments not covered by insurance and really drags out the process by frequent office visits. Waste of time and money.   Insurance: CIGNA   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       11/8/10 5 5 5 5  Dr Juarez was kind, professional, thorough and took his time with me. His surgical nurse Kathy was so sweet as well as Ana. Emile treated me like an old friend and I was very satisfied. He made sure I was comfortable and pain free. I found him to be an excellent surgeon and I would highly reccomend him. His office is geared for obese patients which was nice, larger chairs, larger scales and blood pressure cuffs and braced toilets. There is also a room in his office you can bring clothes that no longer fit and choose clothes that do fit you. He does this free and I found a few pair of blouses that fit me and I in turn donated a lot of clothes/ He really cares and yes, he has a really good sense of humor.   Insurance: Secure Horizons   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       8/31/10 2 3 5 5  Well, after reading some of the reviews I find it ridiculous that people are holding hospital staffing, etc. against a physician. He does not hire the nurses in the hospital or make the staffing guidelines. He is very knowledgeable and a good surgeon. He is thorough. When there was a question on one of my preop tests he ordered further studies before surgery. I did not have to wait a long time at my visit. I can say if you want a good doctor sometimes you have to wait because they are so busy. Each person makes their own choice. And if insurance won't cover a procedure the doctor is obligated to tell you that. It's up to you if you choose to pay cash and it's up to you to let the doctor know that.   Insurance: United Healthcare   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       11/5/09 1 2 1 1  I have had major intestinal issues sinse my first surgery. I had another a few month later which did not fix the problem. Since then I have lost my job and I am in a great amout of pain. Trying to find a surgeon to fix problem isnt easy.   Insurance: Humana   Logged-in users can respond to this rating         12/10/08         SYSTEM: 3 negative spam ratings automatically removed    Logged-in users can respond to this rating       11/24/08 1 1 1 1  Not impressed in the very begining but wanted to move forward my mother brought me and stayed until I settled in only except my roomates daughter went to find my mom for me. I was scared and my mother wasn't impressed at all with the Dr.'s report very short on how the surgery went. Not enough staff for the patient's for proper care(blame that on the way doctor's treat the nurses)however there were nurses that didn't know to much and couldn't be understood I am relieved to have been able to see someone else due to issues with my stomach. I will say I was impressed with Dr.Emile he took my gallbladder out and gave me a more positive experience. I do not have any plans to ever use either doctor from that office   Insurance: United Healthcare   Logged-in users can respond to this rating    *  5/7/08 2 2 1 1  my friend had by-pass surgery by him, I was the driver taking her to her appointments. Long waits, but mainly, he was strangly unprofessional in the office in terms of not being able to diagnose a wound infection and follow thru on appropriate care or how to handle it. When he was unavailable, his partner who was supposed to cover for him would not. Had to go to ER and have another surgeon take over where he screwed up. While his manner was nice, I feel that he left this patient stranded and in dire need. I don't know, does he know aseptic technique? Does his office know an emergency visit from a regular one? Those are questions you need to ask. It took months of treatments to redo what he had done. And....his plastic surgery to remove fat from the abdomen was awful looking. Investigate very carefully who will do this surgery for you and look @ the infection rates for him and the hospital he goes to. Just my opinion.   Insurance: Tricare   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       5/7/08 1 1 2 2  This is the worst doctor I ever seen. Does not even know what a postop infection looks like or can not tell if your incision has broken open. I would never have weight loss surgery with him. Had a postop woud infection for 5 months and readmited to the hospital with a mess. Has no bedside manner. Wants your money. Staff is lozy and looses everything. He see's you for 2 secounds and that is it. I had to weight about 1.30 mins to see him. Over books to make alot of money.   Insurance: Medicaid / Medi-Cal   Logged-in users can respond to this rating       10/13/07 1 1 1 2  He may be a good surgeon, but he's obviously in it for the money. Spends little time with patients and talk about having to wait to see him! It can be hours.    Logged-in users can respond to this rating       3/13/07   2 2 3  I don't see what the fuss is about with this guy. He spent about 7 minutes (I timed it) in my consult, and just said insurance won't cover it. Which is a load of bull, since I pay cash.    Logged-in users can respond to this rating       7/31/05   5 5 5  he explains everything very clearly   Insurance: Medicare   Logged-in users can respond to this rating    * - Rating left by a registered user Rate this Doctor   Best Rated Surgeon (General)s near PHOENIX, AZ    Dr. Semone Rochlin - PHOENIX    Dr. Charles Castillo - PHOENIX    Dr. Paul Petelin - PHOENIX

 

 Time to interject for the ones who apparently aren't getting the message.    

I'm sure Juarez isn't a devil.  I'm also perfectly sure that he didn't wake up that morning and say "I think today I'm going to kill this woman when I operate on her".  I am 100% sure that although he hasn't done enough DS's to qualify as a surgeon I would send anyone I know too.    

Stephanie was my friend.  I miss her every day.  Every goal I hit a piece of me wishes she was still around to share it with.  She was prepared and ready for her surgery.  She was anxious and ill informed about her surgeon.  She should never have let him cut her.    

PLEASE, PLEASE read the information these wonderful women are pointing you to.  Juarez has had MAJOR discrepancies in the information he allows to represent him.  He may not be a "butcher" but he is NOT experienced enough to do such a major surgery.    

PLEASE don't take the chance.  There are other options, other surgeons.  This is your life we're talking about.     Yes even surgeons like Greenbaum have had complications.  Yes there is a steep learning curve and in order to be a vetted surgeons someone has to be their first, BUT with all the information you have available to you, with all the options you have at your fingertips is your life really worth being a causality?

PLEASE don't let Stephanies death go to waste.  PLEASE let it be a warning.  

Because of HIPPA and other factors I can NOT go into details about her death but what I can tell you is don't believe the rumors about it.  PLEASE listen to someone who knows about what really happened and listen good.  The ONLY thing that was wrong on Stephanies part is her lack of research on who was about to cut her open.  

I say this from the bottom of my heart.  PLEASE listen to us.  One day you will come to learn that although what the vets say are harsh, they are worth every ounce in gold.