Trying to decide in upstate ny where to have WLS

I'm trying to choose between Dr. Graber (utica/syracuse), University Hospital in Syracuse, Dr. Hill (Saranac Lake), and Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated thanks. Distance wouldn't me much of a problem with any of them. 

I am waiting on approval to have mine done by Dr. Baranov at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga. Its a new program and he has been very good with the process.

Good to know, I'll look into him too - thank you :) 

I would like to throw another one out to you. I had surgery with Dr.Joseph Johnson at Highland hospital in Rochester. He was amazing and the staff are awesome. They are considered one of the best programs around here. They have three surgeons on staff but whomever does your orientation does your surgery so if you set one up ask for his. They have a good website if you Google them.

Thank you - I'm not sure I'm willing to go that far (I'm almost in VT and the Canadian border here in Plattsburgh), but I'll still look into him although it'd be over 300 miles. I'm also looking into Saratoga Hospital, and Fletcher Allen in Burlington VT, possibly at Potsdam too, along with Albany Med, Ellis, Saranac Lake/Dr. Hill, and Dr. Graber/Utica. My main concern is insurance, but also the overall program. Thank you for your reply. 

Yeah that would be far you are in God's country. lol They are a center of excellence for most insurances and I believe they even take medicaid. They do offer all four procedures so you have a choice. Since that is a distance you need to also take into consideration that whom ever you choose you will have to first go to an information session and go to the office once a month for six months at least. You will also have a one one week follow up one month follow up six month follow up and one year from then on. At highland they do all that in the one facility so it works out well. He is such a good surgeon that the older guy in my room went to him for some kind of surgery they screwed up three times in Syracuse. He drove like 3 hours to use him and his girlfriend stayed in a hotel.

Please let me know if you find any info on the Saratoga Bariatric center. Thanks :-)

Tiffini,

Hello! I am the Bariatric Coordinator for Dr Dmitri Baranov's Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. Please visit our website for more information on our program, and call us to attend a free educational info session.Please see website information below:

Terry Bedard MS RN

https://www.saratogabariatriccenter.com

Hello 

I am the Baritric Coordinator for Dr Baranov's Saraotoga Bariatric Surgey and Weight Loss Center in Saratoga Springs Saratoga. Please visit our comprehensive website at https://www.saratogabariatriccenter.com. for more information on our program. Please feel free to call us for a free educational info session. Dates and times are listed on our website.

Terry Bedard MS RN

Bariatric Coordinator

I too went to highland Dr O'Malley everything was a piece of cake!