how many vsgs had your surgeon performed?

Just curious. My surgeon said he'd done 600. I didn't know if this was average or high?

To me that seems about average. I think the amount of surgeries performed will depend on a lot of things. As long as the surgeon has good reviews and is reputable then I wouldn't focus so much on the number. 

Mine has done over 7,000 but he's outside of the USA where it's been more common for much longer.

Yes, dr Alvarez is really experienced and I think his surgical technique is really refined.

a few thousands but anything over 500 should be fine , if they did not perfect it by then they never will

My Dr said that mine will be the second one..I'm sure I will be fine.

Over 3,000...

He has done thousands.  This may also include DS as the first part is VSG.  He actually stopped doing bypass a few years ago so his practice is VSG or DS now.  He and another surgeon from Utah have been doing a modified DS surgery for a year.  It is still in research stage, but the article I read said it has less complications than DS and the results are very encouraging. 

My surgeon D. Guillermo Alvarez in Mexico has done over 6000.