Question:
I live in Los Angeles CA and I was wondering if anyone knew of a Doctor

I am considering WLS and I was looking for a doctor in my area. Los Angeles CA. Has anyone had a good experience with a particular doctor in this area that they recomend?    — moiza (posted on August 18, 2003)

August 18, 2003
I went to Coastal Center for Obesity and had Dr. Oliak who I really liked, they have a support group on Monday nights, here in Orange, CA Their web site is www.coastalobesity.com
   — Barbara S.

August 18, 2003
I had mine done at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Ingelwood, his name is Dr Korman and if you read the message boards he has also done Johnny Youngs WLS and a few others that I know of. Check out my profile if you need to know more or here is the number to his office 1-800-491-1977
   — tonyskid

August 18, 2003
I had my surgery done at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Kuvhenguhwa did my surgery. He's the best surgeon. He had never lost a patient!!!
   — Lori C.

August 18, 2003
Dr Kuvhenguhwa phone number is (310) 241-0751.
   — Lori C.

August 18, 2003
USC has an excellent bariatric surgery program. They only do the DS. If you have not heard of DS, you can learn all about it at http://duodenalswitch.com/ Feel free to post questions on the discussion list and join the chat group any Thursday or Sunday at 6pm PT. I encourage you to look into DS; it has many advantages over other WLS's. USC's site is http://www.surgery.usc.edu/foregut/bariatric/. There are also several other DS surgeons in CA and all are excellent.
   — Chris T.

August 18, 2003
Have you checked the "find a doc" link at the top of the page? Click on it and then click #2, click on your state, and you will get a list of all of the surgeons. (since you llive in a big state, I'll bet there's a lot of them!!) Each doctor is listed by city, type of surgery, etc.. You will also find insurance info for each doc and members' comments along with links to their profiles and e-mail addys. Very helpful page! This is where I started on my journey 3 years ago. Good luck!! Shelley
   — Shelley.

August 19, 2003
Hi! I just had WLS on 7/24, down 24lbs already!!!! Doing great....I had it done in Culver City, Brotman Medical with Dr. Sheilah Clayton. She was wonderful, and she books thru Spectrim, you can find it online if you'd like to see more....I had a great experience, everyone was wonderful!!!!
   — Sheryl Y.