Question:
I'm on Ohio Medicaid need to find a Dr. in Ohio or Kentucky

Hello all, I'm on Ohio Medicaid and I'm having a hard time finding a Dr. in my location that will take the medical card. I live in Southern Ohio and right on the border of Kentucky. So the area hospitals close by are OUr lady of Bellefone, Holzer, and Kings Daughters. Does anyone know of a surgeon who will accept the card, please let me know I'm desperate... Thanks to all that respond.    — Danette R. (posted on May 31, 2005)

May 31, 2005
Danette- Try contacting the hosptials and asking their referral service to help you find a doctor who will take Medicaid. ~Michelle "Pookie" Engelmann
   — Michelle E.

May 31, 2005
TRY THIS LINK; http://all-physicians.com/Bariatric_Surgery/14/medicaid-bariatric-surgery.html OR PUT IN YOUR SEARCH ENGINE; OHIO MEDICAID BARIATRIC SURGEONS. THERE ARE MORE LINKS LISTED THAT MAY HELP. I HOPE THIS HELPS! GOOD LUCK!
   — LYNNM

May 31, 2005
DANIELLE, YOU MIGHT TRY DR. PACK FROM BELLEFONTE, BUT PERSONALLY I WOULD TRY DR. MARK A. SHINA FROM LOUISVILLE, KY....I KNOW HE TAKES THE MEDICAID CARD, CAUSE HE IS DOING MINE ON 8/1/2005 IF YOU WANT HIS # PLEASE ADVISE OR EMAIL ME.
   — TERESA E.

May 31, 2005
None of the Doctors in Ashland take Medicaid, BUT a wonderful Doctor at Cabell Huntington Hospital does. Dr Blaine Nease. I have having my surgery June 13. I love this man!!! He is wonderful. He is a very well trained and certified bariatric surgeon. This is all he does!! Call and make an appointment to go to one of his seminars at the Ashland Plaza Hotel. You won't regret it!!
   — Patricia C.

June 1, 2005
Hi, I also am on Medicaid and I also went to Cabell Huntington Hospital and had Dr. D. Blaine Nease. He is WONDERFUL!!!!! He worked with the doctor that performed the very first gastric bypass and he also helped to perfect the LAP surgery. He has seminars in Ashland and also Huntington, West Virginia. I drive 3 hours to see him. I had so much confidence in this man when he did my surgery that I was not even afraid when they wheeled me in for the IV and the surgery. Now the IV is another story. hahahaa But Dr. Nease doesn't do that. Anyway, you can find him on this web site. If you choose him you will not be disappointed. He tells you in his seminars about his father dying and this is the reason he chose this field. To help those that are obese so that they can have a better quality of life and a longer life. Hope you check him out. good luck Judy
   — Judy 52

June 1, 2005
Here is the number to contact Dr Blaine Nease's office. (304) 526-6097 or (877) WLS-CENTER, You will probably have to leave a message for Kim Miller. She will call you back within a day or two. They as so busy but each person is important to them, they do not treat you like a patient, they treat you like a friend. He has a seminar tonight in Huntington, I am not sure if it's full or not but you can call. If so maybe the one in Ashland in a couple weeks might work for you. Good luck.
   — Patricia C.