Question:
Has anyone heard of Dr. Rout at Shands in Gainesville, FL?

I am scheduled for surgery on January 14th of 2002. I have made an appointment for my father to have his initial consultation with Dr. Rout from Shands at the University of Florida. I have not seen anything about him on this site. Additionally, my father is anywhere from 550 - 600+ pounds. He is 55 years old and I am concerned that he may be too large/too high risk for surgery. I also know he has cellulitis and phlebitis in his legs, which would make him high risk for blood clots. Does anyone have info that may help me?    — Christie S. (posted on December 5, 2001)

December 5, 2001
I did a little sleuthing on this site. I went to the "find a doc" page and first clicked on the state of FL and Dr. Rout is not listed. However, I then just typed in the letter r in the search box (the one under the US map) and he is listed under the r's. There are numerous entries for him along with many wonderful comments. Here's his page: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/mdcomments.phtml?N=965703959 Hopes this helps. Shelley
   — Shelley.