"I am extremely pleased to have chosen Dr. Paul Lin as my surgeon for my Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery. Dr. Lin is very informative, takes as much time as you need, answers questions in great detail until you are satisfied. My yearlong pre-surgery program was a requirement of, and completed though my insurer Kaiser Permanente. Once I was referred to Dr. Lin I was on the fast track. My wife had surgery with him on November 9th, 2004 and I followed on December 14th, 2004.
Dr. Lin has two folks working with him who are deserving of very high praise as well. Denise Johnstone is his CNP and is among the most incredible people I have ever met. She is attentive to detail, compassionate, very informative and very friendly. She gladly answers questions even if you have asked them before. She took her personal time to come by and visit my wife in the ER several weeks after surgery when she went in for unrelated causes. Denise took the time to be certain that the ER staff was fully informed as to the surgery and its possible bearing on their decisions.
Dr. Graham Moore is a surgical resident at George Washington University Hospital where my surgery was performed. Dr. Moore is not an employee of Dr. Lin's but works closely with him in both the clinical and surgical arenas. Of all of the medical students and residents with which I interacted during my wife's surgery and my subsequent stay I was most impressed with Dr. Moore. He has good manner and good humor. He will clearly be a successful surgeon in his own right before long.
George Washington University Hospital has a particular section known as 5 North that specializes in WLS patients. 5 North encompasses about 25 beds and a subsection of about 11 beds are dedicated for WLS patients. Included in that section is a Bariatric Education room. Here many materials are available for patient review. This unit also features both beds AND chairs that are SIZED for us full figured folks.
I recommend Dr. Lin and his associate staff without hesitation.
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