Would you trust ?

[Blah1109]

Would you trust a doctor who completed his fellowships under supervision of 2 very excellent surgeons?

[hectorm64]

Would you trust a doctor who completed his fellowships under supervision of 2 very excellent surgeons?

No, a surgeon will make several mistakes before he becomes an excellent surgeons.
My personal opinion.

[sweaterfan]

No, not even if the procedure was free. You want someone who has done this many times before and has seen many challenging situations.

[Lost Sheep]

Is the newly minted surgeon still under supervision? That is, will the excellent surgeons be in the room supervising? (I know, this question is probably answered in the original post, but I just want to make sure if he is operating completely on his own or still having experienced backup.)

Can you get any information about how WELL he completed his fellowship?

How many surgeries did he complete and how well did he complete them without the supervising surgeon/mentor making corrections/suggestions/rescues? (This may be unknowable or un-find-outable). If he did a LOT, and successfully, he may be outstanding.

How confident are you after interviewing him deeply? (I know, even if he says all the right things, he may still be a flake, but if you are a good judge of character you may have enough confidence to reject or accept him.)

Does his approach to the surgery match your own? How aggressively will he size you. What factors does he see as important in choice of implant? etc.

Is he practicing in his own office all by himself or with a group of surgeons with deep experience?

Is your surgery likely to be simple and straightforward or are there complicating factors?

[Blah1109]

Is the newly minted surgeon still under supervision? That is, will the excellent surgeons be in the room supervising? (I know, this question is probably answered in the original post, but I just want to make sure if he is operating completely on his own or still having experienced backup.)

Can you get any information about how WELL he completed his fellowship?

How many surgeries did he complete and how well did he complete them without the supervising surgeon/mentor making corrections/suggestions/rescues? (This may be unknowable or un-find-outable). If he did a LOT, and successfully, he may be outstanding.

How confident are you after interviewing him deeply? (I know, even if he says all the right things, he may still be a flake, but if you are a good judge of character you may have enough confidence to reject or accept him.)

Does his approach to the surgery match your own? How aggressively will he size you. What factors does he see as important in choice of implant? etc.

Is he practicing in his own office all by himself or with a group of surgeons with deep experience?

Is your surgery likely to be simple and straightforward or are there complicating factors?

He already completed his fellowship I'll find out more tomorrow I'll let yall know what happens

[Gt1956]

Would you trust a doctor who completed his fellowships under supervision of 2 very excellent surgeons?

Lets see, so he just got the training wheels off of his bicycle? He's been coached by some Tour de France cyclists & can go around the neighborhood pretty good. Sounds different when said like that doesn't it?
In all honesty, he is likely good enough The trouble is he might not meet the generally accepted yearly implant numbers to be considered high volume.
Tough call, you have any better possibilites? Personally I'd look a bit farther.
Having said that. The surgeon that removed my gall bladder laparoscopically had less than 20 under his belt when he got to me. Of course back then the state leader was only a few ahead of him. Btw, my surgery failed & he opened me up. The problem sounded more like the surgical tools had not caught up to the surgery yet. The only tool available wouldn't turn my gall badder over so he had access to a large vein.

[newbie443]

If he is your best option then the answer is yes. It was said by another member on this site to get the best doctor you can afford for this. And that is my belief also. So if he is the best in your insurance coverage area and you cannot afford to leave your area then that is the only question in line with this belief. Now that does not mean that you will have better results with a more experienced or well known doctor. That doctor might be the next best world class doctor and have a real commitment to great outcomes for his patients. And even the best in the world have reoperations and no doctor is perfect. You need to trust your doctor for this. So that is all that matters. Good luck with with this.

[oldbeek]

The doctor that was second in my surgery is a young guy. He had assisted the professor on over 300 implants in the last 2 years of internship. He is on schedule to do 200 a year now. I had him install a AUS 800 spintcher and the professor was his second. I have complete confidence in him. AUS is also a tricky device and needs to be sized properly to work properly.