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    Where can one locate information on doctors before one goes to meet with them? information such as medical school attended, age , # of surgeries preformed, etc

    Thanks

    Melissa

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    Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
    Where can one locate information on doctors before one goes to meet with them? information such as medical school attended, age , # of surgeries preformed, etc

    Thanks

    Melissa
    Hi Melissa...

    I have links to bios for a bunch of scoliosis specialists on my website:

    http://www.scoliosislinks.com/ScoliosisSpecialists.htm

    I'm in the midst of updating this page, so you'll find a lot of the links are broken. For the most part, I find these bios simply by Googling the specialists name. I get the specialists names from an Scoliosis Research Society directory.

    --Linda
    Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
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    Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
    Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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    • #3
      Thanks for the information

      I have been seeing Dr Samuel Chewning since I moved here in 2007.

      He was recommended to me by another Doctor.

      Now that the time has come for surgery, I am getting very nervous about the whole situation and keep second guessing myself as to if I really should have the surgery

      Melissa

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      • #4
        Leatherman is supposed to be one of the better advanced training sites for scoliosis. Unfortunately, he only did 3 months there. A full year fellowship would be more impressive.

        The one thing I would encourage you to do is to find some of his patients who had similar procedures, and find out how they're doing. There's a scoliosis support group in your area:
        Jennifer Baxley (704) 904-3205 email: scolijen@yahoo.com
        Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
        Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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        • #5
          Why would he have only done 3 months at Letterman?

          Is it a big deal that he did not do a full year there?

          Thanks for all this information.

          Should I ask him about Letterman?

          Melissa

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          • #6
            Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
            Why would he have only done 3 months at Letterman?

            Is it a big deal that he did not do a full year there?

            Thanks for all this information.

            Should I ask him about Letterman?

            Melissa
            Hi...

            I don't know. I don't recall ever seeing 3-month training on a bio. Perhaps he already had a paying position, and his employer sent him to Leatherman for the additional training. I always think it's a good idea to question one's surgeon about their training and experience. You should specifically ask how many adult scoliosis surgeries he does each year. I think you want someone who is doing at least 2-3 per month if possible.

            --Linda
            Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
            Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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            • #7
              He has already told me that he does about 150-175 per year

              Should the Letterman issue be a problem?

              Should it be discussed?

              Melissa

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
                He has already told me that he does about 150-175 per year

                Should the Letterman issue be a problem?

                Should it be discussed?

                Melissa
                If he said he's doing 150-175 scoliosis surgeries a year, I'd run the other way, as that's pretty close to impossible.

                It's Leatherman, not Letterman, and I really don't know if it's an issue.

                --Linda
                Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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                • #9
                  I am sorry that was my fibro brain fog kicking in . he does about 1-2 a week.

                  Does that sound better?

                  Does that issue with Leatherman seem to be a problem that needs to be looked into?

                  Melissa

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
                    Does that issue with Leatherman seem to be a problem that needs to be looked into?

                    Melissa
                    I don't know how many ways I can say this, but I don't know whether it needs to be looked into. Sorry.
                    Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                    Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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                    • #11
                      Thanks

                      sorry I just did not understand

                      My fibro brain fog sometimes acts that way

                      Where did you find that information that he was only there for three months?

                      Melissa

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
                        Thanks

                        sorry I just did not understand

                        My fibro brain fog sometimes acts that way

                        Where did you find that information that he was only there for three months?

                        Melissa
                        A Google search found this:
                        http://www.google.com/url?q=http://d...elChewning.pdf
                        Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                        Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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                        • #13
                          As you had said before , prehaps he was working

                          If you look he was working for Gaul Orthopedic Group from 7/84 -9/85

                          He went to Leatherman from 2/85 -4/85 while he was working for Gaul.

                          Melissa

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                          • #14
                            Dr Samuel Chewing

                            How can I find out if he has ever lost a patient and what the circumstances were?

                            Melissa

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by mbeckoff View Post
                              How can I find out if he has ever lost a patient and what the circumstances were?

                              Melissa
                              I don't think that's public information, so you'd have to ask him. It's relatively unusual for a spine patient to die.
                              Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
                              Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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