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Should I get a second opinion about surgery?

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Pattiej,
You probably have it covered with your Dr. Fischbein appointment. But just in case something changes that appointment, here is a recommendation that costs nothing. Heartvalvesurgery.com is Dr. Bavaria and Dr. Desai who are also major specialists in this area and have done a few YouTube films on this subject. The one thing that got to me is that they have done literally hundreds of these operations and said that a patient should look for a doctor who has done at least 100 per year, every year. Reason being, that any number under that means less experienced Doctors and Hospitals attending staff may not be familiar with emergencies that could pop up. Seems reasonable to me. Good luck.

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Oh wow, that is excellent information, thank you! So far all is still on track for my appointment July 2 with Dr Fischbein at Stanford. But I will definitely check out heart valve surgery.com and those other 2 doctors. Very interesting to hear their opinion about 100 being the minimum number of surgeries a surgeon and staff should perform annually in order to maximize odds of successful patient outcome.
My surgeon here at local hospital does only 10-12 annually. I do understand that it’s not just the surgeon’s expertise but the experience of the whole team!