Hello. I'm new to the group. I have a young nephew who has progressive hearing loss in one ear. He has a hearing aid (which he doesn't like using, I think) but the family is thinking of getting a cochlear implant. We are in Queens, NY.

We found a surgeon that a lot of people seem to recommend, except he doesn't take the family's insurance. And he is in the city, which is problematic because traveling with the kids is challenging. We found a surgeon in Queens but we can't find anyone who has had a CI surgery with this surgeon. Are there ways to find out more information on the surgeon, even talk to prior patients? Thanks.