If going to a clinic that has a residency / fellow program, make sure to ask your surgeon who will be doing surgery. And you can request that the "staff" person do the surgery. If they have a probem with that and your not comfortable, then ask for another surgeon or go to another clinic.

I had a bad expereince with a fellow doing a GI procedure, I have another one coming up this month and will be requesting that the consultant do the procedure, not just be in the room.

Laurie