@bceg1969 , I don't know whether to be honored or embarrassed! 😉 lol...

I don't know much about involvement with the mesenteric artery, since my Whipple was a good bit simpler.

Three huge names in the complicated surgery biz are Mark Truty at Mayo in MN, Christopher Wolfgang at NY Langone, and Matthew Katz at MD Anderson.

Plenty of other really good ones around, but you want someone at a pancreatic center of excellence to get the complete, specialized care team on your case for experienced recovery care in the hospital after surgery.

Lots of records and studies show how much better the outcomes are at high-volume centers. Counselors at pancan.org can help you find out how many Whipples a particular center or surgeon does per year. If a procedure other than Whipple is required, their number of Whipples __might__ still be a proxy reflective of related experience, but it would be ideal to find out how much experience they have with the procedure you'd actually be getting.

Wishing you both the best!