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Permalink Reply by A Collins on November 29, 2011 at 6:48pm

Hi, Susan,
My surgeon is Dr. Dong Kim, Director of Mischer Neuroscience, Chief of Neurosurgery @ Memorial Hermann, Chair of Neurosurgery Dept @ UT Health Medical School in Houston. He is Gabby Giffords sugeon--he's the one who did the press conferences about her flying to Florida for the shuttle launch & when they were putting in the artificial skull piece.

I went to him April after my AVM diagnosis. I had GK in June & he did my craniotomy in July to clip 2 aneurysms.

I definitely recommend him!

I have BCBS through my school district.

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Permalink Reply by Susan E. on November 29, 2011 at 6:53pm

Thank you! Doesn't sound like they get any better! I hope he will take new patients. SE

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Barbara H. on November 29, 2011 at 7:14pm

Hi Susan E. Here is a link you might find uesful...
http://www.avmsurvivors.org/profiles/members/search?location=houston
You can see members who live in your are and see if their profile pag recommends someone.
One of our moderators lives in Magnolia, TX...
http://www.avmsurvivors.org/profile/KellieCalvit
Plus some live in Katy...
http://www.avmsurvivors.org/profiles/members/search?location=katy
And Tomball...
http://www.avmsurvivors.org/profiles/members/search?location=tomball
Hope this info helps!

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Permalink Reply by A Collins on November 29, 2011 at 7:25pm

Susan--Dr. Kim sees patients in the clinic on Tuesdays. Wednesday is Gamma Knife Day. Thursday is a surgery day.

My AVM (unruptured) was found on a Friday. My GP wanted me to go straight to an e.r. & had the lab stay open late so I could get a disk with my MRI scans. I went to the e.r. where my FIL's neurologist has priveleges & they sent me home that night without looking at the disk since I wasn't presenting with any symptoms that night. (The neurologist didn't come in that night). My GP started researching surgeons on Saturday & sent us Dr. Kim's name. My husband popped the disk into the computer & took a look at my MRI scans (he's a marine biologist & was fascinated). He chose the scans that he thought best showed my AVM & emailed them to Dr. Kim that Sunday. Then, while I was at work on Monday (my husband works from home), he called and called and called Dr. Kim's assistant until she got us booked in for a consultation the next day. We didn't know at the time that Dr. Kim was treating the congresswoman. We just knew that my GP picked him & his credentials looked good. And my husband wasn't going to give up until they scheduled us in.

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Permalink Reply by luz gonzalez on December 1, 2011 at 12:27am

HI SUSAN...MY HUSBAND SURGEON IS DR. MAWAD..(ST. LUKE EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL)..A VERY VERY GOOD DR. THE BEST!!MY HUSBAND HAD HIS SECOND EMBOLIZATION AND FINAL,ON SEPT 15,HE IS DOING GREAT!!!!

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Permalink Reply by luz gonzalez on December 1, 2011 at 12:29am

AND MY HUSBAND WAS AN AVF TOO...

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Permalink Reply by Susan E. on December 2, 2011 at 5:18pm

Thank you for your recommendations! I have contacted Dr. Kim's and Dr. Mawad's offices and hope to talk with them both. (Really feel a need for a couple of good opinions at this stage.)

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Permalink Reply by A Collins on December 2, 2011 at 9:01pm

I hope they get you in soon.

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