I scoured the forums to find this info, but I thought it would be useful to maintain a separate thread to see where people are getting LINX done in the US.
It might also help people get a fair assessment of who the most skilled surgeons are.
The complete list of implant centers is at
www.toraxmedical.com/linx/implantingCenters.phpPlease add any info you have. So far, I have:
Dr. Jeffrey Peters - Shooz
www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/25717891-jeffrey-h-petersDr. Peters is supposed to be very nice, according to Shooz.
Dr. John Lipham -
www.surgery.usc.edu/uppergi-general/gastroesophagealrefluxdisease-linx.htmlwww.surgery.usc.edu/uppergi-general/facultystaff-lipham_john.htmlHis department is headed by DeMeester (of the DeMeester score fame) and was the original pioneers of LINX. I would guess they did more LINXs than anybody else so far.
Dr. Daniel Smith, Mayo Clinic, JacksonVille - BEACH-GIRL got it done here
www.mayoclinic.org/bio/10766073.htmlDr. Rattner, Mass General, Boston - Linx99 got it here
www.massgeneral.org/digestive/doctors/doctor.aspx?id=16613Post Edited (gerd_hater) : 11/21/2012 1:28:22 AM (GMT-7)