daVinci surgeons in North Texas.

posted on behalf of my father..

he is 70 years old with a gleason score of 3+3, his PSA is 7.11, we are looking for a good davinci surgeon in North texas, the DFW area,

if anyone has any recommendations for one, please let me know.

Thanks

 

Hey Tek,

I am a Texan but live in Alabama now. I do not know any Da Vinci surgeons in North Texas but if you go to www.davinciprostatectomy.com you will enter a site where you can search for surgeons in your area that perform the procedure and also hospitals that have the robot. I do know that in Austin there is a Dr. Randy ***in that is getting good comments from men that have used him. He has a web site so you can probably search for it and take a look.

Good luck and stay in touch.

Tamu

Hi, Tek. We live in "the middle of nowhere" East Texas about 90 miles out of Dallas. We researched all the da Vinci docs in Texas, even one in Tyler. After several weeks of research and trying to find information on any of these, we went to Austin and saw Dr. Randy ***in. He's done more da Vincis than any other doc in Texas and at the time was #8 in the nation. His staff is outstanding, the hospital was absolutely superior. His skills are amazing and, for us, it was worth the drive and the stayover. He's aggressive about curing/ridding the cancer as well as the aftereffects. His information is all available on-line including a complete "book" on how to prepare for this surgery. That was also a big help for us.

Baylor, M.D. Anderson, and a couple of other places in the Dallas area do the surgery, but they're just now coming on board with it (in the last few months). This surgery is a case of "get the best who has done the most."

If I can answer any questions regarding Dr. ***in, just "holler."

Thank you all for your posts.
I have written to Dr Randy, asking him if he can operate on my dad.

Will keep posting.!

Hi Folks,
Because I live in Houston, and know the folks at Baylor, I decided to consult with them. They are very good, too, and have done several hundred of the procedures. I didn't know there was a name police on this site, because I thought I've seen the guy in Detroit's name spelled out a lot. Oh well, for Baylor, check out www.baylorurology.org, click on the place on the first page to open their magazine, and then scroll down to the article on robotic surgery. The two doctors that do it are shown next to their machines.
dj

Hi Kurt and Courtney,
Glad to give you this information. It looks like you have similar stats to those I turned out to have. Hopefully, the name police won't have a problem with naming names, since this is the answer to a question.

I don't know the doctor who does daVincis at M.D. Anderson, but I had my surgery done at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston by Brian Miles, M.D. He is a professor at Baylor College of Medicine. Also, in the Baylor Department of Urology is Kevin Slawin, M.D. They are both very experienced robotic surgeons, as I call them, the robomeisters, but have years of experience with open surgery, as well. You can see pictures of them at the Baylor Urology website, www.baylorurology.org. On the opening page of that site there is a picture of an informational magazine about Baylor urological research called Pathways. If you get into the magazine, and scroll down, you will see a story about robotic surgery and their involvement. Dr. Miles is great, with a wonderful bedside manner. I like him very much, as well as his staff. The two doctors are also very involved in prostate cancer research, and Baylor is one of several national centers for this research. The department also has subspecialists in other aspects of urology, which the Lord willing, you won't need, but it is comforting to know they are there. There is a pathologist that works with the group, the chairman specializes in incontinence, and another doctor specializes in urologic endocrinology and erectile dysfunction.
All these guys are very busy, but to me, that vouches that they are good.

Also, check the daVinci website, http://www.davinciprostatectomy.com/hospitals.html, which has a list of doctors who are trained in the method for all states. Because you are centrally located in OK, it looks like there are many doctors in a 250 mile radius that perform the procedure. Both Drs. Miles and Slawin are on the list for Houston, and there is one doctor that I could find at Anderson on the list. It looks like they are all around you, in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and at OU. But, check to see how many they have done. With the robot, practice makes perfect.

Keep us updated.
All the best,
dj

Hi, do what I did..... I found my surgeon through the DaVinci website at:

http://www.davinciprostatectomy.com/video.html

Look up you state and find a surgeon that way.......

Jay

Hey Tek,

Our hopes and prayers are with you and your father. He will soon be on the "other side" as we say.

Good luck...

Jim

my fathers surgery went really well, the doctor is really pleased and the hospital is really nice. His blood pressure is very high 157/88 so now they are monitoring him, he did walk a little bit. that is the news so far..will keep posting.

Hey Tek,

I am really glad you father did well. Take a deep breath of relief and rest you mind and emotions. He needs to heal and you do too...

Jim

Hi tekgeek, glad to hear your dad is doing well. I think we saw you all walking last night. Kurt is doing better today, had some bad bladder spasms last night. ChiOkc is here also. Seems like all 3 am surgeries yesterday were from here. Good luck to you and continued recovery for your dad. Courtney

thank you all.. hope kziz and chiokc r out of the hospital, dr f.a.g.i.n is very happy with my fathers surgery and progress, but my father is feeling quite weak and is going to stay one more night in the hospital just to recuperate. I am not there with him, my sister and my husband are, or I would have stopped and talked to Courtney.

my father is walking, shaved and has eaten, he just does'nt feel like leaving yet, i guess being in the hospital is comforting to him :). Tommorrow they drive back to DFW.

This board has been such a blessing for us, I am able to give my father so much information from what I learnt here.

Hi, Tek! That's great news - I know you are relieved. Hopefully, the others will check in soon.