[Sterling1]

I would highly recommend Dr. Molina in MN.

I read through some posts on here and saw people discussing treatment options, side effects, and recovery time. To be clear...Dr. Molina is literally writing books about new treatment options for TOS (his nurses gushed about him). In my case, which he claimed was one of the worst he's seen I had no permanent damage/side effects (other than two scars from surgery) and I recovered fully in 10 weeks.

He's an old polite and funny man. He keeps trying to retire and then calls it off because he loves what he's doing too much. He's primarily a surgeon who specializes in TOS, but surgery may get bumped if he's called to do a heart transplant. When I was told that before my surgery, it put my nerves at ease as thoracic surgery should be childs play compared to a heart transplant in my opinion.

Oh, and he doesn't believe in sending other docs in his stead. You get Molina, always...and he's damn protective. Heaven help my radiologist who crossed him, he made him apologize to each member of my family, to me, and to my nurse just for being extremely behind schedule.

Best of luck to everyone's health.

[pinetopfirefighter]

Here's my guy in Arizona... Dr. Randall Grace who works out of John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital.

[Sheila G.]

Sterling1:

Where is Dr. Molina practicing in Minnesota? I live in Minnesota and ended up traveling to St. Louis for doctor and surgery since my primary care physician and I couldn't find anyone here. I sure would love to save the 9+ hour drive time and hotel costs for a doctor closer to home! Please share!

[jkl626]

Originally Posted by Sheila G.

Sterling1:

Where is Dr. Molina practicing in Minnesota? I live in Minnesota and ended up traveling to St. Louis for doctor and surgery since my primary care physician and I couldn't find anyone here. I sure would love to save the 9+ hour drive time and hotel costs for a doctor closer to home! Please share!

This is from a thread I posted over a year ago- you can search the Thread by typing in Dr. Molina in Search. He is at U of M.:

For anyone in the midwest, here is an article that speaks highly of a Dr. Molina at U of Minnesota. A Cardiothoracic Surgeon

http://www.macon.com/2012/06/18/2065...ghnesseys.html

http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/co...tract/87/2/416

http://www.surg.umn.edu/Faculty_Alph...esto/home.html

[Seeman]

Illinois

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[Simurgh]

Can anyone recommend anyone in UK who has experience in dealing with possible VTOS?

I am trying to decide whether to have a surgery, but am not sure where to ask for the 2nd opinion.

Many thanks!

[MattC]

Originally Posted by Simurgh

Can anyone recommend anyone in UK who has experience in dealing with possible VTOS?

I am trying to decide whether to have a surgery, but am not sure where to ask for the 2nd opinion.

Many thanks!

I have had a very thorough assessment from a physio called Rob Patterson (Cherrington Practice, Bristol) who has a great deal of expertise in N/V/ATOS. I would recommend seeing him if you are not too far away as he is very compassionate and understanding, has a wealth of knowledge on the topic and is in communication with a number of different surgeons and experts from around the world.