Q: What hospitals do you use?
R: We operate out of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and the Monterey Peninsula Surgery Center.  We do not operate out of other facilities.

Q: What surgery don’t you do?
R: We do not do orthopedic surgery, urology, heart surgery, obstetrics or gynecology. 

Q: Do you require referral by a physician to be seen?
R: In general we do require that you be referred by another healthcare provider.  In some instances we are able to see patients without physician referral, but it is important that we have appropriate records.

Q: How long does it take to be seen for an appointment? 
R: In general patients can be seen by a specific physician within a couple of weeks.  Your appointment can be made most quickly if we can schedule you with the first available surgeon who cares for your particular problem.

Useful Links:

American College of Surgeons Patient Education Site:
http://www.facs.org/patienteducation/index.html

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
http://sages.org/

ASBS — American Society for Bariatric Surgery
http://asbs.org/

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
http://www.chomp.org/