Results vs. Credentials

Credentials Do Not Equal Results

Patients should concentrate on looking at the results of the procedures that the surgeon performs.

The patient should be looking at the amount of pain or discomfort, medications that the doctor prescribes and the ability or inability of that patient to be mobile after surgery in terms of walking, standing, driving their cars, physical activity, etc. Ask these questions and get solid answers before making your decision.

A doctor's credentials are merely academic and social achievements. They are important, but not nearly as important as the results the doctor gets due to his skill and ingenuity in performing surgery.

Credentials such as: being board-certified, president of an association, a member of a prestigious hospital or medical group, writing a textbook or many articles, or being a world-renowned lecturer are all great, but really don't matter if that surgeon cannot produce consistent and excellent results.