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I highly recommend Dr. Ferraro as a surgeon. Dr. Ferraro and his office staff have been so informative, accommodating, and patient with me throughout my surgical experience with them. I am a bedside registered nurse in a critical care setting. I have had lots of experience with various doctors and can honestly say Dr. Ferraro is a top doctor. I had a very unusual case. The year prior to my surgery with Dr. Ferraro I had had an appendectomy followed five weeks later with a hernia repair. Prior to these surgeries I was a very slim and fit woman nine years post my only pregnancy who incorporated working out in a gym as part of my daily routine and was wearing two piece bathing suits. After my 2nd surgery last year is when I noticed this very large, tender bulge around my navel which occurred when I stood up. When I first asked that surgeon what that was he told me it was surgical fluid that my body would eventually absorb. He told me if it bothered me he could stick a needle in my abdomen and drain it. I went back to that same surgeon three months later and now he tells me to go to a gastroenterologist, but I had no GI symptoms. I knew I had some kind of hernia. I ended up going to another general surgeon, Dr. Ahlborn, who I really liked, who explained I had a separation of my recti muscles and a large ventral hernia. He referred me to Dr. Ferraro who he said could do a better job than he could at this type of surgery. Before I even when for an appointment to Dr. Ferraro, Dr. Ferraro spoke with me on the phone at length answering all my questions. He was very knowledgeable and kind. When I went to his office he explained things so well and took his time to answer questions. If I thought of a question after a visit he was very responsive and friendly in returning a call. I have had my surgery and four weeks post-op doing well. Can’t say enough good all around about Dr. Ferraro.