John Hopkins Hospital

gluteninva · Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 3 Location: madison, va

Hi all! I have a question about John Hopkins Hospital. A woman from my local CD support group in Charlottesville, VA. Had told me that her husband had stayed at the hospital for about a week and they had run a battery of tests on him. They seemed to find out some other problems that his doctor had seemed to miss. That doesn’t surprise me. I was just wondering if anyone else had any experiences with John Hopkins. I sent an e-mail to the coordinator this weekend and am waiting for a reply. I was just wondering if anyone could share some information about the hospital.
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cultureslayer · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 1146 Location: NC

They're all cocky bastards. No, really. I spent a year in Baltimore at the university half of JHU. Never went to the hospital, but being interested in BME I met a few of the researchers and doctors. They know JHU's #1, so be prepared to deal with that. I'm sure there are a few good drs there (I wish I'd been able to meet Ben Carson). You might get some overworked and depressed interns and med students, but that's going to be expected to some extent at any hospital.

You're best to find an individual dr there with an exceptional record and make an appointment with that one. That's true for pretty much anywhere, though.

I'm at UNC, so if you are planning on heading this way I could try to get some info for you.
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Lauren
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.

yellowoctopus · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 45 Location: Washington, DC USA

The culture at JHU do indeed have the reputation of being 'cocky', but if they do have good doctors (technical knowledge), one have to accept that. I believe that one of the best Celiac Research Centers is also in Baltimore...part of the University of Maryland. JHU is not the only good choice up there.

cultureslayer · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 1146 Location: NC

The cocky part can be a problem if you have a problem that's extremely difficult to diagnose or one has to admit that they initially gave you the wrong diagnosis. Other than that it's just annoying, but I'm lucky since I literally live down the street from UNC. The only bad part is that my student insurance makes it more difficult than it should be to see one of these docs (they want to keep you at student health).
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Lauren
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.