Mark F.
“Dr Bilchik and his team saved my life for which I can’t thank Dr Bilchik enough.
On Labor Day, I had a severe Diverticulitis attack where my temperature soared to 103 and my WBC to over 20,000.
I was admitted at the St Johns/Providence emergency room in Santa Monica that evening and was in the hospital for 10 days, fighting the bacteria infection and Sepsis. (blood infection)
Dr Bilchik and the team were monitoring my vitals and continued to stress the importance of the process to get me strong in order to have surgery to remove the sigmoid intestine. Dr Bilchik would not operate until all my vitals and overall strength dramatically improved, as the stronger I was going into the surgery, the better the surgery and recovery would be.
I am a former sub 4 minute miler, world class runner, university of Oregon hall of famer in Cross Country and had never been this sick in my life. An all new and scary experience.
Being an active person and former athlete I was very impatient during this process but Dr Bilchik kept reassuring me to be patient as he had the plan and schedule to make me better.
Dr Bilchik, did an amazing job in prepping me for the surgery , when the day came I was ready.
The Robotic Sigmoid Surgery lasted just over 5 hours. I came out of surgery doing well. The rehab and recovery starts now.
Once again, I want to thank Dr Bilchik, Dr Weiss, Dr Young and the entire team, including Erika, on the process, the prep on getting me ready for surgery, the successful surgery and getting me back to having a healthy life.
THANKS!”
Betty S.
“Dr. Bilchik and his staff are wonderful! I am the 3rd person in my family to have undergone a cancer surgery performed by him. What we love most about Dr. Bilchik is his honesty, thoroughness, and how he really breaks it down to you in such a way that you can understand. My brother had a pancreatic mass and Dr. Bilchik recommended a Whipple procedure. The name alone seemed so overwhelming. Dr. Bilchik took the time to explain the procedure and even drew a diagram. Before the surgery he put my brother in touch with another patient who underwent the same procedure. Hearing her experience from start to finish, convinced my brother to have Dr. Bilchik perform his procedure. A few years later my sister had breast cancer and already made up in her mind Dr. Bilchik would be her surgeon. He referred her to a genetics counselor as well as my brother. Two years later, I became a patient of Dr. Bilchik’s and also had breast cancer. The day I received the news I had cancer, I immediately called Dr. Bilchik’s office and got an appointment the same day. The following week I had surgery. It’s been 18 months and I am living life and still volunteering. My sister is back to gardening and my brother the world traveler, is doing what he loves doing best. We all are very grateful to be alive, and received treatment by one of the greatest cancer surgeons in the country. We love the work Dr. Bilchik is doing in cancer research and in the community to help raise cancer awareness and educate disadvantage and underserved populations who are at greater risk of getting cancer. The work he is doing is very touching and has inspires us to help spread the word about cancer prevention and early detection. Now, take it from the three of us that Dr. Bilchik is highly recommended and we can vouch that he is highly skilled, well educated, experienced, and is the real deal. Thank God, for this wonderful and compassionate surgeon!”
