DR 'A' DID LUNG SURGERY ON ME A FEW YEARS BACK AND NOW I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE MY CARORID ARTERY CLEANED. HE IS BY FAR THE MOST CARING, SINCERE SURGEON I HAVE MET IN MY 69 YRS AND 20 YRS IN THE USAF. HIS BEDSIDE MANNERS ARE ABOVE REPROACH. DURING MY LUNG SURGERY HE ALWAYS TOOK A MOMENT TO INFORM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS TO HOW THINGS WERE GOING. HE TREATS EVERYONE LIKE FAMILY AND HIS PERSONALITY CANNOT BE COMPARED TO ANYONE. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO MY UPCOMING SURGERY I KNOW I AM IN THE HANDS OF A PROFESSIONAL WHO CARES FOR HIS PATIENT AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES. I RESPECT THIS MAN BEYOND BELEIF. MIKE MCINTYRE, MERCED, CA