John,

 You will get a dozen different opinions on Doctors and who is the best? We all feel the Dr. who did our childs surgery is the best. The question you need to ask yourself is if YOU feel he is the best and do YOU feel confident in what he is going to do? I asked tons of questions and how many of the surgeries does he do a year? I used Dr. Sheldon in Cincinnati Ohio at the childrens hospital and feel he did an excellent job on my daughter(granddaughter) Now I hear of other Drs. that some think are much better and more qualified from this board. BUT compared to who? I think we all find who fits our childs needs and trust our instinct and guts to go forward with what is best for EACH individual. If he is at a Childrens hospital I feel certain his qualifications are superb. I always say RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! Follow your heart and pray to GOD.  I have to believe in my heart that NO DOCTOR wants to do  a bad job especially on the sweet girls that we all love so. Have faith and confidence in who you choose so the day she is in surgery  you only have to worry about her health at the present. The future we can’t predict.

Hope this helps. Good Luck and I will pray for you both as I KNOW how tough this is!!

Cherry Lane