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Great GI doctor in Houston area

jasmine24

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Hello all, 

I have found a great GI doctor who diagnosed me and just wanted to put the recommendation out there if anyone is looking. 

Dr. Dakik with Kelsey Seybold. He works out of the office in Spring and the Woodlands. 

He has a great bedside manner, is very smart, up on current research, and since my diagnosis has been very responsive to all questions and follow up issues I've had. Before I was diagnosed, I spent over 4 years with symptoms and went to tons of different doctors trying to figure out what my problems were, and he has been the best by far!

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On 8/22/2017 at 5:33 PM, jasmine24 said:

Hello all, 

I have found a great GI doctor who diagnosed me and just wanted to put the recommendation out there if anyone is looking. 

Dr. Dakik with Kelsey Seybold. He works out of the office in Spring and the Woodlands. 

He has a great bedside manner, is very smart, up on current research, and since my diagnosis has been very responsive to all questions and follow up issues I've had. Before I was diagnosed, I spent over 4 years with symptoms and went to tons of different doctors trying to figure out what my problems were, and he has been the best by far!

Thank you for this info.. I’ll have to look him up..  right now I’m just seeing my family dr in the woodlands but I would like to see a dr that specializes in it..

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