initial physician selection

If you are in the position and have the time, now that the internet makes searching so easy, find out about the person who is going to be working with you. Having a great family doctor is the first step. They will go to bat for you in a pinch. When your family physician needs you to be flexible i.e. He or she has an emergency with another patient waiting in a room, just when they are about to step in the room to see you, let he or she take care of the emergency and then see you. Your physician will help you if you ever need the same treatment.
I now know to ask any doctor who will be performing a procedure on you, how many have they done the procedure and the outcome percentages, their educational background etc.
You want someone who has done the procedure quite often. And you want to schedule the procedure on a Tues. in the morning. Wednesday and Thursday are ok too, but not in the afternoon if you can avoid this. Everyone is tired. And you may not want to be the first procedure of the day. Myrz