NEWLY Diagnosed looking for UNC Chapel Hill surgeon feedback

[Sailfish]

Newly diagnosed 1 month ago with a large AN requiring surgery. Still in shock. Went from 2-months of shooting pain in left side of face to a now constant numbness from jaw to tongue. Fullness feeling in ear.  Diagnosed with Tinnitus 5-years ago.

Has anyone had either type AN surgery at UNC at Chapel Hill, NC with Dr. Sasaki-Adams and Dr. Kevin Brown?  If so, what was your experience?

[ANSydney]

Your outcome is highly dependent on the skills and experience of the surgeon. Studies have shown that the first 50 AN surgeries are much worse than the next 50. It take about 100 to get good.

So ask, how many AN surgeries have they done.

[Sailfish]

Brown and Sasaki-Adams at UNC have said they each have performed about 150-180 AN surgeries. Felt confident with them but reading posts about House has me second guessing if I'm going in the right direction.

[JoeyC]

Would take a look at Dr. Cunningham at Duke.  Performed my wife's surgery and did very well.  Very few problems after two years....