Ironically Dr. Gorfine was also my surgeon, assisting in my first two surgeries with Dr. Gelernt and then performing two J Pouch revisions, in 1998 and 2000. After the 2008 testing led to suspicions of Crohn’s Disease I never went back to see him. What would be the point unless surgery is indicated as treatment, which it isn’t? Surgeons are not better equipped to assist and Gorfine would likely tell you what I have been telling you in this thread, although he would do it with more of a sense of humor. He is also close to retirement age and probably teaching at the medical school more than doing surgery these days, although that’s a guess on my part.
Gorfine, prior to my 4th surgery which was a J Pouch revision, told me that “J Pouches are like Jaguars (the British car). They are great but spend a lot of time in the shop for maintenance.” He is a humorous guy and also a very wise man, but I doubt he would add anything new to the analysis beyond the Gastro. It will also take you many months to get an appointment with him and I don’t believe that office takes insurance. You pay and then chase your insurance company down. His consultation fee would likely be hefty. I agree with Scott’s post above. The issue now is proper non surgical medical treatment and diet.