Dr. John Ford Riopelle, DO

I had the pleasure of being under the care of Doctor Riopelle from 2006 - 2012 (My company dropped Kaiser). He was recently voted as a "Top Doc" by 5280 magazine. The rest of the world is finally seeing what I've know all along, he is without question a "Top Doc". I met Dr. Riopelle under some less than desirable circumstances. I was 44 years old with symptoms of a biliary duct blockage, similar to a gallstone. unfortunately it didn't turn out to be a gallstone but was a cholangiocarcinoma (Bile duct cancer). My symptoms were not normal for a bile duct cancer patient, making it difficult to diagnose. One of the most impressive things to me about Dr Riopelle is his dedication to finding what the issue is and working to an accurate diagnosis/treatment. There is no doubt in my mind I'm alive because of Dr. Riopelle and his ability to diagnose my issue very early. When we talked about my issues early on, he didn't talk about statistics, reoccurance, remission, he talked about full… resection and cure. it's been over 7 years since my diagnosis, I've cancer free since the day of my surgery, check out the 5 year survival rates for bile duct cancer, you want Dr. Riopelle on your team. I'm living proof that choosing the right Doctor can be a life or death decision. Easy choice...Dr Riopelle.