I am wanting to say here, regarding Dr. Afrin - I too have had a chance to be speaking with Dr. Afrin about some things regarding masto and I´m finding that this doctor is a masto specialist patients can definitely trust!!  He´s young in masto, however, he has definitely caught the masto bug and is absolutely fascinated by it!!  He´s learning and is eager to learn more and  after hearing his story as to how he got into masto, I´m very impressed with his dedication to his patients.  He told me that he got into masto due to a very challenging patient that he was able to finally find the answers for her ilness which nobody was able to find after YEARS of going around in circles.  It was due to his steadfast determination to find the answers for her that he stumbled upon masto and then became so intrigued by this disease that he has become impassioned for it.   This is exactly the same attitude of my own masto specialist and these kinds of doctors are what end up causing them to go on to the point of becoming authorities in the disease!   Dr. Afrin is a hematologist and he fully understands the workings of this disease.  As time goes on, I honestly believe that he is going to become another one of our giants and we desperately need all of these doctors we can get!!

So, although I have not personally met this doctor, I feel very confident in his ability to work with masto patients.   If he is unable to deal with a patient, I have no doubts in his referring patients on to Dr. Akin, Dr. Castells and those doctors who are in higher authority than he!  He fully recognizes their authority as well as his position as a doctor who still has a lot to learn.  Yet, my experience shows that this very attitude that he has is tremendous and as time goes by, his eagerness to learn will turn him into a top notch authority like out others!

So, anything which I may have said previously wondering as to Dr. Afrin´s capability to treat other patients, I now wish to correct in saying that I personally would not hesitate to see him.  He seems like a lovely man and very capable indeed.  Which are the very same qualities I´ve found in speaking with the others!

Lisa