With the variety of treatment options available, come a multitude of questions. Dr. John Uecker and his staff are experts in their field so you are in good hands. Take a look below for the most common questions. If you don’t see your specific question or concern addressed, just contact us and ask! We would love to help.
Our office is on the UT Campus in the Health Transformation Building. The address is 1601 Trinity, Suite 704. The building is on the northeast corner of Trinity and 15th street. Paid parking is available on floors one through five of the building. Rates for parking may be found here: https://parking.utexas.edu/parking/garage-daily-parking-rates. Once you have parked follow the signs for the elevators. Take the elevator to the 7th floor and a receptionist will direct you to Ste 704.
We accept most insurance plans. When you call for an appointment, our team will confirm that your plan is accepted.
This depends on your insurance. For details please contact your insurance company and ask if referrals are required for specialty care.
Dr. Uecker usually schedules surgeries between two and four weeks after your consultation.
Dr. Uecker operates at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
We have excellent staff in our clinic that can check with your insurance to verify benefits and covered procedures so that you will know what to expect with regard to billing. It’s important to note that with surgery comes other related costs (for example, hospital overhead costs, anesthesia costs). For specifics about associated costs related to a potential surgery, it is important to talk to your insurance provider.
Minimally invasive surgery indicates that a procedure can be done with a laparoscopic approach requiring only small incisions. This approach to surgery has been in use since the 1980s. Prior to its availability, the only option for many common surgeries involved larger incisions which led to more post-operative pain, longer hospital stays, and more lengthy recovery. The benefit to minimally invasive surgery is less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery so that patients can get back to their normal routines. More recently, robotic surgery has come to the forefront of minimally invasive surgery. With robotic surgery, the optics and instruments used for certain surgeries is even more advanced. Dr. Uecker is the chair of minimally invasive surgery for the Dell Seton Medical School and will be happy to answer any questions on the topic during your visit with him.
Undergoing surgery, even elective surgery, can be quite stressful for patients. Our office staff is highly experienced and will be able to provide you with individualized information on what to expect for the weeks/days/hours leading up to your surgery.
Upon discharge from the hospital after your procedure, you will be provided with a list of numbers in order to contact hospital and clinic staff both during business hours and after hours as well.
