My partner had the whipple done January 30th at Atriam Medical Center in Middletown, Ohio. The doctor that did the surgery was Dr. Cobb out of Middletown, Ohio. The surgery took about 7 hours and she came through it fine. The one thing I can say is that so many people who have this problem the tumor's are wrapped around the arteries and the surgery can't be done, however her's was and he was able to cut it and repair it while he was in there. He is a vascular surgon and comes highly recommended. She was in intensive care for 3 days and out of hospital in 6 days. She does have some digestive problems and having difficulty with BM's but has healed very good from the surgery itself. The staff at the medical center was astounded at how well she did after such a major surgery. I wish you all the best.