Distance  or   You wrote Keep I personally know one patient who flew  miles for surgery by this guy    I note that  Did you mean  miles Maine to Oregon is about  miles So  miles would be ChicagoPhoenix which is probably average for a surgeon with patients from all over the world  He certainly would have patients from  to  miles away who receive his unique handiwork emailing me is okay Thanks for helping keep that bit of information in the uberpedia