"I had my initial office visit with Dr. Frances Veninga on 2/13/02. I already knew of him because we had worked in the same hospital in the past. I had great respect for his work as a general surgeon and had just become aware of his change to only bariactric surgery. He was in many ways the man I remembered, just more mature..always a plus in a surgeon. He's knowledgeable, kind, honest and open. He was also very unpretentious. And as I'd known him previously, he had a quirky sense of humor. He assured me I'd have a complication just because I was another health care provider. I understand that sense of the inevitable. We laughed and went on. His staff for the most part was delightful. One nursing type personnel couldn't seem to work the scale which I thought was weird. He invited me to go to an auxillary office where he kept an electronic scale. I was informed and encouraged to attend the informational seminar and follow-up aftercare group the next Thursday. I was looking forward to working with this man until 3-11-02, when we found out , regretfully, that he was closing his practice for personal reasons. Needless to say, I'm saddened. I'm now restarting my search for a surgeon. **********************************************DR. PHILLIP HUBER*************** At my church there is a professor of abdominal surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He highly recommended Dr. Phillip Huber. We have a new date for an intitial interview of June 11th. May the clock tick quickly!"
