"I met Dr. Mattar on 09/13/10 and it was a wonderful day! My first impression was that he was a tall, fit man, very sure of himself. We started talking you could feel, hear, and see the care, concern, and follow through. He has a wonderful bedside manner and is very compasionate. He looks at all aspects. And he made a comment that our meeting was like that of a marriage. He said that after surgery for years forward we would be seeing each other. The people at the Clarian Bariatrics center, everyone, is simply wonderful. They make you feel like you are an individual. You are somebody special. Your not a number. There is not one thing that my husband nor I disliked. Future patients should know that he is serious and thorough and in your life period. He has a structured program from begining to end. Aftercare is very important because he wants you to remain healthy, safe, and able to reach your goals. I was extremely impressed with the topic of risks. Yes he covered the basic risks for everyone however, he went beyond and talked about "MY" specific possible problems and he paid particular attention to how he would deal with trying to prevent risks and or problems from happening. On a scale of 1 to 10 10 being the best he is a 12. He hit it out of the park. He has studied for many years, he is up to date on things from what I have seen so far. He is a well rounded surgeon, Dr, and person from what I have seen so far. His compasion and the way he listened and answered all of my questions was just awesome. Now a days your just a number to Dr's, your given 15 minutes or so to go over everything. The Clarian Bariatrics Center has everything mapped out and set up. Folks working there seem to like their jobs and they work together not against each other. They treated me with so much respect. I felt at home. Top notched, Top quality. I am so impressed with Dr. Mattar mostly because he treated me with respect, dignity, and talked and listened to me at the same level. He did not talk above me, he did not scold me for being sick and overweight. He genuinely cared about me, he seemed worried about my health and future. He made me feel good about me. He wants so much to help me to live a quality life. For once a doctor did not pull out the prescription pad or point me in another direction. He seems to be a can do kind of guy without the ego and I like that. I feel this is going to be a great journey and I cannot wait to move to the next level. He said we will be working together for years and you know what I believe him with all that I am. Thanks Dr. Mattar and Clarian Bariatrics Center. I am so glad your in my life. "
