"I went to an informational meeting about 2 months before my surgery which is required by him. It was really good. He answered all questions that were asked happily. He is very matter of fact about everything. He does his job, he does it very good, and he knows that. Which may be the only thing I did not like. He was very promt in calling me back when I paged him when I got the flu and didn't know what to take and my PCP was a retard about it. He is very motivated to see his patients loose weight and get healthier. He is a great surgeon, he is very very competent surgical wise, bed side manner soo soo. I had to have an NG tube put through my nose because I had some complications that he found from a prior apendecitis (I had leasiions inside me which made his operation more difficult) that he took care of greatly... but he said it wouldn't hurt and there was nothing to worry about.. he lied... IT HURT. lol Which is just my own little gripe and should not be considered in your decision to see him. Over all he is a great surgeon. I would recomend him to any one."