"My first impress of Dr. Wright (Vanderbilt-Nashville) was I thought he was too serious! My impression soon changed when I realized what a serious surgery I was about to have and that Dr. Wright just wanted to make sure that I was mentally and physically able to succeed. His office staff was GREAT...helped everyway they could with getting my insurance approved! For future patients planning to choose Dr. Wright as their bariatric surgeon, all I can say is there is not a more competent physician as he is. It's been 8 years and 188 lbs since my surgery and I am still complication free! If I had my choice between bedside manner and surgical competence....duh, I would choose competence every time, which is exactly what I received with Dr. John Kelly Wright! Thankful to that man for making the biggest change in my life ever! I'd do it all over again tomorrow if I had to."