Renee H.
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Mt. Sinai Hospital (COE)
"The quality of care I received was sorely lacking and at times, quite scary. If it weren't for the fact that I had complete faith in my plastic surgeon, there is no way I would return to this hospital at the state it is currently in."

Thomas Sterry
"I am scheduled for a lower body lift with Dr. Sterry on 4/4/07. When I first started researching plastic surgeons back in 2005, Dr. Sterry's profile stuck out amongst many very talented and well-respected plastic surgeons. He was always my first choice. He was later highly recommended to me and he once worked with my gastric bypass surgeon, Alfons Pomp - whom I respect a great deal. Dr. Sterry's office is comfortable, yet very professional. His staff is courteous and accommodating. My initial consultation with Dr. Sterry was great. His presentation was excellent - very informative and reassuring. He has done fantastic work and the fact that the majority of his practice is now dealing with weight loss surgery patients is very comforting - considering that we have special needs that some garden-variety plastic surgeons do not distinguish. I like that Dr. Sterry is down to earth and very forthcoming about the pros and cons of surgery. I am impressed with how he explains the advances in plastic surgery over the years and how he has fine-tuned his own techniques to cater the cookie-cutter procedures to more customized for the patient. I was equally impressed that his presentation shows male and female patients, younger and older patients, various degrees of difficulty, and various ethnicities. His financial coordinator is top-notch. She knows the plastic surgery business as well as the insurance game and medical billing procedures. I feel very confident about Dr. Sterry and will write an after-surgery review during my recovery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-07 I had my LBL with Dr. Sterry back in April and I just want to say that my original assessment of him is the same after 6 months post-op. He is a great surgeon. Experienced, professional and exacting. His staff is wonderful, very knowledgeable and personable. Dr. Sterry delivers what he says he will and is very candid about the challenges he anticipates. He is a cautious surgeon - meaning that he does not take chances with your care. Although he is very experienced and confident, he is not so cocky that he does not allow room for learning more and improving upon his techniques. He is a very comforting and easy to get along with surgeon with does a lot for you emotionally and I would definitely recommend him to others and plan to return to him for additional work. "

Alfons Pomp
"My first impression of Dr. Pomp was really good. He is a very down to earth man with a hell of a sense of humor who plays off the personality of his patients but works to ease any tension and make you feel like you've been his patient for a while. His office staff is highly trained and very professional. Genuinely nice people too, who seem to like their work. His offices are equipped with chairs wide enough for me AND MY HANDBAG so that was impressive and relief-giving. Dr. Pomp was very thorough in explaining the procedure and was patient with my Q&A period, although you can tell that his office is very very busy. They all try to accomodate you as much as possible but they do believe in \"let's keep it moving, folks\". Comparing him to some other surgeons, I find that he does a lot that they do and some things he doesn't do. He does leak tests during surgery, not after. He doesn't do drains any more. He said he did them with his first 100 surgeries but doesn't find them necessary any more. He does not give heparin for blood clots but prefers that you get up and walk as soon as you can post-surgery. He does give bile-thinning/reduction medicine to offset the risk of gall stone formation. No tubes in the nose or throat post-op either. He was very real about the risks involved in any surgery as well as this particular one. He was forthcoming with the fact that he had one fatality in a super extremely morbidly obese case. He was comforting and sympathetic when discussing sensitive or personal matters and was very easy going when discussing all others. So far so good and I am very happy that out of the 3 surgeons I was considering, I decided to go with Dr. Pomp and his staff.rnrn[DATED: 7/16/04] I really have to say how pleased I am with the professionalism and courtesy of the PAs, MAs, and Practice Manager of the Weill Cornell WLS Program at NY Presby. They are top notch in my book and after dealing with some VERY unprofessional people at a local area hospital, I am rejoicing in the difference.rnrn[DATED: 02/28/07] Still, after 2 1/2 years, I still sing the praises of Dr. Pomp and his top notch staff. I recently consulted with a P.S. who is a former colleague of Dr. Pomp's. Of course I needed to get documentation in order for insurance approval and asked Dr. Pomp to do a letter of support for me for the P.S. Not only did he agree to do it, he answered my email request quickly and had a fantastic letter drawn up within days. When I received a copy of the letter, I was very impressed and thought it would go a long way in the insurance company's review. I was right. I got approved within 8 days. Again, Pomp and his crew are the best and all his patients that I know really REALLY like him as a person and are grateful to him as their surgeon!"

New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
"Generally a very nice hospital. Modern facilities. Good staff. I only had once situation with a new nurse who really needed to work on her bedside manner and professionalism but after I complained and got THAT taken care of, I have to say that all else went well. The surgeon himself and the residents visited several times a day, which was reassuring."

Joseph Kessler
"Dr. Kessler was very supportive of my decision to have this surgery. He does not "push" the surgery on his patients, however, if a patient comes to him about the surgery, he will honest access them and make his recommendation based on that. Dr. Kessler and his staff worked very closely with me and it was an excellent partnership."
About Me
Bronx, NY
Location
35.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
08/19/2004
Surgery Date
May 10, 2004
Member Since
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Next Round of PS: Shooting for Feb. 2009
Okay so now I am "tweaked"
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Waiting for Plastic Surgery is a B------
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