"Dr. Hammer and his staff are great! He is very caring and extremely committed to what he does. He qenuinely wants positive outcomes for his patients. He is a well-known laproscopic surgeon & does all his bypass surgeries laproscopically.rnrnI had the good fortune of attending the 5th Anniversary party of the MMC Bariatric Surgery program the week before my surgery. What a great opportunity to hear lots of good comments about Dr Hammer and stories from some of his patients. They even presented a Powerpoint on his post-op complication rate, which is very low.rnrnI felt very well prepared for my surgery and what would follow. I was pleased to fing that even the post-surgery nurses at Memorial Medical Center have been educated regarding bariatric surgery and how to care for patients.rnrnDr. Hammer and his staff all stressed the importance of keeping up with the schedule of post-op appointments. By the time I was discharged from MMC, I had appts scheduled with the doc, PT, Nut & Psyche!rnrnI would highly recommend Dr. Hammer to anyone in central Illinois contemplating RNY surgery!"