Opinions on Dr. Frank Chae @ Skyridge Medical

I am looking at having gastric bypass surgery and would like to know opinions, good or bad, of Dr Frank Chae, located at Skyridge Medical Center.  I would appreciate if you respond privately. Thanks so much. Regina

He did my GB surgery in 2004 and did a fantastic job. He also did my Gallbladder and apendex surgery about 1 year later all by lap. His staff is also great I loved working with Kelly his nutritionist. Congrats on looking into the surgery you could not be in better hands than his. Leslie

Sorry to sound dumb, I'm still learning how to use these forums and I can't see where I can "PM" you.  So, hopefully posting is ok for now. But, I just had my surgery 2.5 weeks ago with Dr. Chae and I think he's great!  He has a wonderful bedside manner....very sweet & humble.  I adore his staff.  Since they're the ones I actually correspond with more than Chae, I would definitely say I am closer to them and they REALLY know what they're doing.  I originally was trying to have my surgery with Dr.Snyder at Rose, but his insurance liason was so useless, helpless and uncaring and offered no direction or support that I gave up on them.  It was my husbands boss that had already had his surgery in the amount of time I was fighting with Snyders office....he referred me to Dr.Chae's office and with the same insurance they were able to offer guidance and a plan to insure that I would have the necessary documents to get approved.  anyway, I just can't say enough good things about Dr. Chae, Kelly Elliot (NUT) and Susie Arnold (Insurance Liason).  They rock!!  It's thanks to all their dedication and hard work that i was finally able to be approved for surger!   Best of luck no matter what decison you make!

I had surgery with Dr. Chae in December.  He's great!

You can read more about Dr Chae at  www.nationalbariatrics.com  His credentials are amazing and all the people who have posted testimonials have nothing but good things to say about him. I plan on having surgery with him as my insurance (Kaiser) contracts out with him for their weight loss surgeries