Dr. Vamakis?

My cousin in teaneck is considering Dr Vamakis. Any input will be grreately appreciated.

don't know much much about her , but don't think she's at englewood any longer

I've hear good things about Doctor Vamakis. She working along with my Doctor's group at Holy Name.

Here is a link about her.

www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+reviews+ Stefanie+Vaimakis+MD+FACS+FASMBS+mgd.html

Dr Vaimakis is a highly skilled dr that saved my life and I will forever be grateful!  Had it not been for her my daugther would not have a mother now.  She is young and highly talented at what she does for someone her age.  She is devoted to her career and to her patients.  I know that you are going to have a list of people that she can go to but I would highly recommend her after my experience.

I had gastric bypass with Dr. Ballantyne in Hackensack University about 5 years ago!  Last year I was pregnant and due 1/27 with my first child to be delivered at Englewood Hospital.  I started getting sharp pains and thought it was contractions so I went to Englewood....lord behold it wasn't.  I was in pain and nothing anyone can do because I was pregnant.  My OB/GYN delivered my baby but still after that c-section pain came back almost immediately.   No one knew what is what and a whole day passed and I was dying of a bad bowel obstruction.  To make it worst the hospital staff thought I was having a reaction to anesthesia and said all I had to do was eat.  At that point I was worse.  Dr. Vaimakis was called to see me in the afternoon and came from her home to the hospital to attend me who at that point was delirious from all pain meds.  She fixed me up, did a revision on my gastric bypass and after 5 days I was free to go home with my beautiful newborn daugther. 

She is not the surgeon who installed my Lap Band, but I did see her once for a fill. she was very pleasant, easy to talk to, and I felt she was very knowledgeable. She did a fine job on my fill. The only reason I have not been back to see her is because she is too far away from where I live, and I found another bariatric surgeon to do my fills who is much closer to my home.

Hope this helps!