Question:
UCSF - Dr. Stanley Rogers

Hi All, I'm almost there. A few weeks left. I am asking the question because it's hard to get through to his office and the nurse doens't return calls in what I'd consider timely. I am more concerned for 'after' the surgery; what if I need to get direction on something or whatever....Also, if he performed your surgery; what were things like in the hospital. Was he there everyday and attentive? I like'd him in my visits...so now wondering how it'll be when I'm in the hospital and beyond.    — hatda (posted on January 9, 2008)

January 9, 2008
IF you really want to get input from his patients, i'd suggest you speak to some of them in his office OR, speak to them in private at a bariatric support meeting. Some doctors are wonderful surgeons but do not have the best "beside manner".
   — Dave Chambers

January 9, 2008
It is important that you Doc communicate with you. My Doc will call me back within the hour even on weekends. I email his nurse most of the time and she emails me in a hour or so, but if late in the day by the next morning. In the hospital, I saw him or his assoiate every day, but just for 5 minutes or so. His staff at the hospital was in the room all the time, so I did not realy need to see him much there. My hospital had a ward for WLS paitients. When you talk to them ask about after surgery communication and express your concern from your experence. He may be great after surgery. Before surgery, my doc told me to bring all my questions and he came into the room took a chair and say let's address all your questions and sat there for 1 hour and addressed everything for me.
   — William (Bill) wmil

January 10, 2008
Your surgeon may be the best in the world in the operating room but the initial surgery (RNY? Lapband??) is only a beginning step on your path to successful weight loss. What comes in the days, weeks, and months AFTERWARD is just as important and if your surgeon or his staff do not provide support to you then, your chances of success are greatly diminished. Your experience with your surgeon and his staff up to this point is a bod omen. I advise you to look around for someone who is more patient friendly. Short of that, maybe you can arrange, BEFORE your surgery date, for someone else you know to be patient friendly to take care of your post operative needs (after you leave the hospital).
   — [Deactivated Member]

January 10, 2008
I think you are asking good questions. Although this system should not be considered the only measure of a doctor's "worth," I found it helpful for the doctor and the hospital: http://www.healthgrades.com/ I come from a family of physicians, so they were very concerned about the doctor who would be doing the surgery (as well as the anesthesiologist, LOL), whether he was board certified, whether there had been any sanctions against him, and so on. dana
   — jujuprof