Atlanta Bariatrics Bariatric Center

My initial meeting was great. He was open and put EVERYTHING on the table.

The staff is wonderful. They return calls and keep you posted to what is going on.

He starts your aftercare before treatment. I really like he's technique.

Overall 10.... 10.... 10.

My first impression of Dr.Hart was that he is a nice man and knows what he is doing and is very straight to the point.

His office staff was very nice,also. Amanda is a very sweet lady.The only thing I am having a difficult time with is getting someone to contact me back after I leave a voice mail or emailing his bariatic coordinator(Amanda). Its frustrating. I have to work on being more patient, (thats all it is I guess).

They do emphasize an aftercare program and thats one of the reasons I chose Dr. Hart.

So all in all I would rate Dr. Hart him self a 10, but his staff maybe a 7 right now, but I hope things change in the long run so I can say a 10 rating for the whole experience..

Tina Krueger

P.S Wishing everyone lots of luck and caring thoughts during their journey.

My situation was a little different. I started my journey with another doctor, I was approved the 1st part of 11/03, but the doctor had a long wait for surgery dates. My insurance was changing 1/1/04 to another company. I didn't want to start the process over so I changed doctors. Dr. Hart office worked me in at the last minute with an appointment and surgery date before the end of the year. My 1st impression was he was the best, to acknowledge my needs and want to help get me in before the end of the year. He was very understanding and went over his procedures, he was very structured. He know exactly what he wants from the patient, the commitment to live by his policies. He had a package of details explaining everything I needed to know. My 1st visit with him he went over what to expect in surgery and addressed all the risks that could happen. Explaining that he has never lost a patient and the extra reinforcements in the stapling. The doctor showed that he would do a excellent quality job. My impression about him never changed. In fact my impression got better. After my surgery he showed up at the hospital to check on me several times a day. His office staff was very helpful in fitting in all the preop counseling before the surgery, they all worked together to make it happen. It was a matter of days before I was to have surgery. There is nothing I don't like about him, he is the greatest! Dr. Hart is a very caring and concerned doctor. He is very knowledgeable about the surgery and doesn't want anyone to be mislead. He cares about quality instead of quantity. He has a very structured aftercare program that he wants all his patients to follow, making sure the patient get the maximum benefit from the surgery. I highly recommend Dr. Hart to anyone that requires a highly safe and quality surgery.

I was very pleased with my first meeting with Dr. Hart. There were about six of us in for our first meeting and we had a group session first. He went over the surgery in detail. Each of us then met with him and his bariatric coordinator one-on-one. Everyone was very supportive and willing to answer questions.

I've been invited to my first support group session this Wednesday (2/4/04). I don't have a surgery date yet, but hope to have my surgery around the last of March or early April.

Dr. Hart wanted me to lose some weight before surgery, and that took awhile!! I was finally scheduled for July 13, 2004.

I really liked Dr. Hart. His bedside manner was great, and he is a great surgeon. I have had no complications. The only problem I had was with some of the office staff. Once I was able to ask Dr. Hart my questions, the problem was resolved.

I had originally chosen Dr. C. Daniel Smith as my surgeon.

I have had to reluctantly fire Dr. C. Daniel Smith because of his staff's ineptness and incompentnce in my opinion. I should have listened to the other patients who said that Dr. Smith is great but his staff is horrendous. Yes, the are. I was denied and they were like oh, well. They would not help me with my appeal and told me either I could do it or my PCP could that they don't do appeals. This just tops off the whole process of being told different things by every member of his staff I spoke to...what an absolute nightmare.

I am now going with Dr. Christopher Hart out of the North Fulton Hospital location...he also practices in Suwanee.

I can already tell this is going to be an all-together better experience. The staff is not only polite but they know what they are doing and know what to do....what a nice refreshing change....they also will fight for my approval!

Dr. Hart is a great man and an even better sutgeon.


My first impression never changed. He was great.
They are great except one evil woman names tonya who answers the phones. Dont let her discourage you.
The only thing I didnt like was Tonya.
Just that he is great.

He makes sure you understand this is for life and you need to be seen regularly.
Yes, he has sppiontments he expects you to show up for.
Dr. hart is very honest about the risks but he thinks for the right person they worth the risk.
i would give him a 10.

He had both surgical comptence and a great bedside manner.
I hated having my drain removed. he didnt warn me that it was going to feel like it did.

I met with Dr. Hart on July 12th. It took about 3 weeks to get the appointment and in the meantime, I scheduled my psych eval with Dr. Santavicca so that it would be complete along with starting my nutrition evals with Rachel in Dr. Hart's office so that the nutrition requirements would be in the works. I also put together my three year (actually more) diet history and obtained copies of all of my medical records and provided all of this information to him at the initial meeting. The book he wants you to read is A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery by Bryan Woodward. I was unable to find it prior to my consultation but Dr. Hart's office has them available for $30 so I bought it from them. At the initial consultation you can expect a warm and friendly attitude from the staff and a very caring attitude from Dr. Hart. He doesn't pull any punches and he doesn't sugar coat. He is here to help those who are willing to make the necessary commitments. You will have a group presentation by Dr. Hart with group questions and answers and then you will be examined individually and given a chance to meet and ask any personal questions you may have. He truly makes you feel as if you are the only patient he has. He doesn't rush you and will answer ALL of your questions! You will leave his office with orders for pre-op testing that must be done prior to submitting for approval. You can expect the full range of testing. Everyone is different but there are some standard tests as I understand it. I was required to have a full panel of blood work, EKG, Upper GI, Gallbladder ultrasound, Dubotamine Echo Stress Test, Arterial Blood Gases test and Pulmonary Function Testing. It takes two days at Emory Dunwoody or you can get the orders and have the tests run somewhere close to you. But beware, not all hospitals run all of the tests so if this is something you're going to think of doing make sure you know ahead of time what tests the hospital can and cannot complete for you. I am very comfortable with Dr. Hart and am looking forward to my new life thanks to him!

I was very pleased with all my experiences at my preop and postop appointments with Dr. Hart and his staff. Dr. Hart is a soft spoken, gentle man. I was extremely comfortable with him as my surgeon and very pleased with my outcome. I am now 37 days post op and doing well with no complications.

I have changed my profile to Dr Hart and will update once I have had my appoinment.




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My 1st surgeon I consulted was Dr John Daly in Atlanta, Georgia. My impression of Dr Daly was unfavorable. I waited 1 1/2hours to see him. He was in with a patient before me for about 30 minutes talking about his problem and joking around. When he came out of the room he state how tired he was and needed to go to the bank before 3pm and it was already 2:30. He said well my next patient is only a gastric bypass and should not take long. Once he came into the room he started to explain the surgery and why he did it lap. He said he does it lap because he is tired of holding up people's heavy belly. I was totally shocked. He spent the last 10 minutes eating his words. My appointment with him one on one lasted about 10-12minutes. Obviously I won't be going back to him. No tact or compassion for me, a gastric bypass patient.

THIS WAS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PHYSICIAN. I AM MAKING NO STATEMENTS ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE.

I loved my surgeon. He's softspoken but great at his job. The staff were helpful and really helped with the approval process with my ins. company. He's not a really talkative Dr. but I loved him either way. HE's a great surgeon.