Bariatrix Florida Bariatric Center

I have only met him through the info session in Cape Coral, but already I like him. He seems genuinely concerned and not just out for the money.

Post Surgery: In my own experience, Dr. Wizman was a good surgeon, but he lacks people skills. He checked on me daily and asked 2 or 3 questions, then was gone. I didn't appreciate the fact that he blew off my complaint of a bladder infection, either (I ended up in the hospital in my hometown for 4 days after I returned). He was inconsiderate on my discharge day, knowing I had to make a 3 hour drive home. He finally showed up at 4:00 and told us how he had been playing sports all day. Gee thanks! My mom can't see to drive in the dark and we're running late because of his SPORTS?!

The actual surgery was successful, and he DID make sure my oxygen levels were stable in the ICU. He did a good job being the doctor in that aspect.

Future patients need to know that he is exactly as he described himself to me at our consult: he's the surgery guy who likes to cut and sew and rearrange, but leaves all the other stuff to his staff. I think he needs a staff member to accompany him on rounds!

He does offer a once-a-month aftercare group for one hour, and there is a bariatric nurse here in Ft. Myers who answers any questions you have, so is part of the aftercare, as well.

Overall, I would give him a 6 out of 10, only because he is a good surgeon. His bedside manner needs a LOT of improvement!

My first Impression of Dr. Wizman was that he realy loves what he does. It made feel confortable. My impression still the same. The office staff is very helpful and try their best to accomodate you. What I liked least about the office I preffered to discusse it with them(if anything) I would recommend anyone to him, he is a great Doctor. Aftercare you learn more during the informational sessions. Everything was ok.

Well nothing realy negative, but a constructive critisism will not hurt. I'm a lap band patient, I guess not many of those are done, and felt that every time I was in one of the informational meeting it was all to the gastric bypass patients. Everytime I went to a regular app. I had to repeat my self about having lap band not the other surgery.
But besides this Dr. wizman is a very caring Doctor and would recomend him to anyone.

I went to an informational session which is where I first saw Dr Wizman. He seemed very jovial and friendly and confident in his staff and of course himself. My initial concern was that he was not the most experienced surgeon in the area, that I could go to. My first meeting with Dr. Wizman was at my consultation, which was one on one, he was awesome and answered my questions in a manner that gave me much comfort and trust in his abilities. His office staff have all been very friendly and helpful. Dr. Wozman puts great emphasise on aftercare and his nutritionist starts talking about aftercare the first time you see her. One negatvie about choosing this surgeon is that there are a lot of out of pocket expenses, which a lot of other offices do not charge you. Because you have to use their Nutritionist you pay out of pocket for that expense as well as for program fees. If you can get past this though, it is well worth it, because of the helpful nature of the staff. and the surgeon himself.

I have had absolutely no bad experiences with the doctor or his office staff.



He doesn't seem to geniunely care about keeping his patients thin for the long term. He has a fairly structured after-care program. Unfortunately not many of his patients appear to take advantage of it. I think they need better communication of when (and where) the meetings will be held. I've been to two of them and only a handful of people show up.

Dr. Wizman,
Is a wonderful man, very sensitive,kind, and funny. Really knows his stuff! My impresssion hasnt changed, he has always taken good care of me. His staff is great, actually Kendra and Cynthia are the best! Future patients should know that their are complications, but Dr. Wizman and staff are their to help you. Not really sure about the aftercare part because I do go to the support groups but thats about it.I would give him an 11 on a scale of 1-10! Both bedside manner and surgical competence are terrific. Highly recommended!

As for Coral Springs Medical Center try to get out of their as soon as possible! I had a terrible experience.

I first met Dr. Wizman at the informational meeting, some people consider him arrogant, and honestly I didn’t see that. He is extremely intelligent with a sharp sense of humor. He obviously got frustrated when some people who were asked to wait until the end of the meeting for specific questions to be answered kept asking the same question 4-5 times over, I actually got snotty myself with another potential patient when after 8 minutes she still couldn’t get through her skull the Dr. Wizman was not going to operate on her with a BMI of 31.5. At our one on one meeting Dr. Wizman was very cordial and to the fact, no sugar coating of any type. He insists that you call him if you have any issues, I am told by other patients that he makes it his goal to be available. So far I am very happy with him.

I liked him the very first time I met him and I still like him. He's very funny keeps you laughing all the time. His office staff is very well informed and very on top of their job and they make very sure you're on top as well. I liked everything about him although I did not care for the outlandish prices the nutritionist and the psychologist charged and they both were dr.s he used and they were not on my insurance plan. They have a very well put together aftercare plan on paper even though I have not used it yet. He showed us a video that told all the risks and we were given brochures as well. So far my experiences with Dr. Wizman has been great. These are my personal impressions of my own experiences and in no way am I making statements about what other people may experience.

He is a wonderful doctor, confident, amazing at what he does. Office staff very knowledgable, eager to help. They have a well structured pre and post-op care plan program. I rate him a 10 for sure. I honestly have NOTHING negative to say about my experience with Dr. Wizman and his staff.

Dr. Wizman and his staff are highly educated in the practice of bariatrics. I was able to realize this after our 1st meeting. Most of all the doc's heart to want to help save lives through bariatric surgery is the sense you will feel just after meeting him once. Also his bedside manner is most comendable.
His staff has been the most helpful and are always avalible to answer any questions or concerns.
Now if that isnt enough ... Dr. Wizman (I like to call him the wizard)has developed a great post-op program that has helped me to obtain optimal results. By understanding the tools that the doc has given me, I have been able to lose 110 pounds so far, just 16 weeks post-op. My health & energy has been the best it's ever been. If I had to rate Dr. Wizman and his staff from a 1-10 they All recieve a 10+.

I went to Dr. Wizman's informational seminar after finding his website on line. He has a great sense of humor. He seemed knowledgable and offered reasurrance that he was competent to get the job done. I met with him personally for the first time about 6 weeks after the informational seminar. He was caring and compassionate. I had done all of my pre visit work prior to scheduling my apointment with him. His office staff are caring professionals. They have provided me with good information and support to date.