Cahaba Valley Surgical Group, PC Bariatric Center

Dr. Stahl was very warm, and friendly. He gave me a complete physical with lab work to make sure I was completely able to have the surgery. My impression has not changed. The office was friendly and they knew just what to do. I watched a video about the surgery, and all of my question about the surgery were answered by him before I had the chance to ask. I was instructed in my after care and how important it is to maintaine it. The Cahaba group has a structured aftercare program. We also addressed the risk of the surgery. This was a very good experience, considering the importance of the surgery. The doctors surgical competence, and bedside manners were great!

Dr. Sherer and his staff are the greatest. I got approved for the surgery by Blue Cross the first time. I was notified by the office and Blue Cross. Dr. Sherer has a video that you watch and he explains it on the video then you talk to him and he answers your questions. He is very nice and when I was talking to him he did not make me feel like he had somewhere else to be or someone else to see. He was there to answer any questions and explain the procedure. I had the surgery in approximate 3 months later but it was worth the wait.Dr. Sherer has a great bedside manner. I had to stay over in ICU because I had open and not laproscopic & sleep with a c-pap machine. The aftercare is great. I would highly recommend Dr. Sherer for anyone that is looking for a GREAT SURGEON WITH A GREAT BEDSIDE MANNER!!!!!!!

I enjoyed Dr. Stahl from the first time I met him. He was very polite and to the point. He didn't beat around the bush about the risks involved at all. He was kind and gentle with me while being firm and not sugar coating anything at the same time.
The office staff was very nice and helpful. They took care of all of the paper work for me and the process was so easy I couldn't believe it!
Aftercare is very structured and good!
I would rate him a 10 on competence and bedside manner!
I had no complications and I have met my expected weight loss goal and I am still losing.

I MET DR. SHERER ON 6/9/05 DURING MY INITIAL CONSULTATION. HE SEEMS TO ME TO BE A VERY CARING AND KIND PERSON. HE EXPRESSES HIS FAITH IN GOD FREELY AND THAT MADE ME VERY COMFORTABLE. I FELT AT EASE SPEAKING WITH HIM AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY FOR ME. HE GAVE ME ALL THE TIME I NEEDED TO BE SURE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD WERE ANSWERED. HE ALSO TOOK TIME TO ANSWER BOTH MY DAUGHTER'S QUESTIONS. THE STAFF AT DR. SHERER'S OFFICE WERE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. I BELIEVE I WILL FEEL VERY SECURE WITH DR. SHERER PERFORMING MY SURGERY.

Dr. Sherer is a christian man. Very informative. Willing to listen and answer any questions one might have. Very good bedside manner. He is very soft spoken but his personality radiates his beliefs. He addressed all the risks of surgery good and bad. He also addressed the risks of not having surgery. He told me that aftercare is very important. He stressed that I would have to take my vitamins religiously. He also stressed that many people "mess up" after surgery because they eat small "snack" meals all day every day which causes the calories to pile up and the weight to add up also. Said it is very important to stick with 4-5 small meals each day and be sure that in between am drinking plenty of water. On a scale of 1-10, he is a 10.

I met with Dr. Stahl on April 8th. This was my first visit to his office and he and his staff were very nice. I took a friend with me and we did the initial weight, height, vital stuff and then watched a video on the types of surgery available. Dr. Stahl came in and spent all the time I wanted answering questions and giving me the pros and cons of the grastric bypass surgery. I had originally had Dr. Christopher recommended to me but I couldn't get an appointment with him the week I was in Alabama. I was very pleased with Dr. Stahl and will continue the plans for surgery with him.

He was very polite, straight-forward, and I liked him a lot. His staff members were polite. I did feel that Dr. Stahl spoke continuously, I would suggest having a list of questions, because I forgot one of the most important things I wanted to ask him. They have a structured aftercare program, the 1-2 week follow-up, every 3 months for a year, and then yearly for bloodwork. Dr. Stahl and his staff did not sugar-coat the risks of surgery, they spoke candidly and openly about them. I had to watch a presentation about surgery and both the risks and benefits. They made it a point to to talk about how a successful outcome is losing at least 50% of your excess body weight, but most patients lose 60-80%. I rate Dr. Stahl very good, he is an excellent surgeon, very caring and I was very glad that he helped me.

First impressions are lasting and Dr. Gardner's was great! I had done some research on him and the Cahaba Valley Surgical Center and it all looked great. The only thing I noticed was that Dr. Gardner was the newest Doctor there, and I let that dictate my thoughts (at first). After my consultation with him I could not have felt more comfortable and I didn't want anyone else to perform my procedure. He has a way about him that makes you feel really comfortable and he is willing to spend time with you to answer each and every question you may have about the surgery or him. I know I asked him about why he did have all the board memberships that the rest of the Doctors had in his practice. After I asked him that I felt so bad, although I wasn’t trying to insult him yet I was trying to look out for my best interest. After he explained that he was in the process of being certified without being offended, I felt really good to know that he was just as qualified if not more qualified than any other Doctor! The thing I really liked about him is that he didn’t sugar coat anything , all the information he presented was accurate and raw. I like that, because I wanted to know all the risk involved; “I mean wouldn’t you want to know all that could possible happen during or after an elective surgery!” I really liked having that feeling that my surgeon looked at me like as person and not just another case. I knew at all times that I was safe with him and his staff and that that they were looking out for my best interest; everyone who had anything to do with my surgery was great, he has an unbelievable staff especially Sheryll Coleman PA. The competence of Dr. Gardner and his staff is impeccable, my aftercare was prompt and efficient; I could not have asked for better aftercare and his bedside manner is awesome. Dr. Gardner is an all around good guy, but “I didn’t just want a good guy cutting on me“, I wanted a skilled surgeon to handle my case and that is exactly what I found in Dr. Gardner. I would and have already recommended Dr. Gardner to everybody I know who could use his help and let his expertise work for them!

Very nice dr

I COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED WITH MY SURGERY. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS, THERE IS NO FOODS I CANNOT TOLLERATE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUGAR (THIS IS A GOOD THING)

AFTERCARE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS OFFICE AS WE RETURNED ONLY EVERY THREE MONTHS AND NOW ONLY ONCE PER YEAR.

I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS SURGEON TO EVERYONE.