Novant Carolina Surgical Charlotte Bariatric Center

I had my very first appointment today with Dr.Melkonian. My first impression of him was he is so nice, he came in the room shook my hand and told me his name and said it is nice to meet you. I thought he was very nice from beginning to the end of the meeting. His office staff is great and answered any questions I had and didn't mind answering any question I had. I would like for other patients to know that he is very skilled with lap rny and does this type of surgery alot, he was doing lap surgery before he even started doing the rny, weight loss surgery. He emphasizes that you need to get your PCP involved in your weight loss surgery. He was very helpful to tell me all the risk about the surgery and didn't push me to have it done. I would rate him an eleven from 1 to 10 on a scale.

Dr. Melkonian has always been straight foward with me from the very first meeting we had. He has never made me feel as though my appointment needed to be rushed through. He was kind enough to stay after the ofc closed with my husband and I (and hour after closing) to answer any and all questions we had related to the surgery. He does not make his living by doing full time WLS but is a General and Laparoscopic surgeon who does this to help people. He does want his patients to take the time to have all of the tests and necessary evaluations done before making a final decision. My surgery is scheduled for March 26,2002. Dr Melkonian has obliged my request to talk to patients up in Pennsylvania where he did his internship to allowing me to talk to a patient he performed the WLS on. WLS is new to the Carolina Surgical Clinic since Dr Melkonian joined with this clinic so they are still learning but the staff is doing very well in answering calls and or questions. So far I have been very pleased with Dr Melkonian and the staff at Carolina Surgical Clinic of Charlotte.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS VERY GOOD, AFTER SURGERY I FOUND HIM LESS INVOLVED. SOME OF HIS OFFICE STAFF IS GREAT. HIS NURSE TRUDY IS WONDERFUL AND THE POST SURGERY INSURANCE NURSE LIZ IS GREAT, HOWEVER THE PRE SURGERY INSURANCE NURSE NANCY IS INEFFICIENT, RUDE AND UNCOOPERATIVE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE OFFICE MANAGER ABOUT HER. ANOTHER PATIENT OF HIS HAS TOLD ME THE SAME THING.

DR. MELKONIAN IS NEW TO CHARLOTTE AND TO SURGERY. I WAS HIS THIRD SURGERY IN CHARLOTTE ON 1/31/02. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY AFTERCARE PROGRAM OR SUPPORT GROUP IN PLACE.

HIS SURGICAL COMPETENCE IS BETTER THAN HIS BEDSIDE MANNER.

I have been very impressed with Dr. Melkonian both as a technical surgeon and his interpersonal skills. He is likeable and communicates well. I believe the aftercare and support group systems will be put in place as he gets more and more patients coming his way. All in all, I could not be happier.

wonderful, straight forward, very caring, devotes time and interest in your appointments, does not sugar coat anything

I really enjoyed my first meeting with Dr. Melkonian. He's a very nice man with alot of patience. He took the time to answer any questions that I had. He also took the time to explain ALL the benefits and risks. The office staff was marginal. They are pretty new to dealing with Obese patients and I felt like they were unsure of how to approach me. The aftercare program is EXCELLENT! I really enjoyed meeting him and look forward to my next appointment. On a scale of 1 to 10 i'd give him a 10 for sure!

Dr. Melkonian was straight forward and to the point. He didn't cut any corners. He also answered all of my questions and concerns tactfully. I would recommend he to anyone. His staff was consistent with getting my paperwork together and scheduling all of my appointments. They are always available to answer questions! I am quite shock at how smoothly this process is going.