Center for Wellness and Weight Loss Surgery Bariatric Center

My first impression of Dr. Fullum, was that he was very knowledgeable. My personal fear of MOST doctors is that they don't have much of a personality "bed-side manner" this by far is NOT apart of Dr. Fullum's demeanor.

Overtime, my impression of Dr. Fullum only improved. I realized that he is sincere about the well being of his patients. In addition he treats you with a holistic approach not just treating you for the cause. He takes a step into all aspects of the life before and after surgery, once again holistically.

I have all praise for his office staff. I feel they are going through growing pains. Therefore some may experience long waits and delayed returned phone calls. But due to the sincerity and strong desire to help I feel that things will get better in the future. I strongly suggest bearing with them at this time. During my pre-op period Karen, Office Manager and Dr. Tapscott would make calls to me on the weekends and in the evenings. They were all about getting the job done. Not wanting to leave out any names out but the entire office staff has a sincere desire to help.

I FIRST SAW DR FULLUM AT HIS GROUP MEETING THAT HE HELD ONCE A MONTH. JUST JUST FOR HIS PATIENCE, BUT FOR EVERYONE. I AM IMPRESS WITH THE IDEA HE HELD THIS MEETING ONCE A MONTH. IT GIVES EVERYONE THE CHANCE TO ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS THEY WANT TO KNOW AND ETC.

I HAD MY FIRST CONSULTANT WITH DR. FULLUM AND HE WAS VERY NICE AND ANSWER QUESTION THAT I LIKE TO KNOW. EVEN THOUGH HE'S VERY BUSY, HE DOES TAKE HIS TIME TO TALK TO ANYONE VIA EMAIL. HE DOES REPLY MY EMAILS.

DR. FULLUM IS VERY SPECIFY AND CARE ABOUT HIS PATIENCE.. IN HIS MEETING HE EXPLAIN LAPARASCOPIC SURGERY AS SAFE SURGERY AND THE DIFFERENTS BETWEEN OPEN AND LAPARSCOPIC.

THE OUTPATIENCE STAFF ARE VERY NICE.. ALL OF THE DR THAT DR FULLUM REFERAL ME TO WERE VERY NICE AND WELCOMING.. AND WISH ME ALL THE BEST AND ASK ME TO COME BACK AFTERWARD

I first met Dr. Fullum at his monthly support group meeting at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC. My first impression of him was that he was very knowledgeable & competent in doing this surgery and I knew at that time that he would be the one to perform my surgery. Dr. Fullum was very upfront about the risks and the benefits associated with this type of surgery and I appreciated his candidness. Dr. Fullum's staff is also very courteous but due to Dr. Fullum's popularity, the office visits are rather long. He sees so many patients on a daily basis that the wait is sometimes close to an hour before you're even seen. Also, Dr. Fullum is the head of the surgery department at Providence Hospital and sometimes he's called in for emergency surgery, which also delays the office visits. But all in all, I didn't have a problem w/the wait because I knew that it was just a means to an end! I am very pleased with Dr. Fullum and his staff and would strongly recommend him to anyone considering this surgery.

Good Dr. Surgery went very smooth.

1. I thought that Dr. Fullum was informative, kind and handsome.
2.It hasn't. I still find him to be kind, funny and imformative.(and handsome)
3.His staff is great, first impressions are key and I don't have enough room to talk about everyone from the receptionist to Dr. Fullum.
4. Nothing.
5. That he is a great doctor, he is good at what he does and he cares, it's doesn't come off as if he is only doing a job.
6.He doesn't play with aftercare.
7.Yes, he does and you find this out before the operation and after.
8. During the manadatory group sessions he outlines everything and goes into much more detail of the operation.
9. 100%
10. For me with an operation such as this everything is important.

APRIL 29, 2002
doctor fullum AND his staff are extremely caring, efficient, knowledgable and easily attainable at anytime for whatever reason. he and his associates look out for you as a person and not just as a patient. although doctor fullum was very busy at the time of my consultation appointment he still made a round for me and introduced his self. doctor fullum and doctor dan (his associate) teach Advanced Laproscopic surgery nationally. HE HAS A FANTASTIC TEAM OF DOCTORS SPECIFICALLY THERE TO HELP IN THE COMPLETION OF ALL THE PRE-OPT TESTING......i will complete this profile after surgery...may 1st is my surgery date... 2 days to go