Cleveland Clinic Florida/Bariatric Institute Bariatric Center

My first Impression was ok I was more nervous than anything. During my first visit
the Dr embrassed me and my mother and told me evrything will be just fine. His nurse is the best she sat down talked with me and made me feel great. His secretary is wonderful. I had emergency gall Blader removal and he was my surgeon for that he was the best he came in to see me and made sure that I was comfortable. When I went in for my follow-up he answered all of my questions that I had about wls. They have a wonderful support group and he allways stays after to answer any questions you have. I LOVE HIM! He addressed the risk of the surgery very well. On a scale from 1-10 he is more than a 10 ion my book!

my first impression was he was straight to the point he even showed me the video of a surgery he preformed ,he was reassuring becuase of course i didnt feel like i was truelly gonna be able to get it,he told me i have 99.9% chance of being approved.i feel really comfortable with him being my surgeon.

Dr. Rosenthal is a wonderful doctor although he needs to work a bit on his bedside manner.

He is not one to smile or joke around but you could not be in better hands.

He is a bit to cold and impersonal for my taste but again what counts is that he is the most marvelous surgeon. He is excellent at what he does.

Seems to be an excellent surgeon. Very personable and knowledgable. Patient with questions.

Office staff was very helpful setting up surgery.

The aftercare program seems to be lacking a bit. There is a support group, but not much else as far as I can tell.

I met with my PCP this Thursday, and got approval to visit Dr. Rosenthal. I have an appointment set for Feb. 26. I'm excited. My wife set up the appointment, but she said it was smooth - no problems, just gave basic info (name, SSN, bithday) and got the appointment set up.

me and my 2 sisters loved dr. rosenthal,when i met him and talk to him he answered every single question. the good and the bad i just new in my heart this was the man to do my surgery.the hospital staff is wonderful. i dont like to praise people, but he was great of course with the help of one man [god].god watched over me and i no this.his office staff is great pam she takes down your history and stuff like that.then the doctor takes over.future patients can judge for themselves im sure they will see that this man noes what hes doing.and he doesnt mess around when it comes to his patients. he is very very serious when it comes to aftercare please come to your postop appts.if you dont they will be calling you. i rate my doctor a [10] his bedside manner and surgical skills are great. judge for yourself.

if anybody knows about problems its me. i was in the hospital for 1 1/2 months with alot of complications but dr.rosenthal was excellent and i would do it all over again!!
i weighed 502 and in 11 months i weigh 254 and i have lost 248 pounds.

8/29/2001 The second Dr. Rosenthal came into the room I felt comfortable with him. He was very informative with all aspects of WLS and described them all, then suggested which one he thought would be best for me. He seemed very warm and sincere and answered all my questions in great detail. His office is at the Cleveland Clinic (Weston), they run things a lot different there compared to your regular doctor's office, but everyone I have delt with so far has been very nice. I would rate him overall (I've only seen him once so far) a 10 out of 10.

Hi all, well I have not met him I have my 1st consult 7/31/01. I had the appointment for almost 2 weeks but could not get to PCP until this morning, I was dreading that, as I have mentioned it before but he did not seem inthused, however with the assistance of this website, I went to him with a letter addressed to him and a copy of one which I am sending to cigna, (courtesy of Obesityhelp.com) SURPRISE no problem :) its Friday he was in a good mood LOL, now just need auth for consult and Im on my way, so I guess I could say Ive started my journey. Will update after 7/31. Wish me luck!

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8/01/01 Well met him yesterday, he seemed very caring and supportive, he feels I am a good candidate for lap (YEA) had me right in with a hepatologist (i have a liver problem), and had xray and blood work done, now I just need to see his endocrinologist, have an upper gi and ekg, he believes surgery will be in about 1 month. I also met two women that were there for check up they could not say enough good things about him, one told me because she was alone, no family with her that Dr Rosenthal stayed in recovery with her untill she woke up, I think thats great, Well I will keep you posted :)I have nothing negative to say at this point.

I met with Dr. Rosenthal in March or April of 2001. I went with my sister and my mother. He was very thorough when he spoke to us. I felt very at ease and comfortable. The staff is great and very helpful. He discussed with us the difference between both procedures (the gastric bypass and the banding). He showed us what the banding will look like and what will happen aftewards.