Jeffrey Hannon, M.D. Bariatrics Bariatric Center

My first impression was that he seemed down to earth and I immediately felt comfortable. His office staff was very professional and treated me super nice. His nurse Claudia is especially great and doesn't forget a face. There was nothing at all that I disliked about Dr. Snow or his staff. Dr. Snow's office put together a program called Begin Now. They approached Mobile Infirmary with the idea and they liked it. It is required by his office to get wls. You have to meet with a dietician for about 4 hours. They go over nutrition and show you what size bites to take and portions to eat as well as types of food you can eat and things you should avoid. They are very thorough and it helped me a lot to take the class. They also check for any potential problems that may make you more at risk for blood clots. After surgery during your hospital stay, the dietician meets with you again as part of the program. They also meet with you again on your first post-op visit. I think this is a great program and shows that this group of doctors really is concerned about their patients not just during surgery but long term.

I really liked Dr. Lane. He was very personable and explained the procedure to me. I'm a science teacher so I knew alot of anatomy already. So he explained it to me without talking down to me. He told me I was a very good candidate for the surgery. His office was very helpful with filing all the paper work. I have to take a test and go through a program before I will be scheduled for surgery. He went over all the risks of surgery. He explained the risk of death of the surgery but he also explained the risk of staying obese. He has a structured aftercare program set-up in which he instructs what to eat and when to eat. I would highly recommend him to other people.

Dr. Weinstein has been excellent thus far and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone.

I met Dr. Lane today. Unfortunately I had to change surgeons. He was very informative and did not beat around the bush. He made sure he went over everything even if I already new it. He set me up right away for surgery. I am praying for Dr Thomas to have a speedy recovery.

I went to see the doctor five years ago about the surgery and he was nice then. I think he and his staff are very professional and caring.

He has the reputation of being the best in the city of Mobile and that is why I chose him. I got his name from another physician who is a personal friend.

His aftercare progrma is only somewhat structured.

THe only thing I did not like at first was seeing the physician's assistant but I got over it. But when I said something they offered immediately to get the doc.


Overall, I would highly recommend him.

I love Dr. Hannon and am so glad I chose him to be my surgeon. He is so great and I have complete confidence in him.

This is my experience with Dr. Snow and his staff I will walk you through their program.

First visit is a group meeting disussing the benefits, risks and surgical procedure(laproscopic and open). After the group session you will meet one on one with Dr. Snow to discuss your previous medical history and any concerns you have that were not addressed during the group. You will also meet with the financial specialist who will direct you on how to get the necessary medical records, how much your out of pocket expense will be. Once you receive your approval letter from the insurance company, you can either wait for them to call you or you can call them. Your second visit they schedule you for your surgery; order the pre-op tests and you attend the BEGIN class. During the BEGIN class they perform a light physical activity tolerance test. The dietician discusses your diet after the surgery and you meet with a nurse to go over your medical history again. You must complete this class before Dr. Snow will perform surgery. The next time you see the Dr. is right before they knock you out. During your stay in the hospital you may see him or one of the other surgeons in that same practice. (Surgical Association of Mobile). Expect to stay 3-4 days in the hospital if you have no complications. Then you go for a follow up visit 1 week post surgery ( more or less he only sees GB patients on Monday). Then you follow up as he orders. In my opinion he is the best Dr. in this area to perform GBS. He doesn't get on to you unless you deserve it ie you don't modify your life style after surgery. His staff is always polite and the telephone nurse will answer any questions you have and promptly returns your calls.

Very detailed and great bedside manner.
Wonderful staff.

Dr Snow is pretty comical. He came in just after my surgery and asked me if I started eating yet. He did a very good job on my Gastric Bypass surgery. I had to have my gallbladder out and he took care of that too. But all preliminary tests before the gallbladder came out pretaining to the Gastric surgery were great. He came highly reccommended to me by co-workers who had no trouble. I think people who have him need to know not to expect alot when it comes to bedside manner. He comes in, checks on you, prepares orders (if neccesary) and is gone. Not a whole lot of compassion. I would give Dr snow a very high rating because I believe he has a wealth of knowledge over his peers being that he has been doing this for so much longer. Mobile infirmary has a pretty good pre-surgery and post surgery program. I was well educated overall and very prepared after I left the hospital.

My first impression of Dr. Hannon was a good one in that I was very nervous about the surgery and I was put at ease when I seen Dr. Hannon on a Christian program. I felt good knowing that he was a Christian and probably had the same beliefs in God. I say that because not all Christians share the same beliefs. What was even better was that when I chicken out of my first surgery appointment I wanted to speak with Dr. Hannon over the phone to ask additional questions. And because I had difficulty getting around at that time. And the receptionist tld me that I would have to come in again instead of speaking to him over the phone. However, Dr. Hannon's nurse called me when I left a very upsetting message on his voice mail expressing my disappointment that he couldn't call me. But the nurse assured me that he could call me and he did. And that made me feel so good to know that e took tme out of his busy schedule to call me.

His office staff at first was a little cold to me. But over tme they became friendly. I realize that I was very sensitive at that time so I may have been over-reacting.

Dr. Hannon is a very friendly and compassionate doctor. I felt secure in his hands.

Future patients should know that Dr. Hannon wants to help his patients.

I think I get adequate after care however, for me, it still is not enough. I basically want someone to hold my hand through this journey.

The after care program with Dr. Hannon is through the hospital. And I think it is a structured after program.

Dr. Hannon and his group and other doctors involved in my care were very blunt about the worse case senario.

I would rate the overall experience a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10.

I feel that surgical competence as well as a good bedside manner are very important.