Johns Hopkins Obesity Surgery Center Bariatric Center

What was your first impression of him/her? rnVERY NICE, ALSO KINDA GOOD LOOKING, VERY PROFESSIONAL, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLErnHow did your impression change over time? rnSTAYED THE SAMErnHow would you describe his/her office staff? rnVERY ORGANIZED AND RESPONSIVErnWhat did you like least about him/her? rnNOTHINGrnWhat should future patients know about him/her? rnHE IS A EXCELLENT SURGEONrnHow much does he/she emphasize aftercare? rnIT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANTrnDoes he/she have a structured aftercare program? YESrnHow did he/she address the risks of surgery? rnA FEW TIMESrnHow would you rate him/her overall? rnON A SCALE OF 1-10, I GIVE HIM A 10rnWhich is better, surgical competence, bedside manner, or are both great?rnBOTH WERE GREAT, VERY PLEASANT AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.rnrnrnTHE ONLY BAD EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WAS NOT WITH HIM, BUT WITH HIS NURSE PRACTIONER, WHEN I WENT FOR MY 3 WEEK FOLLOW UP TO HAVE MY G TUBE REMOVED. HER BEDSIDE MANNER WAS NOT AS I EXPECTED IT TO BE.

This man is absolutely wonderful! He is a fantastic surgeon. My incisions are almost invisible now just four weeks out of surgery. I have had no nausea or vomiting. Everything went perfectly, and I attribute that to his skill as a surgeon. Eveyone in his office is friendly and supportive, especially his insurance coordinator, Teresa. She is a hoot! I can think of no negatives about Dr. Schweitzer or his staff. Not only are they wonderful, the whole team who took care of me on the day of surgery were terrific. Dr. Wyman, my anestheologist, was terrific and put me totally at ease when I was a bit stressed out while waiting to head into surgery. I can not say enough good things about Drs. Schweitzer and Wyman and the whole bariatric team at Johns Hopkins Bayview.

My first impression of Dr. S is he hasnt changed in eight years. He still has a very busy and active practice. This being said I think his office staff is doing the best they can. I havent had any problems, I prefer to communicate via email and all of my emails were answered promptly. Charlice who isnt Dr. S MOC was very helpful in getting appt for consult. They have a structured after care program at Bayview. For me bedside manner is OK, but surgical competence is more important.

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He was very polite and seem to be a intervert but was very very good at his job. He answered all my questions.rn He was Very well organized for the amount of patients they havernOnly deal with his staff dont let the other docs in the office staff answer you questions they DO have different rules!!! I got some test I did NOT NOT NOT even need because one of the other staff member said all the doctors had the same guidline... This was not true!!! The doctor's nurse looked in my file and ask why did you get this!! So Trust me only deal with his staffrnVERY GOODrnHis nurse was very kind if she didnt have an answer she would say so and get back to you. Tracy also was very good at answering my questions

I had read on OH that Dr. Schweitzer had no personality, but he seemed personable when I met him. Besides, his surgical skills were far more important to me than his social skills. rnrnSince the initial consultation, I have had questions that Dr. Schweitzer himself has answered via email as well as telephone. I believe him to be a very thorough and detail-oriented surgeon, and look forward to him performing the RNY on me.rnrnHis office staff put on a good front during the consultation. However, since then I have found that they don't really like to answer the phone, return telephone messages or return emails. Dr. Schweitzer sure does, but not his staff.rnrnI am very impressed with Dr. Schweitzer.

I have had Dr. Magnuson before and am returning to him for a revision. Dr. Magnuson is very nice and very professional. He took great care of me the first go round and I had no complications. I would recommend him to others seeking weight loss surgery.rnrn4/22/09rnI had my revision done on 4/6/09 and everything went great. Dr. Magnuson was excellent and the staff at Bayview Medical Center was very nice. I would definitely recommend him to someone seeking bariatric or revision surgery.

He is the sweetest most caring Doctor I have ever encountered! I would recommemend him to anyone considering WLS! His staff was always very attentive and answered any questions that I had. His secretary Valarie is so patient and understanding! I honestly cant think of one negative thing to say about him or my experience

Dr. Magnuson was nice enough, just seemed rushed. He answered my questions, definitly was friendly. I had a terrible time with his staff staying on top of my case. Constant calling to make sure they were sending the information the insurance company needed. I feel Dr. Magnuson was quite competent, but wouldn't win awards for most awesome friendly doctor. But I would choose compentency any day over personality. I would recommend him to anyone. I rate him as a great surgeon.

At first impression, I had to ask do you smile?rnAfter seeing the seriousness of the surgery I saw why she seemed hard on me at first. The office visits were always professional with the most help from the staff. rnShe made sure everything was in order before my surgery. I had gastric-bypass with Esophagus surgery at the same time. I also have a pace maker so the cardiologist had to be involved. It seemed like a life time getting to the surgery date but DR. Steel was only looking out for my best intrest, and I am now glad she was my surgeon. I am now 4 months post-op and over 75 pounds less. After all was said and done surgical competence is far more important, bedside manner can be overlooked but a possible health problem can not. As long as you do what you are told to do things will go great, they did for me and Dr. Steele is the best.