Marc M. Zare MD, FACS Bariatric Center

Amazing Doctor, help me change my life completely, i was at 500 lbs and thanks to his hands and my dedication i know weigh 385 and i am about to have my 4 month gastroversery on July 19 2012. i feel amazing and i am doing a 5k this saturday in San Francisco for the color rum, thanks DR!

Carlos

From my first visit with Dr. Zare to my discharge from the hospital Dr. Zare was very pleasant. What was great is he was not pushy like I thought some surgeons might be. Dr. Zare's office assistant Ben was great! Ben was on top of everything and so friendly. He never once seemed irritated during my many calls placed to the office. However Ben is no longer working for Dr. Zare. I believe the new assistant's name is Amelia. I believe Amelia is still learning the office procedures and with a coach like Ben I am sure she will be just as good. Overall Dr. Zare in my opinion is a great surgeon and I would definitely recommend him.

I had my surgery on April 16th and I am back at work two weeks later feeling great with 20lbs less. I know this is just the beginning but I am very grateful to Dr. Zare for his great work. I mentioned before on my profile that I never expected my experience to be so positive. The pre-op process was so quick and successful that the only trouble was losing the 20lbs by the surgery date. I had one month to do it and I have no complains. The surgery coordinator Ben Mendoza was so helpful and hands on. He was on top of things from day one. He took care of everything for me. All I had to do was follow the small check list provided by Dr. Zare and the surgery date arrived. The day of the surgery is like a dream. All I remember is having a quick chat with Dr. Zare before the surgery and when I woke up I was being rolled into my room at the hospital. Dr. Zare visited me later that day and thanked me for losing the 20lbs because that made his work so much easier. I highly recommend you visit Dr. Zare if you are contemplating having any type of bariatric surgery. You will receive the utmost attention from his staff and the surgeon himself.

I first came to Dr. Zare back in August of 2011. He and his office staff were extremely thorough and helpful. Dr. Zare provided me with a binder containing all the information I needed to feel that I completely understood the process. This past Tuesday April 24th 2012, I had the Vertical Sleeve surgery. Dr. Zare did an amazing job and I sailed thorough with no complications at all. If the rest of my recovery continues as smoothly I should have no problems at all. I would highly recomment Dr. Zare to anyone who is interested in Weight Loss Surgery.

I would also like to give my highest regards to Ben, Dr. Zare's assistant. He is so helpful and made the process go so well. I can't say enough good things about Ben and Dr. Zare.

Dr. Zare is AMAZING!! I am so glad I chose him to be my surgeon. He did a wonderful job on my Roux-en-Y surgery and Gallbladder removal. When i first met him I instantly felt comfortable with his ability and was very confident with my decision to do the surgery and have him as my surgeon. Also, unlike most surgeons Dr. Zare has amazing bedside manor. I would recommend him and Ben (who is equally amazing!) to anyone I know looking for a Bariatric Surgeon. Thanks Ben and Dr. Zare for giving me a new lease on life :-)

Dr. Zare is very knowledgeable and a great surgeon.
I had surgery on 12/13/11 during surgery he found a Hiatal hernia and repaired it.
After surgery he showed my husband pictures and gave him an explanation for each item he did and why.
His bed side manner is great and he has wonderful since of humor.
When he took out the drain it didn't even hurt.
I am very glad I choose him as my doctor.

Dr Zare is a very personable and kind doctor with an excellent program of nutritionial, psychological councling prior to surgery. I find that the preop work really helps to connect with the reality of post op life. There is a complete binder of information provided on the first day. I lovingly call this my bible of well being. It covers all aspects, preop and post op risks vs benefits, nutritional guides and what to expect
The aftercare program, just a 2 week followup to check sutures and answer any questions and a 4 month folloup with lab review then annually.He also suggests that you join a support group.
So far so good! There was a little more pain than I had expected, but it's very managable and gets better everyday. (could be I'm just impatiient..)

1 year update - Post op care leaves a lot to be desired. I believe that once the scapel is down, the care stops. I've met my goal and have lost 122 pounds, but trying to get an appt with this md post op isn't easy, and his staff is rude. If you can go it alone post op, then it's a good fit, otherwise keep shopping.

I'm Happy to have picked the right Dr. for me. I'm excited to be on this journey. Dr Zare helped a friend of mine with surgery and a after watching her for the past year I knew I could do this.

Dr. Zare is amazing! He's such a brilliant surgeon and he has a great personality too ... and that's hard to find!
Pre-op: He always made me feel at ease, answered all of my questions and helped make the process easy. Ben who works in his office is amazing as well. He's so friendly and an expert when it comes to navigating insurance companies and just the overall process from beginning to end.
Surgery: On the day of my surgery, Dr. Zare greeted me with a smile on his face and seemed just as excited about the surgery as I was. After my surgery was over he visited me in my hospital room each day while I was in the hospital. The surgery was flawless, perfection and what more can you ask for? There were NO surprises because he made sure I knew what would happen every step along the way.

Having weightloss surgery was one of the biggest decisions I've ever made and Dr. Zare and Ben made sure that I was informed, comfortable and in great hands.

I would recommend (and already have) Dr. Zare to anyone looking into weightloss surgery.

Working with Dr. Zare was the easiest part of this process. He is easy going, easy to talk to and straightforward with his answers.

I met with him twice before surgery (once for the seminar and another time to sign the paperwork). On the day of the surgery he came in to meet with me and assure me that everything was going to go really well. And then the anesthesiologist said "Goodnight!" and I was OUT!

I woke up a few hours later (and promptly fell back asleep) and it was all done! He did an amazing job. As of the date of this review I'm about 2 weeks out and my incisions are healing up really nicely! I was worried about having some pretty significant scars - but they're not bad at all!

Oh AND I'm down 28lbs since 9/15 and feeling great!

One last thing - Ben at Dr. Zare's office is truly wonderful. It's really important that patients feel like they can always get a question answered (and trust me I had many) and Ben was able to answer many of my questions (mostly about the insurance approval process, etc.) and if he couldn't answer it he was always sure to pass it on to Dr. Zare and get back to me asap.

To Dr. Zare & Ben - thank you both so very much for helping me through this process. I can't wait to check in again with you in a few months looking healthy and fabulous!

Thanks!

Sheresa