The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates Bariatric Center

04/22/02 Well Dr. Lin and his entire staff are nothing less than wonderful. I am very pleased with everyone of them. But as for the general hospital staff and nursing staff they are rude undertrained and I would have to say the the very worst the medical profession has to offer. I am writting a letter to the hospital administration to let them know just how bad. If I ever have another procedure done it will be in a different hospital. 04/14/02 Well there is very little time now before my surgery. I am thankful to everyone who has encouraged me through this website. I feel much better and less nervous now after reading Psalms 91 and praying to God and giving my worries over to him. It is all in God's hands now and He will take care of me and be my Protector. And in the end His will shall be done. 03/28/02 Ok I feel much better about Dr. Lin today after I spoke with Denise Hough and several of Dr. Lin's past patients. Denise was very straight forward in letting me know about the two fatalities that Dr. Lin has had. But he performs this surgery 3-5 times per week and has done so for the last 6-7 years. The student Dr. who answered my question had no right to discuss this issue with me and I wish they would have not answered instead of giving me a wrong answer. Denise is making sure this does not happen in the future. I feel much better. Dr Lin is going to call me tomorrow and speak to me to make sure everything is ok personally. Thanks to all of those of you who responded with information when I emailed you.
03/27/02 I am now seriously considering getting another surgeon and cancelling my appointment with Dr. Lin. I just found out via this websites memorial page that contrary to what I was told in the office Dr. Lin lost a patient last year due to complications from this surgery. Her name was Dee Mitchell and is in no way related to me. OLD STUFF: My first impression was if your not famliar with D.C. this place is hard to find! The directions I was given were invalid because L street was closed the day I went, so of course I got lost. The office people seemed nice but not extremely friendly. I had to watch a video and review a handout regarding the procedure. I was then interviewed and given a physical by one of the student doctors. Dr. Lin came in and discussed the surgery with me and answered my questions regarding the procedure. He makes the risks very clear up front. He found me to be a valid candidate for surgery and allowed me to schedule for April 16th 2002. They informed of meetings and support groups of which I really had no interest in. He explained the aftercare program and what all is expected of me. I would rate him high so far but then again he has not done my surgery yet and that's what really counts. I could careless about bedside manner as long as he is a Top notched surgeon.I was impressed that he attended Harvard and did his residency at Johns Hopkins. He also explained that typically he works with cancer patients more than the morbidly obese folks. There was much miscommunication between my PCP and his office regarding my medical records eventually I changed my PCP and went and got my records and faxed them myself.

I have only met with the surgeon once but he got right down to business. I had already done a little research about his history and affiliations and was aware that he is one of the few surgeons in the area that performs the Laproscopic Gastric Bypass surgical procedure. Initially, I was a little put off because I expected him to be a little warm and fuzzy, but then I realized that I was not in the market for a new buddy, but a competent surgeon. He was able to answer all of my questions and gave me all the details(including risks) that I needed.

3/25/02
Went in for my pre-op testing and a resident was there. I assumed Dr.Brody would come in but when the resident was done, he asked if I had any further questions...I asked where the surgeon was and he stated that he would only be in if I requested to see him. I told him that I would feel more comfortable if the surgeon was able to field my final questions. Dr.Brody came in and he was a little more personable this time and assured me that everything would go well. Once again, he was able to answer all of my questions to my satisfaction.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS WONDERFUL,PASS AND PRESENT HX

hello everyone i have a long story as i am sure we all do . i started my journey about 7 months ago, i started looking on this website and i have learned soo much. i did have alot of insurance ups and downs. but it was mostly stuff that was just time consuming i finally recieved my confirmation of surgery in dec. my date is march 14th 2002. i will be having my surgery at the cleveland clinic in cleveland ohio. i am very excited. i am 23 years old i have been married a little over a year to my absolutly wonderful husband. he is in the army and is in germany, i will be joining him after my surgery and recovery. i decided this was for me when we found out we would be living in europe for 3 years, i wanted to be in good shape, wealthy so i would be able to take full advantage of our wonderful experiance. i didn't want my weight to stop me from doing all the wonderful things while i had the chance. i know that everyone is behind me and very supportive and that is such a huge key to everything. i wish everyone great luck, don't give up when times are tough you will have stepping stones in this process but i know you can do anything you set you heart and mind too

I met Dr. Lin via a community forum through the George Washington University Hospital. My internist recommended the surgery and Dr. Lin. His staff is extremely helpful and professional.

8/6/2001 Well I had my first appt with my surgeon this past week. I was so nervous. Everything went pretty well. Now I am just waiting for all of my bloodwork, etc to come back to make sure I'm good to go.
Dr. Brody was nice. But got right to the point. No chit chat. He went over the risks of the surgery and made sure I understood them all.
He was very professional and I have no concerns about him at all. Can't wait for that surgery date!!!

3/4/02 Surgery went well and I am well on my way to a great recovery. Dr. Brody has been wonderful. He remained very much the same throughout this entire journey. Very professional and to the point. Not one for small talk.
But I am very happy Dr. Brody did my surgery. Him and his staff have been wonderful.

Dr Paul Lin at George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC .He is a Harvard graduate, oncologist specialist in liver and pancease. I was very impressed by him and his success rate.George Washington Hospital has a support group and conseling for after care. I believe surgical competense far out ways bedside manner and he is one of the few doc that does gastric revesions. whick in my case is important.

First appointment with Dr.Lin on February 25th.

Dr. Paul Lin, from George Washington University Hospital, is a very competent and easy to talk to surgeon.He has a very reliable surgical coordinator and scheduling nurse.
Will update after my surgery scheduled for 2-1-02.

I have met with my surgeon (Dr. Paul Lin @ GW University). After watching a video I met with him and a resident. All of my questions were answered and he made sure I understood the risk and what my expectation of weight loss should be. I was told not to expect to be a size five and my impression was he wants the patient to be pleasantly suprised and not disappointed if I didnt turn out to be someone I never was intended to be. I respect him but I pray I will be in the majority and atleast get to my personal goal of a size 12/13. Dr. Lin gave a great first impression and so did his staff.