The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates Bariatric Center

Dr. Lin's knows his work and is very informative. Although I have not seen him since my surgery, Denise is a very good assistant. His staff is always pleasant. They are meticulous with their aftercare maintenance. Dr. Lin left my painless and healthy.

He was nice. To the point and knows what he is talking about.
He answered all of my questions and was very informative as well as the nurse who helped me.
My god-sister was working there at the time and she told Dr Brody about me prior to my visit.
The rest of the staff was okay.
He isnt the joke/laugh type but he is very straightforward. I like this......

He has told me all the pros/cons and answered all of my questions.

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He was great. I would rather have someone who is serious and into their job than somoene who is joking ect. He was curteous and not rude. I like this.....

Dr. Paul Lin is a thoughtful, careful man and I believe that is evident in his patient care as well. He leaves no doubt that this is a serious surgery (the video he presents is very direct)and that he wants his patients to be well informed. And he gets results! I trusted him immediately.

The office staff is excellent - Kathy is always a joy to work with. Denise, the nurse practitioner who handles most after-care, is exceptional. I've been blissfully complication free, but I would never hesitate to contact them with any questions whatsoever. All the assistants I have seen in the office were especially pleasant and professional as well.

I would recommend this practice to anyone having or considering WLS and commend these fine people to you.

12/14/04- Dr. Brody explained about the procedure and answered to my questions. I was satisfied with his details. I just found out my surgery date right after he sent me to his secretary.

Dr. Lin was nothing like I thought. I was expecting a cold, unemotional asian physician. I found him to be compassionate, understanding and easy to talk to.

His staff are professional and kind. My most memorable time of surgery was a few days after and I was frustrated that I was STILL in the hospital. I was expecting to leave in three days. I missed my family and wanted to go home but was held longer as a precaution. I pouted and refused to cooperate with GW staff and demanded to see Dr. Lin. He came to my rescue and released me that morning after ensuring I was ok to go home. That memory will forever remain with me because I viewed it as his way of making sure I was comfortable even if it meant healing at home with my family and that meant alot to me.

I believe Dr. Lin is the best in the business. That may be a little biased since he's the only Dr. that has performed bypass on me, but I feel just that confident.

The only part that I absolutely detested was the drainage system. EWWWWWWW It was gross and annoying but part of the process. I scared the bejuvees out of myself many times because I thought my toddler had yanked the dern thing out! I am grateful to Dr. Lin and God the Father for seeing me through such a risky procedure.

I am extremely pleased to have chosen Dr. Paul Lin as my surgeon for my Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery. Dr. Lin is very informative, takes as much time as you need, answers questions in great detail until you are satisfied. My yearlong pre-surgery program was a requirement of, and completed though my insurer Kaiser Permanente. Once I was referred to Dr. Lin I was on the fast track. My wife had surgery with him on November 9th, 2004 and I followed on December 14th, 2004.

Dr. Lin has two folks working with him who are deserving of very high praise as well. Denise Johnstone is his CNP and is among the most incredible people I have ever met. She is attentive to detail, compassionate, very informative and very friendly. She gladly answers questions even if you have asked them before. She took her personal time to come by and visit my wife in the ER several weeks after surgery when she went in for unrelated causes. Denise took the time to be certain that the ER staff was fully informed as to the surgery and its possible bearing on their decisions.

Dr. Graham Moore is a surgical resident at George Washington University Hospital where my surgery was performed. Dr. Moore is not an employee of Dr. Lin's but works closely with him in both the clinical and surgical arenas. Of all of the medical students and residents with which I interacted during my wife's surgery and my subsequent stay I was most impressed with Dr. Moore. He has good manner and good humor. He will clearly be a successful surgeon in his own right before long.

George Washington University Hospital has a particular section known as 5 North that specializes in WLS patients. 5 North encompasses about 25 beds and a subsection of about 11 beds are dedicated for WLS patients. Included in that section is a Bariatric Education room. Here many materials are available for patient review. This unit also features both beds AND chairs that are SIZED for us full figured folks.

I recommend Dr. Lin and his associate staff without hesitation.

He was fabulous and very helpful



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Excellent first impression of Dr. Lin. He spent a great deal of time answering my questions and providing detailed information regarding the pros/cons of the surgery. He seems very knowledgeable, capable and sensitive to the specific needs of bariatric patients. His staff, including Kathy and Denise were so kind, helpful and reassuring. So far, it's been such a relief to be treated with some dignity and respect by medical professionals.

I arrived on time and did not have to wait long. My husband drove me into DC since I don't know Georgetown very well. I was nervous and self consience. Dr. Lee's staff was friendly,professional and they helped me feel comfortable.

Dr. Lee is knowledgable. She willing to answer any and all of my questions so I would be well informed.

Ongelic, her asst., was very paitent with me and helped termendously with the insurance company. She even worked out a surgery date with me after I had to reschedule 3x's.

Dr. Lee is quite and reserved. I believe overall she is a terrfic MD. I truat all will be fine. I am in God's hands, no better place to be.


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Since Dr. Lee is the staff gastro-surgeon, she is followed around by interns and so on. I was warned and was asked the same questions frequently, but that was cool. Kinda felt like a class project.

My first impression of Dr.Lee was that she was a very professional, yet busy woman. She explained to me that they do not offer RNY lap, and why (which initially I was disappointed), but after explaining I understood and agreed. The office staff was really cool and they treated me very well, but I was irritated that Dr. Lee kept getting paged and people kept knocking on the door to interrupt. But this was OK compared to the fact that the surgeons office staff who I started to go to was unprofessional, lazy, and just plain ole GHETTO, so I will take a few interruptions. She addressed risks, aftercare, and even gave numbers of people that I could call that she performed the surgery on. I was also glad that she was a associate professor of surgery, and also was a trauma surgeon, so she would be prepared just in case.