Meridian Surgical Group Bariatric Center

I was very impressed with Dr. Inman and still am. She and her office staff have been very helpful to me every time I have had to contact them. She is very thorough in her evaluation of your health. She requires specific pre-testing and post-testing. You are required to see her at
specific intervals throughout the first year and visit the dietitions on a regular basis as well.
Overall, Dr. Inman is a well qualified bariatric surgeon, general surgeon and is trained in trauma situations - she is very
kind and does have a great bedside manner.

Dr. Evanson was very nice and very informative. He is in the same surgeon group as Dr. Inman and Dr. Huse. He seemed very confident and supportive of my choice. Now, I just get to sit and wait for my approval!!

She is very business like, but extremely knowledgable. I felt very comfortable with her doing my surgery. Her office staff is wonderful. Very helpful and knowledgable. She emphasizes aftercare very much. I was given detailed instructions on how to care for myself after this surgery. She was very up front with all of the risks of this surgery. I would rate her extremely high and would recommend her to anyone. Her surgical competence and bedside manner are both great.

I met with Dr. Inman in a group setting first. She was very personable and informative regarding genetics, environment and intake. She walked you through the steps of surgery and addressed all my fears before ever meeting one on one. Once the seminar was over she was quick to meet personally with each person. She does not spend a lot of time with you but if you ask questions she will stop and answer each one. I really liked her and it was obvious she knew what she was doing. For any that are looking to meet her be prepared for a long visit. I signed in at 1:30pm, the seminar began around 2pm and by 3pm we were ready to meet one on one. I left around 415pm. As you can see it is not a quick visit but it goes fast with a lot going on.

4/22/02 I thought I would update on Dr. Inman's office. Vicky is wonderful to deal with and very understanding. I spoke with her about some questions I had and she was very informative. Also, they have already sent in for approval in less than a weeks time. Personally I was not expecting such a quick turn around but was happy to hear that. She told me to wait 5 working days and begin calling the insurance company. Most likely they will say they do not have it and it will need to be faxed to a certain number and person. So in five days I will know at least the status of it in my insurance companies hands.

5/02 Well I have not yet made it to the insurance review yet. I got a call to have further testing and a consultation with Dr. Inman in July. Since I am having a revision additonal steps are in this process. I have to say that I have been working with Colleen and she has been very understanding and positive helping me. So far everyone has been great at Dr. Inman's office and at the Center.

I had my first consutation with Dr.Inman on March 18, 2002. She seems to be a very caring doctor that put me at ease right away. My sister had surgery with her 2 years before and also liked her very well. The staff at the bariatric center at St. Vincent arranged the first consultion and were very helpful in getting things started. Dr Inman was very good about pointing out the risks involved and the aftercare that is required. She pointed out that the surgery is a tool to help with weight loss and follow up support is very important. All her patients are required to meet with a physiciatrist once for an evaluation to see if you are a good candidate for surgery. On May the 7th, the surgery coordinator called and told me that my insurance had approved the surgery and gave me my surgery date and scheduled my pre op testing. She was very nice and led me through what I needed to do to set up part of the testing. I hope things go as smooth with the surgery.

Kim at the Bariatric Center was very helpful on the phone. The office staff was very nice and answered all my questions.

It's 11/5 and my letter was just sent today! Colleen, from Dr. Inman's office said she was months behind in sending them out!!!!!

It is 12/5 now and apparently the insurance company has all the information they need now thanks to Lisa at the Bariatric Center. She provided them with the last piece of information they needed. Colleen at Dr. Inman's office has not been very helpful. She hasn't been very friendly either. Now I am dealing with Vicky, she is very down to the point but much friendlier than Colleen.

Dr. Inman is the greatest. She is very down to earth, caring and helpful.

04/22/02 So far, Dr. Inman has been great. Her entire staff has been helpful in getting my surgery approved. I didn't have to do any of the footwork that I have heard of others doing. Dr. Inman is straight forward and goes straight to the point. There's no sugar coating when she speaks. I can respect that! During my counsultation, she was quick yet percise. She has a very structured aftercare program that is manditory for 1 year. I will see the nutriousist and attend group (all cost included in the cost of surgery). I will keep posting with each interaction.

(The following information is my personal impression regarding my own experiences and should not be used by anyone for their own decision about weight loss surgeryor their own health.): Dr. Margaret Inman is my surgeon. I have met with her once at my initial consultation. I am very impressed with her self-confidence, knowledge,caring attitude and overall spirit. She is a very caring and detailed educator in the initial consult. All risks and surgery information was covered in a group setting and then I met with her one to one (Only a few minutes). I would rate her a 9 out of 10(only because I have not had the surgery yet). Her attitude is very positive(good for a surgeon) and she explained everything in detail. She is in the St. Vincent Bariatric Weight Loss Center in Carmel, IN. The Hospital is very nice and all the Bariatric staff are helpful and sensitive to large people.The before and after care program is very structured and required for you to become a potential patient. Which is really important to me because I want a program that has follow through. They have group support meetings once a week.I have been to 3 so far and they are great! And mandatory follow up with nutricianists, group support meetings,Doctor appointments and lab work-ups after surgery. I really like this approach because it will just mean more support for me in using this surgery "tool" successfully. And be able to maintain the weight loss in the long run. The chairs in the waiting room are big with chair arms!! I have not had the surgery yet but I feel I have an excellent surgeon in Dr. Inman.

Very professional, knows her subject well!
Somewhat standoffish at first. Respect her and her abilities. Very caring toward her surgery patients. Office staff helpful and they try to process info in a timely manner,
although this can become difficult with the amount of people wanting this surgery.
Future patients should expect a very long process from calling for consult to actual surgery date. As stated before Dr. Inman is very good and many want surgery. The aftercare with Dr. Inman is excellant follow
ups at different stages as well as if anything seems out of the ordinary a patient can contact the office and get quick result if a problem seems relevant. The aftercare is very structured along with seeing Dr. Inman for follow up you see a dietician the same day.
The risks involved with surgery were presented in a understandable manner. No holds barred you might say. Her track record was also given.
I rate her excellant from what I have observed and learned the past year. I expect to find out soon myself when I have my surgery.
A fully rounded surgeon is best in my book. although they may have a somewhat dry bedside manner, competency in their work will make for a quicker recovery.

First impression-to the point and very informative and honest. I personally have only met her the one time at the consult visit so I can't really give much more of an impression. I do believe her knowledge and skill is what led me to her and impressed with it. The office staff are very friendly and helpful. Though I called to request an appeal letter and they say they already sent everything they have. They did advise me to call the BTC and request a denial packet, which I did and they sent it to me. She is very thorough in regards to the surgery as far as what to expect before, during and after. She meets with you in a group setting to discuss all of these things then individually for personal questions. She is with the BTC at St.Vincent in Carmel,In. They have a very structured aftercare, exercise and support group program. I don't think at this point I am qualified to rate her other than surgical competence and knowledge at which she appears to be superior at. I would definitely recommend her to others.