Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY Bariatric Center

I liked Dr. Inabnet from the first meeting. I already had a positive feeling from his staff. Rodelyn, his assistant was friendly and helpful. The whole experience at the Center was a positive one. And I found him to be friendly and informative. He took all the time I needed to go over the different options and aftercare..No question was too small or unimportant. In the hospital he was wonderful, to my suprise he spent more time with me than I expected. The New York Presbyterian Center for Obesity Surgery has a very structured program for both prop and post op care. At the preop seminars they discuss all surgical options and the risks involved with each. The staff at the center are always available to answer any and all questions. I haven't had to wait long for a response yet.

Dr Inabnet was the best surgeon I interviewed. I had interviewed 3 ....and rejected them. I am very picky about who I will trust with my life ...and with good reason.
His office staff when he was at Mt. Sinai was very hectic...but efficient.
He was very honest and untheatened by my blunt questioning...( How many patients have died whom you have operated on...are you board certified...... where did you study.....and so on and so forth)
He addressed the risks of surgery with me carefully and honestly. He also addressed te risks of remaining morbidly obese.
I will be seeing him at New York Presbetyrian next month. I will be going with my husband, who also met him last year at my last yearly visit, and he was quite impressed with him.
Dr Inabnet will I am sure, address my needs thoroughly. He always addresses my needs medically, psychologically and nutritionally. He will I am sure do so now more than ever now that I am expecting at the end of October.

I liked Dr. Inabnet from our 1st meeting. I found him warm and rece[tive to my questions (I had 2 pages of questions). He did not try selling me one particular surgery over another which I liked. He let me know that I was a candidate for all of them and thn went through the pros and cons.

His office staff was very helpful and continues to be both helpful and compassionate - no question too small to get on the phone and answer or stop into the office.

When I was meeting with the different surgeons I was looking for surgical competence. Bedside manner was a plus but I knew in realty that I would only see the surgeon at best 2/3 times during my stay unles I had any complications.

Aftercare is greatly emphasized initially with him but long-term with the nutritionist and his nurse practioner. One of the major reasons I chose to have my surgery doine at Columbia was that I liked both of their nutritionists and felt I could relate well to both of them where in some of the other practices I visitied I found the nutritionists to be ice princesses and knew I wouldn't work with them on a long-term basis.

I am now 4 weeks post surgery and have already attended one support group meeting and am going to hear a hypnotist speak this week in conjunction with the support group. The on-line support group is helpful though I seem to be more of a voyer than a contributer at this time.

Good luck to everyone entertaining the idea of surgery!

I only had a consultation with the doctor.

First Impression... What took you so long?

Over all impression... Informative. Answered all my questions!

Office staff... little interaction.

Least like... the 2 hour wait

Dr. Inabnet is amazing. I found him to be very informative, friendly and interested in me, not just the science of the surgery. We discussed the pros and cons of the surgery in full detail and he answered any and all of my questions. He's a genuine person, something you don't often find in doctors I have to say. I just can't say enough good things about him. I really feel that I am in good hands. Rodilyn in his office is great too. She's so understandign and willing to listen to whatever you have to say and help with the scheduling of everything you need. I know I picked the right surgeon.

Mimi at the front desk was my first impression of the office and she could not have been nicer. They appeared to be very organized even though they had not sent me some informational material and forms to fill out ahead of time. Mimi was aplogetic and gladly answered all of my questions. The office was neat, comfortable and relatively quiet.

Next I met with Rodelyn who is Dr, Inabnet's medical assistant. She was very pleasant and had a natural warmth to her. Although I was horrified to step on the scale she made me feel very comfortable. Afterwards she had me sit in a small office and talked to me for a few minutes - she then told me that someone else would be in to speak with me in a few minutes.

The next woman that came in was not even close to being warm, friendly or anything like the other people I had come in contact with until this point. She was filling in for Dr. Inabnet's regular assistant who was out of the office that day. This woman was responsible for reviewing some very personal information that is embarrasing to talk about and her attitude seemed very judgemental, cold and rushed. It was such a disappointment after having read so much about how wonderful Robyn (Dr. Inabnet's regualr assistant)was. If this woman was a regualar with Dr. Inabnet I would have seriously considered changing sugeons... my understanding from other WLS candidates is that you have a great deal of contact with the Dr.'s Assistant both pre and post op. This is not a woman I would ever want to speak with again.

On the other hand, Dr. Inabnet was soft spoken and like Rodelyn natuarally warm. He exuded confidence and made me feel very comfortable from the minute he walked in to the room. He was very detailed in his overview of the Roux-en-Y procedure that I was interested in, however he was also careful to describe all of the other procedures available to me. He described both the positive as well as the negative aspects of surgery. I had prepared a very long list of questions (most of which he answered before I had to ask them) and he did not rush me at all while I asked the remaining few questions that he had not already covered.

Overall, I think Dr. Inabnet was a great choice and I couldn't be happier with my decision. They are a very professional and thorough practice that truly make you feel as thought you are in good hands.

My first impression of Dr. Inabanet was that he was a caring, soft spoken doctor who put every doubt of mine to rest with his confidence. He has so much confidence in what he does, you just know that your surgery will not only be ok but it will be a success. His office staff is the most caring staff I have ever come across in my life, nothing gets by them, and they make you feel like you are their only patient. I also had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Inabanet's associate Dr. Pomp during my stay at Mt. Sanai, and he too is the most charming caring gentle man I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. I would rate both these Dr.'s an 11 on a scale of 1-10.

My first impression of Dr. Inabnet was that he was very calm and pleasant. He wasn't overly friendly nor did he give me the impression that he was unapprochable. I liked his style and manner right away. I wasn't looking for my hand to be held. I wanted a surgeon who told me what I needed to know, did not beat around the bush and gave it to me straight. His staff is extremely busy but helpful. I worked primarily with Rodelyn Zanpata who is an absolute angel...she made the preop process run smoothly and was extremely sweet by answering my many questions I left on her voicemail as my surgery date approached. I had no insurance drama, no preop testing scheduling drama. Dr. Inabnet, his team and as well as my PCP, Dr. Messana, stressed the importance of aftercare for success and support. I would recommend anyone with my insurance, Oxford Freedom, who is thinking about having gastric surgery to consider having it done at Mt. Sinai with Dr. Inabnet or at least go to one of their informational seminars. You definately have to be proactive in your journey, but you will find that this team is there to help you all the way. FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!!!!!!!

He was great and very informative very nice as well
over time it was the same just hopong that he good enough for me to survive this.
the staff was grest as well.. especially ALINE
ROBYN KEESLER AND RODALYN.
there wasn't anything at all that made me not like him like I said he was excellent all around
My surgery is 3-28-03 I have faith is Dr. Inabnet

My first impression of Dr.Inabnet was that I liked him instantly. He was very informative and answered all of my questions. He has a very caring and gentle way about him. He and his surgical team were excellent and very thorough. His office staff are very helpful.He is an excellent surgeon!