New York Presbyterian Center for Obesity Surgery Bariatric Center

Met with Dr Silva today, and I have to say first, I did not wait long to see him and his staff handle everything in a timely matter..he was very concern about my situation I had with a previous surgeon, I've told him everything, what I was going through, I've been trying to have surgery for 3 years now, he pretty much gave me a positive outcome leading up to me having surgeryrnhe was very happy to hear that I was approved 3 months prior to our visit, so he said we shouldn't have a problem being re-approved...i have to re-do my pre-op test for him and plus see psychiatrist because my previous one is over a year old, he did address the risk of the surgery and me on coumidin, the difference between him and my previous surgeon is communication, didn't communicate well with the surgeon before him, thanks Dr Silva for listening. You were attentive to my feelings and you made me feel very comfortable, I would recommend him to anyone

When i first met Dr. Silva i was like wow. But my PCP recommened him and i love her style as well. His staff is wonderful as well. Long wait times but it is all worth it, i just sign in and go next door to get a pedicure. If you are thinking about it hes your best choice, but be prepared he is a busy man. Fourtunately i have been blessed not to have aquired Sugar, Hypertension or anyother disorders; but i am the perfect canidate to get anything because of my weight. He explained what was going to happen next. how it would happen and it happened. He doesnt play he he understands that he is holding your future in his hands and he takes this very serious.

The above Dr. is spelled incorrectly. It should read Marc Bessler, not besser. Anyway, he is the absolute best surgeon there is. He preformed my surgery 3 years ago. Excellent!

I met with Dr. Silva for the first time on 2/17/05 and meeting with him for about an hour I must say I was very impressed with him. After completing all my appointments this week I'm scheduled to me with him in a few weeks.

His staff is very friendly and office atmosphere is pleasant.

I met Dr. Bessler for the 1st time recently. We spoke and went over the procedure and the possible complications. I felt very comfortable with him. His staff is great and all have been extremely helpful especially Nancy Colgan. They seem very interested in helping me get everything I needed to be approved for surgery. Unfortunately I didn't get this from Dr. Pomp's office staff and that is why I changed doctors. I would recommend Dr. Bessler and his staff to anyone looking to do this surgery.

When I first met with Dr. Silva I felt good.
After severa visits to his office I lnew he was the right seargen for me. His Staff treated me very well, they were nice and very helpfull in starting the appointments for my surgery. There was really nothing I didnr dis-liked about Dr. Silva he was/is very attentive to my fellings and was very helpfull with any questions I had. I believe that he really likes what he does and he is very confident. I will really recomend Dr. Silva to anyone. He has been strick when it comes down to my well being after the operation. Over all I would really recomend him for this operation. The only thing I didnt like was the fact that the time I was in the hospital I didnt get a visit from him. The other two surgents in his office can to my room to check on me.

My 1st Impression of Dr. Silva was he was very understanding and it was all my decision there was no pushing me into anything. I really Liked that about him. As I got to know Dr. Silva he has become kinder and kinder.
Dr. Silva's office is very clean and his staff is wonderful. They set up each appointment for me which was GREAT!!
The only thing is be prepared to wait at least 1 hour and half to see him, but it is worth every minute you wait.

My first impression of Dr. Bessler was that he was extremely professional and kind. The office staff was wonderful from day 1, always available to answer my calls and get back to me right away with any questions I had. Dr. Bessler isn't the warmest person but he is extremely through and informative that was really important to me. One of the things I liked most about Columbia and Dr. Bessler in pirticular is that they emphasize aftercare so much and really made me understand how important it was once I had the surgery to follow up with all visits. If I had to rate Dr. B from 1-10 I would definately give him a 10. He met with me before surgery and he was so calm and made me feel so comfortable. Overall my experience was truly amazing and if I had to do it all over again I would. I would recommend him to anyone.

Dr Silva is very informative and not pressuring at all. He lets you know your risks in detail and will not coax you into having to do surgery, the choice is up to you. His office staff is extremely helpful and thorough.
Dr. Silva answers all your questions and will be honest.

He is the best surgeon ever! Great respect for how he went above and beyond to treat me!

Staff is super-great! Again, they went out of their way to assist me through the process.

Don't expect great BED-SIDE manner...he is straight foward. He is very sweet but gets to the point....very very smart!

They did emphasize after-care but I have moved to school and my after-care was good for first year. Feel a little lost now but not their fault!

Addressed the risks right from the start. Very straight-foward.

I would rate him a 100 on a scale of 1-10.

I think that the surgical competence is the most important. At his clinic you get the bedside manner from his staff. He is the smart one....and they are the sweet/wonderful ones!!!