Northside Hospital of Atlanta Bariatric Center

My first impression of Dr. Richard was WOW! I found him to be very compassionate of his work. His office staff is very nice and do their job top notch! Dr. Richard made sure that I knew exactly what was going to take place during surgery and that I was comfortable with everything. He had a gentle way of assuring me that being nervous was okay. I am so glad that he is going to be a part of this life changing journey with me! Dr. Richard is not only surgically competence, but his bedside manners are awesome! I think you have to have both to be a successful surgeon.

My first impression of Dr. Richard ... What a sweet, gentle and understanding man! He has such a pleasure to talk with and had the answers to all of my questions, and concerns.rn

Dr. Richard is the best! He doesn't try to rush you out of the office when you see him and he seems truly concerned at how I am doing. He is awesome! I have only had very positive experiences with the staff at Obesity Solutions and would highly recommend them to anyone considering surgery.

Quite, soft-spoken, and he emits a level of self-confidence and knowledge that makes me feel completely comfortable and confident in him. He performed my surgery in 58 minutes. I don't get nauseous, my pain level was very low, I was back at work in a week, and my scars will be minimal. I'd let him operate on me once a month if he said it was necessary, I have that much faith in him and I'm not a very doctor-friendly kinda person. The office runs very well. There seems to be enough staff, they know their job and do it well, and they all seem to truly care about the patients and each other. It seems very family oriented as I've seen some children of the office staff there. The practice is VERY involved in aftercare. The doctors are online once or twice a month to answer questions from anyone, they sponsor an exercise class several times a week, they have a full-time after care nurse, they have an online support system and live support meetings twice a month, they sponsored the 2003 Atlanta \"Walk From Obesity\", and the list goes on. Also, for your $6,600.00 fee you are a patient of the practice for life; never another charge to see the doctors or the nutritionist. I love a deal!!!!!

I was very pleased the first time I met Dr. Hart. He answered all of my questions and helped to ease the fears that I had concerning the surgery. His staff is FANTASTIC! They handled everything and I didn't to stress over the insurance or pre-op stuff. I would highly recommend Dr.Hart and his office. rnrnI do have to give a quick shout out to Rachel for answering all of my questions about my eating. She is a very important part of their office.

'3/15/06 - I met Dr. Williams today at my pre-op appointment and I was definitely pleased! He was very nice and made me feel very welcome and at ease

Dr. Hart and his office staff are absolutely wonderful! I am so happy that I made the decision to use Dr. Hart for my surgery.

My first impression of Dr. Daly was "he's serious but has a great sense of humor" his office manager Tammy is great she works really hard to make sure you are aware of every aspect of the surgery. He is very serious about the aftercare you have to sign a contract before you set a surgery date, but I like that he wants you to stay focus. He runs his own support groups

I had my first consult with a surgeon on 3/30/06! I chose Dr. John Daly based on my research and the specific things people mentioned on this site (and others). He is the Chief of Bariatrics at Northside Hospital and I also like that he is a General Surgeon (doesn't just do WLS), so can take care of different needs that might arise in a patient. My first impressions of him: He's nice, confident,experienced, funny, and answered every question to my satisfaction. I'll write more after I see him the 2nd time.....

-The most compationate, understanding physician I have ever met.
-My security in his ability grew each time I saw him.
-Very professional, friendly and caring staff.
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- Dr. Richard and Proctor are the surgeon's to see in Gainesville, GA or surrounding area.
- Aftercare is as important if not more so that preop care.
-Everything from the nutritionist to the psychologist and everyone in between is great!
-Risks are discussed very openly and honestly. No guarentees are made.
-Again Dr. Richard is the BEST!!!!!!!!
- they are all great!!!! I have never met a surgeon that came in from vacation to take care of a patient's post-op problem, but Dr. Richard did.