Northside Hospital of Atlanta Bariatric Center

First impression of Dr. Daly - I knew him slightly on a professional basis and was neither impressed nor unimpressed by him.

Second impression of Dr. Daly - 1st office visit. I fell for his program, including him as surgeon, hook, line and sinker. He spent alot of time going over statistics, risks, and after-care. If you feel you can't follow his post-operative regime, he isn't interested in you as a candidate.

Office manager Tammy - Completely efficient.

Surgical Competence is the most important aspect of this surgery. There are way too many potential risks concerning abdominal surgery to worry too much about bedside manner. It is nice when you can have both, though.

He is very confident in what he does - which makes me more confident! His office staff is great and is always helpful. What I liked least about Dr. Daly is that he always seemed to be so busy, busy, busy & sometimes I just wanted him to hang around and answer ALL my questions & this was just my personal experience & perhaps I wanted to be too time consuming! Overall, I think he is a really, really GOOD surgeon & very glad that that's who I went to for this surgery. He does an excellent job explaining everything before you have surgery and gives you a diet that he truely inteds on you sticking to post-op!

I first met Dan Proctor at a public information meeting about bariatric surgery. He was very informative and straight-forward about the risks/benefits of having gastric bypass surgery. His staff has been nothing short of wonderful to deal with. The best thing about Dr. Proctor is that he truly cares about each one of his patients. He gives hours of his time each month in support groups and meetings for his patients. There is a large emphasis on aftercare. He is very clear that his surgery is only a tool and the bulk of the work is up to the patient post-op. The monthly and weekly support groups are great - guest speakers and therapists are there with his staff members. I had three local MD's tell me not to use anyone but Dan Proctor. He has a great reputation both with his patients and the medical community.


**UPDATE** Surgery is scheduled 9/16 with Dr. Richard. A bit apprehensive as I know very little about Dr. Proctor's new partner. I meet with him 9/4 for pre-op. Will report back with more information.


**UPDATE** 9/4 I met with Dr. Richard and all fears are gone. He is a very compassionate and informative man. I left feeling totally at ease and excited about my new life 'on the other side'.

Basically, I started out w/Dr. Titus Duncan and was approved with him on 7/15/02. His office was too busy to call me and set a surgery date so after a month of waiting, I changed doctors to Dr. Christopher Hart in Suwanee, Georgia. BCBS transferred the approval to him with no problem.

Very professional, informative and direct.His office staff Lisa and the nurse are wonderful, friendly professional and make you feel well taken care of. Have not gone through surgery yet so alot of these questions are pending.

Had my last office visit prior to surgery. Dr. Hart was very ethusiastic bout the 10 lb I had dropped since my last visit with him. He had asked me to drop 44lbs. This would have given him a comfortable edge to doing this surgery lapriscopic...I only dropped 14lbs so we are not sure if this will be an open surgery or lapriscopic. We won't know until we get in surgery. Still yet, it was
a very positve upbeat visit. Finalized all the paper work, picked up the hospital packet with instructions on admissons and did a call in registration for the surgery center. I am all set. It has been all very systematic ....7 days to go :)

He was very nice. Took a lot of time with me on each visit and explained everything thoroughly. He recommended this website to me. He, of course stressed the risks of surgery as well as my chances of open or laparoscopic surgery. He gave no guarantees I would have lap, but that is what in fact he did.

His Staff has always been prompt and helpful by phone or email or in person. I checked all his credentials before selecting him as a surgeon. He not only came highly recommended by my local surgeon, but his qualifications and certification was impeccable. He requires extensive testing prior to surgery.
His office took care of the insurance approval, which came through with no problems. That insurance company was Mail Handlers through the federal govt.
Since I live four and a half hours away from his office, he has been considerate and compressed multiple office visits into two prior to surgery.
I think he is a very competent surgeon and has a calming bedside manner. I think both are important. I would rate hime a 9 or 10.

I met with Dr. Daly on Aug. 1st. He weighed me, got my BMI and told me I was an ideal candidate for LAP. He was brief and straight to the point. I submitted my diet history and my information from my PCP. He emphasizes that this surgery is not for cosmetic reasons and it forces you to change your lifestyle. He told me the risks, and what to do to prevent problems. I feel confident in his ability to perform this surgery, since he has done many and was trained at the Mayo Clinic.

My appt. w/Dr.Daly was smooth going. He is very knowledgeable and thorough. His staff is great and will go all out for the cause. Aftercare is emphasised by both Dr. Daly and his nurse. Especially the importance of sticking to the program as Dr.Daly instructs. Dr. Daly did address the risks of surgery (which I already knew) but he also addressed the risks of being morbidly obese.
I rate him a '9'.
I will speak on his surgical competence and bedside manners after 8/9/02.

i have'nt met him yet. my first consult will be 7/8. anyone with any thoughts on him please let me know. my personal email is [email protected] thanks, becky



7/10/02 well i had my first consult with dr daly today. he was very nice and patient with my questions. he did'nt talk down to me at all, which was refreshing. he told me i was an ideal candidate for the surgery, especially the lap. though i do have to go back to my PCP and have a complete physical exam and bloodwork, and a psych exam. i made my appts for those and now i have to wait for the insurance. tammy was pleasant and his nurse was especially nice but tammy did'nt seem to hold out alot of hope that my insurance would approve the LAP procedure. she said that they have a hard time getting insurance companied to approve LAP with dr daly. i wish i had know that ahead of time. oh well all i can do know is wait and see.