Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Bariatric Center

I met with Dr. Kirkland in October 2004. He was softspoken, very direct, but gentle. He assured us all (group meeting) that his success rate is even higher than the average. He took lots of time to answer all our questions. His staff has been outstanding in helping and answering any questions we have. My wife sat in with me during the orientation and was so impressed with Dr. Kirkland that she decided to schedule herself as well. She's also approved and will have her surgery March 28.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention Cindy Naus by name. She coordinates his bariatric surgery dept and is fantastic! Very compassionate while I suffered through my postponements, wonderful humor, patient and thorough explanations. She's a doll and has made this a much easier experience!

My first impression of Dr Kirkland was very positive. He came across with a sense of concern about everyone who attended the first consult. He described his experience, how he would do the surgery and why does the open bypass. He left me with nothing to question. There is nothing about him that made me question his ability to perform the surgery. As a matter of fact, I had a consult with another doctor and I changed my doctor to Dr Kirkland. Dr Kirkland did review that positives and the negatives regarding the surgery. I would rate this doctor high up on the scale and I do mean hight. His overalll manner was impressive. I found that his surgical competence and beside manner was great. The only negative aspect was dealing with the receptionist. Otherwise, the visit was fine.

Dr Williams is very nice, although he seemed rushed. Office staff very nice. His nurse, Susan is helpful and I've made more than my share of calls to her to ask various questions.

What I like least...He always seems rushed

Aftercare consists of monthly meetings. I have arranged through a friend to attend additional meetings at the place where she had her surgery

Explainations of surgery and risks were handled well and with picture

HE was great. Nice sweet and kind.

my impression of dr. williams is he is a nice experienced guy who knows what he is talking about. that was the first impression. the impression changed because he did the procedure and i felt great. his staff at the office is very knowlegeable about everything he does. if you are thinking of dr. williams i advise you to go fourth he has the knowledge and the skill. not just him but the whole staff make sure you stay on top of your aftercare. yes he has a very nice structured after care program.he address the risk of aafter care surgery by coming sitting down and explaining the things that can go wrong and also saying how he will prevent it from happening.dr. williams is the best he dont get a 10 he gets a 100. everything from when i step in till i left was great.

Very calm,direct and to the point, not pushy. Just explains everything and lets you make your decision.

My impression changed after surgery. He has a great bedside manner. Very caring and supportive.
What I like least is that you don't see him on your follow-up visits. Only his nurse pract. Future patients should know that he is an excellent surgeon with a great reputation. His has a great support system set up for pre and post-op. There is a support group with his nutritionist the second Saturday of each month. You can call the office and nutritionist anytime you need to. After you come home, he sends a nursing service and psyical therapy to visit 3 times or longer if needed.
He explains the risks of the surgery in detail. He also explains what can go wrong and what he does to prevent it. He has a great post-op team.

He is extremely competent. He does aproximately 6 surgeries per week.

My first impression of Dr. Wernsing was tht he was very skilled and very open in his manner. I immediatly felt that he was very competent and skilled in this surgery. My impression did not change over time but I only grew more confident. His office staff is great and extremly helpful. I was very nervous about the surgery and he reassured me completly about it. He was very upfont about the surgery tellling me about the risks and complications that could occur. I made up my mind to do exactly what was expected of me and I have. I had no complications and have done everything I was told to do. If the diet said to do it for 2 to 4 weeks I did it for the 4 weeks. I took all of my medicaitons as prescribed.
I had my Surgery on March 25, 2004 and as of today January 16,2005 I have lost 122 pounds.
Even though I have not reached the 138 pounds that I set my mind on I am content at 146 pounds. I have come to realize that my added weight is loose skin and unless I can get my insurance to pay for it I will keep it.I wear a size 10 or 12now and am extremly happy. I cannot say enough about Dr. Wernsing and what a wonderful surgeon he is.
I do not have anything negative to say. As the one woman in work said not to long ago is that I should be the poster person for this surgery because so far everything has been positive for me.

The office was running late because the other doctor was out on vacation so everything seemed kinda rushed. But he was very open to questions and friendly. Answered all of my questions well.

very good doctor staff is good

Plesant
no
friendly helpful
casual, upfront, he was calm which made me calm



A little quiet at times

busy office but I liked his pre op presentation to all of us at one time so you could ask various question

Aftercare was done by him and his nurse. His nurse offered more information bnut the hospital has a good pre op and post op follow up program with nutriton and support groups
Discussed risks of surgery

Rate him 10/10 very pleased with him

Both were great