Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Bariatric Center

My impression of Dr. Kirkland was a good one. He spoke with me and 5 other people in the lobby of his doctor's office. He does this because if he only saw one person at a time then he would only have time to see 1 or 2 people a week. Obesity surgery is not his main surgery. It's operating on cancer patients with gasternol problems. He was very informative. He spoke about how long the surgery would be, how long you would be out of work. He suggested people join a gym and get on a supervised exercise program to help their weight loss along. He did say there are risks to the surgery but in his practice they are very minimal. They take care in making sure that there are very few problems. He seemed like a very good doctor and the people in his office are very helpful but very busy.

I was originally planning to have my surgery with Dr. Kirkland but have learned that I am able to have my surgery lap instead of open. Dr. Kirkland does not do lap but his partner Dr. Wernsing does. I met with Dr. Wernsing yesterday and he is very imformative. I feel very confident that I will have no problems with the surgery.

I met Dr.Kirkland on March 25th. I think he was wonderful. I thought his information was great. His staff is wonderful, very helpful.

my first inpression of dr wersing was he looked to be about my age and i,m 32. he wasnt very personable. i hoping my view of him changes in the futre befor my surgery i,m schedued for feb 25 03 i,m very excited. just have a few more questions to ask my surgeon.aFTER my seconf meeting with dr wersing i felt totally comfortable with him. he did an excellent job on my surgery and i have no complaints. he was very good about calling me back after surgery whne i had questions and concerns i would recomend him to everyone. Thanky you dr wersing.

I liked him the minute he opened his mouth and was discussing all we needed to know about having the surgery.


One of them who I beleive was the receptionist was pleasant, but the other members in the office do not get right back to you when leaving a message.

That he is a no nonsense doctor,but very personalible.

I thought Dr. Williams was very kind and sensitive to the weight issue. He explained in detail would would occur during the surgery and asked if I had any questions. His staff is wonderful and the nutrition staff was excellent, especially Rachel

The most important thing people who are considering this surgery need to know and be told is how their lifestyle will change and change dramatically. But the loss of the weight is going to be well worth it!

4/7 Dr Williams visited me each morning while in the hospital. His resident also came in each day. I would recommend Dr. Williams. He is very thorough with preparation and follow up for this surgery. This definitely lessens the chances of post-op complications.

My first impression of Dr. Schuricht was that he was very friendly and down to earth, with a great sense of humor. Dr. Schuricht is very knowledgeable and confident, which has made me more comfortable with my decision to have the gastric bypass. At this point, I have met with him only once...and there was not one thing that I wasn't pleased with. Future patients should be aware that Dr. Schuricht is very blunt, so to speak. He lets you know right from the start that for ultimate weight loss you must follow his instructions. He does emphasize aftercare, and although I haven't had my surgery yet, a friend says that Dr. Schuricht returns calls quite fast (one of the staff members was a little slow in returning my call to set up my date, but all in all...so far so good)!

As all surgeries have their risks, Dr. Schuricht explained the added risks of having this weight loss surgery. He left nothing unsaid. I actually walked out of there feeling better about myself...and I haven't even had the surgery yet!!!

To be a great surgeon I would think that his competence and his bedside manner would go hand in hand. At this time and in my opinion, I would rate Dr. Schuricht a perfect "10."

Doctor Kirkland is a very capable and caring surgeon, I am very pleased with the surgery he preformed on me. I saw him once in the hospital and after that you see his staff who were also very nice. I saw Dr. Kirkland again after two weeks at his office where he himself weighed me and answered my questions he did not put me on a structured diet plan but told me to experiment since I was doing so well, I have only had 2 dumping incidents and other than that I am doing fine I donot have to see the sureon for six months.

DR. SCHURICHT IS A WELL MANNERED PHYSICIAN WHO HAS GREAT BEDSIDE MANNERS. MY DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT DR. SCHURICHT HAS BEEN DOING SURGERY ON THE STOMACH AREA FOR MANY YEARS, WHICH MEANT HE KNEW THE AREA OF THE GASTRIC BYPASS. HIS OFFICE STAFF WAS OK.

I DID NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL WAS A TEACHING HOSPITAL AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS. FUTURE PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE SURGERY AT PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, THE RESIDENT PHYSICIANS WILL HAVE HANDS ON DURING YOUR SURGERY.

DR. SCHURICHT HAS A DECENT AFTERCARE PROGRAM FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. I REALLY THOUGHT HIS BEDSIDE MANNERS WAS GREAT, I WOULD RATE HIM A 6.

My consult isn't until 10/8/03 - will update at that point or if appointment is moved up.

My consult appt. has been moved UP!!!! I now a scheduled to meet with Dr. Williams 4/30/03.

My first impression was; He is very sure and confident in himself. Very nice demeanor, friendly, imformative, answered all questions thoroughly. Looks just like Billy Joel. My first meeting with him was a information meeting with me and four other prospective patients. After he was done explaing the procedure and all that (about 90-120 mins.); a dietician talked to us for about 30 mins. The dietician was a representative of the hosp. I didn't care for her. After the dietician, the doctor met with each of us; one on one.