Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Bariatric Center

I was very impressed with Dr. Kirkland the first time I met him. I had never heard someone so passionate about helping people who are morbidly obese. I was able to make a connection with him immediately. He was had so much knowledge to share. He approached morbid obesity as a disease. He was the key factor in my choosing to have the gastric bypass instead of the lapband which I was orginally researching.

What can I say about Dr. Wernsing.. Very Informative, & Professional.. The office staff were very efficient.. No COMPLAINTS!!!!! Dr. Wernsing is a NO NONSENSE doctor.. He wants to make sure that his patience fully understand what it is that he/she is about to embark upon. He THOROUGHLY STRESSES that the surgery is a TOOL. No compalints.. I would rate him 10+++

I have my initial consultation with Dr. Williams on Dec. 6. I have heard several good reports about Him and am hoping to schedule surgery ASAP.rnrnI had my first visit and was very impressed with the entire staff at Dr. Williams's office. I spoke to His clinical nurse and we discussed the many procedures that must be complete before acquiring a surgery date. Then I spoke to the nutritionist about the diet and vitamin supplementation. Both were extremely knowledgeable, friendly and caring. Finally I met Dr. Williams. He is all that I expected. Extremely intelligent and knows His business. He discussed precautions, risks, and benefits of the surgery as they applied to my specific case. At this time I am all go. I am working on the list of preliminary procedures in hope of receiving a surgery date in the very near future. I was 344 at weigh in. I went to the support group meeting on the following Saturday after my appointment and met some interesting and helpful people. Some were pre surgery and others post. Attending the group is a key element to success. This combined with diet, and exercise is in my opinion paramount to success.

Dr. Williams was as impressive as it gets. The man obviously knows his stuff and I was pleased that he actually took the time to go over my file. I find it really annoying to have to repeat the same information over and over again every time a different medical professional walks in. I was relieved that that was not the case here. He was more like I see you have this or that problem so this is how I think we should handle it. Also, DH and I had a lot of questions and I really liked how he handled them. He was straight to the point and never patronizing. Definitely not a jokey-jokey kind of guy, in fact, I think I barely got him to crack a smile, but still he's quite pleasant and polite. His staff was top rate - friendly, thorough and professional from the time I walked in the door up until I scheduled my next appt. I never felt rushed and I didn't have a long wait. First visit grade: A+

1st impression was nice -- he talked to us and not at us (group meeting) he answered all questions and told us up front what he expects from us -- he's not a magician, he makes us a tool to use for weight loss rnrnoffice staff has been helpful -- they gather all your information from your PCP and send all your paperwork into the insurance company -- you don't have to call the insurance company at all rnrnall risks were discussed and aftercare is important to long term sucessrnrnSurgery -- everything was wonderful!! the man is very very talented at what he does!! my surgery was the day before thanksgiving and he was in my room on Thanksgiving morning and Friday morning asking me if everything was ok and telling me that everything was ok -- bedside manner was wonderful -- very nice man to talk to -- his team is great and always available rnrnbesides, i let my husband go first on 5/22/06 :) rnrntell me your surgeon would do that over thanksgiving :)

What can you say about a true hero. I have put my life in his hands and would do it again. Alan Schuricht is one of the best doctors/surgeons that exists. I didn't like him when I went to the consultation. He was too much like I am. I wanted the surgery and didn't care too much about the person doing it as I had faith in the hospital. On surgery day, he popped up in the waiting area to talk to me. I was impressed with that, I was also impressed at a few things that he had to say. I continued to be impressed by his care at the post-ops. I was also surprised that he checked in on me everyday that I was in the hospital. This is a man who's main practice is not bariatric surgery. He treats a wide variety of gasto problems. As far as his staff goes, they have a difficult job to do and they do it well. You ask how I would rate Alan Schurict. How about a+++++++++++++++++. His surgical competence is equal to his bedside manner, in my opinion, both being outstanding. If I had any serious problems that fell into his realm of practice I would go to him in a New York second. Alan, you won't see this, but you are the best of the best.rnrn

I AM SO CONFIDENT WITH HIM DOING MY 2ND SURGERY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT GOD WILL GUIDE HIS HANDS. HIS STAFF IS AWESOME AND VERY CARING!

I like the surgeon. He has been very straightforward, his staff is awesome. I am set for surgery in December and to date everything has gone smoothly. He also states he has some trauma background which makes me feel better should any issues pop up during surgery.

I met with Dr. Williams in sept. '06. I am waiting for my surgery date. He was great at taking the time to answer any of my questions. He also took the time time to draw and explain the laproscopic procedure. I know I've made the right decision in choosing Dr.Williams ans HUP.

He is very soft spoken, and very easy to talk to. The office staff is great not to mention they have very over size seating that are comfortable and a large screen tv in the waitng room. Trust me this is a great Dr. and hocpital.