Rio Grande Surgeons, P.A. Bariatric Center

Dr. Lara is a great surgeon! His follow up care is amazing!

My first impression of Dr. Lara is he was very professional and takes his job very serious. He answer all my questions with time and patient. He did not try to rush me out of his office, he wanted to make sure I really understood the precedure and the risk involved. His office staff was wonderful expecially Becky. I can call anytime and they are always helpful and patient with me in my many questions and concerns as it gets closer to the date. They took care of all the paperwork to get me approved and has always been very nice, warm and welcoming. Dr Lara makes sure you completely understand the risk and make sure you understand that this is a life changeling event and you must follow the diet and you must exercise. He explain the follow up visits and what I would expect at the hopital. I would rate Dr. Lara as wonderful or a 100%. He is patient, kind, and take what he does very serious. I believe surgical competence and bedside manner is equally important and Dr. Lara has both. I am very please with my decision to have RNY and I am very happy my choice is Dr. Lara.

I found Dr. Acosta to be very humble and very knowledgeable. My impression hasn't changed. I believe his office staff will work with me as we get to know each other better. I wish I could have spoken to him a bit more often before the surgery. He is very serious about his work and his success and expects his patients to commit to their part of the program. I do not know about the aftercare program yet as my first appointment is the 25th of March.
I was glad Dr. Acosta addressed the risks of the surgery and was ready when I had a complication on the table. Overall if you are looking for a surgeon who specializes in gastric bypass then I would highly recommend Dr. Jorge Acosta. He has great bedside manner and great surgical competence.

Dr. Acosta was awesome. He was attentive and understanding. I see why he was voted \"top doc\" for bariatric surgery. He gave me my life back. When I first met Dr. Acosta, he was professional and caring. He made sure he got my name right. My impression of has not changed. His staff is great Ms. Beckey and Trish are the most organized and professional staff one can have. Although I had to make the drive all the way to ElPaso, I found them to be compassionate to my cause. They took good care of me before the surgery. Post Surgery was just as good. When I had issues, they returned my phone calls and made sure I was ok. They told me all the things to expect with the surgery. I had no surprises. Oh...take that back. I did have one and that is that my life would increasing get better day by day. I am still waiting for my 3-4 month post-op visit, but based on what I have said here, it will be just fine.

My first impression of Dr. Acosta was that of a surgeon who has a lot of experience, he conducted himself in a very professional manner and was very understanding of my situation. He was very thorough he asked all the questions that a Dr. should ask. I was not sure as to what procedure I wanted to do. I wanted to do the lap band at first but then there was the RNY which sounds wonderful because the weight comes off faster but more risk. He told me that I would do well with either one and at first I leaned towards the RNY, but then lol at the last minute I changed my mind, and opted for the banding instead. Dr. Acosta did not get upset in any way and was very understanding of my feelings about each one. His office is very friendly, Deborah and Becky are wonderful, any time that I had a question they called me back within a day. Deborah has had WLS as well and is very understanding. Dr. Acosta makes you do your part so if you think you can get one over on him don’t even try lol I learned that the hard way. I adore him simply because he did not allow me any excuses which made me realize that I still had some work to do on myself. I would rate Dr. Acosta an A++ for competence and bedside manner. I look forward to my aftercare and I know that I am in good hands.

i just love Dr.Lara. he is very professional. His bedside manner was great and the staff at his office are great too. He is very persistent about taking care of yourself and of what you eat. They gave me a bunch of worksheets and papers about aftercare and menu samples and different types of nutrition supplements.

Jorge Acosta is FANTASTIC! he has an awesome bedside manner. he ALWAYS asks permission to \"look at your tummy\" before he actually does it lol. he's very thorough. i was very ill and had 2 additional hospital stays after my RNY. the second was for 8 days. he came to see me as often as he could and left no stone unturned when trying to find the cause of my being sick. when he couldn't make it in to see me, he made sure that someone he trusted did. he sent his father to see me (who is also a surgeon) on one occasion when he couldn't make it in. his surgical competence is astonishing and he was voted doctor of the year in 2007. he is very strict about your aftercare, which is wonderful. it shows he actually cares a great deal about his patients. you can just feel it when he's around. he's very sincere. he was very open with me about the risks of the surgery going in and about how the benefits don't always outweight them (thankfully in my case they did :] ). he's willing to answer all your questions, and i do mean ALL. he makes you feel like what they say is true: \"there is no stupid question\". his nurse is wonderful. very friendly. somewhat informal, but still very professional, which is great. makes you feel much more comfortable. like you're with friends instead of just medical care providers. rnrnother members of dr. acosta's staff (i.e. clerks, front desk personnel ...) seem to be a little more imcompetent when it comes to their jobs at times than you'd like to believe they would be. they are friendly nonetheless. the first nutrionist i saw in his office was great. the one i'm seeing now seems a tad \"fake\". it seems like maybe her career is still in the infant stages so she still has a lot of learning to do. she, too, is still quite friendly and helpful.rnrni know of others whose surgeries dr. acosta performed as well, and they are as equally satisfied, however, you must meet him and his staff yourself in order to form your own opinion. i personally love him and am glad i chose him as my surgeon

I met with Dr. Acosta finally on my son's 4th birthday December 4th. I was very impressed with him and really liked him. He seems to be staying around for a while unlike my last surgeon who dumped all of us.

My surgery was done by Dr. Eldo Frezza. He turned out to be pretty bad. My insurance company assigned me to Dr. Acosta for follow-ups, and he is absolutely adorable. Much better care than my original surgeon, and nice looking to boot! ha ha. I feel lucky to have him!

I really like the Dr., It was a very long day with just a lot of waiting not any new information, but I guess we have to do what we have to do to get what we want. Lap Band here I come!