Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians Bariatric Center

Professional and to the point. Staff is very good and there for me when I have questions.

I loved Dr. Simper. He is a no fluff kind of guy. I like the truth. He definitely delivers, I cant be more thankful for choosing him. Would recomend him to anyone.

My first impression of Dr. Simper was of a warm and caring man who takes pride in his work and helping others. He is very concerned about his patients. Over all his officce staff is very good. they are over worked and should probably add 1 or 2 more people. There was nothing I didn't like about Dr. Simper. He was caring and thorough in his explanations. He was very willing to sit there and answer all my, my husband's and my mother's questions. Dr. Simper also made sure that we were completely aware of and understood the risks of this surgery especially since I was so large. Dr. Simper and the rest of the physicians at Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians put a huge emphasis on after care. They have a very good aftercare program for local and long distance patients.
Overall on a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being horrid and 10 perfect, I would give him a 9.
i feel that if another surgeon had done my surgery I would not be doing as well as I am. Dr. simper is extremely competent and has a great bedside manner. Both of those are important to me.

I met Dr. Simper last week, he seems very confident. He was very informative and straight to the point... this is serious business!!! He said he refuses to preform surgery on a patient if you think you can't handle taking your vitamins and following protocol. I know 2 people...one is my cousin he did surgery on and they did great. no complications. I feel confident I have chosen a good surgeon after talking with my pcp,gasteroenterologist and a couple people I know that works with him at RMAP. Dr.Simper indicated that the risks of death between the 3 Dr.s at his office is 1 in 800-1000. That is comforting compared to 1 in 200 nationally or the last I heard from RMAP was 1 in 500. I am assuming the lap procedure has reduced the risks significantly. Oh yeah... he told me he expected to see me at the top of Timpanogas soon!!! I promise Dr. Simper!!!!

I was very pleased with Dr. Simper and the care I have recieved so far. I am about 5 days post op so this is all a new process but it has been so smooth and uncomplicated I have been happily surprised. I met Dr. Simper the day before my surgery and liked him immediately. He seemed very competent and concerned. He was very serious and talked alot about all the risks and complication possibilities which made me alittle nervous. I have done alot of research for years on surgery so was very aware of what would happen. His surgical competance and bedside manner were both great. His office staff can be slow and not likely to quickly follow up so I had to call often if I had a question pre-op and have learned not to rely in voice mail messages as they likely are not returned so I wait on hold or keep calling back until I get someone. That was the biggest frustration. They have a very structured aftercare program which you are required to pay $500.00 to be part of. The program seems great though. So far I have had virtually no pain, have been up and exercising (walking) and am surprised at how good I feel. I am so happy I have done this.

Dr. Simper was great! After surgery I was sick and they were not sure what was causing it. He went back in to review my surgery just to make sure it was not the procedure (Roux-en-Y/LAP) It turns out that I had pneumonia, which can happen after surgery. I felt very confident in his abilities.

You do have quite a wait in the office to see him. I ususally wait about an hour or longer in the waiting room.

Prior to surgery Dr. Simper answered all of my questions and was very candid about the risks involved.

My first impression of Dr. Simper was a pretty decent one. He seemed knowledgable and had a good bed side manner.
The staff at Rocky Mountain Physicians is very friendly and helpful.
My major concern with the overall dealings with Dr. Simper are that he did not explain all of the horrible risks that are associated witht his surgery. He told me I wouldn't be able to eat very much, and I would experience some vomiting if I overate. That was it. He never told me I would almost die and be in a coma for several months, and be facing surgery #10 almost 2 years later.I am not sure exactly what went wrong with the whole surgery.... I just know what the nurses at the hospital told me and what I have found out on my own. I am not going to say anything negative about Dr. Simper, as I am not going to open myself up to a libel suit, I am just saying that everyone needs to do some serious investigating before pursuing with this surgery.

I have not yet met him. I am having my surgery on May. 30 2003. And I have my appt. with him on may 28.

12/26/02: I was frustrated because they were slow processing my paperwork
11/20/02:My parents stopped by and spent some time talking with one of the women on the staff who's mother had a gastric bypass. They were pleased with their treatment.
2/27/03: I finally met Dr. Simper. He wasn't very friendly, but I wasn't there as a friend! He was direct, knowledgeable and pleasant. My surgery went well.

I haven't met Dr. Simper yet but his staff seems to be really nice.