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My first impression of Dr. Pilcher was that he was very professional, honest and little! He is the most adorable doctor that I have ever met. He always has taken the time to answer anything that I have asked, but he is also no nonsense. He says what he has to say, listens to your questions and answers them, then he is on to the next patient to give them the attention that they deserve. Beatrice is his office assistant and she is the one that you would go to if you need anything or have any questions for Dr. Pilcher. She is very nice and takes her time to talk to you. Veronica is the receptionist and she seems a little stressed all the time. I am much more impressed with this staff than I was with the staff of Weight Wise, which is where Dr. Pilcher was when I first met him. There were some administrative issues a couple of months before my surgery and Weight Wise no longer allowed the doctors of New Dimensions access to their facilities. At that time I was told I had to choose to either stay with WW or stay with Dr. Pilcher. It is obvious what I chose to do, and I am very happy that I did. I love Dr. Pilcher and would recommend him to anyone contemplating having this surgery.
My impression of him is he is a wonderful doctor!!rnMy impression has not changed.rnMost of the office staff is great for the most part.rnThere is nothing that he has done so far that I have not liked.rnHe went over all the risks of the surgery as well as there is a book that is given to you on the first day that you go.rnI would rate him a 10 overallrnBoth are great!!!!!!!!!!!rnrn***These are all my personal opoions of Dr John Gonzales and my personal experience and I am making no statements about what other peoplr may experience.**********
When I first met Dr. Pilcher he seemed very quiet, just asking me questions and listening to my answers. And he would always smile. My impression of Dr. Pilcher did change after a while. I grew to feel he really wanted to help me and other people with weight problems. He has never struck me as being a money hungry doctor, but only as a caring doctor. He told me about the risks of having a revision and I appreciated that so much. I had prolems after my revision but it was because of prior surgeries I had had which lead to several complications. Dr. Pilcher was there every time I was put back in the hospital. He even told me at one of those times that he would aways be my doctor for the rest of my life. And that's true! Even once when I was put in the hospital which was totally unrelated to my surgery, my husband let Dr. Pilcher know and he came to visit me 3 of the 5 days I was in the hospital and the other 2 days he called the nurses station to check on me and have them tell me he called. You just don't find a doctor nowadays that do that!!! He's absolutely wonder. His bedside manner is wonderful. He may come in and out quickly sometimes, but he will definitely take good care of you. I could go on and on about Dr. Pilcher but just one last thing.....I was having horrible pains in my right side and my primary doctor ran tests and they came back negitive....nothing wrong with me. I went finally went to Dr. Pilcher and he did an ultra sound, blood work, then a MRI, then nuclear medicine....nothing. I finally broke down and cried and told him I'm really not crazy, the pain's there. He told me he believed it was there and if I was willing, he would remove my gallbladder because he believed something was wrong even though the tests said nothing was wrong. I went in for surgery and after waking up he told me my gallbladder was inflammed and \"angry\" looking. The next morning, Dr. Stegemann, I believe, who assisted Dr. Pilcher also told me my gallbladder was very \"angry\" looking. Other doctors just though I was crazy but Dr. Pilcher believed the pain was real and not just in my head. You couldn't ask for a better doctor!! I honestly cannot say anything negitive about Dr. Pilcher.
Dr. Pilcher is a kind doctor who is quiet but accepts feedback, not that he acts on it. His office staff, especially Yolanda is the BEST! rnrnMy patient advocate Cindy P. with WeightWise dropped the ball on me. She didn't return an email asking \"what the hold up was on my surgery?\" I added a cc to the email to Dr. Pilcher, he emailed me asking for more specifics and got Yolanda on my case. I was in surgery in less than 10 days. rnrnI am now (July 5, '07) 4 months post op of my Lap-Band (3/8/'07) and have had numerous fills. I still haven't gotten to restriction needed for satiety. I do wish I had more contact with Dr. Pilcher, he seems to leave most things up to his PA Jon, but Jon needs to get input from Dr. P.rnrnI wanted the best I could get and even though I had gone to a seminar with another group they were too agressive for me to feel comfortable. I am glad I waited for the right surgeon. Dr. P's group, New Dimensions, work together and he has another surgeon helping in the operating room. rnrn I feel Dr. P is too busy to give me time to speak with him at my appts for fills etc.rnrnI do wish he had a different group to work through than WeightWise. WW seems to be having internal problems. rnrnOmie aka Myrtle
I have met with him once I really liked him from the first moment. The whole staff at Innova has been more than helpful and kind. I highly recommend Innova to anyone considering this surgery!!
I absolutely love the professionalism of the office, staff and especially Dr. Pilcher. I can't tell you how I have been falling thru the cracks so to speak at my PCP, but Dr. Pilcher and his staff have been getting things done. I am thrilled with his bedside manner and his attention to detail. Also even when on vacation his staff is working hard for the patients, so when he comes into the office midway thru his vacation your chart is sitting there complete and ready for review. I have to say so far I am very impressed, I highly recommend the personal attention you get here and the fact that you feel wanted, welcomed, furniture in the office is all oversized too. I think that says alot about him and his staff. Alot of his staff have had WLS and they all say, you have come to the right place.
From my doctors introduction (Dr F. Ng the best family doc in the entire world), I attended a seminar when thinking about WLS.rnrnI was impressed with the doctors, the staff, and the honest testimonials. Dr Pilcher made it clear that he is providing a tool and the hard part is up to me, his patient. He expects his patients to listen to what he instructs them to do, but at the same time he is kind, considerate and compassionate. He and all of his staff provided extensive information and care, his surgical competence and bedside manner is excellent. rnrnHe is extremely particular in how his patient is handled while in the hospital and at office visits. I thank Dr Ng, Dr Pilcher and all of their staff for helping me to help myself to live healthy.
DR. PILCHER IS AWESOME!!!rnrnHE WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND PATIENT.. HE HAS AWESOME BEDSIDE MANNERS. I AM SO FORTUNATE TO OF HAD HIM AS MY SURGEON!!
-My first impression of Dr. J as I call him was \"Wow, he's young? How much experience does he have?\"rn-Now, I am so blessed that I chose him as my surgeon. He's simply the best around and I love him dearly for giving me my life back!rn-His staff at Innova Hospital are fantastic. They are a small office so everyone knows you and is very friendly. You get treated with one on one attention and never feel like a number or a nuisance.rn-If you are thinking of going with Innova and Dr. J know that he is going to work you. He only does surgery if he feels your committed to the lifelong changes you will have to endure. He is hard core and will not tolerate crap. But if you're doing what you're supposed to...he's your #1 fan! Plus, he's absolutely hilarious!rn-There is a very structured aftercare program in place with Innova including support groups.rn-Dr. J wouldn't even operate on me until I brought my weight down some. He was concerned about the size of my liver. He made sure and put me on a strict diet to decrease the size of my liver and thanks to that, my surgery went off smoothly and successfully.rn-If I had to chose Dr. J again, I would do it in a heartbeat. I would recommend him to anyone seriously committed to changing their life for the better. rn-I think both his surgical competence and bedside manner are outstanding and he comes very highly recommended! Thanks Dr. J