Baylor Scott & White Weight Loss Surgery Program Bariatric Center
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My first impression of Dr. Provost is that he's not got much of a bedside manner, as many have commented. However, I was not looking for a buddy or a friend, I was looking for excellent surgical skills, which I found. Through my surgery and now two fills, I have found that his bedside manner improves over time. He's also been very complementary regarding my success thus far. Dr. Provost is a big proponent of aftercare. He quizzed me about eating habits and exercise like a drill sergeant. I felt that Dr. Provost adequately addressed the risks of the surgery. I came armed with my list of questions and concerns and he addressed most of them before I had to ask a single thing. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with Dr. Provost and his staff. They are, as some have mentioned, somewhat overwhelmed and harried, but it's not an issue to me since I'm not looking for a hand-holding from my physicians. Without question, surgical competence is more important to me than bedside manner. I believe that it's fairly common for doctors and surgeons in particular to seem a little abrupt. That doesn't bother me, since I work the same way.
Was very proffesional. But as the consalt went on. He loosened up and be came more non-doctor. Got him to laugh and smile.
The staff was very informative and fun. All of them seem to realy enjoy what they do. The one thing everyone sould know is that Dr Provost will walk in very doctor like and straight forward. He is not affaid to tell you that your wrong and you might want to listen to what he is saying. I was some what cocky with him and in spite of that he took the time to make me truely understand what my body will be going thru. Great guy.
Dr. David Provost
My first impression is one of a young, caring, intellegent and informative man. His bedside manner was direct. He told me all about it and answered all my questions.
5/01/00 Dr. Provost was very supportive and professional. The surgery went without any complications and I have had to call him twice after hours. His responce is immediate. I think he is wonderful. :)
Dr. Harry Meyers
I went to him regarding a revision of my stoma and the scar tissue. He was wonderful.
My first impression of Dr. Provost was he was kind of distant but very professional, he answered my questions, which were more on what his personal opinion of how his patients fared after surgery and what their success rate was. I had already done so much research on the subject about the surgery and what it was, and what the risks were, during and after, so I really had no questions there. He was very willing to answer everything I asked...and I felt like he was being totally honest with me. When you go for your initial consultation you meet with him first, then the nutritionist, the guy who gets you approved with your insurance, then the nurse. It all was wonderfully informative, and made me feel as though I new what to expect after surgery, at least to the extent that you can before actually experiencing it. There is an information meeting you can go to but I went to one here in Tyler and it was very good. He is very very emphatic about after care..he says the most successful patients are the ones who do followup aftercare like they are supposed to. Overall I would say that both he and his staff did an excellent job and on a scale of 1 - 10 I would rate the visit a 10. I think that surgical competence is number one on my priority list, with bedside manner taking a second to it. I feel like I have both.
I have met Dr. Provost on more then one occassion now, and he is a very nice man. He is well educated in his field and eager to impart his knowledge to you. He wants you, the patient, to be completely informed of the decision you are about to make and assured in the decision you are making. He stress the procedure is a tool. It will be as effective or ineffective as you allow it to be. How fantastic that he states early on the responsiblity lies within you! :)
As I have not had my procedure yet, I can't comment on bedside manner, but I'm sure he'll be just as attentive in the hospital as he's been in his clinic.
It's simple. Dr Provost is the best. His staff is great. No one belittles you or thinks you are a failure. He wants to help you and gives you this amazing tool, but he will be the first to tell you, you have to use it. He wants you to come back for follow ups, as he always says, "we're here to help you."
My first & only impression was he was very young, professional, practical & blunt. Like most surgeon's, he did not present any warm fuzzies. His staff are very professional and well informed. They communicate well with the patients and gave pertinent advice on what to expect. His office nurse is a little harried, but she is very pleasant to talk with and very knowledgable about Morbid Obesity. Dr Provost was very explicit about after-care. He described his particular methodology was once a month for the first year, 3 months the 2nd year, bi-annual for 3 years and then every year after that, for life. He told me his staff would provide a list of support groups to join in my area and he expects to know which one I join and wanted to hear my first report on the value of this group with my first after surgery appointment. So I would say after-care is a priority with this group. Which is very reassuring. My surgery is 4/4/05 so I won't be able to give a complet rating until after that. At this point I would recommend this physician and his staff.
1-13-05
I went to the wls seminar at Scott & White tonight and it was great! Dr. Rodriguez is very warm and personable. I really enjoyed his staff. I was very impressed that he had even performed the RNY procedure on one of his nurses and had her to meet, greet and talk with those of us about her experiences before and after. This gave me a lot of confidence in his abilities. I liked that the seminar was quite informal. The practice has a great aftercare program and makes no excuses or holds back on what they expect from you once their end is fulfilled.
I appreciated the doctors willingness to discuss the risks of the surgery, but I found it a little comical the way he spoke of the deaths being one in @200. It was said like so matter of factly. I don't know, that's not a small number to me anyway!
I would overall rate my first face to face with Dr. Rodriguez as an 8(1-10).
I would much rather a doc. with high surgical competence than good beside manner but if I'm able to get both, I'm taking it!!!!