Scripps Clinic Medical Group Weight Managment Program Bariatric Center

Dr. Fuller is wonderful. The first time I met him was with Dr. Ali. He had just been made a full associate. He is kind , softspoken and has a little sparkle in his eye. I was joking with him and told him he reminded me of Chris Rock because of the sparkle in his eyes and he says he would rather portry the Denzelle Washington persona. Very cute. LOLrnHis office staff is very helpful. Particularly Gracie who is the clinical coordinator who is responsible for getting all the tests reports lined up and in the chart before you can be approved by the surgeon's evaluation committee.rnThe office is very busy. They do 4-5 surgeries a week so that is ove 250 patients per year.rnHe told me that my surgery went well, no leaks, and my liver biopsy was normal. Hallelujah!!!rnI gave him a hug at my 10 day appointment and he said \"Now , you know what to do and the ball is in your court. I did my job now it's your turn.\" rnHe emphasized over and over again that they are always available and made sure that we had all the contact numbers before we left the hospital. They want us to call if there are any problems at all and to make sure we return to UCDMC if there are any problems not some other hospital.rnI would give him a 10 out of 10. rnHis surgical competence and bedside manner are wonderful rnFebruary 2007rnIt has been 15 months since Dr. Fuller had me on the OR table at 297 pounds. This was the first time since he has seen me at 150 pounds. rnI hugged him and told him\"Thankyou for giving me my life back.\" He said \"You did all the work\" I said,\"Yes, but you gave me the tool.\" rnHe was amazed at how I look now. So am I rnThankyou Dr. Fuller I love you!!

Dr Fuller is very passionate about his work with bariatrics. The Clinic team is very supportive and I'm highly impressed with Abigail and Judy - the specialty nurses that work with you before and a long time AFTER your surgery to help with the care and weight loss.rnrnI would rate Dr Fuller's surgical competence as EXCELLENT. In spite of my awful hospital stay, my surgeon did an excellent job with the most important thing, which is the surgery - and I'm doing good 9 days out now. My surgery took extra long, 4-5 hours. When Dr Fuller was testing for leaks, the connection to the new pouch kept springing leaks. So he had to disconnect the weak intestine, cut off the weak end piece, and reattach. All seems to be working great now. I had an upper GI and additional x-ray the day after surgery to check it all out. I was really scared that they would have to do more surgery, but all looked good from the GI and x-ray. I spent two night in the hospital and went home about 7PM on the third dayrnrnI would rate Dr. Fuller's bedside manner as reserved, and I would recommend that his patients be sure to be proactive and let him know any concerns or problems they are having in the hospital. He genuinely cares, but his reserve can be intimidating when you’re laying in the hospital bed. I didn’t let him know - and I think my hospital stay would have been much more positive if I had let him know how unhappy I was with the nursing care. rnrnThis is just my personal experience, but I hope it will encourage future patients to have confidence in Dr Fuller and Dr. Ali and their bariatric clinic staff at UCD.

Dr. Fuller seems like a nice man. He seems very busy and very formal. He answered all my questions and was polite about everything.

Dr Fuller is awesome and so is his staff!! I am very confident in them as my surgery choice!!

He is very educated and helpful when I am at my appointments regardless if they are a group session or one on one.

Dr. Ali's associate, Dr. William Fuller at UCDMC. He just recently became an attending. Is personable, but seems a bit uncomfortable at times. My impression is that he is still getting his bearings as an attending. No problems with surgery.