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My initial appt. with Dr. C was 8/4/01. I met with him. When i was in the rom witht he doctor he seemed so friendly and caring . He explained the procedure to me and what woudl take place if approved by my insurance co. The staff at his office is great . I actually went to school with his asst. Marc so it made the procedure more less concerning.
8/28/01 -- Dr. C was on vaca for a week and my proimary care physchian never sent a referral to him so the approval from the ins. co. was delayed . No problems with the insurance co at all(independent health). Surgery was approved for 10/24/01. I'm so excited i can not wait for that date.
I was impressed with the ease that he operates with, I mean his confidence not arragant but true confidence. He seems very concerned with his patients, like they are his life. That is the way it should be. His secretary seems like she is dealing with a lot on her shoulders. I think she needs some help. Dr. C definitly emphasizes aftercare. This is a lifelong decision he makes sure you know that. I would rate him a 9 and his secretary a 6. Both bedside manner and surgical competence are great with this dr.
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I found Dr caruana to be very nice and thorough. He explained everything and made sure that I understood everything involved. I was very pleased with his compassion towards people and have complete faith in his abilities. Everyone in the office was very friendly. They were very quick on contacting the ins company for approval and to set me up with a date.
Dr. Caruana is very perfessional and very straight forward..which i liked. He told me point blank..if i don't quit smoking he refuses to do the surgery..i have only met him once..so i will let everyone know more about him later. Well Dr. Caruana is wonderful i have had no problems what so ever with him or his staff. While i was in the hospital I saw Dr. Caruana everyday and saw his assistant Marc probably about 3 times a day. I would reccomend Dr. Caruana to anyone in the Buffalo area contemplating wls.
Dr. Caruana and his staff are very friendly and very informative. They explained everything in detail and were great about answering any questions that I had. They all seem very kind and non judgemental. They were much easier to talk to than I expected. Overall, I felt very comfortable with Dr. Caruana and his staff. Everyone in the waiting room seemed to be really happy and excited as well. I took that as a good sign. It was stressed that aftercare will be a life long program. 5/27/01 I already got a call from my insurance company. I have to say that Rhonda must be pretty on top of things. I had my initial consult on Monday 5/21 and the insurance company was already calling me on 5/25. I am amazed. They must realize how important this surgery is to their patients. All I can say it that so far they are a definate thumbs up in my book. 7/14/01- I had my surgery on July 10th and Dr. Caruana is wonderful. He and his staff checked on me a couple of times a day while I was in the hospital. I called his answering service at about 7:30am this morning complaining of naesea and he called me back with in 15 minutes. I was so impressed. He is really top knotch.
Had my initial consult with Dr. Caruana and from the first moment I met him he seemed very profressional and caring. He took the time to answer all my questions and even gave my husband and I the opportuntity to ask more questions after he explained the procedure to us. What truly impressed me was Dr. C seemed to genuinely care about my worries and cares concerning surgery and he made eye contact with me the entire time. And an added bonus, he has a wonderful smile. All in all, I felt extremely comfortable with Dr. C and his office staff.
Dr. C is fantastic, very caring,understanding and willing to answer any and all questions. Ronda is a GEM!!!I had an ins. problem at my first appt and made a trip to Buff. from Jamestown for nothing, howerver after getting things straightend out she got me back in in 2 weeks. I saw Dr. C on Monday July 2, and I am waiting for insurance approval so we can set up a date.
I thought to myself...this man is a miracle worker. I was impressed at how strong the response of his patients are to him. I mean I met, about 22 of his patients and all except one, adored him. His office is clean and neat. Other than the chairs that have the arm rests that kind of squeeze into your hips, everything else is geared towards the larger-sized individual. His cute assistant Mark doesn't hurt either. The only thing I can think of is that an HMO insurance doesn't really give you enough time to foster a relationship with you physician, you have to seek it out yourself. After one appointment, the next time I get to see Dr. Caruana is on the surgery table! Dr Caruana is a strong advocate for his patients. He is known as fiecercly protective of his patients. He was very much indepth regarding the risks and the complications also in addressing followup care in his office. On a scale of one to ten. I would give him a solid 9. Surgical competence and bedside manner are important to me, because it just makes me feel safer regarding the whole process overall. You know what I mean? lolol
My first impression of Dr C. was warm, friendley and caring. Very willing to talk to me and answer any questions. Felt very comfortable with him from the start. He has a great office staff, my main person I deal with is Rhonda, she always has time to answer
any questions you have.Dr C. has discussed all aspects of the surgery with me, and I would rate him very high.
Post-op comments:
I have to say that Dr. Caruana is absolutley the tops when it comes to surgeons. Even though I had some complications Dr C. was with me the whole time. He gives of himself unselfishly. He never lets you feel like you are alone, he is available to you 24 hours a day. His office staff is tops also, Rhonda is so friendley and offers to help in anyway she can, she is a great listener also. And last but not least thanks to Dr C's PA Marc, keep up the great work and keep those smiles coming.(they do help)
So for anyone thinking of this surgery, and lives in the Buffalo area and surrounding suburbs, check out Dr Caruana and his staff. You won't regret it!!!!!
