The Denver Center for Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Center

Update as of October 6 2010. I was VERY impressed with Dr. Metz's office staff, office set up and his nurse practitioner. He was AWESOME...very thorough and patient. Great sense of humor and good about answering questions. Is a pleasure to deal with. He was very personable with both myself and my partner. Linsey, the dietitian was good as was Aimee, the social worker. I appreciate the fact that Dr. Metz and his NP, Alison were both open and affirming to my family and are open with communication.

My first impression was that he was very confident, and rightfully so. My impression continued the same over time, as I saw the statistics of his results as well as the knowledge & professionalism of his staff. His office staff is uniformly warm, positive ,friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I liked everything about him. Patients should know that he is well-spoken, comfortable in groups settings, and extremely self-confident. Some might wrongly think this is arrogance or self-importance, when actually it is just a very smart and capable guy expressing himself forthrightly. He has a structured aftercare program that is well defined and helpful. He explained clearly, in person and in writing, all of the risks. I would rate him as a 10 out 10 (where 1 is terrible and 10 is top of the game) - if I had his photo, I'd post it on my mantle. I believe his surgical competence and bedside manner are both great.

I have had no negative experiences with him or his staff.

Dr. Snyder has been great through the process so far. It is very nice to have the direct contact info for your surgeon. The staff has ben great, occasionally had to push to get the info I needed. The office has recently merged with the hospital and that has caused some confusing (and full of spelling and syntax errors) paperwork, they were able to clarify but would be nice to see a little more attention to detail. Overall very happy with the office and staff as well as the surgeon.

I had Gastric by- pass with Dr Chae two years ago, I did great and still doing great. Dr Chae is the most caring Dr I have ever known. in fact my husband is getting ready to do the sleeve, I have a BFF that Dr chae did her surgery and she doing great.If u need to have this surgery Dr Chae is the one. he has a great staff very caring people . Everyone in my support group cannot say enought nice things about Dr Chae.

My first impression of Dr. Chae was that he seemed to care right off. As I continued with the appointments, I found his demeanor stayed the same. He really cares.
The staff now is the greatest. Connie, Pam and Kelly are ready to listen if you need to talk.
This was the best thing I could have done. And picking Dr. Chae and his staff was the best decision I have made in a very long time. I honestly think they saved my life. Because my health was going down hill but fast. He knew of my risks and was positive that the surgery was the best thing for me.
The aftercare program is just what the doctor ordered. Please excuse the pun. Without it, you are floundering.
Overall, I would rate Dr. Chae as a 10

I met Dr. Chae when he came to the family practice office I work at. He brought a lunch to our doctors and showed them the Lap Band and how it works. He was very imformative and even stayed to answer my questions even though he was there for the doctors. I have gotten to know him more now that I have had the Lap Band procedure. He seems quiet at first, but the more you get to know him he warms up to you. Connie, his office coordinator is wonderful. I love her friendly, bubbly personality. She is so positive and nice and will try her hardest to answer any of your questions. If she doesn't know the answer, she will find someone who does. I spoke with Pam today. She is part time RN and she was also very helpful. She help me find this wonderful web site. Dr. Chae presented me with a video to show me the whole procedure at my first visit. At my preop visit he went over all the before and after rules of the surgery. As well as the risks. He was very patient to listen to all my questions. I did run into some pain from a pulled muscle in my stomach shortly after surgery, and he returned all my calls in the same day, and assured me everything was alright. Over all I feel Dr. Chae is very confident and has a lot of knowledge in what he does. I felt very safe having him perform my surgery and he has a very caring bedside manner after my surgery as well as at my first fill.

Very impressed with his knowledge and excellent skill--had NO post-op problems--first 6 months was a piece of cake, thanks to his excellent nutritional counseling. I think he is outstanding.

My first impression of Dr Snyder was that he was VERY knowlegeable with a sense of humor, he was sooo informative that by the time I got to my appointment with him I had no questions. His office staff was awesome!!! They helped me through the process, and are there for me if I need them!! I love them all!!! One of the reasons I chose Dr Snyder was he wants you to not only go thru your insurance plans guidlines, you also have to go thru his in order to have the surgery, I was going to go to another place in Ft Collins and even though they were nice and informative also it seemed as if they wanted to get u in and out, Dr Snyder makes sure you understand the importance of aftercare as well as using the tool properly he has given me for long term with after care programs, classes and meetings. His office and his curriculim is VERY organized!!! And VERY infomative!! I had an AWESOME experience with Dr Snyder!!! He is one of THE best!!! THANK YOU DR SNYDER FOR GIVING ME THE TOOL THE GET MY LIFE BACK!!!

Dr. Chae is great he is personable and easy to talk to. He is easy to get ahold of. I would recommend him for anyone considering bariatric surgery.

He was very professional. I would highly recommend.

Working with his billing after surgery has been easy and they will work with you.