The Kane Center Bariatric Center

I have not met him yet. I have heard so many good things that I know he is who I am going to go with. As soon as I do meet him, I will update this page. 7/18/2001 - I went to a seminar last Saturday and got to meet Dr. Kane. I was very, very much impressed. I got the paperwork I needed to send to my insurance company. I am just praying that it goes through. If I was not convinced I wanted the surgery, I am now. The seminar was very informative.

I saw Dr Rantis on 7/5/01. Was nice & confident. He made sure i knew the risks but also explained if i didnt do anything i was already a high risk.Was told i wuld get a surgical date the following week.Never happened.Went to the seminar at EGV on 7-14.Seemed everyone saw their surgeon after me but already had a surgical date....I spoke to both mary & Eileen...Finally today i get a call wth my surgical date of 8-28-01. Hooray!!!

Dr. Rantis has a very warm and caring attitude. He made me feel very relaxed and was very willing to spend time answering all of my questions and concerns. Recently I have met some other patients of Dr. Rantis at support group meetings (pre & post op) they all have experienced the same positive and professional attitude as myself. Dr Rantis is an associate of Dr. Kane and the Weight For Life Program. They have a very thorough pre op screening protocol and support group meetings bi monthly for pre & post op patients. Consultation with a dietician is also provided.

I haven't met him yet but I am going to his Seminar on March 10th.

I met with Dr. Guske on July 2nd. I really like him. He took his time with me and my husband and answered all of our questions. I feel I am in experienced and professional hands.

He is very nice, everything I heard about him is true. He's very down to Earth and happy to explain anything you would want to know. Very compassionate, I'm glad that he will be my surgeon. His office staff is just as nice, I couldn't ask to be treated better. He does emphasize aftercare and has a structured aftercare program. There is plenty of help available in many different areas. He also addressed the risks involved with the surgery and made sure I understood them all. I would rate Dr. Rantis overall as an excellent doctor.

I really liked and trusted Dr Kane. Before I was even allowed to make an appointment to see him, they have a seminar, to go over and explain wht will happen. If you decided to go thourgh with it, then you fill out the papper work and once you are approved through the insurance, you make an appointment to see him. Once I finnaly had my appointment. He took the time to personally go over everything that I would have to do and then answered any of my concerns. Dr Kane is also very big on after care, I saw him 1 week after I was out of the hopital, then 4weeks later, then 6 weeks later. I not sure after tht I haven't reach my 6 week appointment yet. But I have called before for concerns of mine during those in between times and he has always responded quickly. I would highly suggest going thourgh him and his associates.

Dr.Kane Sr has been performing weight loss surgery for 20 years. He works with his son and a team to educate patients before surgery. I have great trust in him and his practice.

He is available whenever I call. He will call back to answer any questions. His staff at the hospital were very well informed and made my stay very comfortable.

I like the seminar he gives before surgery and he requires a great deal of testing. I felt extremely easy about having the surgery after I had all my medical test done.

I give his entire practice a 10. Anyone thinking of having this surgery should have a complete exam including sleep test, heart check first.

I met Dr. Kane Jr. at the first required seminar and I found him very intelligent and informed. He was honest and forthright and did not pull any punches. He addressed all the risks of the surgery, and certainly encouraged anyone that can diet and exercies to go that way before considering the surgery. Overall so far: warm, caring, smart.

I had read several comments about him on this web site before my first meeting, so was somewhat prepared for the "rehearsed" nature of the speech. He was very pleasant though not warm and seemed quite encouraging that I shouldn't have trouble getting my insurance to approve. Did not seem rushed and was patient with my questions.
6/28/01 - A friend of my daughter's told me about Dr. Kane who is close to my home and I was frustrated with preparation process with BTI, I went to see him and eventually chose him to do my surgery. He was great, and even better he was in my insurance company's network so the surgery cost me significantly less $$ than BTI would have. Also, the hospital was only 10 minutes from my home instead of 1-1/2 hours with BTI. I would definitely recommend Dr. Kane highly.

Well I met Dr Rantis on 11/24/00 for an intital consultation. I thought he seemed very knowledgeable. I went to one of there seminars and it was very helpful also.I then proceeded to have Ginny file my insurance and they denied it. I then got a new job 1/2/01 so now I have new insurance but it won't be eligiable unitl May 1,2001. On May 8,2001 I received a called from my insurance company saying they approved the surgery. I then proceeded to call Ginny from WFL to tell her I got this call and she was on vacation and would be out of the office for a week. Ilene from WFL called me and told me all the pre-op testing I would have to do but couldn't give me a surgery date because she had to talk with her nurse to see if I needed to set up another consult with Dr. Rantis. Well I have been calling everyday and they say the nurse hasn't made a schedule up yet. Ginny finally called me when she got back from vacation and told me they are doing there very best and have a list of 20 people who are waiting for a surgery date in July, which she states I am one of them. May 28,2001 I have been called Ginny almost everyday because I would like to know why I have not received my surgery date yet. She states it's not her fault that Mary from the doctors office is suppose to put together a surgery schedule and she is waiting from them. I am getting a little mad now, I thought the insurance was the big "waiting game" but it only took my insurance 2 weeks for approval and it's taking me forever just to get a surgery date. Well it's been almost 4 weeks now and no one has called me, I am almost tempted to go elsewhere. I went to a support group meeting in my area and found out that the lady in my support group knows of two people who already have surgery dates in July for Dr. Rantis. Makes me think that they are putting me off, I don't know why, maybe because I have been bugging them almost everyday. Something isn't going right with this office. I will keep you undated when I FINALLY get a surgery date. Till then I still sit here and wait!! GRRRR!!!!