The Kane Center Bariatric Center

I first met Dr Kane at a seminar in January 2001. My first impression was that he is very informed about the whole process that his patients have to go through.It is not an easy come in and I will operate on you.He makes you go through alot of Pre Op testing to make sure that you will have a good recovery. I think that he really cares about his patients and I am glad to have found him.

I just met him and heard great things. As I get to know him and his office and once i've had the surgery I will be glad to answer any questions I can.

I met with Dr. Guske on 5/25/01. Dr Guske was pleasant, informative and extremely GOOD LOOKING..(yes, I went there). He went over the procedure and the risks and answered all of my questions (I did have a list). He also check my abdominal area and he approved me for LAP RNY!

He informed me that this is a health decision and shouldnt be thought of as a cosmetic solution to weight loss. He informed me of the aftercare program in detail.

I would rate Dr Guske a 9 (looks 11) overall. He was very detailed and took his time in outlining the procedure along with what to expect after the surgery.

I met with Dr. Guske on 5/18/01. When he first walked into the room, I thought he was a young guy that knew what he was doing. He has great partners that he works with. He told me about his family and how long he had been doing this type of surgery. He explained all of the complications and even answered questions that I had prepared for him. He really made me feel that I was in good hands.

dr. rantis was very nice he answered all mine and my husbands questions, he showed much concern about my stomach because i have many battle scars from different surgerys but assured me not to worry it will be alright. this surgery can will happen

Dr. James Kane, Jr. Very knowledgeable, personable, took a lot of time to answer my questions. He gave me all the negatives as well as positives. His staff, nurses all seem to be very nice and helpful. Only presurgery now, but i do know there is an aftercare program with him, dietician and attending support group meetings. He seems to have both the competence and the bedside manner which is great.

Very understanding and never rushed. I was his last evening appointment, yet he still talked to me for an hour (till 11:00 PM). I never attended his seminars because I live in Wisconsin, yet he answered all my questions. His office staff seems to be on the ball, and they return my calls and give me the direction I need. Aftercare is of major importance to him and he is concerned because I don't live in Illinois. However, I'm not far away and his aftercare is on Saturdays and I'm only 2 hours from his office. He did not minimize the risks of the surgery, but he also put me at ease on the open procedure if it needed to be done. He is confident and I've heard nothing but good things about him and his father from others. Overall, I'm very happy with my decision. Let me add that he uses Dr. Hart as the pulmanologist. Not a social kind of guy, but he is VERY detailed and serious about his work. He tested and found things that nobody ever mentioned to me. I am so confindent in my care and it has relieved me of any fears...almost.

Dr. Kane Sr. ( there is a junior too!) is one of my brother in-law's best friends. He is a very kind and knowledgeable man.

He has been doing obesity surgery for over 30 years. He is one of the most experienced people in the world at this kind of surgery.

He is highly sought after, and most of his former patients love him. He is primarily concerned with getting a "good result" not just getting another fat person on the table.

His group is very careful about clearing individuals for surgery. They believe in absolute minimization of the all of the known risk factors. He and his son are well respected in the field and have operated with many other surgeons including the Dr. that performed Carnie Wilson's surgery. They are part of the "Weight for Life" group.

They only do Roux-en-Y surgeries now because, after having done thousands of all of the various obesity surgeries over the years, they have statistically determined that Roux-en-Y is by far the most effective at getting an individual to a healthy body weight and has the lowest complication profile status during the maintainance phase.

Aftercare is lacking however. No-one has put me back on my old medications yet or asked me anything about them. I have had to initiate these issues myself. I'm not sure if I feel that I am really being paid much attention to post surgery outside of any pending emergency. The "Weight for Life" people have all but disappeared. Hmm.....

One of my reservations is that I don't always feel that I'm being heard when we talk. But we'll see as time goes on. I know they have many patients to think about and care for.

Attended the Weight For Life information seminar and felt instantly drawn to Dr. Kane and his staff. All were very personable
and knowledge. After reading the comments
here I flet pretty sure they were the Doctors for me and the seminar confirmed that feeling.
The entire staff was friendly and helpful.
The program seems very structured and they
seem to be concerned about you as a person
not just a procedure.
Once I got approved I was assigned to Dr. Rantis and was a little dismayed I didn't get Dr. Kane. When I had my pre-surgery consult my fears were gone, Dr. Rantis was extremelly nice,very supportive and patient. All the Doctors work together and three stopped by right before I went into surgery. After I was home I had a question and he called back not a nurse, very impressive.

Dr. Kane was the most wonderful man. He was helpful and kind. There is nothing that I don't like about him. I would recommend him to anyone. He informed me of risks and possible side effects. He has been helpful since the surgery answering questions. He rates high in both surgical competence and bedside manner.