Arkansas Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Center

Dr. Gibbs and his staff are fantastic. They've taken very good care of me.

Dr. Gibbs is a great Dr. I love him. He has helped me out on everything.

Dr. Gibbs is a very professional surgeon. That doesn't mean that he has no bedside manner, but his sense of humor is a bit dry.

That being said - he is willing to answer all questions posed - and he does not believe there are "stupid questions". He wants his patients to be fully informed.

Of interest - he never set a weight "goal" for me. He seems more concerned with "healthy", and he loosely uses the BMA calculations for that.

I highly recommend Dr. Gibbs.

Dr. Gibbs and his staff are friendly and very informative. Everything that I was told would happen happened and in the amount of time they told me it would happen in. That is quite refreshing. Both Carrie and Tina were quite helpful in getting insurance approval in a short amount of time. When I met Dr. Gibbs he answered all my questions and on surgery day everything worked like clockwork. The bottom line is my sleeve gastrectomy has been quite successful having lost 45 lbs. in just 2 months. I cannot recommend Dr. Gibbs and his staff highly enough.

My surgery went great and I have had no trouble at all. My blood tests have come out good so all my vitamin levels have been normal. I have to go for another one the end of this month, so I hope they are still okay. The RNY surgery was the best thing I ever did for myself! Now my husband is having the same surgery June 19th by the same Doctor. Hope his comes out as well as mine. Dr. Gibbs is a really good doctor and the people at his office are very helpful.

Great surgeon and staff

I met Dr. Gibbs for the 1st time at a seminar he held with his staff. Dr. Gibbs was a very informed Dr. and let you know his honest opinion and never sugar coated anything, which I liked a lot. Dr. Gibb's staff is very wonderful, anytime I have a question I can email them and receive an answer right away. My 1st visit to Dr. Gibbs before the surgery, I had a list of questions. He was very straight forward with me and answered each question as honestly as he could. Dr. Gibbs took the time to answer each question and made sure I understood the answer to each. The day of the surgery Dr,. Gibbs and his staff were wonderful, made me feel comfortable and ready to do this. After the surgery, Dr. Gibbs skilled surgical knowledge, I was not in any pain after the surgery at all. I was pleasantly surprised. I never had any pain from the surgery at all.. I am 7 days post -op and walking 3 miles per day now, have so much energy. I cannot thank Dr. Gibbs enough. Dr. Gibbs has given me something back that I was trying to achieve on my own for years. Dr. Gibbs gave me a tool, a wonderful tool that I will be able to use the rest of my life.
Dr. Gibbs advised me at the seminar, at our 1st appt and each time he came to the hospital to visit me about aftercare. Dr. Gibbs wanted to make sure I was on the same page as him for the aftercare, which I certainly was. Dr. Gibbs also recommended the support group and made sure I was aware of this most valuable and informational group. Dr. Gibbs went over the surgical risks with me and made sure I understood everything.

THANK YOU DR. GIBBS. I recommend Dr. Gibbs highly!!!

Deb Gore

I love love love Carrie! Dr. Gibbs was good too. Hopefully my 2 appts were not the norm for waiting. They were quite long waits. One was so long that I took a very long nap in the waiting room. I can't say we developed a rapport. When I asked questions, he seemed to look at me like "why are you asking me that". However, when you have so little contact with someone, it is easy to not know their body language. He may have just been smiling. Telling me that I will be cured of heartburn was flat out wrong.

That being said, I was confident in his competence. I was confident in my choice of him as the surgeon. I felt that I was in good hands. The surgury and recovery went great, and I credit his skills and experience with that. I would recommend him to anyone.

First impression was that he was a genuinely caring individual and I was not just a number to him. Staff was extremely organized and would do what they said when they said. Very efficient operation. I would highly recommend him to anyone who was looking to have gastric bypass.

My first impression of Dr. Gibbs was that he is very laid back, personable and willing to address any questions or concerns that you may have. He not only put emphasis on the pros of having the gastric bypass but the cons, as well. He was very honest, thorough and straight forward. There is not anything that I would say that I liked least about him. He has not really addressed the Aftercare program yet, but I am sure he will mention that at my 2 week post op appointment on 12/7/10. I do know that there is one available. Overall, he is an excellent dr and has NEVER EVER had any staple line leaks. His years of experience definately speaks for itself. I was able to get in and out of his office in a timely manner during my first appointment with him.My total wait time was about 10 to 12 mins which is not bad at all for a specialist office. He is a WONDERFUL doctor and you will not be disappointed. He made sure my pain was controlled at all times while in the hospital. He is Just the Best!