Tower Health Medical Group Weight Loss Surgery and Wellness Center Bariatric Center

My first impression of Dr. Meilhan was that he was very nice looking. He was very nice and he told me exactly how it is. They staff was very friendly.Dr meilhan is a sweet and easy to talk to man. Any question you have just ask and he will tell you everything about it and more.He will answer any questions you have befor you can even ask.

i had a good impression of dr. meilahn. he was very honest and sincere. his assistant nyeesha was very prompt on returning my e mails and answering all my questions. aftercare is very important to him and there is a wonderful support group in place for after surgery and an informational 2 hr class before surgery. he was very serious about the risks of surgery which scared me a bit, but it is good because it IS a life changing surgery.

My impression of Dr. Meilahn is that he is extremely nice, concerned about his patients well being, and concerned with their current knowledge of the surgery as well as supplying them with the most needed information about various types of surgeries. Dr. Meilahn explained the pros and cons of the surgery (in addition to possible long term complications) and even drew diagrams on the table paper:)
Overall, I had a great inital impression of Dr. Meilahn. Very nice, provides a comfortable atmosphere for questions, and above all informative and up front.

My first impression of Dr. M was that he was very comfortable and confident with his business of WLS. This impression did not change as he spent nearly 45 minutes with my wife and I discussing the various surgeries , their pros and cons and answering all of our questions. The office staff in his office are great. In particular Nyeesha Miller, Dr. M's assistant is very dedicated to her job. She takes care of all of the paper work associated with insurance approvals, ect. From the very beginning the office helped with a problem since I arrived without a referral, which I was told by my primary care physician was not needed. Dr. Meilhan has performed over 100 RNY procedures at Temple. He requires all of his patients to attend a 3 hour seminar prior to surgery. Another nice touch is that the office gave me a list of Dr. M's patients who have already had surgery. The list was varried and included patients who had surgery a year ago up until a few weeks ago. Temple is a major medical institution in Philadelphia, with the capabilities of caring for any possible complication. They do majororgan transplant operations and have an extensive dept. of surgery. This is a teaching hospital and Dr. M is associate professor of surgery. i would give Dr. M a rating of 9.5. He seems to have the proper mix of surgical competence and bedside manner.

I have to honestly say that my first impression of Dr.Meilahn ws that he was ok. I waited a year before seeing him again, but I was getthing all my appointments scheduled, and because I am a student I had to work around my class schedule. My second time seeing him I thought he was very arrogant and rushed the visit after amking me wait an hour to see him. My mom totally did not like his demeanor at all, she was crying and very upset. However, I have heard from other doctors that he is an excelelnt surgeon, and the commentary on this page has been very helpful. I guess I just have to warm up to him, everyone else on the site has had nothing to say but good things about him. My surgery is scheduled for Feb 2oth, and I have not heard back from the insurance company as of et. Hoping to hear tsomething this week. He was very serious about explaing the risks involved with the procedure, and even popped some new information on me that I ws not prepared for which was these drainging tubes. I am not comfortable with these, but I am starting to hear some surgeons do them and some surgeons do not. I guess mine is one who does. I am confident in my surgeons abilities and even more confident that the Lord will direct his hands and scalpel-I am in good hands because I am in God's hands. Very nervous and anxiouly waiting approval from the insurance company

I've only had intial consult from Dr. Meilahn but he seems very knowledgable and concerned that you know exactly what you're getting into. First visit full of info on the surgeries, risk and benefits. Decent bedside manner, for a surgeon... :) Put me at ease.
Feb 2, 02 Now that I'm post-op I can honestly say that Dr. Meilahn is tops! He is so meticulous and so caring, not to mention very obviously competent that I can't imagine a better surgeon for this procedure.
Explains everything, visits personally, no issue is too minor. He's the BEST!

Dr. Meilahn is just great. He explains things so that you have a clear understanding; he even draws you diagrams! His follow-up care has been the best. You just know that he really cares. The longer I am in his care the more personable he seems. I would highly recommend him!

I have my first consult scheduled with Dr. Meilahn for Feb 5th. Though the wait for an appointment seemed legnthy (4 months), I feel it has given me the time needed to completely research the surgery and surgeon I should choose. I have had nothing but great reviews from prior patients of Dr. Meilahn (Nancy K., Bernie, Sherry L) who I have either met in person or talked with through email. I have also emailed Dr. Meilahn once or twice and received an response extremely quickly. I look forward to finally meeting Dr. Meilahn and discussing my options for surgery, and will be sure to update once I get to the next step.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF MY DR WAS A GREAT ONE, HE TOOK HIS TIME WITH AND ANSWERED ANY AD ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.
IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN BETTER AS TIME HAS GONE.
HIS STAFF IS GREAT HIS ASSISTANT NYEESHA IS A GREAT PERSON, AND IS GREAT AT HER JOB.
SHE DID EVERYTHING SHE COULD FOR ME TO GET MY APPROVAL.
FUTURE PATIENTS SHOULD EXPECT EVERYTHING GOOD FROM DR MEILAHN AND HIS STAFF.
AFTERCARE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE THE UPMOST GOALS FOR YOURSELF AND HE EMPHASIZES ON IT VERY MUCH WITH YOU.
THEY HAVE STARTED A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PATIENTS TO ATTEND TO, WHICH CAN HELP VERY MUCH.
HE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO ME NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WHEN I MET HIM AND DID THE SAME THING AT OUT CLASS WE HAD TO ATTEND TO BEFORE HE APPROVED SURGERY.
HIS RATING CAN NOT BE MEASURED WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF JUST FLY RIGHT OFF THE CHARTS.
HE IS ALL AROUND TOGETHER GREAT PERSON I HAVE NEVER MET A DR WITH BESIDE MANNERS OR HIS KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SURGEY BEFORE.

My first impression of Dr. Meilahn was that he is a humble man. I have been able to keep that impression of him over the last six months that I have been working with him.

For the most part I have enjoyed working with his staff.

Patience is key in working with Dr. Meilahn and his staff. I would say that since patience is necessary after the surgery, he wants all of his patients to learn it before going throught this drastic and life impacting procedure.

I will have a support group once a month after the surgery. I am not sure how often I will see him after the surgery. All of the risks were addressed before the surgery.

Overall, I am very pleased with Dr. Meilahn. He has a great bedside manner and surgical confidence.