UMass Memorial Medical Center Bariatric Center

<font size=5><blackface>My first impression was "Oh great, Doogie Houser is my surgeon". LOL

My impression changed almost imediately after we started talking. He was very informative, and ery easy to talk to. He answere all of my questions, and he didn't try to rush me.

Dr Peruginis staff is incredible!! I was so nervous when I got there, and they made me feel so comfortable right away.

There wasn't anything I liked least.

Future patients should know that Dr Perugini is in it for the long haul. ANY questions or concerns you have, he is more than willing to go over them with you at ANY time.

Dr Perugini STRONGLY emphasizes aftercare. And can not stress enough just how important it is.

Yes, he has a structured aftercare program.

Dr Perugini addressed all of the possible risks right up front. He even talked about some I hadn't read about.

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest rate?? I would have to say he is a 15.

There's no question about it. His surgical competence and bedside manner are both GREAT!!

Dr. Kelly is by far the best choice for those looking into Bariatric Surgery in Massachusetts. Top of his field in skill & understanding of how this surgery will change a person's entire life. Also, his nurses are exceptional! I find that a doctor's staff is just as important -- especially when most questions & concerns will be answered by them! I could not be more pleased with his entire office!

My first impression was that Dr. Kelly was a kind and gentle man. My first visit with him was fairly brief, but his nurse practitioner, Robin, had given me all the details prior to him entering the exam room. I understand he's busy and possibly just came from the hospital seeing one of his post-op patients (which will be me soon!). I work for a surgeon and understand the time constraints they are under. My second visit I set up to actually see Robin and discuss the surgery again (while we were waiting for the insurance approval), but the day before my visit Gloria called me with a surgical date so the next day I had a pre-op visit with Dr. Kelly. He spent 30-40 minutes answering my questions and never made me feel rushed or that he had heard the same questions 400 times! I give him an A+!

I like Doctor Kelley when I met him, he seemed to be very helpful. His office staff was wonderful. The only thing I was not happy about was the fact that I did not see him on my follow up appt. However when I was in the hospital he did come see me on his day off. And when I was home I made a call to his office and he was on vacation, I expected the Doctor on duty to call me back, but Doctor Kelley did, and that impressed me. I think his bed side manner was just as good as his surgical competence.

Very impressed with his honest approach.So far it has not changed.Excellent office staff.He is very busy,so I did not see much of him in office. Saw him every day in the hospital, however.You must follow his program.He emphsizes aftercare a lot. Yes,Program in place. He adressed it openly and honestly.Rate-Excellent.Surgical competence is essential due to risks.

Liked him right off, seemed to care, haven't had an appointment yet. On a waiting list.

Dr. Perugini is a wonderful surgeon, great with follow up and always very pleasant! I couldnt have asked for a better surgeon.

I met with Dr. Kelly only once for a short visit. Spent most of the time talking with his PA and other members of his staff. I haven't really formed any impressions about Dr. Kelly or his staff. However, I have a surgery date of 3/26/03. I'm sure I will interact with all of them more between now and then. Dr. Kelly was highly recommended to me by both my family practioner and my obgyn physician. This is good enough for me. We spoke briefly about the risks but I have done extensive research and am well informed about and prepared for the risks of the surgery.
Finally, it is better to have surgical competence than bedside manner. However, a comfortable blend of both would be preferred.

He was very informative, easy to talk to, and had no problem answering any questions I had. He even suggested I call him at anytime with any questions no matter what it is. I was very nervous when I got there, but his nurse was very nice and between the two of them, they made me feel very comfortable and at ease. The only thing I didn't like was being called one day with a date for my surgery, then being called the next day telling me it was cancelled, because a request for approval hadn't even been sent in to my insurance company yet. I was very dissappointed. But, that was a clerical error, anddoes not change my feelings or attitude about Dr.Perugini or his staff at all. Dr Perugini was very informative about what to expect after the surgery, and told me about all of the support groups including the Psychiatric staff that will be there for me whenever I need them. He has a very structured after care program and emphasized the importance of keeping up with it. The very first thing Dr Perugini addressed was the risks and possible complications about this surgery. He let me know right off the bat that although these complications were infrequent, I needed to know that they are possible. My meeting with Dr Perugini overall was a very pleasant and informative one. Surgical competence, AND bedside manner are extremely important. Surgery in itself can be a pretty scary thing, and if your surgeon has a terrible bedside manner, it makes it that much more scarier.

He was very nice and explained everything that could happen.His staff was really nice and friendly.He had called me the next after I came home from the hospital.He really cares for his patients.He explained how important everything is and to make sure that we follow up with the nutrionist.Over all I think he was great.