Valeriu E. Andrei MD Bariatric Associates Bariatric Center
I am so Happy to have found Dr Andrei and his staff. The patient care, education and support from his personel has made this decision to get healthier a much easier transition to eating and living healthier. I'm on my way to a better me, thanks to Dr Andrei.
I have been Dr. Andrei's patient for almost 8 years. He performed my Gastric By-Pass in April 2002 and most recently my ROSE revision in July 2009. His patient care is outstanding and he is always focused on your well being. I appreciate the attentiveness of Dr. Andrei and his staff. I have refered friends and family to Dr. Andrei because I trust and respect his dedication to improving patient's quality of life. With Dr. Andrei, you can expect excellence in patient care.
The first time I met with Dr. Andrei I knew I was in good hands. He had the answers to all my questions. He was very caring and understood what goal I was trying to meet. The staff is full of very caring and nice people.If any one intends on having weight loss surgery, Dr. Andrei is one of the best surgeons. After I had surgery the staff calls and make sure your doing okay. That to me was really amazing and felt good to know that people care. Dr. Andrei explained to me the bad and the good of having this surgery and for me the good outweighed the bad tremendously. Dr. Andrei to me is the best and I would recommend him to anyone considering weight loss surgery. He has great manners and is a very good surgeon and Im glad to have him as my surgeon. Thanks to him and his wonderful staff I am on my way to losing weight and meeting one of my goals in life and thats to be healthy.
I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT DR. ANDREI AND HIS STAFF. I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DOING SOMETHING THAT I FELT WAS RADICAL, BUT DR. ANDREI TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF ME. THE PROCEDURE WAS MUCH EASIER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY VISITS WITH HIM. IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ARE CONSIDERING, I ADVISE YOU TO CONTACT DR. ANDREI. HE WILL WALK THROUGH ALL OF THE STEPS WITH YOU AND THE GIRLS IN THE OFFICE WORK WITH THE INSURANCE PROCESS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO. AGAIN, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
The surgery was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. Being that I have never had surgery before there were various mixed feelings going on in my head, namely cold feet and second thoughts. From the month before preparation to the surgery itself to the recovery, Dr. Andrei and his staff were rather informative, supportive and knowledgeable about the Lap Band process. I would recommend Dr. Andrei and the Lap Band procedure to anyone who is looking to lose weight and begin a permanent healthier lifestyle.
Dr. Andrei is the warmest and kindest surgeon I ever met. From the moment I met him I felt like I could trust this man. When I first considered having the lap band surgery I felt like I was a failure, but he taught me not to feel that way. He motivated me and helped me to believe that I can lose my weight that I have been struggling with. Through the help of Dr. Andrei and his team I received all that information and support necessary to fulfill my weight loss goals.rn rnAnother positive of being Dr. Andrei's patient is his wonderful office staff. Not all, but many of them have had weight loss surgery before. It was nice being able to ask other people questions who have already gone through the same procedure that I will be going through.rnrnBefore my surgery I was informed about all the aftercare programs that I should be attending. There are special group meetings with the nutritionists and himself in order to help keep his patients on the right track. Having this group meeting also helped a lot because I was able to hear other people's stories about their lap band and this meeting was similiar to a group support therapy. Of course initally after surgery I had to come into the office a few times to talk to the nutritionist and discuss my diet and how I will progress in the following few weeks. I liked having this personal attention, rather than just reading the diets that they had provided for me. The one on one appointments really helped me learn about how I should be eating.rnrnDr. Andrei addressed the risks of my surgery pretty well. He let me know the worst and best case senarios and luckily everything turned out the way it should have. It has been 9 months since my surgery and I have lost almost 80 pounds. Thanks to Dr. Andrei and his team, my new life has started. I want to thank them for giving me the tools I need in order to succeed in weight loss goals. As for now, I will continue on this path of losing weight and being healthy.