Christopher Evanson Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

I first met my surgeon at a local support group, he travelled 4 hours to come be our guest speaker. I was in love from that moment on. Office staff was very nice, and extremely helpful during the entire process. Dr Evanson is young and very personable even though he is a Purdue fan, we hit it off. I would give him a 15 out of 1-10 scale. Very competent--took my gall bladder out at the time of RNY and I am 122% pleased with him and St Vincent's Bariatric Center of Excellence in Carmel Indiana. Would I recommend him? You bet I would!! :)

I had my surgery on Nov.2,2006 and I had it at St. Vincent Hosp. with Dr. Christopher Evanson.
I cannot say enough good about both. I had some extra problems-total back fusion with total replacement with rods, I had deep-tissue MRSA after first back surgery. That incurred 5 more surgeries to get rid of that. They had to remove the implants & cut out dead tissue 2 of those times. I almost died twice, I was in the hosp. from Nov.2,2006-Jan.10,2007. Plus he had to undo a hiatial hernia fix, He handled it all great-no problems. I would recommend him to anyone!

My fist impression was that he was very young, but very knowledgeable in his field. My impression hasn't really changed, because he's just so thorough and very focused on helping you to succeed. His office staff is the best I've dealt with. They are kind, and very quick to help you gather any and all documentation needed for your file(s). I think the thing I like least is the amount of time I've gotten to spend with him. I only saw him very briefly for the consultation, but that seemed to be enough to get everything started and a solid plan for my goals. Future patient's should know that even though he seems to be a little cool to his patients, he seems to know his stuff. He's very closely monitoring your approval process and goals from beginning to well a week before the surgery (haven't gotten past that yet). He places the most emphasis on after care of the entire process you go through. You must attend support groups before your surgery, and you're very strongly encouraged to go after. You must sign documentation stating you will come to post-op visits with dietitians and his office as well as adhere to all dietary and exercise rules! He has a very structured after care program, which I will detail when I get all the paperwork upon discharge. He addressed the surgical risks in a very mater-of-fact manor, a little cold if you ask me. He doesn't sugar cote, or gloss over anything which is good I supose. Every possible consequence they could think of, even death, was detailed in a hand out given in pre-op class which we were required to sign and return to the nurse. So far I would rate he and his staff as a 9 out of 10, as I haven't actually had the surgery but everything up to this point (which is all but the surgery) has been pretty darn good! His office hasn't been a problem at all, the hospital pre-op testing was the worst part so far. I wasn't told what was going to go on, everything was just sprung on me. I didn't like that, but hey I was approved January 28th and by Feb 10th my surgery was scheduled as well as pre-op testing and pre-op classes. There just wasn't a lot of time to explain much of anything I guess.

Really liked him, though I only met him 1 time for about 10 minutes. He came very highly recommended. I went through Clarian Bariatrics and have been a little less that impressed with their lack of organization and communication with me.

Dr. Evanson is the absolute best there is. He & his team of very professional & highly trained employees are the greatest. They did all the paperwork for my insurance approval & I was in surgery within 3 months of starting the process. Thanks to Dr. Evanson & Meridian Surgical Group for giving me a new shot at life. I am truly enjoying it!

I liked Dr Evanson from the moment I met him. He was very straighforward and answered my questions about lapband vs roux en y very honestly. I had already read many studies about them and knew the roux was better but he also gave me other reasons why roux was a better choice for me personally. If you're looking for lots of hand holding you probably won't get it from him, but I think surgical competence is the most important thing. He was great at the bedside but again not touchy feely which I prefer anyways. I would give him a 10/10.

I love my Doc. He was easy to talk to, understanding and compassionate. The office staff was amazing. I highly recommend him and the St Vincent Bariatric Center.

Met Chris in January 2009 at the seminar at ST V Carmel. Friend of mine had him for his surgeon yr and half ago and spoke of nothing but the best for him. Thats what i want if I am going to do this. He is experienced and I await connecting to him again during my surgery.

Dr. Evanson is the greatest. I hate calling his office, but I hate calling any Dr. office. The office staff is very helpful. I have sent several patients to Dr. Evanson for their WLS. rnrnDr. Evanson is a 10/10

Dr. Evanson is a wonderful surgeon who gives it to you straight. He is passionate about weight loss surgery and has told me many times he feels it is his true calling after being a trauma surgeon for everal years. Dr. Evanson believes strongly in aftercare and follow up. I felt very informed prior to my surgery as far as what to expect not just the days after surgery, but the months and years after as well. Dr. Evanson and the team at St. Vincent's are awesome! I traveled four hours because I knew their care was far superior to what I would receive in my own town.