Douglas M. Krahn Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

As of yet i do't know to much about him he seems very nice and caring. He relly wants you to be ableto understand the process of surgery and the after are that will be needed.

He is very nice and very professional. Besides being nice, he is very strict. His staff is extremely helpful in all areas. If you are going to go with Krahn, be prepared to keep on a strict protein diet for the first year. His office has an excellent aftercare program.

If I had it to do all over again I would choose Dr. Krahn. He takes good care of his patients. The staff at St. Bernadines where he does the surgery is A1. They take great care of you post-op.

As a new post-op, I am very happy with Dr. Krahn. While my first impression wasn't the greatest, the longer I have been a patient, the happier I have become. I found his staff very helpful and responsive. I was given plenty of information and education about what to expect. His aftercare has been good and I do not feel rushed when I am in his office.

Dr. Krahn is really a wonderful Doctor. He is straight to the point, but warm and has a sense of humor. His office is ran with efficiency, and without their guidance, I doubt if I would be considering this option to have surgery. They have proivde the much needed education of the procedure, seminars, nutrition classes, and personal support patients considering this life changing procedure need to be sucessful. I have every confidence in Dr. Krahn and his staff, even though the this process takes months to accomplish, they have always been readily able to answer questions or walk you through the waiting period by phone or email.

This was the second surgeon I was referred to because of contract changes with my insurance company, so I have been through two intake procedures. The first was a large well known medical center...OK people, I'm certain they are competent, but very cold/impersonal. Even though the change in surgical group delayed the surgury for months, I am very happy I waited. Dr.Krahn and his staff take time to meet the patients and get to know them. They spent a lot of time with me and I have called their office and been a real pest when it came to getting the paperwork/testing in order and they have been very gracious and always helpful. They seem to be very thorough in the evaluation of the need for surgery, and have been able to ease my anxiety when going through the approval process. Dr.Krahn was definitely worth the wait...he acts like a human. Many doctors don't. So far so good...I haven't had my surgery yet but have met a few of his patients and they all seem very happy.

Dr Krahn is a very nice and thorough in is practice. I was scheduled to go through Cedar-Sinai and my insurance changed the doctor at the last minute before approval for surgery. Dr Krahn made me feel very comfortable about the change. The office staff is very nice and very informitive. The office cater's to large people, which is nice, big couches and chairs with no arms. I went to two seminars at his location - 1) on the procedure and about obesity and then when I was approved for surgery, I went to a 4 hour seminar for information on diet, excercise,hospital visit, about a 1 1/2 inch book.(very informitive. That's all I have for know.

My first impression of Doctor Krahn was that he was warm, gentle and kind to overweight people. I felt like he was speaking from experience and had a true repect and understanding of the problem. I found his office staff to be just as exceptional as he is. They were there with a smile, a warm greeting and made you feel like belonged, like as if you were at home. The office is the first office I have ever been into that accomidates over weight people. The chairs are oversized so you can sit in them easly without your sides sticking out.There is large soft couches so you can sit with ease. I just started with Dr.Krahn but so far my journey has been a positive note. I have not found anything that I could list as a dislike, other than the office and hospital is very far away. It took me over an hour to get to the facility. I know he really wants you to be invloved before and after in programs. I think that is best. He did describe the risks invloved with me and asked if I felt I could deal with them.

Originally, I was referred to Dr. Suh of Crown Bariatric. He was pleasant and confident. After my insurance company stopped working with his surgical group, I was referred to Dr. Douglas Krahn.

So far, I am very happy with the switch. From a personal standpoint, Dr. Krahn's office is much more practical for me. My OS's office was about 90 minutes from my house, while the support groups his office ran were about 45 minutes away. The new doctor's office is only 2 minutes away and the hospital were he performs the surgery and holds his seminars at is also 2 minutes from my home. This convienence is a huge blessing to me because it was such a struggle getting to see my OS.

His office staff are very supportive and friendly. After giving my information to one of the staff, I received the information package in the mail the next day. With my previous surgeon, it had taken months to get anything.

August 14th, 2004 Update***

I can not say enough about the staff of Western Bariatric. Sue, Beth, Sandy and all the others at WB are super supportive and have kept this experience from becoming a giant stress factory. Dr. Krahn's services are so much better than what I've experienced before with other offices. He has been professional, kind and honest. I would give him and his staff the highest rating I possibly could. A true 10 out of 10. A+
I'll add more after my surgery next week.

The Guy is great! I had visited with about 4 other surgeons over the last 3 years. And the very first meeting I went to I watched his slide show. I listened to him and I knew that he was the one I was going to go with. My 16 year old daughter told me after the meeting that he is the Dr for me! My impression of him has only gotten better over this whole process!! His office staff is just as nice if not better than he is! And that is saying a lot! If you have any questions about him please feel free to contact me!!
I believe that Dr Krahn truely has his heart in the right place about this surgery! He has an aftercare program he expects us to do our part for a healthy life. He explained all the risks that were involved. He listens...he jokes....he is honest....caring...and the list could go on!! He is by far the best to go with if your in this area. Glad he moved from Florida!! Sorry people in florida!!

I rate him at least 110!!

My first impression of him was how young he was. But his training, and better yet his experience made me feel much better. If you attend one of the first step seminars he is open to questions as well as a very informative presentation.I went twice, once with my mother and once with my husband.
He has a very structured pre care as well as after care and emphasizes right off, that if you aren't sure about permanantly changing your life style then maybe surgery is an option to consider for a later time. He does NOT push surgery for every body. He addresses the risks of surgery, the bad ones as well as the good:some are frightning.
How would I describe his staff? They treat me like I am the only patient the doctor has.
They go out of their way !!!!!!!
The only negative thing I can think of is that it took 11 months from my first information seminar till my surgery date, but I did have to get several medical clearances and I have IEHP.
Will add more after surgery........