Douglas Olsen Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

My first impression of Dr. Olsen was that he is very concerned about his patients and that he follows us closely, feeling that he and his patient are equal partners and he expects a lot out of himself and his patient. Follow up is very important as are support groups. He has a structured aftercare program. My initial contact with him occurred when he spoke at the informational seminar that I attended at Centennial in Nov. 2002. I had my initial consult Feb. 11. I was even more impressed with him. He is very kind and very serious. He expects his patient to go into this with conviction. He is very explicit in explaining all the risks of the surgery. He went over this again during my pre-op appt. His assistant Terry is awesome, as are all the folks in his office. I have already referred several people to him. On a scale of one to ten, right now I would rate him a ten. My surgery is April 7. I will post more post op. I must also praise Debbie Thompson and her staff at the Center for the Treatment of Obesity. If it were not for her and Lisa Ferrell's hard work, I may have never received approval from my insurance.
I am now post op one week. My opninion is now an 11 on a scale of 10. He aewsome! Many nurses said that her is the best surgeon there. I find that to be very reassuring!

I attended the seminar for Dr.Olsen in Nashville on November 19, 2002. My first impression of him was a good one he seems very skilled at Gastric Bypass and wants you to be very informed on the procedure and to understand that this is a "Tool" not a fix to your weight problem. I went to my first consultation with him on February 19, 2003 and again after the consultation my first impression has remained the same. I feel very comfortable with having Dr. Olsen as a surgeon thus far. On a personal level I have some insight into Dr. Olsen as a surgeon because he has performed surgery on my maternal Grandmother in the past. Dr Olsen stresses aftercare and I like that about him I would not want to feel like I was floating out there on my own with no guidance. This was a real plus. I would rate Dr. Olsen a 7 because of my limited time wiith him (2 meetings) and I have not had the surgery yet. I will rate him again Post-op.

My first impression of Dr. Olsen was if he could help save my life?

I really like his office staff. Terri has really been supportive.

Dr. Olsen is really a great surgen he wants his pts to become healthy. There are sometimes though when I think he is not as happy as I am with my choices.

I chose Dr. Olsen because of referrals from people I know. He was at the first seminar I attended. He is very professional, takes time to make sure you know the risks of the surgery. He explained why he uses the particular type of surgery that he does. He was very supportive both before surgery, in the hospital and afterwards. I had to make a return trip to the hospital a day after I got home and he was wonderful.

My first impression was that he really cared and it was not all about money with him. His office staff is wonderful. Aftercare is very structured. One down side is (I am told)is that you can never please him with your weight loss, that he rides you pretty hard.

He helped pioneer lap surgery and was able to do mine by lap. Although he told me going into surgery that he might not be able to do it that way but that he would try his best - and he did!

I would rate him very high and both his surgical competence and bedside manner are both great.

Very smart and professional

I have only met him once

Very carrying and imformative

don't know him well enough to say

the seminar last for 31/2 hours

very

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wants you to understand this is a serious ans risky surgery

10

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Dr Olsen was very informative and let me know everything about the surgery including complications that could occur.

His office staff are very friendly and helpfull.

Dr Olsen emphasizes aftercare alot. He always asks if you are taking all your vitamins, drinking your water, and attending support groups.

The program at Centennial in Nashville has an excellent program. They have seminars and they work on getting your insurance approved for you. they also have monthly support meetings.

I could not have picked a better surgeon. He has both excellent bedside manner and his surgical competence.

Dr Olsen is very knowledgable about this surgery. He and his partner have performed over 400 of them. He is very thourough and described the procedure and risks in great detail. I feel he gave me all the information I needed to make a good decision!

His office staff is really great, once you get to know them. They are extremly busy, but have always been very helpful whenever I have had to call in with a question. I can be very hard to get an appointment with him. But I feel he is truly the best in the area and well worth the wait!

My surgeon was Dr. Douglas Olsen at Centenial Medical Center in Nashville. He's awesome! He actually pioneered several laproscopic procedures, and is one of the highest ranked laproscopic surgeons in the country. It surprises me that he isn't on the list.
Their office staff is wonderful. Seems like I've known them forever.
Dr. Olsen is very stiff, and very serious. This is probably my least favorite thing about him, but I know he is always looking out for my best interest. He is very conservative.
His emphasis on aftercare is very strong. I've seen him every 2 weeks since surger, up to my 2 month point, where I'll see him monthly up to 6 months, then every 3 months until a year. I'll then see him every 6 months up to 2 years.
I would rate him as EXCELLENT. The only surgeon I'd want.
His surgical competence is definately better than his bedside manner. His bedside manner isn't bad, it just isn't the "bubbliest".

i DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH YET BUT I WILL UPDATE

Dr. Olsen was very personable and he made sure I was informed
about the surgery. His staff is very professional and also seemed
genuinely helpful. I feel very confident in his hands!

I've had some minor complications and Dr. Olsen and his staff have
been so great to me! They always took me right in and have really
been in close contact with my progress. They are very personable
and caring. I couldn't have a better surgeon!