George A. Fielding Bariatric Surgeon MD

Dr. Fielding is an awesome individual to deal with. He really takes the nervous out of you. He did try to push the lap band on me, since he himself had it done. But I told him with my commitments, it was not an option. He made sure I was aware of the Pros and Cons of everything. But doing nothing about my weight would kill me too. I trust in his abilties. Trust me, I researched him to the tee. His credentials speak for themselves. I also actually had a good time. We were cracking jokes. Let's just say you will be at ease. I'm all set with him for the 17th of December pending insurance approval.

10/18/04-- I met Dr. George fielding today. He is soooo nice. I felt confident with him from reading about him beforehand and I was very pleased when I was face to face with him. I knew he was pro lap-band because he had one done on himself and 98% of his office handles that although he's very experienced in all areas of bariatric surgery. My cousin and her friend came with me because it was a requirement to have a family member or partner there with you in case you faint, i guess. So, we sat down (I got the biggest chair i have ever seen and there was still room in it while i was sitting there i'm happy to say). We talked about the procedure and what would happen and then he mentioned he had it done and he was very happy with it..it was then i realized he was talking about the lap-band. I asked at that point ,"Do you know I'm interested in getting the gastric bypass surgery?" He hadn't and then asked why. I explained to him my reasoning for not wanting the lap-band without saying anything offensive because he had it done. So, needless to say it was a long consultation bc my cousin and her friend tried to talk me into getting the band while we were sitting there in front of Dr. Fielding. It was a bit annoying and embarassing that they didn't wait until we left to start talking. we were wasting Dr. Fielding's time and there was still so much I wanted to know. So Dr. Fielding said if I chose to I had until the morning of the surgery to change my mind. We then set a tentative date (pending my insurance company ) for Dec. 13th of this year which is fine with me bc I'll be given medical clearance for classes. My cousin asked "What would happen if she didn't get the surgery?" my cuz is trying to be supportive but she needs to know more of the facts. He very bluntly said that my cholesterol will hit the roof and my chance for diabetes would sky rocket, i'd most likely blow up like a house and there is of course a chance I wouldn't be able to carry a child in the future and may possibly die very young. So she got the picture there. He was amazing overall. He carefully explained the pros and cons and risks of each surgery so I fully understood everything. I would reccommend him to anyone. The remainder of the day was crazy. I'm trying to drive in the city in areas i'm not familiar with --my cousin and her friend in the car trying to convince me. Argghhhh!! I just couldn't deal with it. So after I made a decision a year ago to do the surgery, I was reconsidering the band all day and driving myself crazy. I called everyone that knows about the surgery and gave all the statistics to each and every one of them and finally my parents (my dad was against it ) but they both agreed I should do the bypass. So that's what i'm doing.

I initially attended the informational session hosted by Dr. Fielding- I must confess that I was VERY comfortable at the session- the fact that Dr Fielding had a lap band made me feel right at home- His commitment to stay and answer any question anyone had showed me where his heart was.

While I was initially Dr. Rens patient- and I met with her I had to switch to Dr Fielding for insurance purposes- I really liked Dr Ren but I also really like Dr Fielding so either way is great

Im looking so forward to my surgery and the changes it wil bring !!

impressed by the fact that he had a lapband

I think that Dr. fielding is great. He has tons of experience, which he brings to NYU. Most of all I love that he has a personal history with the band. Seems that he had the surgery done, so speaks from experience.
I would recommend him to anyone seeking to do this surgery.

Dr George Fielding is a fantastic surgeon and I have the utmost respect for him.

The Office staff have always been completely supportive and friendly and helpful.

I would recommend him to anyone.