George Zorn, III Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Zorn
What a GREAT guy very easy to get along with he seamed to be a hard nose at first glance but when i talked to him it was like talking to my best friend
His staff is great the ladie i was working with was Lorie is doing all the Kaiser insurance people she is very nice and will let you no everything you need to know!

First meeting Dr. Zorn I was ammazed at how personalble he was. Dr. Zorn is very friendly and caring. I can not say enough good things about Dr. Zorn. I highly reccomend him to anyone interested in having Gastrict Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Zorn led two of the informational classes for Pacific Bariatric, so I had seen him before I went to consultation. He is easy going and warm and funny. I waited 3 hours for my appointment and when he met me, the appoitment lasted 15 minutes and I felt really rushed. He has a stellar reputation and I know many who have had him so I am confident he will do a great job. The office staff are friendly and helpful. Dr. Zorn is serious on aftercare and that is why he has a support group where I live in Bakersfield.
I had been to 3 Pacific bariatric informational meetings and you get a test on your knowledge of the surgery. I missed one so I felt very informed.

Dr Zorn struck me as being quiet and competent the first time I met him. That contined thruout the relationship and into the hospital after surgery. His office staff is very friendly and responsive.

Pacific Bariatric has what appears to be the best set of post op protocols, and Dr Zorn stresses that you must follow them in order to be successful.

Overall, I think I would probably be willing to put myself into Dr Zorns hands for almost any type of surgery, and rate him top of the line both for surgical competence & bedside manner.

As for negatives, none that I can think of. Other than the pain after the surgery, but that is not the doctors fault.

Have been referred to Pacific Bariatrics in San Diego. I am not yet thru their paper work phase but hope that won't take too much longer.

First impression: Dr Zorn is a warm, caring man who takes his job very seriously. Yet he also has a sense of humor and a nice friendly way about him. He made me feel at ease and was very informative when I asked questions.

His staff were pleasant. Not overly chatty but basically nice.

I don't think I disliked anything about Dr Zorn. I was disappointed that we didn't have time to cover all the many questions I took with me, but he did give me a lot of time considering how busy he is. He had gentle hands and was very respectful of my "privacy" re the exam. He seems to truly care about his work and his patients. He offers hope, not criticism.

My only advice is to listen carefully to any advice he has to offer. He has done this a long time, so his words aren't just idle chit-chat.
He gave me a booklet about aftercare. It is quite detailed and lays out very simply what you can and can't do after surgery. He also gave me a nutrition booklet with step-by-step guides to how to eat post op. I think he expects a lot out of you.....for good reasons. He will accept it if you don't follow through with things properly, but he makes sure you understand you will only be hurting yourself if you don't take this surgery seriously.

He covered the major risks of surgery. He also went over specific risks for my case and was informative and very clear about it, but not in a way that frightened me at all.

Overall, I am very pleased with my first meeting with Dr Zorn. He seems methodical in his approach, caring and holds out hope and success for his patients future. I felt reassured and confident about having him as my surgeon.
I think he is very surgically competant, and he takes things seriously. But he also has a nice bedside manner and seems caring, patient and calming. I am extremely happy to date, with him and the whole Pacific Bariatrics team!

HE'S WONDERFUL
WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT HE DID OUR FAMILY. ME, MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE TIME, AND MY HUSBAND TOO.
WE WERE ALL HEAVY & HE WAS HEAVEN SENT TO US.
HIS STAFF IS GREAT AND I REFER HIM TO EVERYONE I MEET. HE HAS BECOME ONE OF MY BEST FREINDS. I GO SEE HIM EVERY CHANCE I GET.WE TALK ABOUT OLD TIMES CAUSE WE ALL GOT VERY CLOSE.HE WAS AVAILABLE TO ME 24 HOURS A DAY, ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.HE HAS A GREAT STAFF THAT WILL WALK YOU THOUGH THE PROGRAM STEP BY STEP.THEY ARE VERY UP FRONT WITH ALL THE RISK . I NEW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SURGERY BEFORE I JUMPED IN.
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 I RATE HIM 100!!!!!
HE HAS A VERY GOOD BED SIDE MANNER AND HE IS CONCIDERATE OF YOU BEING EMBBARREST OF YOUR FAT.HE HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR YOUR PERSON AS A WHOLE. HE WILL TREAT YOU WITH KINDNESS AND CARE . HIS WIFE WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH HIM IN THE OPERATING ROOM AS A TEAM. THEY WAS GREAT TO US. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM.I STILL GET A HUG EVERYTIME I SEE HIM.
HE THINKS I LOOK GREAT AND HES NOT AFRAID TO SAY SO. I HAVE DONE MODELING FOR THEM AND WORKED INSIDE THERE OFFICE FOR A WHILE. I LOVE THEM ALL. THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP. I JUST HAVE A GREAT LOVE FOR THE MAN THAT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.
THANKS DR. ZORN LOVE LAURA SHORT!!!!

My first impression of Dr Zor was a good one. He talked to me and answered all my questions. His office staff were helpfull to me also. After surgery, and having Dr Zorn visit me for the 5 days I was in the hospital, I came to know him as a man with care and concern for me. To me he is a no nonsense doctor and has some definate views on how I must react to the program over the next six months. I like him, he is my type of doctor. I pray that The Lord will bless him in all his surgeries.

I met Dr Zorn on April 2, 2002. I was a bit surprised that he described the procedure to me and answered all my questions to that point. He spent more time with me than I usually get with a doctor. He was encouraging and professional and spoke with a compassion for the surgery that he will be performing. I believe this is the doctor that the Lord himself has picked out for me.

Had my consultation with Pacific Bariatric on 2/28/02. Although I had to wait 1 1/2 hours past my appointment time, Dr. Zorn was great. Very relaxed and took time to answer all of my questions.

I was pleased with his patience and compassion. His office staff also seemed very helpful.

First Impression:Very informative.Calm, relaxed manner. He did not make me feel rushed and I felt as if he was specifically talking to me, not just reciting a spiel about RNY.