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

Dr. Zorn is with Pacific Bariatric. He is a great surgeon with an incredible bedside manner. A very nice caring individual. He was very thorough and always good about answering questions. He made arrangments so I could see another surgeon to be released to go home on Monday. I would highly recommend Dr. Zorn to anyone.

I haven't really spent a lot of time with him in his office. He's been very friendly and informative the times I have been to the office, though. The only thing I can really say, though, is that Pacific Bariatrics is a VERY busy office, and the surgeons are doubly so. So, if you have ANY questions or need help clearing something up, make sure you write out a list BEFORE you go in for your office visit and ask away. He was pretty good about asking every question
I had, and he didn't even seem to be annoyed
that I had so many, especially since EVERYONE
probably asks the same things I was asking.
It's hard getting questions answered AFTER
you've already visited with him.

The Pacific Bariatrics clinic that he is with
has done it's utmost to inform me about the
surgery, life after the surgery, tips on how
to make things easier or go faster, and they
offer a solid monthly support group. The
office staff are very personable, but again,
the office is pretty busy, so when they have
you on the phone or you're talking with them
at the office, make sure you get in
EVERYTHING you need to have answered. Getting
a hold of them later has proven to be quite
difficult.

I'll be meeting him next Tuesday 6/12/01.

UPDATE: Met Dr. Zorn on 6/12/01. He was just as kind and knowledgeable as everyone has said. I think he was a bit rushed (he just saw someone else and needed to see another patient)but he did take the time to answer all of my questions. He said I'd be a good candidate for LAP, but Kaiser does not yet approve LAP, although they are working on it. I'm impressed that he has done over 1,000 WLS. I am in good hands!

2/27/01 I will finally get to meet Dr. Zorn for the first time 2 weeks and 2 days from today. I'm so tired and frustrated from the waiting. In the grand scheme of things it hasn't been all that long, but when each day is spent dealing with back pain and knee pain it seems like an eternity. I'm sure I'll feel better when I finally get my surgery date scheduled, or at least hear that the insurance has approved the procedure. Apparently the request isn't made until some time after the March 15 date. More waiting for paperwork~~big sigh. Dr. Zorn is the surgeon that does the RNY lap, so I will discuss that possibility with him. Wish me luck!
UPDATE 3/17/01 I met Dr. Zorn for my scheduled pre op appt on the 15th. I hate waiting, and of course I did have to wait quite some time for the doctor to get into the room. But once he got in there I did like him very much. At this point I feel safe in his hands. In regard to some of his staff and the internist he referred me to I am afraid I see a lot of room for improvement.
UPDATE 5/26/01 Had surgery a week ago. Don't know what happened, but apparently Dr. Zorn did everything right. I woke up in very little pain, and felt like nothing was done by the second day. I was lucky enough to have it done lap., and I couldn't be happier with the doctor or the results. Hope they get the problem with the office worked out soon, that and the wait were my main complaints.

I loved Dr. Zorn from the get go!

He's awesome.

My opinion is that he's a wonderful man, very caring and concerned!
The office staff seemed knowledgable and willing to help. They were great also!
He took his time to answer my questions, didn't make me feel stupid or bad for being overweight and having eaten myself out of control.
His aftercare emphasis is MANDATORY! You can't always see what's wrong, after care is of the utmost importance!

He discussed the risks and how certain ones pertained more to me than others. WE did this surgery together, not by myself.

There is nothing that is 'more' important than another thing, and Dr. Zorn has all of these under control and to top it off he's one of those 'early' doctors in the hospital so there's no great 'waiting period' to see him. He's there every morning, bright and early. I cant say anything bad about him! BIG SMILE......

The only bad thing was driving to San Diego before the surgery...HOWEVER, this group of doctors fly to Bakersfield once a month to do seminars AND follow up visits, so even the after care is made SIMPLE!

He's a prince among men!

WOW! I mean, WOOOOOOW!!! I had a great consult with Dr. Zorn on Friday. I went in there armed with my 3 pages of questions ;-) but I only had to ask him a handful.... He anwered most of them before I got to ask them! He was patient, honest, direct - he asked me if I was in the medical field because of some of the questions I was asking him. Heh, heh...

He also said that I would be a great candidate for the lap, HOWEVER, I have Kaiser and they only cover OPEN. Phooey on Kaiser!

I have a surgery eval on March 9 with Dr. Sawiki from UCLA. Looking forward to meeting with him and asking him all my questions.... :)Will post after I meet with him. Decided not to go with UCLA, but am going with Pacific Bariatric in San Diego, because of two people I personally know who went there. There have suggested Dr. Zorn and said he was wonderful. I will be attending the informational meeting next Thrusday - May 10, 01 to hear more about everything and then will be able to post more.

Dr. Zorn is great. He explained everything in detail, and I will highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a great surgeon. The staff at Pacific Bariatric is wonderful, they take you through all the steps with hardly any effort on your part. I also like the fact that the medical group offers support groups and continued care after surgery. I would rate Pacific Bariatric as a 10!!

My first impression of Dr. Zorn was that he was a caring person. He was running late (1hr.) and he was very apologetic. He was very informative and he also made my husband feel comfortable while he was talking to us and telling us what the procedure was going to be. The staff need a little modification on their manners, but I guess they were a little bit up tight because they had an office full of people and the Dr's were late. But, I guess at the end the staff was pretty good. He really wants everyone to join a support group and to follow the instructions carefully. He said if I follow I would do great. I greatly recomend Dr. Zorn.