Hadar Spivak Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

Dr. Spivak has made my weight loss experience one of the most incredible times of my life. He has been so very caring and available to answer any questions that I may have. I had a gastric bypass procedure done and in the last 4 months have lost 56 lbs. This was something that I would never have accomplished on my own.rnrnBefore the surgery Dr. Spivak gave a very indepth seminar on the procedure and then met with each person one on one. When the decision was made to do gastric bypass, he spent a good amount of time preparing me for what I would face. Dr. Spivak, his staff and the hospital were everything I would want for this life changing event.rnrn

I found Dr. Spivak and his staff to be very friendly and supportive in my journey to successful weight loss. I chose Dr. Spivak after attending several seminars with different doctors. I found him to be the best fit for me! His staff is always friendly when I come in for my fills and unlike most offices he is often available to do my fills when I come in. He is cautious when doing fills as he does not want his patients to suffer complications from being too tight. If I had to do this again I would chose Dr. Spivak without any hesitation!

I had a good friend who had the lapband surgery. She encouraged me to have it done as well, in spite of the fact that she wasn't that happy with her Dr. She did well in her weight loss effort. I decided that it might be the answer for me, but did not want to go to her Dr., so I began to do some research. At the same time, I went to see my female Dr. I asked what she thought about me having lap band surgery. She told me that in two days, she herself was having this procedure done. I asked her who she chose, and why. She had done much research, and as a physician, she had decided she wanted Dr. Spivak to do her surgery. I had heard good things about him myself, and with her vote of confidence, I was convinced he was the Dr. I wanted. I came to his office one evening for a consultation, and a group meeting. I was very impressed with the entire staff. I was very impressed with Dr. Spivak, and he seemed to really care. I felt that he would take good care of me after, as well as before, the surgery. This has been true. Dr. Spivak has been caring and his staff has been excellent.

Dr. Spivak is a caring physcian. In picking a doctor to perform my surgery I was very interested in the aftercare and help in adjusting to the lapband. Dr. Spivak and his staff have all gone above and beyond. They answer every question and always make time to make sure I understand everything. My visits to his office for fills are always handled efficiently and I never feel like a number. The care I received and continue to receive years later make me know I picked the best surgeon for this life changing surgery!

I love Dr. Spivak! My experince was wonderful! I would recomend him to friends and family!His staff is always very helpful! Everything was perfect! No complantes!

I had my surgery in Nov 2007 and I have lost 40 pounds to date. I have dropped 4 clothes sizes and I feel terrific. My goal is to lose 100 lbs by my next birthday in April 09. I have gotten off of my blood pressure meds and all of my diabetes meds. I have 3 sisiters who have all done this also and we work as a team to lose all our weight because you have to have a support group to succeed in my opinion. Dr. Spivak has been great and I really appreciate his candidness because it puts my in perspective of what my goal is. I would recommend this surgery to anyone who is on alot of meds or not but just to feel better and hopefully live a longer life is enough for me. rnrnRegards and Good Luck Lisa

My first thought was that i want a Dr that knew and had expericence about weight loss surgey. I heard wonderful things about ,Dr. spivak through my own paients who went though the weight loss surgey . When i seen some of my paients how the life style change and how happy they were Iwanted to feel the same way . On july 18,2006 I had the gastic bypass a day after my birthday . Now I'm more confident ,happy,friendly and talk more to people. I happy with the surgey I trusted Dr spivak and staff they made me feel safe and it was worth doing .

Dr. Spivak saved my life. I connected with him on our first meeting and then took my time deciding whether to have the Lap- band surgery. When I did decide to have the surgery i could have gone to Denver but instead came back to Dr. Spivak. He made me feel great about my decision and assured me that it would be a great thing for me. Little did he know he was tranforming my life. I would not have changed this decision for anything. His staff is always friendly, he is genuine in his efforts to help people and I am still glad to have had Lap- Band surgery. His team has the whole package: knowledge, care giving and a clear understanding of what someone with weight issues goes through. Thank God for all of them. I would recommend he and his staff to anyone thinking about this procedure.

I chose Dr. Spivak almost without meeting him. I know several people who have used him for their surgeries and they were VERY complimentary of both his bedside manner and skills. Once I researched him and went to the introduction seminar I knew he was the surgeon for me. He has done the LapBand procedure thousands of times and has even participated in clinical trials. He is the leading LapBand surgeon in Texas so I knew he was right for me. In addition, his staff is extremely helpful and always answers all of my questions. rnrnHis introductory seminar answered all of my questions. He also had actual patients there to tell about their journey of weight loss. It was extremely helpful and wonderful to talk to others who had gone through it.rnrnI am now three months into this journey and have lost 45 pounds. It hasn't always been easy but it is DEFINITELY worth it. I would, without hesitation, recommend Dr. Spivak. He has both bedside manner and surgical compentency. I believe it is very rare to find both qualities in a surgeon and am glad to have found him.

Dr. Spivak was a very welcoming surgeon. Having been my first surgery ever this was a very supportive feel. I had played around with the idea of the lapband but once I met with Dr. S he said I was a prime candidate for the by-pass. He talked with me and answered all my questions and his staff was extremely helpful as well. I went for it and can't be any happier. The surgery was a definate success. I can't tell anyone else they must do this but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. rnrnI want everyone to know that this decision was so easy for me once I met with Dr. S. My surgery was on June 16 and have already lost 78 lbs in just 3 months.