Jack Ditslear Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S.

Dr Ditslear is a very kind and knowledgable surgeon. I have worked with him for several years in a critical care setting. He is a skilled surgeon and manages post-op progress very well.Staff at Winlife are helpful even though they are busy with a rapidly growing program.The aftercare program is included with surgery cost and is available for five years.Dr Ditslear gave a very detailed explanation of the surgery and the benefits and risks involved.Dr Ditslear is AAA plus!!

I met with Dr. Ditsler on 9-4-02. He is young and very nice looking, but most importantly he is nice and patient and warm and friendly. He answered all of my questions and he was funny too! He seemed impressed by all the reaserch I have done, not intimidated like some doctors might be. Everyone at Winlife is wonderful!!!!! So very nice and friendly. I am looking forward to my first support meeting this Thursday.

Dr.Ditslear was great! He was very informative and addressed risks as well as how wls would change my life. We discussed surgery options and I will have the RNY. I would rate him so far an A-. The only thing I can say negative (if you can call it that) is plan to be there for a while because he does take his time with each person!!!!

My first impression was, wow, he's young. But he is experienced and will also have the assistance of another surgeon. The staff at WinLife is awesome. They have an awesome aftercare, which is very important to me. He addressed the risks of surgery and also the benefits. He has a very caring bedside manner.

He was very nice about answering question in the group part and when we were in there with him by ourself he was very easy to talk to. Never acted like he was in a hurry or that any question wasn't inportant. I like his staff, very considerate and helpful. can't say I disliked anything about Dr. Ditslear. So far I would rate him excellant.
His aftercare program is for 5 years. He address the risks of surgery just as much as he talked about the benefits.

Dr Ditslear is a very caring person who is great and gentle and understanding of our problems. I liked him from the beginning and still think he is fantastic. I would recommend him to anybody. Everybody at Winona hospital treated me with respect and like a human being. I was upset with the dietician because she got heavy with me. I dont think she understands that when I get discouraged I want to quit instead of try harder. She is the only thing negative I have to say about the staff. I am sure she thought that was the way to make me try harder. Everybody is different and she probably thinks that works best with me.
All in all the experience with the surgery and the staff have been great. Believe it or not the pain was very minimal for me. It was worth it.

I was soo impressed with everyone at Winlife. They were so helpful and very assertive. The doctor is very young, however, very gentle and I am comfortable with him.
I was at the office all day (8 hours) I spoke with the psychologist, took an 344 question psychological exam, waited for 2 hours then was taken in with a group to talk to the doctor. During this time, Sarah, the dietician spoke with us. The dr finally came in and spoke about the surgeries and what would happen. Then, they took us in to see the dr individually. He was very nice, and answered all questions thoroughly. I was very impressed with his mannerisms. I am happy with my chouice of doctors.

He was very straight forward. He answered all of my questions. He did not appear rushed or uninterested in taking the time to assure my concerns or answer questions. He was very cautious about my health concerns. Through referral and testing, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea prior to surgery and had a thorough cardiac work up, including a heart catheriztion, ensuring me that it is realitively safe for me to proceed with the operation. The benefits, limitations, and realities of surgery were discussed.

My first appt. with Dr. Nigh is this Wednesday March 14th. I'm real nervous because I have a husband that can pretty much intimidate most people. He is supportive of me being healthy, but thinks the surgeon is just going to sell the procedure in order to make his house payment, so to speak. If you are reading this before 2pm on 3/14/01-please pray that my husband will behave and come across to Dr. Nigh as a concerned husband who is looking for the FACTS/TRUTH. Will post again later.

3/23/01 Well, I received a shock-surprise at my consult on 3/14. The surprise was Dr. Nigh is not who you're scheduled with, it's Dr. Ditslear. Who? Well, he is new to the Winlife group. He came on in January. I was very disappointed. They offered to have me do the interviews with financial counselor, psychologist, MMPI and then come back another day to have Dr. Nigh as my doctor. It's funny, I was afraid they'd disappear or my husband wouldn't come back. So - I opted to stay.

I thought Dr. Ditslear was a nice man. I'm comfortable knowing that he will have one of the senior physicians working beside him, because they always have 2 surgeons. I understand that he will be my primary surgeon-meaning he'll get the larger piece of pie. My preference in doctors is one that is so confident and sure that he could appear pompus. That is okay with me if he knows his stuff. Dr. Ditslear was very soft, meek, polite but his hand shake spoke strong. So that was nice. I'll probably find him very delightful and respect him. It's hard to gather that from one visit and with my added surprise.

3-7-01: Had my consultation today with Dr. John Ditslear, III, who I found to be a very kind and patient person. My impression of Dr. Ditslear did not change throughout the time I spent with him or the staff at WinLife. I had two sheets full of questions and Dr. Ditslear was very willing to spend the time to answer all of my questions. I really can't say anything negative about my experience with Dr. Ditslear or the staff at WinLife. Everyone was very helpful and kind.

My consultation at WinLife lasted 4.5 hours. I was asked to complete the basic personal background information with detailed weight loss history. Met with a finical representative to go over my insurance information. Had a psychologist interview evaluation followed by a 344 questionnaire. Was weighted and measured, then after all of the paperwork and interviews I met two other patients and we all met Dr. Ditslear. We all watched a Power Point presentation about the surgery and what to expect. After the presentation Dr. Ditslear spend at least 30-40 minutes just answering our questions. I then had a private meeting with Dr. Ditslear followed by a physician exam.

During the Power Point presentation Dr. Ditslear stressed the importance of aftercase with the Dietition and the Support Groups. I haven't attended a support group yet, but plan too very soon.

All aspects of the surgery was shared with me . . . the good and the possible complications. If I were to rate Dr. Ditslear at this point, I would have to give him a 10 out of 10. And the staff at WinLife would also be given a 10! I really don't have anything negative to say about WinLife . . . I pray they will be able to help me! Now all I have to do is wait and see if Anthem BCBS will allow me to have this surgey!