Jamshid Nazarian Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

My 1ST impression was of a soft-spoken, compassionate man, a deep thinker, very committed to this battle. My thoughts remain the same, today.
The office staff is kind enough and seem to know their jobs, yet I can see nothing extraordinary here.
As he is a man of very little words you must be prepared with questions or concerns, and at times I found this difficult. His skills as a surgeon, I do not question. I felt that I chose one of the best in this field, and still do.
Aftercare is/was greatly emphasized. I spoke w/a dietician at length when at the hospital for pre-op tests( was so nervous, I remembered little). She came to my room the day after surgery and I was still on morpheine, so I only remember that she came and nothing more...this proved to be bad for me.I was given incorrect info on protein drinks by a staff member and this kept me ill for days, so I tried to rely on a booklet. The risks of surgery were discussed, but dismissively so. Overall, Dr. Nazarian a 10/staff-some errors were made, but overall their hearts are in the right place!
In the case of this particular surgery, you need both surgical competence and bedside manner. This is a very physical and highly EMOTIONAL undertaking.

Very quiet, cautious man with pleasant demeanor, interested in making sure I was completely aware of the benefits and pitfalls associated with this surgery, made sure I was completely sure of what I was embarking upon.
Office staff very friendly and easy going.
I have no bad opinions of him.
The doctor is quiet
A life changing experience.
Must follow a structured aftercare program.
Must weigh considerations of surgery.
I would rate him a 9 so far .
The Dr. is very strict about aftercare and following his method of liquid only for 4 weeks then slowly colored liquids followed very slowly by pureed foods a little at a time.
Scar is very narrow and fine and is healing nicely.

Dr. Nazarian is a small, soft spoken man. He is very knowledgable and makes you feel at ease. I was very happy with him. He doesn't have any bad qualities that I can think of. I would feel very safe going back to him at anytime. He addressed all aspects of surgery. His bedside manner is not overly warm but you do feel that he cares. Personally I would rather have an excellent doctore with no bedside manner than a fair doctor with good bedside manner. I would completely recommend Dr. Nazarian.

My first impression of the dr. is that I thought he would be taller. I was also prepared to wait to see him as I had read he runs late all the time. I did not have to wait to see him at all. In fact, all of my appointments have been timely, so that is a great thing. His office staff knew me by name after the first time. When I have a question, they are very efficient at calling me back with the answer if they do not know it right away. I cannot say there is anything that I like least about the doctor. I want everyone to know that I did tons and tons of reserach over several months to come up with Dr. Nazarian and I feel he is superior in this field. He is extremely cautious in his approach, which makes him all the more successful. He surrounds himself with others who are tops in their field (anesthesiologist (?), cardiologist, pulmninologist (?)). Dr. N was the match I was looking for. I have not heard much about aftercare from the doctor, I assume this will come form Liv-Lite, the program the doctor is affiliated with. There are support groups to be attended. Unfortunately, I would need to travel four hours one way to attend any support group, so I will be looking for one closer to home to attend. Not sure if they let you attend if you had it done with a different dr. Will be looking into it.
I was fully aware of the risks involved. Between the dr. and Rick of the Liv-Lite program, there were no questions unanswered.
Overall, I would rate the doctor highly. I definitely would reccommend him to anyone thinking of have in the surgery done. The only improvement I can say is that, in my case at least, they needed to let me know more in detail what the emotional issue would do to me and be prepared to help in that respect. I felt pretty much alone except for the support of the ObesityHelp.com website. Although, once I did tell the dr., he helped me cure my problem right away. So I guess I would say TELL YOUR DOCTOR EVERYTHING. HE CAN't HELP YOU UNLESS HE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON!

Competence in the operating room is by far more important that bedside manner, in my opinion, but Dr. Nazarian has both. He has both mastered. Hope this helps people to make a decision. Thanks!

He seemed to know his stuff and he made me very comfortable on the first visit to his office.

He continued to build my trust,

His staff is really sweet and do their job well.
At first is was almost a casual attitude, then I realize he does this every day.
The wait in the office is horrible. Take a good book cause you're gonna be there a while.
There is tremendous emphasis on after care..
Yes

Absolutely, there is nothing held back.

So far, I am very happy with him. Ask me after the surgery.

From everyone I have spoken with, he is an excellent surgeon. I have found him to be kind and seemingly concerned about me as a person as well as a patient.


I am now 14 months post op. I had several complications after surgery and it has been a difficult time. I required a second surgery one month after the by-pass. As Rick Mark said prior to the surgery, complications are rare, but miserable if they happen to you. I have lost 102 pounds and struggle not to lose more.

My first impression of Dr. Nazarian was his soft spoken mannerism and me seemed to care for me as a new patient. The caring atmosphere is expended to the entire staff. The are a group of wonderful individuals. I love Rosie at the front desk. She is an angle. Future patients you value a caring surgeon should feel at ease because this man is caring and he takes time with his patients he always answers all of my questions and addresses my concerns. I would rate him on a scale of one to ten and a TEN. Anyone considering this surgery should also know that he came very highly recommeded to me by another former patient. That means a lot.

He is the BEST ! And his staff is wonderful. I have even become friends with his staff.
Hi Dana, Hi Pam !!

I met Dr. Nazarian, at his support group and then had my first appointment after the meeting that was held in Las Vegas on October 11, 2003. I found him to be a soft-spoken gentle physician. I was immediately at ease with him and found him to be direct but not obtrusive or rude.

His office staff are a dream. Very kind and considerate people, who are very supportive. I would highly recommend this physician and his staff if for only one reason, then will take the time to answer any question you may have.

Dr. Nazarian is a very kind man. He takes time to discuss every aspect of the surgery including risks and complications. I've been researching surgery for a while but he still taught me something new at the seminar. He is very encouraging and he also thinks highly of his staff, which is so important. His office is in Beverly Hills but several times a year he has seminars in northern CA to see patients for their post-op visits which is just wonderful! He also performs tummy tucks/skin removal and his staff tries to help his patients get insurance approval for it so that it doesn't have to be an out-of-pocket expense for patients after they lose weight. I really don't have anything negative to say. I have to travel to Los Angeles for the surgery at Temple Community Hospital. I live in northern CA unfortunately. But I think it's worth it.

*Update* Aug 9, 2003
I've had my surgery and he did a beautiful job. My scar is only 3 inches!! Can you believe that!?

Only complaint I have now that I'm post-op is that the nursing staff couldn't get a hold of the doctor in the late evening when I needed a different form of pain medicine. I had to suffer a little during the night but then he is human and he has to sleep too so I got through it.

I chose Dr Nazaran after alot of research and reading alot of great reviews on him. His office is extremely busy so plan to spend the day there. Dana & Pam at Temple Hospital have been very helpful with the first steps of the approval process with the Liv-Lite program. Dr's visit was quick due to the amount of patients waiting, but Dana Estrada was very helpful with all the questions I had. I felt I had very truthful and honest answers because she is a patient of the Dr.