Jon Schram Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Schram was wonderful! I am so lucky to have had him for my surgery. He was very sensitive and answered most of my questions before I even had to ask. Very thorough. I highly recommend him to anyone. His staff is as wonderful as he is. Always courteous and friendly and happy to answer even the silliest of questions.

I had my intial consult with Dr. Schram on 5/10/02. I liked him and his demeanor immediately. He was very thorough and factual about the procedure and made it clear that weight loss would be a clear reflection of how well the eating restrictions were followed post-op. After my appointment with Dr. Schramm, I referred (once again) to the wonderful obesityhelp.com website and read comments from other patients. It appears my first impressions were right! His staff have been very helpful and pleasant to work with. I'm looking forward to updating this area after surgery to let everyone know about his bedside manner.

I have meet Dr. Schram once and that was at my consult, he seems really nice. I am sceduled for surgery on April 16th at 8am I will be the second one in.
Well I am back from surgery, Doctor Shram is wonderful, he has a good bed side manner, and he even prays with you before surgery... I had no problems, I gained 13 lbs, but that was from the IV's I got, but I lost that plus 1 1/2 lbs when I left....If I had to do the surgery again, I would do it and have Dr. Schram.

I am amazzed.... MDr. Scram is a very down to earth Doctor, he spent so much time with me, more then should of been allowed for anyone person. But he answered each and everyone of my questions. HIs Staff are a wonderful group of people, kind and thoughtful. I have been in many doctors office's. with many medical problems. ANd i was impressed with everything I heard and saw. I rate my experance 10. The only bad thing, was noise children in the waiting room, with parents, that didnt watch there children.

I met with Dr. Schram about one week ago and was very impressed with him. He seemed to be a very soft spoken, patient man. He took his time and answered all my questions and I did not feal rushed at all. He was very upfront with how difficult this opperation is and what type of life changes that I must be willing to make for this to work. He is very supportive and feels that aftercare is as important as the surgery. Says that this is not a mircle thing and that I still have to be willing to work. He also calmed all my fears about this surgery and my life after the change. I would rate him a number 1. However I felt that the lady that weighs you and takes some history is not very plesant and not supportive of this surgery. She stated that she was knew to BTC. So she might have just been learning her job.

Dr. Schram seem to be very onfoormed and professional at my first consultation in February, 2002. I'm a bit concerned because he has only performed 150 surgeries, but his partner, Dr, Poplawski, has done over 1000. The office staff is okay, but I have been communicating with Cindy by phone the past two months. She could be more understanding and explain the process better, I think. These are impressions; however, and since I haven't had the surgery yet, may be premature.

Dr. Schram was the doctor I saw on my initial consultation meeting. He came across as very kind and sympathetic to my needs. He was very willing to spend the necessary time to answer any and all of my questions. He even drew little pictures, describing the basics of the open RYN procedure. Some of it sounded a little rehearsed but I just thought, "he must do this ALL DAY LONG, of course it may sound a little rehearsed."
Overall, he seemed like a great doctor. We'll see as time goes on.

On Jan.23,2002 I met with Dr.Schram. He seemed very nice and not in a hurry. He answered all the questions my sister and I had. Jessica was great, we both loved talking to her. The front office staff were busy and seemed like they needed more staff, but friendly and helpful. They handle all the insurance paperwork. What a relief.
I will update after surgery.

First impression was favorable. (3-20-02)
Office staff at the time of the visit were amiable, however, after providing insurance and medical records to copy, the records were not returned to me, nor was the insurance information retained or processed.
Follow-up from the original contact: Tammy McVeigh indicated the information needed to be forwarded to her for followup with Insurance Dept.
I have yet to get approval from Insurance to date (4-10-02)

My first impression of Dr. Schram was that he is a polite, patient and caring man. He explains everything completely to you and takes his time to make sure you understand what you are getting into. His office staff is always helpful if not immediately they will get back to you as promised. I am very glad to have Dr. Schram as my surgeon. He is very concerned about you and your well being after the surgery. He has a well structured aftercare program. I would rate Dr. Schram as a 10! He is both surgical competent and has excellent bedside manner. He says a prayer with you before you go into to surgery. He makes you feel wonderful about yourself and what you are about to do to change the rest of your life.