Joseph Chebli Bariatric Surgeon MD

First impressions: Dr. Chebli was direct, provided clear information, didn't talk down to me. He comes across as being "on top of his game," assertive, self-confident -- important qualities in a surgeon. He doesn't pull punches about the need to use surgery -- whether lap band (my choice) or gastric bypass -- as a tool and not a total solution. He made it clear that aftercare is key.

Dr. Chebli's staff is professional and friendly, made me feel welcome and comfortable. Sue, RN and insurance coordinator, did all the legwork on getting approval. She kept me informed at each step.

I'm still pre-op, will update after surgery (God willing!) on other aspects of care.

Update post-surgery: Dr. Chebli did a great job in surgery (#1 priority!), good follow up in hospital, kept my hubby informed. Dr. C is definitely topnotch.

I had my first consultation with Dr. Chebli about a month ago. I was sooo nervous, but was put to ease as soon as I arrived at his office. The office staff are very nice and personable. I thought that Dr. Chebli was very professional and very nice(and very cute to boot) I am very excited about this journey. I think I am very good hands. I am now trying to get covered by my insurance and that is a huge pain in the ass. But Sue has been very helpful.

My first impression of Dr. Chebli was good. He was very nice and explained a bit about himself and about the surgery options.

His office staff, especially Sue, have been extremely helpful, courteous and hard working. She seems genuinely interested in helping his patients get what is needed well in advance to help the process for insurance approval to go smoothly. Thanks so much Sue!

I have no negatives about Dr. Chebli. He has studied with a fine surgeon in Dr. Roll and I believe that he genuinely cares about his patients.

He has an aftercare program and is scheduled to speak in forums concerning life after surgery.

There are several risks associated with this surgery and that will be discussed in more detail with him at my next office visit.

I give both him and his office staff very high marks thus far. Surgery is scheduled for May 28, 2004.

I met with my surgeon on March 8, 2004. My first impression of him was great, very friendly he did not rush me into making any desicions on what type of surgery to choose, he talked about the advantages and disadvantages of each surgery. Every question that I asked he anwsered. Everyone in the office was very helpful.

Dr. Chebli was the best! I definitely got the impression that he knew what he was talking about. The information I received at my consult was so helpful. He really works with top-notch people also. The nutrionist and social worker (for the psych eval) were extremely helpful. During my hospital stay he visited regularly and was always concerned. I find him very easy to talk to and quite funny also! I'm thankful that he was my surgeon.

He looked young but he proved he had experience with the surgery. That made me feel alot better about having it performed, he answered every question I had in the mind and gave detailed information about the surgery. He gave me a notebook of what I needed to do before the surgery. He made me feel very relaxed and I put my worries aside. The staff was nice also, it was a pleasant experience. Now I have to do my checklist starting with all the testing then I can go back to him.

Dr Chabli was very pleasant and humorous. We did not go into detail about what to expect before and after surgery because he wanted me to take care of some physical problems first (ulcer) before focus on the elective WLS. We'll meet again to go over the WLS pre-opt and post-opt care.

He performs both lap and open but prefers open for me because I'm apple instead of pear shaped. He is young but I feel secure with him because he trained with the best and I've heard only good reviews about him.

Mindy was very nice and helpful. I had more than a few insurance issues and had to call the office several times. Mindy was always ready to lend a hand. She spent time explaining things to me and looking up phone numbers for me.

Dr. Chebli is a TOTAL hottie!!

Phew, now that's over, I can concentrate on the really good info. He was very straightforward and nice. I've only met with him once, but have another meeting scheduled in the next few days. His office staff is wonderful. Mindy is a God-send.

I didn't like the fact that I couldn't look at him all day heehee

I had my initial consultation with Dr. Chebli on 7/11/2003. I liked him immediately. He has a wonderful manner, was very easy to talk to, and answered all my questions. Postings I had read here commented that he is 'young' and that he has not done as many surgeries as some of the other surgeons in Northern VA. Well, it's getting that everyone is younger than me, so I can't hold that against him! More importantly he told me he had worked under Dr.Hazem Elariny, that Dr. Roll was his mentor and that he networked with the other surgeons in Fairfax, including Dr. Anez.

I had gone into the consultation with a lot of information about WLS so we didn't have to get into a lot of the details of the surgeries, but he said he will cover more about the procedure, risks, complications, etc. at our next consult. He seemed genuinely concerned about the welfare of his patients and realizes what a life changing surgery this is for us.

I've only met Dr. Chebli once so far. He is young but that doesn't worry me, in fact I feel comforted by it. I trust him more. He told me the reason he chose to practice bariatric surgery is because other then working with the terminally ill he couldn't think of another practice that made him feel he was changing people's lives. I was impressed!