Keith B. Boone Bariatric Surgeon M.D., FASMBS

Thank you Dr. Boone and the team at ALSA for helping to give me the most precious gift anyone can ever receive: the gift of good health and a new perspective on life. Dr. Boone is an amazing person and I am glad that I chose him as my surgeon. He was very kind to me and has worked with me to overcome some hurdles. I am now in the care of Dr. Benjamin Shaedle up in Sacramento. Also an amazing team that I am privileged to know. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

I would recommend Dr. Boone for anyone considering weight loss surgery. He is very informative and willing to take time with you to answer all questions. His office staff is great too.

DrBoon is agreat person and very informative and have a great staff who very helpful with my questions regarding steps to be taken regarding surgery through insurance and classes and labs needed. I am a week out of surgery and have had just 2 days post op that was difficult but now i feel great and Dr Boons staff are great .love david hill theripist i feel he is a great person . I would rate Dr Boon and staff a 10.

I could not say enough about Dr Boone, the doctors that work with him, and the office staff! My overall first impression is that he was kind & caring and really wanted to help his patients through this "affliction." In the times that I saw him, another doctor from his office, or any staff, the treatment was the same; exceptional!! The office has some pretty specific aftercare instructions and diet recommendations as well as a follow-schedule. I moved away (out of state) shortly after my surgery but the office was kind enough to provide me with written instructions well through the first year post-op.

My first impression with Dr Keith Boone was that he is informative, and very professional. He has great bedside manners. He made my husband feel very assured that I will be taken care of. His office staff was great. All phone calls were returned and they kept me informed throughout the process. The office has a great aftercare program. While I was in the hospital "Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital", I had a psychologist and a nutritionist come in and explain the support that was available after care and what my diet would consist of. Also they explained what my first week would be like. They emphasized that aftercare and support groups are essential for success. He made me well aware of the risks of surgery and what I would have to do to make myself have a good outcome. I would rate him overall a 10. Excellent , competent, overall a great experience.

Dr. Boone was very friendly and informative. I did feel like he was a little too rehearsed at times, but he made me feel very comfortable overall. His office staff was very helpful. They even got the paperwork for temporary disability together for me and faxed it in after I filled it out. Aftercare is one of the main aspects of his program, and monthly support group meetings are offered at the Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital. In the seminar before the surgery, he addressed the risks of surgery and gave specific statistics about all of the risks. I felt like I had to jump through a lot of hurdles to get to my surgery date as far as having to take nutritional classes and psychiatric evaluations (required by him, NOT insurance), but I think he was just trying to make sure I was ready and able to handle life after WLS. Overall I felt like Dr. Boone was great, and the Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital was like a hotel.

WLS Seminar - 2/6/10 - Dr. Boone hosted a WLS seminar and I was impressed with his presentation. Not only did he give information about national stats on WLS but he gave is stats as well. I was also impressed that he discussed taking care of the patient for life rather that just during surgery. Plan on making an appointment to see him for a consultation.

1st Consultation - 2/22/10 - Saw Dr. Boone in his office. While I think his office staff could use a lot of customer skills improvement (sigh), he was great. He has a huge practice so maybe that speaks to his staff being very short and busy. Dr. Boone discussed the surgery with me, what I should be doing, what I will be doing, explained the surgery with pictures and diagrams. I also received a WLS workbook to go through and I have to take a test prior to having surgery. Smart! He said I was a great candidate for surgery and we are moving forward with the next steps. I enjoyed his demeanor and his professionalism.

Pre Op Appointment - 4/12/10 - Met with Dr. Boone's associate and went over pre op instructions and prep for surgery. Prep was only clear liquids the day before surgery and nothing to eat after midnight. Such an easy preop - I'm lucky. All set for surgery!

Surgery Day - 4/16/10 - Met with Dr. Boone in Pre Op department. All ready for surgery and Dr. Boone was ready to go. Very relaxed.
Moved to surgery suite, put to sleep, game on. After surgery, recovery was difficult but not unusual. Say Dr. Boone on Saturday (day after surgery) - he was very supportive and gave me instructions for discharge. Very pleased with Dr. Boone - loved that he saved my life!

He was friendly and professional, easy to talk to and to the point.
My impression stayed the same.
His staff is friendly for the most part but the person who was in charge of setting up my surgery date and getting my insurance pre auth was a little rude and didn't seem to be on top of her game. I ended up calling the office manager to move forward as I had the authorization number already and she was telling me it would be another week or two before she would have it and my surgery date for me. After getting assistance from the office manager she verified my insurance authorization and I had surgery two weeks later!
There isn't really anything that I don't like about him, for me this was something serious and I just wanted to get it done.
He didn't emphasize it too much but maybe because he knew I was concerned about aftercare and would be bugging them if they weren't available.lol
Pretty structured, easy to follow after care program but it is not confusing or stressful to follow.
He addressed the risks very openingly and answered my questions directly.
I would rate him a 10, I am glad he was my surgeon.
To me surgical competence is most important but good bedside manner is a bonus.

My first impression was that he was kind of quiet and assumed that I had a lot of the surgery information already. Over time I realized that he wanted me to ask questions. His office staff was great. All phone calls were returned and they kept me informed throughout the process. The office has a great aftercare program. While I was in the hospital, I had a psychologist and a nutritionist come in and explain the support that was available afterwards and what my diet would consist of. Also they explained what my first week would be like. They emphasized that aftercare and support groups are essential for success. He made me well aware of the risks of surgery and what I would have to do to make myself have a good outcome. I would rate him overall a 9. Excellent , competent, overall a great experience.

I was really scared when I decided to take the first step towards surgery. After meeting with Dr. Boone, I knew this was the best choice I could've made and he made me feel like he would guide me through this journey. His office staff was very helpful and helped me get organized. On the day of surgery I met with Dr. Boone and I knew everything was gonna be OK. He spoke to my husband and made him feel less nervous. To me, Dr. Boone goes beyond a surgeon's duties. I would definetly recommend him to anyone interested in this type of surgery.