Lawrence Dennen Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Dr. Dennen is great! He is very professional, yet friendly, and has a great sense of humor. You can tell he cares, and he believes in what he is doing. He is head of the bariatric dept. and I feel very comfortable with him as my surgeon. I honestly can say that I trust him with my life. If it were not for him, my cancer would not have been found as early as it was....he literally saved my life! He knows his stuff, and he lets you know he does, yet not in an arrogant way. He's an all around great guy, very patient oriented.
I am so happy with Dr. Dennen. He was forthright, honest and compassionate from the first I met him at the orientation at Kaiser Fremont. His staff is pretty nice too. When I was having issues with vomiting, not only did he take our call, he called me personally to follow up with my condition the following day. His care is beyond surgically competent, and his beside manner is just the best. He is comforting as well confidence inspiring.
I first met Dr. Dennen at the Orientation. Very nice man. He Made sure all of our questions were answered before anyone left. I was going to request him but was assigned to him by luck of the draw. When I met him in his office he was very friendly and attentive to my replies. He made me feel like he had all day just to talk to me. Even though I knew he was behind in seeing patients. I don't mind waiting if I know I will get the same respect when it is my turn. I know Dr. Dennen will do a great job!rnrnWell here I am 3 days post op. Dr. Dennen was everything I thought he was and more. I felt absolutley no pain at all in the hospital. A little soreness at home but not enough for meds. Dr. Dennen is such a kind, considerate, caring person I would recommend him to anyone and everyone. His bedside manor and his competence are both outstanding! Thank goodness, I found him!
What a wonderful doctor. He taught my orientation class and I was really impressed from that day forward. There is no doubt that he wants to help the obese to lose weight and become healthy. I strongly recommend him.rn11/3/06 - Now that I am post-op, I absolutely adore this man. He has this incredible bedside manner. I was at ease the whole time and felt very, very, very safe in his care!! rnAgain, I strongly recommend him to anyone in the Bay Area that is looking for a good, qualified bariatric surgeon.
He is amazing. He seems to have a genuine concern about the overweight and wants to do what he can to help. I hear he has a great bedside manner and based on what I have seen so far, I have no doubt that he does. I like his staff so far as well. They are well organized. He was the pioneer of the program in his clinic and has helped other Kaiser facilities build their bariatric program as well. He is very honest and asks you the hard questions in your first consult. At first this made me nervous but then I realized he is doing it for my own good. He has really challenged me to think about my past.
'I think I lucked out in that being a Kaiser HMO it is they who initially assign my surgeon though I could reject the choice in favor of another. But Dr. Dennen is engaging
I am very impressed with Dr. Dennen. He has a soft spoken way about him. He comes across very friendly and like he really cares. He has a great sence of humor and was very respectfull. It also helps knowing he is the cheif of surg in Fremont. The program is very structured and so far the after care has been great. Overall, he gets a 10 from me. It is obvious that he is a very competent surgeon and he has great bedside manner. The only complaint I can think of is the nursing staff. While they were very friendly, It would take sometimes five tries to get them to come to my room to stop the beeping on the machines when fluids needed to be changed or something else needed attention. It would have been better if they told me they couldn't get to me for an hour rather than saying we'll be right there and then not showing up. The night staff was fantastic, but the day staff seemed over worked and not as cooperative.
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R&Y on April 5, 5006
I first met Dr. Dennen when I went to my orientation meeting at Kaiser Fremont. He seemed very knowledgeable about the surgery and what complications may occur. As time went on with each visit I liked him even more. He has a wonderful sense of hummor which is a relief. Made me feel extremely comfortable with him. I only have wonderful things to say about Dr. Dennen as a surgeon and would recomend him highly 10++++. In my opinion the only complaint would be about the after care program through Kaiser and not Dr. Dennen personally. I have found out that since the program is growing so fast it does seem like they are real behind in doing the post op appointments. The lady that had surgery the same day as myself hasn't even received her 6 week post op appointment and it has been like 11 weeks so far. I am due for my 3 month post op appt on the 28th of feb and they still havent called to set it up yet. So, I just hope in time they will improve this area with the addition of more help in the Bariatric Department.There are so many people like myself who need this surgery for health reasons and I would hate to see them have to wait any longer then neccessary. Dr. Dennen I can't thank you enough for helping change my life. Your Awesome!!!
Dr. Dennen is so wonderful. I had heard from many of his former patients that he was such a sweetheart, but they didn't do him justice. When I went for my consult with him, he was so patient, calm, and even funny. He even drew pictures to help my husband get a clearer understanding of the proceedure.
The only thing I didn't appreciate was how he proceeded to tell me how much he eats, and how unhealthy it is. "Well, thanks a lot Doc", were my only sentiments, since he stood before me at 180lbs sopping wet. But otherwise, he was great. Due to his caring bedside manner, any worries and fears that I may have had, have been dissipated.