Margaret Inman Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

my first impression of dr. inman, was how very compadent she seemed to be. my impression of her hasnt changed. her office staff is very friendly and willing to help. she emphasizes aftercare by schudling you for follow up appts. q2weeks postop, in 6 weeks then q 3 months you are also required to meet with a dietian each time you meet with a dr. the risks of surgery was explained throughly as well as how they tried to prevent the possible risks.. i havent had my surgery yet.. but so far id rate her a 8.... surgical competence is better.. i am a nurse.. i deal with drs. being rude all the time and can live with it.. however if their not compatent... then thats another story

Margaret Inman MD is quite an impressive woman. I appreciate her confidence and the manner she presents information. She supports all the information she provides in the consultation with statistics and references. She offers many ways to gain additional information about WLS. I like the fact that she will not operate on just anyone; she feels strongly about selecting patients who can safely survive the surgery and benefit from at least 20 years of added life as a result. I also like her physician assistant, Kami. She also seems quite knowledgeable. I am reassured by both of these people since I am confident questions are welcomed and that I will get answers. Dr. Inman stresses that she is providing a tool for the patient to use and that it is vital to adhere to the program as defined by the dietician and also to exercise to achieve the results I desire. Dr. Inman was very specific and thorough about the variety of risks associated with the surgery. There is a structured aftercare program that was stressed. I will take surgical competence over bedside manner any day.

I liked her.
Have some reservation about the WLS scheduler.
The aftercare is very supportive.
The most important thing to me is surgical competence.

PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGABLE, AND CURT. SHE ISN'T VERY PERSONABLE, BUT SHE WON'T HAVE TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH ME DURING MY SURGERY. I JUST WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AND LIVE TO TELL AB0UT IT. I FELT COMFORTABLE IN HER OFFICE AS EVERYTHING WAS "FAT FRIENDLY" I WOULD LIKE MORE PERSONAL TIME FOR QUESTIONS, BUT I'M INTELLIGENT TO RESEARCH IT ELSEWHERE. MY OPINION IS STILL OUT ON HER STAFF. I BELIEVE THEY ARE BUSY, BUT MANY TIMES MY PHONE CALLS WERE UNANSWERED. BE PATIENT AND DON'T LOSE HOPE. FROM CONSULTATION 9/22/01, TO DATE, I WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 7/11/01. I'M SCARED (A LITTLE) , BUT EXCITED (A LOT!!!!) THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MY NEW LIFE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEGIN LIVING INSTEAD OF EXISTING!!!!

dr inman is caring and compassionate, she obviously believes that morbid obesity is a real disease, and has much more to do than with simple overeating. so far my impression has not changed. she is in fact a bit dry in personality, but i can deal with that, because she cares and listens. her staff has been excellent to me. i am only one week post op, and am unable to eat or drink anything. her nurse gave me detailed instructions and got me hooked up with a local gastroenterologist to perform an endoscopy and dilation of my unfortunately closed gastric outlet. now my insurance will cover this procedure. the thing i least like is her dry personality, we dont really connect, but i trust her and know that she is a very skilled surgeon. the aftercare plan is very detailed and thought out. i am required to see the dietician with each follow up surgeon appt. i am required to attend group classes, sessions with other bariatric patients. the risks of surgery were given to me in detail, plus i am a nurse and already knew alot of the risks. overall i rate dr inman an 8 out of ten, her bedside manner is average, but again, as a nurse i believe her skills outweigh most any negative.

She seemed hurried, but detailed and caring. Very good and very through.
Office staff was great, all the time. Caring and considerate when I was most vulnerable and embarrased.
Least liked?? not sure but I had some kind of feeling, and I get those alot but it was probably more me then anything cause she was absolutly great!!
Just too have a paper with all your questions as she doesnt have much time! Have your time well planned!
She emphasizes it for the first 6 months real well, but never had my year check up.
She addresses the risks fairly well and I had some which she would explain in detail to me!
overall, very good! I would go back to her just knowing she was talentd in what she was doing!
surgical was better but bedside wasnt too bad.

Had to change surgeons. First choice has decided to longer perform WLS. My appointment with him would have been February 20, 2001. Dr. Inman was the first surgeon I could get an appointment with...May 6th! It's amazing that it takes 3 months to get an appointment for a consultation. After that, her staff said that I should expect up to 3 months (!?!?!?!) before getting approval (I am hoping it won't be this long since talking to my insurer and they said they can give approval over the phone)! And, once I have that...it can take 3-4 months to get a surgery date!!! Now I just try to patiently wait for my May appointment (with toes and fingers crossed for a cancellation to move it up! Ü I'd cross my legs but I haven't been able to do that in more than a decade! LOL).

Dr. Inman is straight forward and I liked that. I hate it when doctors beat around the bush and Dr.Inman does not do that. She was very up front about the risks.I have had many operations but this will be my first woman MD. I HAVE NO QUALMS what so ever about her or her ability.

I knew Dr Inman when she was a resident and i like her personally.. as a surgeon she is just great she was very informative she helped me with insurance denial.. and she is such a great support to me pre op.. i will up date you all after surgery to the rest of this!!!! Her staff is more than supportive the encouragement when insurancw denied me.. the help with questions is great.. we are like family yet i have met few face to face at this time.. The preop classes are wonderful.. they paint a pic that is not one to scare you but to show you the reality of your new life.. they offer support classes pre and post op free of charge.. it is like one big happy family there! The aftercare program is something you must commit to prior to surgery.. they have meetings 3 times a month and you must attend at least 1 per month and sign a form agreeing to this.. which makes you liable for not attending.. The dietican work with you at anytime. I have phone numbers, email addresses and fax.. so there is almost always someway to conatct someone. I am diabetic, high blood pressure, arthristis and 2 articical knees, have Reflux,on and on. and she said with the surgery i am adding at least 20 yrs to my life without I am cheating myself and my family of mom, wife and grandparent.. I would rate her 100% SUPER.. i love her like family already!! she is just a great person and Dr..

Very direct and to the point. She has done many of these surgeries. Very willing to answer questions. I liked the fact she was very experienced with the roux-en-y. She is also an experienced trauma surgeon which meant a lot to me incase something would happen to go wrong. She talked a lot about the importance of attending the support group. I only got to meet with her in the group setting. I had an individual session scheduled with her but she got called-out to surgery.