Mark Fontana Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S.

I met Dr. Fontana at a WLS information session and was impressed with his manner. I also found out some of the doctors I work for know him as well and that made me feel comfortable too. rn The office staff has been great and seems very organized so far, but I'm only in the beginning stages. The program at Norfolk Surgical Group is very structured and the aftercare program sounds great too. I even have a BIG notebook with information for the WLS process.

My first impression of Dr Fontana was that he was very professional, confident, capable, and caring to my needs and desires. Though he didnt fill my head with false hopes, he did seem very sure that WLS was a positive means of a healthier lifestyle for myself. He fully explained his experience, the risks and benefits, the full procedure, all the pre-op requirements (which were a great many - for his surgical group, compared to most), all the post op requirements, and his requirements and goals for aftercare. I feel very confident putting my health and life in his care. Not to mention he is SO easy on the eyes!!! LOL I personally have a friend who is an OR nurse and who actually works with my entire Surgical Group. She highly recommended all the doctors from Norfolk Surgical Group, but specifally suggested I see Dr Fontana, she stated he has a great bedside manner and surgical practices in place that put him second to none!!rnrnI will update this again, after my operation~~rn

I really like Dr. Fontana. I was very comfortable talking with him. He is very thorough in making sure you are healthy before he does the surgery.

'My first impression of Dr. Fontana was that he seemed so young. As he began to go over things and talk about his experiences I felt very comfortable. He may be young but he is certainly qualified careing and experienced! So far his staff has been right ontop of things and extremely patient and understnading with someone like myself

Dr. Fontana is not only thorough in his review of the surgery at the first appointment, but he is understanding and caring in his approach to his patients. Not only did he describe the surgery by drawing it out for me, but also explained about the risks. He was understanding and patient will my "list" of many questions. He answered every single question and was available when I had additional questions.

I was nervous about taking the "big" step to say that yes I needed wanted to proceed with surgery. Dr. Fontana put me at ease at our first meeting. I continue to feel this way. Because of a mix up at my insurance company, my original surgery date in September 2005 was cancelled. However, Dr. Fontana and his staff were able to reschedule my surgery for less than two weeks after my original date. I was heartbroken because of the delay, but Dr. Fontana and his staff went above and beyond to fit me in - even performing surgery on a normal office day and not a surgery day.

I am three months out today - I had surgery on October 4, 2005 and he and his staff have been nothing but supportive, understanding and great cheerleaders.

I would and have highly recommended Dr. Fontana to people that have asked about my surgery. The NSG program is thorough and excellent. I have two friends that did have surgery through a doctor in Virginia Beach and didn't have the pre-op care that I did. The exercise physiologist, dietician, psychologist, surgery coordinators and support groups are all excellent.

Dr. Fontana's surgical competence and bedside manner are excellent. Again, I would highly recommend him.

Overall, I would rate Dr. Fontana and Norfolk Surgical Group as excellent.

AT MY FIRST VISIT HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE SURGERY, HOW LONG HE HAS BEEN DURING THE SURGERY, WHAT TO EXPECT , I FELT VERY COMFORTIBLE WITH HIM AND THE STAFF OF NSG IS VERY GREEEEEEEEEEAT, AND INFORMATIVE.

Dr. Fontana is wonderful. He was very informative and kind. He was also professional. He gave info thoroughly and answered all questions. He made me feel comfortable and confident that all would be well. He never made me feel uncomfortable. The staff at Norfolk Surgical Group is the tops. They take great pains to make sure everything is explained. I have spoken to many people that have delt with him and all have the highest praise for him.The program for bariatric surgery is excellent. I truly don't have any negative comments. Except that it took so long to complete the process, but that is needed for preparation. He and the Group get an A+++ from me.

I am impressed with the number of lap RNY procedures he has done. I liked what he had to say at the informational seminar I attended with my husband. I will actually be meeting with Dr. Fontana on Friday the 10th of June and will add more info at that time.

I met with Dr. Fontana and he is awesome! He explained everything to us and made sure we had all our questions answered!

I am very comfortable with their whole program at NSG (Norfolk Surgical Group) -

Awesome Doctor! Put me at ease at first visit, explaining in depth the procedure and what to expect.

Care while in the hospital was first class. Dr. Fontana checked on me regularly, and did a wonderful job of my surgery. Seven months later, no complications and great results!

I highly recommend Dr. Fontana for anyone that has a chance to go to him.

HE was the best! wahooooooo
He makes sure testing and everything is up to par and that you will receive the best of everything
That is a whole great story they are the best.
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He is very thorough and checks everything - no room for mistakes...
thats good, the staff has a monthly meeting and follow up care
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was thorough
hes a good doctor, he cares about your feelings and emotions you are going through,

wont know until i have surgery in Nov.