Michael A. Snyder Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS, FASMBS

Very Thorough and disciplined.

Was very informative and knowledgable on all the different conditions and side effects that may and maynot accure. Straight forward on everything, epecally if you ask.

Friendly & helpful.

Extremely busy.

Vary Good His way or the highway! He has a good reason for everything he asked you to do. If you don't understand why just ask him why.

Strongly advises aftercare. He belives it is a large % of your sucessfullness. He really wants you to suceed to your goal.

Yes a very structured program.

Laid them all out at the first seminar.

Very Good & Thorough.

Both I felt where Great

Dr. Snyder and his staff are awesome, especially in dealing with me being impatient - as I am so anxious to have surgery. They have all treated me with dignity and respect and have always responded to me in a timely manner. I highly recommend Dr. Snyder to anyone considering this surgery.

My first contact with Dr. Snyder was through email. To my surprise he answered me within 24 hours and on a weekend. I was already scheduled for surgery with another surgeon but when my primary care talked to me he insisted that I needed to see Dr. Snyder before I had surgery. So after my initial contact with Dr. Snyder I headed off for his seminar. Again to my surprise there were about 300 people in attendance. The other sugeons I had interviewed only had about 10-15 people at theirs. This peaked my interest. Then after hearing the passion in his voice and his personal story as well as the personal stories of his actual patients, I knew I had to have a consultation with him. Since I was already approved by my insurance company my appointment was scheduled within a week of The seminar. After meeting with him for the first time one on one, I knew he was the one for me. The difference between Dr. Snyder and all the other surgeons I had see before was that Dr. Snyder listened to me and actually cared about what was happening to me. He made me feel comfortable and he explained everything in terms I understood. His passion for the work he does really makes him a one of a kind. His staff follows his lead in every way. Although he has hundreds maybe even thousands of patients he always made me feel I had his full attention and I am important to him. He is very organized and his before and after care programs really help in preparing someone for the surgery. You are never alone when you are part of the Denver Bariatric Community. I would reccomend to anyone considering Bariatric surgery that you owe it to yourself to at least meet with him once. I did and it enriched my life beyond my dreams.

I have attended Dr Snyder's seminar and he is Wonderful. I have had my first meetign with Dr Snyder and he said that I am an ideal candidate for surgery and now the process has started.

My surgeon was Dr. Snyder. My first impression was that he was very committed to his mission. He is very compassionate and although he seems to be on overdrive he spends whatever time you need with him. He has always answered my emails even on Sundays. He is always there for his patients. His office staff are friendly and acommodating. Dolly is efficient and experienced at her job of getting insurance coverage. Lorie is very special. I really count on the fact that Dr. Snyder has an overall program that is you are expected to follow. Nutrition classes, support and after visits for life. I feel very blessed to have Dr. Snyder as my surgeon. I drove from Greeley for him because of his passion.

Dr. Snyder really is great. He is so cautious through my entire process that it really gave me a sense of security. His staff is great. They are so nice to work with and they really did go the extra mile. Dr. Snyder's assistant Patrick is also really great. I really cannot say a bad thing about my experience with Dr. Snyder and his staff, pre-op or post-op.
He has a structured post-op program with support groups that meet a few times a month. He actually tested me on the risks of the surgery during the pre-op appointment to make sure I really do understand the risks. I would rate Dr. Snyder, his staff, and the assisting doctors, a 98 out of a 100.

What can I say about Dr. Snyder and his staff, except that they are the greatest. From my very first impression of Dr. Snyder at his lecture, through every office vist, he has been compassionate, helpful, professional, and very open and friendly. He was available to answer all my questions, and when I had to page him he called me immediately (and I do mean immediately, I had barely put the phone down from paging him). His office does a very thorough and complete workup pre-op, which made me feel comfortable that nothing would be overlooked or rushed. His staff was great and I want to especially thank Connie, Patrick, Laurie, and Dolly - they are all very helpful and great at their jobs. I know 5 other people Dr. Snyder has operated on and all had great results with no problems. I would absolutely recommend Dr. Snyder to anyone who is researching surgeons.

Dr Michael Snyder, is wonderful, dedicated and passionate. He wants all his patients to succeed. His staff is great. Patrick and Connie and all the office staff. Friendly, professional and full of encouragement.

I highly recommend him. Dr Snyder is so caring and is building a wonderful program to help us with aftercare problems.

I rate him AAA++++.

Surgical competence and bedside manner - superior.

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!

I LOVE DR. SNYDER!!!

He is so compassionate not just to me but to my family and friends who saw me in the hospital. He kept all of us informed about what to expect during the process and he's just a nice overall guy. His office stall and PA are wonderful, Patrick is the best! He always listens to you and wants to know your questions, even the "stupid" ones. They are also always open to suggestions to improve.

I think the aftercare could be a bit more structured, perhaps a binder with some "helpful hints" or such as I've seen with other friends who have had it done in different states. But, overall, he's doing a good job.

Dr. Snyder and staff are a great bunch of people and always willing to help me out for scheduling since time at home is hard for me as I travel for business.

Overall, I would give him an A+++

I can honestly say that Dr. Snyder has transformed my life, he is wonderful and I wish I could see him more or go to his support groups more often. He is kind and compassionate and Patrick knew exactly how you feel since he too, had had gastric bypass surgery. How more in tune with your patients can you be?

I wish i had a PCP who was as kind and wonderful as Dr. Snyder.

I had Laproscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass on February 2, 2004 and as of today (5/16/04) have lost 72 lbs.

He has always been excited about what he does and is never to busy to talk to you or help you with conserns that you may have. You are given a card with his personal pager number on it and always calls you back within 20 - 30 minutes, max. He is never to busy to help you.

He will not see a patient until they have been to one of his lectures and know a little about what they are getting into. His entire office staff is there at the lectures to asnswer questions, also. He isn't really up on the differant insuraces, but has staff to help you through the tough things. The office staff seems to stay on top of thing at all times. My personal favorite is Dolly Sandell. She is the Bariatric Insurance Specialist. She works very hard for all of us and really cares about what she is doing.

The only negative thing that I could say is that I would like to see him more after surgery instead of always seeing his assistant. I like and trust Patrick, but would like Dr. Snyder to spend a little time with me.

He has support groups that he encourges the patients to go to both before and after surgery. They are so helpful as you are talking to people that have all been through it all. You find out that you are not having any problems that someone else hasn't been through before and they really help you get through the rough times.

He has you go to before surgery, 3 weeks out and 6 weeks out to learn nutrietion. I would like the option to continue more classes after as I am now 3.5 mounths out and have plateaud and am at a lose on how to get over it.

Dr. Snyder makes sure that you are aware of possible complications and even has you fill out a questionier before surgery to make sure that you totally understand.

There is a great need for doctors that care as much as he does. It seems to be very personal to both him and his assistant. I would rate him on the highest scale and now understand the great demand for him.

I found the his surgical competence and the bedside manner were both great. I didn't have any complications, so I don't know allot about that. I do know that he works hand in hand with your personal physician as I did have some blood issues before surgery. I like going to my own doctor and he knows what is going on.

I would highly recommend him to anybody that is serious about his program. He is very strict on somethings, but there is a reason for that.