Michael Nizzi Bariatric Surgeon D.O.,F.A.C.O.S.

Dr. Nizzi seems very professional. He has an excellent reputation around town and is a well-respected surgeon. He made me feel very comfortable.rnrnHis staff is nice, and Angie and Mary Kay are great.rnrnI'm looking forward to my surgery date and will update this section later.rnrn--------------------------------rnrnOK, I'm now nearly 2 weeks post-op. I think Dr. Nizzi did a great job on my surgery. I am feeling better than I expected to at this stage, and I can tell my body is healing well. I have no issues with Dr. Nizzi at all. I am meeting with him in about 2 weeks. I met with a nurse at his office to have my drain out and talk a little about my progress (Mary Kay was on vacation), but it was right after Christmas, so I wasn't expecting much. Overall, I am happy so far with my decision to have the surgery done and I'm grateful to Dr. Nizzi for doing a good job.rnrnMLF

My husband had had prvious surgery with Dr Nizzi and we both fell in love with him. He is very kind and professional. My sister works in an out pt surgery center and she recommended him highly because of his surgical skills and how he treats the staff. He will be my surgeon for as long as I need him.rn Their office strongly insists on follow up care for a life time after this surgery, they also had several sessions before surgery so you understood what to expect from the surgery and from his office. I would rate him a 8 out of 10. The office staff is a little overwhelmed with the volunm of pt's and do tend to rush thru the visit.

Nothing but positive things to say about Doogie..er...I mean...Doctor Nizzi. He and his staff were all friendly and helpful. My surgery was almost three yrs ago...I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have had absolutely no complications. Just follow the \"rules\"...That's the most important part. Stick to the restrictions and suggestions given to you by he and his team. It's not rocket science. If you eat things that are not on your \"list\", expect to have negative results. It's pretty simple stuff.

I instantly felt at ease when as soon as I entered Grand Traverse Surgery. Everyone is so pleasant, the nurses were friendly.... Mary Kay (bariatric coordinator) is a sweetie and was very informative. Angie that made all my appts for pre-op testing, who was also the first one to have bariatric surgery there in TC, was more then willing to discuss her personal story with me and that meant alot. Dr. Nizzi is great ! I had been wishy washy about which surgery to have, LapBand or RNY and by the time he got done going through the surgery processes for both, I knew without a doubt RNY would be the best. He isn't afraid to put it out there and is out to strive for 100% excess weight loss for his patients. From my experience with Dr. Nizzi and GT Surgery thus far, it has been a very pleasant one and I would recommend them !

I had my initial surgical consult today with Dr Nizzi. I have been to him in the past for a colonoscopy, so I already had a high opinion of him. I felt completely comfortable with Dr Nizzi. He was very informative and relaxed. I didn't feel that he was rushed at all. In fact, my appointment went over 2 hours, which from what he said, is not a rare thing.rnI also have a high opinion of Mary Kay, Sharon and the rest of the staff. Aftercare and support meetings are stressed as being key components. I really found the dietician that works with this office to be a big help. She had lots of great ideas.rnI would rate Dr Nizzi's competence and bedside manner as excellent. There have been three doctors in my lifetime that I trusted and felt totally at ease with, and Dr Nizzi is one of those. I have no hesitations whatsoever about surgery as long as Dr Nizzi is the surgeon.

My personal impression was. At First I thought that Marry Kay ran everything and Dr. Nizzi Was a puppet on a string. Shows you how much I know. I Feel that GTS has a verry well oiled machine. Every staff person is a spoke on the wheel and if one spoke is missing the other make up for it by taking on other jobs to make everyting run smoothly and without complaint. Dr Nizzi ran lots of test at first in my personal opnion I thought it was a money making thing. But after a few test (and not getting the result I would have liked to get) I knew he was truly looking out for my health and that help put me at ease. The more I saw of Dr. Nizzi the more I saw he was in charge but not in the way that would make you think he was the "All Powerful OZ" but he cared about you and what was happening with you and your case. MY Mother and I Went to every appointment together (she also had WLS with Dr. Nizzi) now at these appointments we would go into the exam room together and We would be Weighed by Sharon, who put us in the room and asked how we were. Marry Kay would come in shortly after and she would greet us warmly and corectly (she knew who was the mother and who was the daughter. She even knew our names!) Marry Kay would go over any test we had done and explain what the next set of test were for, why one of us had to have one test but not the other. She always called with the results of the test and instruction for fallow up and or the next test with dates and times already set up and if those dates and times did not work she got you one that did and confermed that verry day. As Marry Kay was finishing up Dr. Nizzi would come in and he would go over our test with us too and ask if we had questions and he would answer every silly one we asked He never made us feel we were taken up too much of his time and he never left us feeling like "Ohh man he realy rushed us in and out I forgot to ask what blah- blah was and how to do this or that" Like you do at most offices. I have only meet the other Doctors breffly but They too give off the same "Spoke of the wheel" team work air that the rest of the staff and Dr Nizzi give off. As for addressing the risks of the surgery. He told it like it is. Not in a bed of roses kind of way. Kinda like Joe Friday "the facts mam just the facts." It was kinda scary, even though we knew through our own reasurch, but that a doctor would tell you all this stuff that could go wrong, and that they would not leave you if anything would go wrong the Doctors would be with you every step of the way. After Care is a Huge part of the program. I am at 6 months post op and have see Dr Nizzi about 10 times! as I have said he answered every silly question I had (my moms too) and he did not leave me when things went not so right (nothing major but to me it was and he treated it as such not like "Oh no not her again! Im not in.") Warm smiles and soft hand shakes every time. Which is better, surgical competence or bedside manner? well Competence by far out ways bedside manner (that is what family is for!) but Those who have any surgen from GTS gets the best of both worlds I am sure of that in my personal opinion. I know my mother and I got both form Dr. Nizzi and his whole staff at GTS. Overall how would I rate Dr. Nizzi I would say A,B,C,and D for Above and Beyond the Call of Duty! I like to think of him as my Father for he gave me a New well informed life and he will be with me till the day I die. Thank You Shelly P

Dr. Nizzi is very compassionate and understanding. He is extremely knowledgeable in this field. I trust him completely. He made me feel totally at ease.

Haven't met him yet...appointment on 1-13-2005. Well I met Dr. Nizzi and he was wonderful gave a thourough slide presentation on weight loss surgery, was more informative than I received at MMPC in Grand Rapids and they were great too, just not as complete as Dr. Nizzi was. Dr Nizzi has a wonderful reputation and I have never heard anyone speak unkindly about him. He visited me in the hospital every day. He has a great follow up system. I would highly recommend him to anyone thinking of this surgery.

Met with Dr. Nizzi yesterday - very thorough and professional. Office staff was wonderful. They emphasized after care a lot. Very big on support groups!! He was very up front about the risks of complications from the surgery.

everyone was great and very helpful