Nilesh A. Patel Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

DR. PATEL IS A VERY DOWN TO EARTH PERSON AND FUNNY TOO... GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR. rnTHE OFFICE STAFF WAS EXCELLENT VERY FRIENDLY... rnTHAT YOU CAN ASK HIM ANYTHING AND HE WILL SURELY HAVE A ANSWER FOR YOU.. HE PUTS TIME TO LISTEN TO YOU... rnrnI KNOW I MADE A WISE CHOICE IN PICKING DR PATEL FOR MY SURGERY,,, rnI AM STILL NOT SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY YET.

I loved the matter of fact manner Dr Patel had during the initial presentation that I attended at Innova Hopsital. His passion for the his work and his patients was/is obvious. His staff was/is nice but the organizational factor in his practice leaves much to be desired. Finding someone to help you or even talk to you was often a challenge that frustrated even the most determined patients. Dr. Patel, himself, is caring and knowledgible. After I went home from the hospital and became so ill, he stayed in contact and was very helpful. He recently went independent in his practice and moved his office to a new location. Hopefully, this will improve the organizational issues. I read on OH about NUT follow-ups, support groups and after care suport. I have had none of that with this surgeon. I have repeatedly requested info on these issues and had it promised to me but have never recieved any actual data or contact. It's a bit frustrating because I feel like I'm doing this alone and would be if not for my awesome OH family. I think that Dr. Patel has a rapidly growing practice and is experiancing growing pains. i do believe, however, that he is an outstanding surgeon and is working to resolve the problematic issues that I have encountered.

Dr. Patel was very informative, honest, open and truthful. He did not try to discourage or play down my feeling in regards to my weight. He encouraged all questions myself and my husband had in regards to surgery, risks and benefits. His office staff was nice, the insurance specialist was difficult to contact. However she did see to it that all items were taken care of in a timely manner.

Dr. Patel is very knowledgeable, very experienced in bariatric surgery, and very caring. He takes a great interest in his patients and longs for their success. His heart is in helping people to get healthy through this miraculous surgery he performs! His team is efficient and got me approved for surgery in as little as 3-4 weeks. That was from start to finish. He has an amazing aftercare support team. He impressed me with his level of standards in the whole process. He's great, and has a commendable recommendation from me.

I was very impressed the first time I met him. He is straight forward and to the point. He answers all of your questions but he doesn't make you feel like you're rushing him. He gives these seminars and you meet with him one on one on the day of the seminar. You can also do your psych eval and your nutrition consult all in the same day (if you don't have anything else to do). He does everything he can to get the surgery done for you. He knows a lot about insurance and will tell you everything you need for their approval. He is always available to you. All you have to do is e-mail him and he will get back with you the same day. It's really nice to have a doctor you can talk to if you have any concerns about anything.

I have attended other WLS seminars, and Dr. Patel's was like a one stop shop, not only was he very personable, he truly cares about his patients. At one WLS place, I would have had to pay seperately for the Dieticians for the exercise person, etc. Just the entire process before surgery would have cost me alot out of pocket. I was very pleased, that for Dr. Patel, it's about what is best for the patient and not what is best for his pocket book.rnrnI am looking forward to my surgery!rnrnDr. Patel's new office location is San Antonio, is beautiful! There is a gym, a protein shake bar and has an overall nice feel to it!rnrnI am also an avid user of his online support group thru yahoo. If anyone is interested it's : [email protected]. rnrnToday is my 6 months mark and I have lost 92 lbs!! I am very happy!!

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When I meet him I knew he was the doctor for me. He was very confindent and very easy to talk to. His office staff was friendly and very helpful. He informed me of the risk of surgery, but all in all was very confindent that all would be fine.His surgical competence is second to none and he is a very caring doctor. Overall I would have to rate him before and during my surgery a 10, after about a 7.The only negative thing That I would say is that is it is very hard to reach him now that my surgery is over, staff is very busy and so is he.

I had looked for surgeon that did corrective surgery for months. No one would even talk with me. I found Dr. Patel and set up a consult. He looked at the pictures of my endoscopy and began explaining how he would correct my problems. I couldn't believe he was going to take my case! He was courteous, professional, and from all of the information that I have read, is considered one of the very best. I'm BLESSED to have found him!

Dr. Patel is great and very personable...rnI had terrible problems with staff and scheduling but in the end he did what he said he would do and that's what matters.