Nilesh A. Patel Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

Dr. Patel was very charismatic, knowledgeable and confident. I left the hospital with the same impression. His staff is amazing! I wish that I could have seen him a little more, but he is very busy. He is very emphatic about his after care procedures and makes himself available at all times. I originally wanted the lapband surgery, but he convinced me that the RNY was more suitable for me. Overall I appreciated his knowledge and expertise. His surgical competence is above all in my humble opinion. Everything about him is professional. In my personal experience I have no regrets. My pain seems to be less than most I have read about. Realizing every one is different, I can only speak for myself. I enjoyed my hospital stay overall and highly recommend Dr. Patel and his staff!

DR PATEL IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PHYSICIAN. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT HIS CENTER. HE ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS AND HIS STAFF WAS JUST EXCELLENT. DR PATEL HAS GREAT BEDSIDE MANNERS AND HE MADE ME FEEL GOOD WHEN HE CAME BY FOR VISITS. HE IS SUPERB IN HIS FOLLOW-UP CARE. IF I HAD ANY FRIENDS THAT NEEDED SURGERY I WOULD DEFINATELY REFER THEM TO DR. PATEL. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH GOOD BEDSIDE MANNERS BEFORE. IF I EVER GOT SICK I WOULD WANT DR PATEL AND HIS STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF ME. HE IS SUCH A GREAT PERSON WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.

When I first met Dr. Patel, he was just so nice, and seemed to be really interested in my individual situation. He was positive about doing surgery on me, and quickly identified with my personality. He makes me feel like I am the most important patient everytime I speak with him. He gives me advice on things I never thought I would share with my surgeon. He is simply amazing, and I would tell anyone and everyone looking to have their surgery in Texas to go to him. He is great! On a scale of 1-10 I would give Dr. Patel a 100! he is simply the best!

I was fortunate enough to have Dr. Ramiro Cavacos and Dr. Patel. My first impression of Dr. Patel was that he was really eager to help. He seem to be a very compassionate person. As I got to know him, he answered every question that i had without fail. His staff were always very helpful , answering any questions that i had, faxing paperwork for my employer so quickly and happily. I would recommend both Dr. Cavazos and Patel as they gave me a lot of hope and re-assurance as the months past. I have only had my surgery last monday, august 14 and I have had to call him once to ask him a question and he responded immedatley. to me I had to trust Dr. PAtel and Dr. Cavazos , I had to feel at ease with them to have gone through with it honestly. They made it very easy to relax and even showed concern with family members coming by to check on me assuring them.

My first impression of Dr. Patel was that he was very knowledgeable. I had a feeling that I was going to be in very great hands and was not proven otherwise. My impression of him has not changed. So far he has handled every problem I have had with my insurance even after the first denial within a resonable amount of time. Future patients should know that he is very young which some might not like working with a fairly young and new physician, but he seemed very knowlegeable and cautious as well. It did not seem to be a routine with him he seemed to take a personal intrest in my case and helped me in any way that he could. He has several aftercare procedures set up such as they have nurses available to you 24 hrs a day for any question you might have. He also gives you his personal phone number and actually will return your phone call. He has a dietician on staff as well. I was a revision from a lap band and was coverted to a bypass rny so he explained how things might be a little more complicated. Overall I would rate him on a scale from 1-10 10 being good as a 9. I am only 7 days post op and things are going great so far. His surgical skills seem pretty good to me so far. His bedside manner was o.k. as well.

Both my husband and myself felt that Dr. Patel was very personable and took a great deal of time to listen to our concerns and answer our questions. The risks of surgery were explained to us in detail. rnrnDr. Patel is very easy to talk to, beyond competent with an admirable bedside manner. I have recommended many of my friends to him.

'rn I am so grateful Dr. Patel took me as his patient. He new my medical history and although I was using a walker (due to a back injury ) he still helped me- when other doctors wouldn't. Before I met him

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My situation was a little different becasue I had lap-band surgery in 2003 and I really wanted to have it revised to Gastric Bypass. I felt the complications I had with the band for the little results was not worth it however, over the past year no DR. in San Antonio would even see me. I was told if you chose to get the band in Austin you have to get all care from your surgeon Dr. Fass. I even had one office in SA tell me if I paid them $1,000 they would review my case and decide if they would take on my case. Then I met one of the nurses from Innova Hospital and she said she would talk with her DR. and see if he would see me he instantly said come in for a consultation. Dr. Patel was confident that he could revise my band to a gastric bypass and we bagan the process. I was scheduled for an EGD where they put a camera down your throat to look at your stomach and my stomach was extremely irritated and I was having trouble with severe reflux, Iwas even puking up water. So, based on these findings Dr. Patel wrote a letter of Medical necessity to my insurance and they approved the revision surgery right away. The good about Dr. Patel is that he is very accessible, when I had questions I could call him and he would answer them. I guess the bad if any like most surgeons he can be a little "COCKY" but he definitely believes in helping Obese patients and finding a solution to your specific situation. I felt comfortable allowing him to perform my surgery and would recommend him I know many people are starting to come out with problems with the lap-band. Based on my experience I would recommend Gastric Bypass 100% over the band. Dr. Patel and Innova Hospital will take great care of you if you need to have a revision surgery which is more complicated it is almost like having 2 surgeries in one. 1 to take out the band and 1 to do the gastric bypass. I am 10 days post op and have had no problems, he must have put all my insides back together correctly! Thank youu Dr. Patel for your attention to detail and care to my specific case.

Dr. Patel has been great! He addresses all of my concerns no matter how small and makes me feel important. With my surgery coming up in a little more than a week, I am getting nervous but I know if I need him, he's there. That alone, is comforting. So far my experience with Dr. Patel has been a great one and I am happy with my decision in choosing him as my surgeon ... Well I've had surgery and I am still thrilled with Dr. Patel. You just cannot ask for a better doctor!