Noel Williams Bariatric Surgeon MD, FRCSI, Director, Penn Metabolic & Bariatric

My first impression was very positive
Dr.Noel Williams.He explained everything and made a picture to tell me what was going to happen to me if I decided to have the surgery.He told me what medical problems would be helped by having the surgery. He said they would send a letter to my insurance company. The staff At University of Penna. was very nice. They answered all my question .And they were many.

I have an appt with Dr. Noel Williams on October 21st. He is with The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Ivy League teaching hospital. Can't go wrong there I figure...He will Likely be the doctor I go with...

I also have another appt with a Temple Univeristy Hospital Dr. on August 30th. But that's not with a Dr. That's with someone else.

I just received information on a THIRD hospital now. I'm looking into that today as a matter of fact.

I will post more later about all of this.

It took me about six months to get in to see my surgeon. My appointment was at 12:15, I was taken back about 1:00 and first saw the nutritionsit who was very nice, and a med. student who took my history and vitals. We then waited about 45 minutes for the surgeon to come in. He explained the risks, asked me if I had any questions and answered them. And that was it, very short sweet and to the point. I thought the apointment would be more about deciding wheather or not I should get surgery. It was pretty much ok you can have the surgery this is just the stuff you have to do first. Nonetheless, I liked him. He seemed very confident, and sure of what he was doing. He is the head of the minimall invasive surgery department at UofP. Although my meeting with him was not long, I feel confident that he is a good surgeon.

My first appt. with Dr. Williams was in March of 2002. I found him to be pleasant but brisk, however he made sure I understood the procedure. The nutritionist was nice, I meet with her and a psychologist, which will be $400.00 out of pocket next week, May 2002.

My surgery date is set for June 27th, 2002.

He was very nice, didn't spend much time with him, everything seems to be moving very fast. My first appointment with him was on February 12th, got approval two weeks later in the mail. Office called me with appointments for nutritionist and pschologist. I will be seeing them on April 24th. Two weeks after they made my appointment I got a letter saying my surgery was scheduled for May 13th. Got another call the next day saying my pre admission testing is scheduled for the same day, April 24th. So far have only seen Dr Williams once He did discuss the risks of surgery, office staff was also nice. Can't really give an overall rating as of yet.

Very knowledgeable about surgery to be performed, was very concerned about my sfety and what would be best for my recovery as well and success, very caring and sympathetic. His Secty was excellent in help with appts, test, tec. and the Nutrionists working with him were awesome. Aftercare program is to follow-up with him and with his staff and support meetings are available. With inital appointment he answered every question that I had and explained what risks were involved. His overall beside manner was comforting to me not only pre-op but post op as well. Would recommend him to anyone.

Dr. Williams of the University of Penn, Philadelphia, PA.

Wonderful!! Although it took a long time to get the initial appointment with him, he was able to schedule my surgery date pretty quickly. He seems very knowledgable about the surgery and was able to answer the questions I had. My friend from our support group had him as his surgeon for WLS and really liked him as well, and is doing great!

Thank you Dr. Williams for my new lease on life coming soon!

I was very lucky to get an appointment with Dr. Williams after a relatively short wait (3 weeks). He was very congenial & informative, as was his entire staff.

He was very kind and caring. Seemed interested in helping to aliviate the pain and discomfort due to obesity.

I was really impressed with him - I feel very
confident having him perform my surgery-he also operated on my next door neighbor who came thru the operation with flying colors.
The staff was very friendly - but the only
downfall was he is such a popular doctor it takes months to get your initial consult with him - then when you get an appointment you have to wait 1 to 2 hours in the office before you see him - well all in all I feel
it was worth the wait -Univ of Penn has a wonderful program for after surgery-a nutritionist has a monthly support group which I've been attending for 4 months now - I learn alot there from all the post surgery
people - they are a wealth of knowledge. The
doctor explains in detail all the risks of surgery and the meetings you also hear from
the people who have been operated on by him
and any problems they might have experienced.
Everyone is very pleased with the operation
and are now dealing with different things
they can now eat with no problem - but all are ok from the surgery part of it. I am looking forward to next months meeting