Norbert Richardson Bariatric Surgeon M.D.
22 yr Experience
20 yr in Bariatrics
22 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
20 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
80% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 18
Adjustable Gastric Band
ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
22 yr Experience
20 yr in Bariatrics
22 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
20 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
80% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 18
Adjustable Gastric Band
ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
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I will meet Dr Richardson on Dec 14th-- they have everything in line before you met the surgeon,, but I'm told that will change in Jan 2005.
Dr. Richardson is wonderful. His office staff is very attentive and caring. Dr. Richardson encourages you to go to the monthly or weekly support group meetings and schedules follow up appointments. I would rate him excellent.
On met with him for ten min. he is ok - i guess have not formed an opinion on him as of yet!
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Short - in a bit of a hurry!
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did not / dietitian gave me the information
Dr. Richardson is the best! He is personable, he listens to what you have to say and I have no complaints! His surgical competence is to be envied and he has great bedside manner to boot!
WOW that was my first impression or Dr. R, he was very nice, very helpful and really made me feel at ease about my decision. The NewStart program is a wonderful program, they have been very helpful with me and have taken good care of me. The one thing I would like to let other know about Dr. R is that he has done over 800 WLS and has had no deaths, now thats a good pice if information. He was in the room everyday to see me and visit with me and my family. The NewStart program has support group meetings and access to a registered dietitians. I would say the my overall experince with Dr. R is a perfect 10! Got'a Love h'm
Met Dr. Richardson at a New Start seminar. He seemed very knowledgeable and experienced. Extremely nice and personable, was more than happy to answer any and all questions that I asked.
I met Dr. Richardson today. I am very impressed. He is very nice and very knowledgeable. On his way out the door he let me know that they will be taking very good care of me. That meant alot to me.
Dr. Richardson is an excellant surgeon, I would reccomend him to anyone considering having this surgery. He is highly skilled in his profession and he also cares about his patients. He is upfront with you about the risks of surgery and answers all of your questions. He has a great bedside manner and also has a great aftercare program. I have nothing but positive things to say about Dr. Richardson.
My first impression was good. He appears to be an expert in his field with over 700 surgeries performed. It is too early for me to answer your additional questions.
I first saw Dr. Richardson at a "seminar" for WLS. He was very knowledgeable of the procedure and very patient as many people asked questions afterward. One of the things I really liked about him was that he was so personable...he was compassionate and serious about the nature of the procedure, but also showed a sense of humor and was able to lighten the mood in a room full of very obese people that were trying to make a very critical, life-altering decision. Dr. Richardson is one of 3 doctors that work out of South Pointe Hospital and involve themselves in the New Start Program. It was nice working with them because they did much of the leg work with regard to the submission of medical data and they were also the liason between the patient and their insurance company. New Start also employs dieticians that consult with the patients on aftercare and anything else that comes up before or after the surgery where food is concerned.
The risks of the surgery were discussed at length during the seminars they gave and I always found Dr. Richardson to be very honest and thorough any time I had a question.
The only negative thing I experienced was the fact that they did not really have a method of preparing the WLS patient about the mental aspects of what was about to happen to them. We had psychological testing which was a requirement, but it was a one hour session with a licensed therapist that asked few relevant questions and offered nothing concrete in the way of just how difficult the process is mentally after you come out of the hospital.
As a whole, I would rate Dr. Richardson and the New Start Program very highly and would recommend them to anyone in my area that is considering this surgery.