Randal Baker Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Wow Dr Baker is a real nice guy. My Mom was with me and he answered all of our questions and was real positive. After talking to him I new I had made a good choice.

The staff is nice, MMPC is the name of the practice and everyone wants to make sure you know as much as possible about the pre op and the post op as well as your part in your own recovery...

I am very pleased so far :~)

Dr Baker and staff will get a 10 in my book


Well tomorrow is the big day. The office has done everthing well and I will let you know about Dr Baker next week.
Love and God bless.
deb

Dr. Baker was very informative and was very helpful. I would recommend him.
The only problem I had was with the office staff. The biggest problem I had was with the person in charge of billing and I am not the only one. Office staff really needed to be more caring. The nurses were of great help as well.
In my opinion Dr. Baker had both great surgical competence and bedside manners.

I have only met with the surgeon once, but he seemed very personable and caring. His office staff is wonderful (kind, caring, efficient). The pre-op program is very thorough starting with a 2 hour+ orientation (free).

I did not meet Dr. Baker until the day of my surgery. I had always seen his associates in his office. My first impression was a good one. I was prepped and in the pre-surgery holding area. He explained what was going to happen next and asked if I had any questions. After surgery, I believe that he checked in on me once. (Other doctor's also popped in occasionally.) Dr. Baker is very encouraging and wants what is best for his patients. The whole team at The Center for Weight Management in Grand Rapids has been great. They have a very structured program that their patients go through, not only to educate them, but to reassure them that they are in good hands, and that help is always there if you need it. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) I would rate the whole program/doctors an 8. The only downfall is that you have to go through a lot of appointments with different staff members there, and I ended up waiting most of the time for my appointment. Other than that, they have all been really helpful and nice.

6-19-02 Whe I got my official surgury date I was told my surgeon would be Dr. Baker. Dr. Smith's schedual would not work with mine so I guess I get the best end of the deal. Dr. Baker is the founder of this practice and is considered the top gun.
5-2-02 Spoke with the surgeon toady. It is going to be Dr. Dean Smith. He is one of three lap guys at the MMPC in GR, MI. Seemed very congenial and took into consideration my current knowledge. Asked him a few questions and he asked me some also. In the end he said he found no reason why I could not hace the lap surgery.

4-15-02 I go to speak with my new surgeon on April 26,02.
12-6-01 My first impression of him was neat and clean. He asked what I did for a living and after finding out he used that info in talking to me and my husband. He used pictures to demonstrate the things he was talking about and that made things much clearer. He was glad that I had been looking at things over the internet and gave additional refrences to look at. The staff at the BTC in Ann Arbor, I have come to find out, is almost all people who have gone thru this surgury. They were all very friendly, but very focused on the job. I guess my questions were not out of the ordinary because Dr. Lane answered many before I had the chance to ask. He was knowledgable about other surgeons in the field and gave very good comparisons without opinions. Leaving the decisions up to me. It sounds to me like his surgical competence is very high. He does 30-35 surguries a month and knows laparoscopic surgury. Right now I don't know anything about his bed side, but I am thinking about asking for references to contact. I am reserving judgement at this time untill I find out more about him.

Dr. Baker is such an amazing man! I loved him the first minute he walked in the room. He is definately an expert at this and answered all my questions and explained everything to me perfect. I no longer have any worries about this surgery and know that I will be in the best hands. I would give Dr.Baker a 10! Very compassionate man!

Dr. Baker was very kind personable man. He was honest and straightforward in all responses to my questions. The office staf at MMPC is pleasant, friendly and consiserate. I would give them a 10. The aftercare program is clearly described and understandable.

I was told he was a good surgeon by my doctor. That he is very careful to cut down the risks of any problems such as blood clots and infections. I was never able to meet him in person as he will take Medicare but you have to pay $2400. up front before he will start you through the things you have to do before surgery.I dont have this kind of money.The office said I would be refunded what Medicare pays but I could still be respondable for part of surgery bill that Medicare wouldnt pay.I checked around he was the only one who said he would except Medicare.

10/15/01 I was so impressed by the fact that Dr. Baker made a point to answer each and every question fully...and made sure that I understood the answers. He is knowledgable, kind, and really knows his business. I appreciate the fact that not only was he point blank and honest, but he let me know that MMPC would be there for the entire journey, not just the surgery. 1/29/02 As of today I can say that I am impressed with Dr. Baker's skill as a surgeon, however, the one appointment I had with him and a brief second in the Pre op holding area were the only two times I talked to him. He has a P.A. who does a lot of his leg work, but I am not sure at this point how I feel about him because he and the nutritionist were getting their wires crossed while I was in the hospital, and I went from a promote protein drink that made me sick (his suggestion) to CIB that made me not quite as sick (her suggestion) back to promote which continued to make me sick. I haven't quite made up my mind what my general opinion of him is yet. 3/20/02 I do have to say that I did get to see Dr. Baker at my second post op appointment, and I was glad about that...he was very encouraging. His P.A. seems to have a better attitude also, in fact has been quite pleasant. I guess we are all allowed a bad day once in a while! :)

At first I wasn't sure how he was going to be. After the surgery he was very helpful on getting me through the rough times and very supportive. The office staff was other thing to be desired!!! There was really nothing bad about him. His after care was very good and courtious. He told me everything there was to know about the risks involved before and after the surgery even the day of the surgery. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give him a 9. His surgical competence, bedside manner were both great!!!