Ranjan Sudan Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S.

2/18/11 Surgery went great. He did a very good job!! I give Dr. Sudan a big Thumbs Up! I've had a few questions/issues and he came to the office between surgeries to see and chat with me. Gave me his opinion, and did a diagnostic test just to confirm. All seems to be OK, but I was very pleased with the attention he gave to my concerns.

My first impression of Dr. Sudan was that he came across as very serious but I liked that. He was very thorough in answering my questions and very forth coming with information. The office staff have all been to my satisfaction thus far. I can't say that I least like anything about Dr. Sudan, so far I have no complaints. I love the fact that he wanted to know and meet the person that would be giving me aftercare; and he did. I am currently developing an aftercare program with my surgeon. He addressed my risk of surgery, as well as the whole staff team, in a very straightforward way. Nothing was sugar coated but at the same time I felt safe enough to go through with this despite the risk factors. Overall, results of surgery pending, I would rate Dr. Sudan a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 simply b/c I need to have more interaction with him to know for sure, but so far I like what I've seen. Both are great, but surgical competence far outweigh, for me anyway, bedside manner.

My first impression of Dr. Sudan was a good one. He was very thorough. I have no complaints of his staff, however, they are very hard to get in contact with via telephone. Overall it was a pretty good experience. They were willing to work with my appointments, being that I drive quite a ways to my appointments.

I am still sitting in the hospital (post op day 3) as I write this. I have been really pleased with Dr. Sudan and all of the staff at Duke Metabolic. Cathy, his Admin Assistant, called me even on Sundays to get my appointments straight and my questions answered; when some changes came up in Dr. Sudan's schedule she went above and beyond to get me a surgery date that would work with my insurance company rollover (saving me thousands of dollars) and everyone I've had to deal with in the office has been great. Patrick, the nutritionist, has been fantastic, and Barbara, Dr. Sudan's nurse, is very nice. Dr. Sudan checked on me every day and made sure I got all my questions answered very thoroughly, and was really understanding with things I was anxious about.

Update: 8 days postop: this has been the smoothest recovery of any surgery I've had-and this is by far the most major. I have five incisions that are healing beautifully (and look like there will be minimal scarring); the only bruising I have is around the JP drain site, which is also itself just about closed. I've not had any problems tolerating foods, no nausea, and really just the expected incisional pain. As an RN, I have to say this is turning out to be a five-star recovery and I'm looking forward to the rest of the process.

Dr Sudan was the greatest. I am so disappointed in his leaving Omaha.

He's great. He didn't get mad at all after I got pregnant after surgery. Twice.

my first impression of dr. sudan was how much he talked and his interest in help the obese people he was short and to the point he was the one with the most experience and his nurse was a caring person in the support classes. the staff in the office seem to be very busy and they ask lots of ?????????he did'nt spend enough time with me i though i felt rushed and he really emphasized aftercare and so did his staff. to my knowledge he does have a aftercare program and it continues on for a year after surgery he did cover all the risk and the best surgery for me. he did tell me that the lapr. instead of the open RNY is what he recommended and i feel he has a good reputation and his staff seem to be great the support group has won me over and the people i met. his surgical competence is great i have yet to see his bedside manner.over all i feel he is the one i would like to do my surgery and all of my aftercare procedures. Dr Sudan is leaving omaha as of the first week in August and he will not be coming back he\"s moving to North Carolina and a Dr. Frese is taking his place along with another Dr who thy are looking to hire.

He is a wonderful surgeon. A kind and caring man as interested in aftercare as the surgery.

I met him on Sept 5, 2007 and really like him. He is thorough and friendly. Really knows his stuff and is knowledgable in all WLS. A big PLUS for me! rnrnDr. Sudan was wonderful while I was being prepped for surgery. He asked where my hubby was going to stay and we had problems finding a motel because world college baseball games were in town and DH was just going to sleep in the chair in my room. When we got to my room the nurse brought in a fold out chair that turned into a bed for him. Dr. Sudan had told them to get him one. Thanks so much Dr. Suday for EVERYTHING!

My first meeting with Dr. Sudan and his nutritionist was a tearful one, but I had the support of my husband and one of our daughters to help me through. Dr. Suden is very pleasant to talk, he is gentle in a special way, but blunt and too the point at the same time. The office staff was very polite and receptive to our questions. Everything was \"laid out on the line\" from the first meeting.