Robin P. Blackstone Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS, FASMBS

Very technical, knowledgeable and personable.
My impressions of her have not changed.
Most of her staff is excellent -- very friendly, caring and knowledgeable.
I don't really have anything that I liked least about her.
That she makes certain that you as her patient are very well informed and know what you are getting into by having the surgery....she also delegates a variety of duties to her staff.
She has the best post surgery aftercare that I had found in my search of the internet -- she is determined that you as her patient are successful and that you feel comfortable to contact her or any of her staff at any time for assistance.
She has a very structured aftercare program -- you meet with at least 2 of her team each month -- you will also have regular blood tests to show whether you are taking your vitamins and are staying away from harm causing things.
Dr. Blackstone addressed all of the risks of surgery up front -- she also gives you a written test to confirm that you are aware of all of the risks and discusses each of them.
I believe her to be the very best in her field.
She has both a bedside manner and outstanding surgical competence.

** Special note: I trusted her with my life and I was not wrong to do so -- she performed life saving surgery on me -- was able to repair another area of my body that was not known to need repair until she did my surgery -- I had some complications during my surgery -- and she was more than competent to address them -- she also brought in a team of specialists to assist my healing and to help me with those complications post surgery while I was a patient in the hospital.

Dr. Blackstone is an amazing surgeon. She is very upfront with what is going to happen, and what could happen. I have had a couple scheduling issues with the office staff, but other than that I have absolutely no complaints.

She has an established program for patients, and they are required to complete it. The pre-op classes were very informative.

Dr. Blackstone and her staff were wonderful. There was not one single thing about her that i didn't adore. She is absolutely amazing! On the other hand, the Hospital that she works at could use a bit of improvement of how they treat patients. Admitting is a poorly run petting zoo!

Robin Blackstone is top profesional in her feild. It has taken me two years to find this surgen.

She listen to concerns you have but most important she calls it like is, no fun intended there. She is very compasinate about the care she provides and the way she provides it.

If you are not committed to the program she will no. She wants you to be sucessfull in you journey.

She has pre-op to after care that so un believable. This one of many reasons I picked her as my surgen.

She laid the whole procure out for you with risks involed. The overall picture of Robin Blackstone is That I find her competence to be the best in her field and her bedside manner to be excellent. She is great.

If you listen to Robin Blackstone and her staff, you will have a better, Quality LIFE.

I liked Dr. Blackstone from the beginning - very honest and willing to answer questions and educate, both pre- and post-op. Office staff is friendly and helpful. Pre- and post-op programs are very complete and she expects patients to adhere to all teaching and facets of the highly-structured programs. One thing to be aware of for for anyone considering surgery --- she is absolutely adamant about not operating on anyone that smokes!
I was (and continue to be) very happy with the staff in the office and the support portions of the program. I was less impressed with some of the care I received from some of the hospital staff, though others were absolutely excellent. I will allow I am likely more of a critic than some folks might be because of being a RN.

What more can I say about Dr. Blackstone, that hasn't been said already. She is the best! I am so glad that I picked her as my surgeon. She truly cares about her patients and is passionate about what she does. Everyone that I have met in her office has been so kind and helpful. I have a nutritionist I can call anytime for questions, I meet monthly with Melissa to go over my progress and for fills if I need them. Granted, I am only 3 wks post-op, so haven't had my 1st month f/up yet. I have been nothing but pleased with my entire experience. Even my mom, who was MORE than skeptical, has been impressed with Dr. Blackstone. I would highly recommend her to anyone considering this surgery.

Dr. Blackstone is the best.

I have only met her once - at the seminar, but she seemed like she truly did care about what she did. Her office staff has been great, especially Tish in the insurance area. I'm sure I was a total pain goin through my appeals, but she was very profesional and helped me out a lot.

My only negative epxpeirence has been because I have only met her once, and even then, it was at the seminar with about 100 other people. My initial consulation was with her Nurse Practitioner, so I haven't ever actually met her. I do have a pre-op meeting soon thoug, so I'll meet her then.

So far, I highly recommend Dr. Blackstone and her staff.

I was very impressed with Dr. Blackstone after attending her seminar.I had my consultation and I am even more impressed.I'm completely comfortable and satisfied with her.I know that I'll be in good hands....literally lol :)
I'm postop now and have had some complications.However, I would do this again in a second and I still think Dr. Blackstone is a great surgeon.

Dr.Blackstone is one of the most energetic people I have met. I had been told about her buy my longtime orthopedic surgeon. I signed up for her seminar and was so impressed I switched from another doctor who was going to perform the surgery. Dr.Blackstone has handpicked her staff along with the nurses that take care of us in the hospital.
I have recieved so much education on nutrition,exercise, psychlogical information, even learning yoga for calming ourselves. My surgery has been very uneventful and a wonderful recovery. I loose weight, but I'm also gaining lean muscle mass. I couldn't be happier with Dr.Blackstone and her staff. Dr.Blackstone and her staff get a A+++.