Sidney Rohrscheib Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

He seemed very nice, and seems to really know what he's doing. My only complaint if any would be that he seemed somewhat rushed. But he was very kind and did explain every thing to me. I look forward to working with him. I have only met with him once. His office staff were great. ecspeicaily his office mngr. She went out of her way to help me and made me very comfortable. Like I stated earlier the only complaint that I had was that my visit seemed rushed. It was quite along drive there and I was in and out in no time. They were strong on aftercare. In fact they had a folder for me that was very very informative and heavely stressed an after care program. They made sure you understand that is was not just a quick fix but a lifestyle change and a life long situation. He did address the risks of surgery, and made sure that I did understand these risk. That was another issue that was heavly stressed in the folder which i recieved. Again as I previously stated I have only met with him once, at this time I would give him a high rating. Both bedside manner and surgical comptetence are important. Both would be great!

I am a nurse so I had lots of questions for him. I was very impressed. He was straight forward, and answered all my questions. He takes extra precautions and makes you have a N.G. tube and then on day 2 or 3 sends you for a leak test. I haven't heard of other Dr.s doing this.

I had a free consultation with Dr.Rohrscheib approx 5 months ago and he decided I would be a good candidate for the surgery. He was very informative and patient. He drew me a very detailed picture of the sugery in his office. We discussed in his experience with bariatric surgery and his training. The consultation on a whole was very enlightning and laid back. I then met with Rita his office person who handles the process of getting the surgery paid for with your insurance company.

i got info from illinios bariatric center yesterday. Dr. Rohrscheib uses the roux-en-y
gastric bypass method. i am calling today for mine and my wifes initial consult. If anyone has had this type procedure please feel free to let us know how you are doing. I will let you know more after we talk to the dr.

I really like Dr. Rohrscheib, he has a great attitude. He treated me with respect and dignity. He explained how it all would happen, and the things I could expect. He explained them in a way that I could understand.
The office staff there is really great, a bunch of sweet ladies. Who really make you feel welcome.

I will let you know more after my initiaol consult on September 12, 2001.

9/23/2001 I had my initail consult with Dr. Roeherscheib on 9/12/01. His staff was great and the nurse used to work in my PCP's office(do nice to see a familiar face. He was great and although most of my questions have been answered throuhg this website he was still very informative. Rita that takes care of insurance was fantastic and has really been patient with my continous phone calls.

9/27/2001 I called Dr. Roeherscheib's office today after getting verbal approval from my insurance company. Surgery date set up right away (for October 09, 2001). No time to get nervous.

I haved decided to change surgeons due to the problems I had with Cigna and the fact that Dr. Rohrscheib is in-network. I felt very at ease with Dr. R., and he was able to answer all of my questions and concerns. He told me that due to my co-morbids, that it was appalling that I had been denied by Cigna, and he and his staff would do everything they could to get me approved. I am also impressed the the aftercare program that Central IL Bariatrics has in place. After I won approval, I was given an immediate surgery date and my pre-ops were done quickly and easily at John Warner Hospital in Clinton.
After surgery comments: I just love this guy! He is caring and professional, and his staff at both his office and the hospital support staff are wonderfully warm and caring people. Dr. Rohrscheib called me at home after I experienced some problems not related to surgery and so has the staff. I would recommend Dr. Rohrscheib to anyone. Plus, I think my scar is awesome, really!!!

I was impressed with Dr. Rohrscheib. He was honest about the pluses and minuses of the surgery, and basically told me of everything involved and how he felt about me having the surgery, then left me to make the decision. His office staff (Rita) is wonderful. He is young, but is credentials are impressive. I'm having my surgery in Clinton, IL which is about 1hr. and 20 minutes from my home. I'm glad that there is someone finally in Central Illinois that does this procedure. I think the thing that impressed me the most was that Dr. Rohrscheib was honest and when he was unsure of a questioons I asked he said, "I don't know, but I'll find out." Also I brought my sister with me. I suggest when you go to any consultation bring someone else with you, because when you are talking with your doctor, there are things that you forget to ask and if you have someone else that knows you with you, they remember to ask.

I met with dr. rohrscheib at my first consult. he seemed very quiet and very knowledgable. His assistant Rita is great. I have probably called her 4 or 5 times in a 2 week period. she is very patient. i talked with a few ladies in the waiting room that were post op and they had nothing but great things to say. He only does open rny, he says that maybe someday he will do lap, but now he feels more comfortable doing the open. I also saw one ladies scar at 8 months post op and it looked pretty good. it took my doctors and specialists like 2 weeks to get everything sent in to the doctors office. i will find out monday if she has sent everything into the state for approval.
he does surgery at both the hospital in clinton and carle in urbana. at this time, everyone at his clinic has so far chosen to go to clinton. other patients have told me that clinton has great 1 on 1 care and he basically always has the same nurses ect. so they all kind of groove together in this.

I can't say anough good things about this doctor! He and his staff have been great. The nurses at John Warner hospital were also very careing and wonderful.