Stephen Burpee Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS

This is the BEST SURGEON EVER! (sorry, kind of paraphrasing from "Tangled"). He was wonderful - came to see me as I was waking up in my room after surgery. The nursing staff was right on top of the nausea as I had forgotten to take my pre-op nausea meds. Dumb! His after surgery follow-up visits were encouraging and informative. He was patient, took the time to answer my questions and I had no complications. I had no pain to speak of, and was out of the hospital and home in no time! I recommend him to anyone looking at this surgery.

Dr Burpee, is a great doctor with a great attitude and sense of humor. He is confident in what he does, cause he does it well. I first met Doctor Burpee last yr after doing some research on the internet and asking around. He came highly recommended. After having some issues with my ins last year and not being able to get my surgery. I finally was able to get it approved and completed on Dec 7th 2010. I have no regrets and I am very thankful for Dr Burpee making me lose 50 Lbs prior to surgery, because it thougt me to change my eatting habits so that I can be successful in my future.

Very pleased with this Doctors services.

My surgeon was very calm and cool...which is what I needed. I was scared to death! He is still a patient and awesome doctor to have. His office staff are all very friendly and I am happy to say they are very supportive.

I met Dr. Burpee at my first WLS Seminar. When I spoke to him he was very friendly and answered my questions. After my initial consultation with him I knew that I had chosen the right doctor. Dr. Burpee's office staff is great. Everyone has been super helpful and very nice. Tracy has been there for me with all my questions over the past couple of years. I have always gotten a return call right away. Dr. Burpee and his office have been there for me every step of the way. If you are considering WLS in Tucson, AZ or even if you live close by, pleace attend a seminar at North West Hospital. Both Dr. Burpee and Dr. Chiasson are awesome doctors. They are both very friendly and easy to talk to.

Dr Burpee is very approachable and personable. He did a great job on my surgery and I had no issues post op.rnMy only real problem has been with his office staff. The person who took care of the insurance authorizations was very short tempered and rude. I never felt there was a contact person at the office who really cared about me or my needs, except for Dr. Burpee himself.rnThere is really no aftercare program. But I knew that ahead of time. I would recommend Dr. Burpee for surgery, but would hope that he is able to put together a more comprehensive program and improve the attitude of his office staff.

I have always been relaxed when talking with Dr. Burpee. I don't know if it is because he always sees big people like me or his bed side manner. He is never rushed when I have questions and will answer them in a way that I can understand. He has not given me and false hopes about the surgery and is up front and honest about everything. rnrnDr. Burpee stresses aftercare a great deal. It is important for him that he gets his point across in a way that is not rude but to the point. He informed me that the surgery is not what is going to help me lose the weight, it is me that will help the surgery lose my weight.

He is great, the staff is a little busy and hard get ahold of. He does return calls promptly. Had a peice of scar tissue wrapped around bowels and he stayed with the problem until he found it and everything great now. He is very honest about risks and need for aftercare.

I work in the health care field and am lucky to have first hand knowledge of the work that some of the bariatric surgeons in my area do. Since I'm a RN in the ICU, I see when some of these surgeries go wrong. That is why I chose my surgeon Dr S. Burpee. Before I even considered WLS, I felt Dr Burpee was an exceptional surgeon. He has a great bedside mannor, very compassionate, and is very easy to work with (coming from a nurse, that is a compliment). So, when my plastic surgeon suggested the lap band surgery and gave me a refferal to another Dr, I didn't even think twice before I booked an appointment with Dr Burpee. Although, it was very stressful and time consuming, I was able to schedule my pre-op appiontments and have my surgery completed within 4 weeks!! I denfinately would recommend Dr Burpee to anyone!

My first impression of him is that he knows what he is doing. He is very businesslike and a honest . rn rnrnHe does have a very structured after care plan.rnIt is easy to follow and if it is not in the book we can not have it.rnrnI am very pleased with his staff and support services. rnI feel they all care about me.rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn