Steven Poplawski, MD, FACS Bariatric Surgeon Barix Clinics of Michigan

My first impression was that he was very relaxed and had time to spend listening to me talk about my situation.
It has only been 3 weeks from my first appt. so I don't have a different opinion yet.
The staff was very nice and helpful, the Corp. office and the Dr.'s office I went for an appt at.
I liked everything about my surgeon.
Alot, he stresses to call his office any time with questions and concerns on food and a dietician can assist me.
The aftercare seems to be structured.
He said no one has ever died that he has done this surgery on.
I rate Dr. Poplawski a perfect 9, my husband being my perfect 10!!!
And I prefer surgical competence over bedside manner, but the two together would be best.

Dr. Stephen Poplawski, Bariatric Treatment Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1st Imp:s/w arrogant.
Over time: Extremly thorough in evaluating my need for the surgery, physically and emotionally: asked questions, listened and evaluated my responses as well as those of my support person. I had been evaluated at another center and because of contract negotiations with my insurance and Bariatric tx Centers I was referred to the Ann Arbor office. At first I was very disappointed, but afterwards more than pleased.
Off. staff: good. Somehow my chart got misplaced after the evaluation and that caused me to have to wait approx 8 weeks longer than the time i had been told to get approval. Hospital Staff: great, except noone told me until the 4th day about GasX-which i now consider a wonder drug.
He strongly encourages after care and is very supportative.
He was extremly honest about surgical risks. Overall on a scale of 1-10= 15. Surgical competence is the most important, by far. I think what I considered arrogance in the beginnning was his way of evaluating my true desire for this major life changing event. His bedside manner in pre-op was extremly relaxing and comforting. Post-op vs have been informative & supportive.
8/18/00
returned for 1 year visit. Dr Poplawski remained very supportive and continued to offer encouragement for future weight loss.
08/21/02 I have not seen Dr. Poplawski for 1 yr now. He discharged after my 2 yr visit. he asked more questions and was apparently doing some research at my last visit. Questions concerning how i felt about myself and how my relationship was with my husband. he asked my husband questions as well. I think this is all info that should be accumulated prior to surgery. Thank God, my relationship with my husband was great prior to and aafter surgery. I do have an acquaintenance that divorced after losing weight. her husband did not wnat her to have the surgery. she is still having problems adjusting to the weight loss. Aftercare was not emphasized as much as it is now.I still have notheing negative to say about Dr. Poplawski

Dr. Steve Poplawski, MD FACS

Very professional, right to the point. Took time to introduce himself and his professional history in bariactrics. Staff was fun and very accomodating. He told me what he expected of his patients and what we could expect of him. The follow through was very regimented and patients are expected to follow everything to the letter from before the surgury and after the surgury. He informed me that he would have little contact with me until the day before the surgery and that his staff would be able to handle anything else that might come up.

My Doctor came into the room with a very warm and friendly attitude. He was focused on me and paid attention to the things I had written on my medical forms. For once I felt like I was actually me and not this structure I live in. Thank you Dr Poplawski, for this dignity. The Doctor told me just how he would take care of his wife if she were to have the surgery and I found that one of the most important statements about taking care of myself afterwards. He was encouraging and mentioned how bountiful life can be and that in fact it was meant to be so. I can't hardly wait to see the bounty! I would have liked to spend even more time with him but all questions were answered and the surgery was described in full, including the fact that there could be some problems with the surgery, depending on the person.

I had my first consultation on June 06, 2002 with Dr. Steven Poplawski. I already knew of his outstanding reputation and creditials. But until he walked through the door and greeted me was when I knew this was the surgeon I wanted to do my proceedure. He was very matter of fact and thourough.

More later

Met with Dr. Poplawski. He seemed very confident in his skills as a surgeon and assured me there wouldn't be any problems. It was kind of humorous how he seemed to have an agenda when talking to me and I kept distracting him by throwing out hundreds of different questions. Now comes the waiting.... ugh!

My First Impression of Dr. Poplawski was that he was professional and knows his stuff. He told me he has done over a 1000 wls surgeries and has never lost a patient. I was hoping he was going to say that!!! He does stress after care very much and he did talk alot about the things to be done before the surgery, Like preop testing to make sure you are in the best shape you can be in before the surgery. He drew pictures of what he does in the surgery and addressed all of the risks. The office staff has been great!!!! I would rate the staff and Dr. Poplawski a 9, I will wait to give them a ten until after my surgery!!!!!!! Well this is only my impression so you will have to see for yourself!!!! Good Luck All!!!



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Stacy

My first impression. He seemed ok.

I took my kids with me and he was nice to them even though they were loud and stuff he was patient. That said alot to me.

The first nurse who did my intake stuff. weight and stuff. She was snotty. But the other staff was great and very helpful.

What I liked about him most was that he guess something that i hadn't even mention and that impressed me alot.

That he seemed honest.

I think he covered everthing and was realistic about how he saw it. He wanted to know if i had support and if i didn't he would be a support after surgery, and if he had to be mean he would.LOL

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I meet Dr. Poplawski on June 12. My first impression of Dr. Poplawski was, he is a very nice man. He made me feel very comfortable. My Mother and Daughter were there with me, and was allowed to go in with me to see the doctor, that made me more comfortable I was very nervous at first. My husdand was unable to be with me because he had to be home for our son who is attending wrestling camp at this time. Dr.Poplawski's staff are very nice and caring people. He explained every thing in great detail including the risks of the surgery.I would and I will trust my life with this man. He knows what hes doing, and I trust my life and wellbeing with him, he was great.After I spoke with him a very nice lady came into the room,she had the surgery done, she talk to me about her experiance, she was a very very nice lady. I'm very excited about everything i can't wait. Now I have to wait for ins. approval!

I orginally tried to get into Dr. Scholten in Grand Rapids and learned after 7 months he couldn't even see me until 10 months later with surgery maybe in December 2002. I decided that I should investigate other surgeons and found Dr. Poplawski. I have talked to many of his patients who love him. I was able to get an appointment in two weeks and actually talk to the doctor face to face. He was very friendly and explained everything in detail. He included my husband in the conversation and had specific things to cover with him. My appointment was April 9, 2002. I talked to him about having my surgery in June because of work and that was very important to me. He said that should be no problem. We talked about whether I needed a sleep apnea test and he said no. Everything was approved very shortly and ready to schedule....then Dr. Poplawski decided I needed the sleep test. I was crushed because I had a goal date in mind and people were scheduling their vacations around me. I now hear they are scheduling in July :-(. I had the sleep test scheduled for the next day and found that I do have apnea and have been given a cpap. I am going to call his office next week and beg for a surgery date. I called and talked to Cindy from Dr. Poplawski's office. Cindy assisted me in getting everything in that I needed immediately! Cindy was so caring, understanding and efficient. She deserves a major raise!!!! I HAVE A SURGERY DATE!!!! July 9, 2002. I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!!!