Thomas Clark Bariatric Surgeon MS, MD, FACS

that he is a people oriented doctor which is refreshing. he comes across as truly caring for his patients, and he communicates well with them.

no change so far, i like him very well, and trust his judgement.

his support staff in his office are excellent, very friendly and caring.


nothing yet, still evaluating overall.



yes, he is one of the best doctors i have come across.

yes, i will be his patient for life for followup care.

so far as i can tell

yes , he very explicitly addresses all of the risks.

so far i would rate him and his staff excellent.

still have to evaluate , my surgery is 8-26-02.

He is very knowlegeable and easy talk to. He encouraged us to make sure we understood that it was a life long committment and a tool for weight loss...
His office staff is wonderful. I'm scheduled for surgery on October 16th. I'll keep you updated on my progress.

He is a great guy.Very caring.The office staff is great.Everyone Ive spoken to loves him also.

The Office staff is first Rate: friendly and never to busy.
Have only briefly met Dr. Clark, he seems confident in his craft and is a realist. I love the fact that he requires attendance at a support group meeting, followed by a mandatory class with the dietician, psychologist, and nurse.
I am excited about pre-ops this week and my pre-op consult next week.

Well to start I can tell you this I like him and his office staff. They do everything they can to help. I've gone to 2 meeting one a support group and the other one he does for all new patients. I have all my paper work turned in and have read everything he gave us in the meeting. He seem's to realy care about his patients and I look forward to along patient doctor relationship with him.

4-30-02
My first impression of this man was, He is awesome. I went to the seminar and he seemed to be a very down to earth kind of guy. He had an answer for every question or at least told you his honest opinion about what he thought. I only meet him once and he seemed very nice. The staff is the best. They dont brush you off and they do all they can do to make sure everything you need is taken care of. There was not anything that I didnt like about him. He is very easy going and is willing to help. His overall evaulation would have to be he gets 1000 thumbs up. Dude he is awesome. He is very attenative and address every issue one could think of. I couldn't ask for a better surgery.

I have not talked to Dr. Clark yet but, I have spoke with Shawn Joynes several times. She was very helpful and didn't rush me off the phone with her. She addressed all my questions and helped me understand what Dr. Clark is all about. She was very friendly and I appreciate all her help.

I knew of DR. Clark both by working with his patients in the recovery room, and by also having a close friend who he had done this proceedure on. From my first comtact on the phone to make my appointment, straight thru my last visit with him, was nothing but PERFECT. All his office staff are caring and knowledgable. No question is too small. Dr. Clark is gentle,gives you all the information you will need, but on the same hand he doesnt sugar coat the surgery. My pain control after surgery was wonderful, as it is post-op. I had no problems with my insurance, it took 72hrs to get authorized.
Dr, Clarke has his own suport group, and his patients are encouraged to attend
All I can say is that I would reccomend DR. Clark to any one.

My first impression is that he is very serious and wants to provide the best overall experience for the patient. His staff that I have met are pleasant. However they are extremely busy. When I orginally made my appointment last summer I had thought it was to be a one on one. I was then told that because of the great increase in the desire to have surgery they were going to try the small group approach. This is the extent of the info that I can share.

My first impression of Dr. Clark was one of ease. He was easy to talk to and was willing to answer any questions that we had. He took the time to make sure that we understood how this surgery was done and that it is only a tool and not a cure all. Dr. Clark went over the risks with us and let us know that there is risks in this surgery as there is in any type of surgery. I personaly liked the fact that he didn't hide or deminish the risks
I thought his office staff was wonderful. They were easy to work with and talk to. If I needed any help or had any question they were willing to help.
Dr. Clark emphasized that after care is very importaint and he has a after care program that he wants us to follow.
I would give Dr. Clark a very high rating overall and recomend him to others looking into this surgery. I will say it may take awhile to get ahold of the person you need when you call because they are very busy.