Brigham and Women's Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Hospital
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Dr. Vernon is wonderful she makes you feel that everything is going to be fine. She is very down to earth and you and ask her anything. The day of the surgery she was right there went I went under and right there when I work up. The next day she came to see me in the hosptial and helped get me released faster. I can not say enough wonderful things about her.
Her staff is also great. Melissa is wonderful......
After interviewing five surgeons I knew that Dr. Malcolm Robinson would be my first and only choice. He was extremely proffessional, skilled and overall had a good bedside manner. His staff was always pleasant from his assitants to his wonderful secretary Jennifer. He was always pleasant and I felt that I could ask him anything without feeling stupid. He is great at what he does and this coupled with his wonderful"people skills" is not only rare in a surgeon but great...I would recomend him to anyone. He is a wonderful person and a terrific surgeon He is knowledgeable and is an expert in this field. I have had follow up surgeries and both times he was right there by my side to check on me even though the second hernia surgery he didn't perform. On a scale of 1-10 he truly is a 20 in all aspects of this procedure....
just al around wonderfull It was over a weekend and we das a blizzard with 38 inches of snow anbd it was the same staff most of the time and they were all great made the best of it
Dr. Vernon is very professional, very nice and very knowledgeable about all WLS. My impression of her has not changed one bit. Office staff are extremely helpful, caring and return phone calls right away. There is actually nothing I disliked about this Dr.
Future patients should know that Dr. Vernon is thorough. All tests must be completed before a surgery date is given.
A prerequisite to having this surgery with Dr. Vernon is that you must see a nutritionist and follow-up with them.
She has an information session you must attend before considering any of the WLS. And also discusses all risks with you during initial meeting.
I would Rate Dr. Vernon as A+.
I did not see Dr. Vernon Post-Op, but she has a number of associates that checked up on me constantly. I do wish she had stopped by after surgery, but I was only in the hospital for 1 day.
I would rate Dr. Shikora an excellent surgeon. He was also easy to talk with and very patient. He took the time to go over the surgery in detail and answered all of my pre-op questions and was also very kind and supportive during my hospital stay. I found the program at Tufts New England Medical to be comprehensive and positive start to finish. I had a great experience with the program and with the entire staff and Dr. Shikora was wonderful.
My first impression with Dr Shikora was good he sounded like a detailed person and proved it when it came time for my surgery. spelled out all riskes involed before and after surgery this is why he stresses on taking advantage of there aftercare program, great bed side manners.
His office staff works well they sure can multi task... the are with you for the long haul they have a well structured program from Pre-op to Post-op and on.
Koodos to the OCC team at the New England Medical Center.
Great Job....
Dr. Shikora is the unique combination of being humble, yet immensely skilled and competent. When I first met with him, he described the procedure in detail and answered all of my questions. He went in to detail the risks and rewards with the surgery and spoke in terms that were comprehensive but not overly technical.
His staff (thanks again Lynne!) is truly dedicated to the patients, and are eager to go the extra mile to make sure that we are prepared and informed of the process as it leads up to your surgery date.
Dr. Shikora came in at least once a day while I was in the hospital post op and he was extremely encouraging and friendly.
I did not experience any complications at all.
I would highly recommend Dr. Shikora.
Dr Shikora was very professional and made sure I had a complete understanding of the risks and life changes involved with Gastric Bypass.The office staff is very organized and friendly. They made the process very user friendly. I chose NEMC because of Dr Shikora's reputation as a leaqder in laproscopic bypass. Also because of the total person treatment..medical, and behavior. I especially liked the exercise program through Dr Pino. He layed out a detailed program of light weights and pool walking for me. It has made a big difference in my endurance. I would rate the prograqm at New England medical as excellent.
My first impression of Dr. Shikora was that he was a very busy man. But he did take the time answer all of my questions that I had about the surgery and what I should expect etc. The office staff is very helpful and was always there when I needed my questions answered. There is nothing I didn't like about Dr. Shikora. He has a great personality and a wonderful 'bedside manner'. He even joked with me that I was a "skinny one". My surgery was over 2 years ago and I am sure that aftercare procedures and everything have been changed since then. I was given alot of information to read about the surgery, what to expect, what I could eat after at each different stage etc. I had classes that I had to attend to learn about my aftercare. Dr. Shikora didn't hide anything when he explained the surgery and the risks of surgery. It is a very important decision to make about whether to have the surgery or not. But my medical doctor told me that I was more at risk of dying because of my health then I would be of dying from the surgery. I was diabetic and it was not being controlled by medication and my next step was going to be having to go on insulin. I hate needles so I made the decision to have surgery. I was always tired, my back killed me from arthritis. I had bad reflux where I would wake up out of a sound sleep gasping for breath because I had stomach acid coming up into my esophagus. I was never able to walk the mall without having to stop to catch my breath after a few feet. I had no energy at all.