Brigham and Women's Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Hospital
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Dr. Robinson very friendly! It is quite hard getting a call back from his staff, but other than that – he really seems professional.
His staff THOROUGHLY went over the positives, and negatives about the surgery & gave me lots to look forward to.
I would have this surgery done tomorrow at B&W if I had too. It was such a positive experience, and I would recommend the hospital to ANYONE, friend or foe... If you want to ask me anything at all, please email me: [email protected]
~Sarah~ good luck!!
I only saw him for a minute, he had to run off to surgery. I wish I had more time to get to know him. My surgery is next week and I only saw him that one time, the rest was with his physician assistant who was very knowledgable. My only regret is that I didn't get to know my surgeon better. But I'm still going through with the surgery. The reason why I picked this Dr is because of the hospital. Brigham's and Woman's.
Dr. Shikora comes across as a competent, straight forward, compassionate caregiver. While cocky, as many surgeons are, I found him to be extremely respectful and giving of his time in terms of answering all of my questions prior to surgery and following me through after the surgery.
Dr. Shikora's staff, the entire team at New England Medical Center (NEMC) is fabulous. They are a busy office, yet they treat you like you are the only patient they have. I feel for them all because the treating psychologist, Dr. Darrell Vogel, passed away unexpectedly, and he was the cornerstone of the program...a truly great guy.
They place a great deal of emphasis on aftercare, providing groups and accessibility. My questions are answered in a very timely manner and the medical director, Dr. Saltzman, another fabulous doctor, is available by email.
The team addressed the risks, worked with me prior to the surgery to lose weight so that my procedure could be done laproscopically, and they continue to see me through. I cannot say enough about these folks. They are wonderful, warm, highly skilled care givers who care a lot about people who struggle with size.
Dr. Malcolm Robinson at Brigham and Womans Hospital. His office was fantastic, Gina the PA has been the best I have spoken to her the most about my concerns etc. Dr. Robinson would be someone i would Recommend to see for anyone looking into this surgery (open RNY) Jennifer is the Scheduler I did all of my scheduling with her, she was always very pleasent. I would rate Dr Robinson a # 10 wahoooooooo=)
The whole group at The Obesity Consult Center is incredible. I haven't found a THING I don't like!
From what I've seen so far, they're tops!
I will be having surgery (hopefully) with Dr. Tarnoff.
First Impression: Dr. Tarnoff seems very competent and in the support group meeting he was very open and seemed genuinely concerned if someone had a problem.
Changing Impression: My impression only got more positive after I met with him for my one on one consultation. He was very nice and explained the surgery clearly and made sure I understood the possible dangers and implications of the surgery.
Office Staff: I don't know that Dr. Saltzman, Sue Miller (the dietician) and Dr. Vogel would be considered office staff, but they are all wonderful. The actual office staff is very efficient and very understanding about trying to schedule appointments so that they are convenient and as soon as possible.
What did I like least?: I would say the waiting for appointments, but the office was so cool about getting me in to any available cancellations and scheduling changes that I would have to say I'm more blessed than unhappy!
What should future patient know?: Do your homework, attend the support group (often), get your face familiar to the staff. They are wonderful people and having them recognize you will only increase your interaction with them.
Aftercare?: The OCC has a structured aftercare that all but makes it impossible to fall between the cracks!
Address the risks?: There is no "glossing over" of the risks of the surgery at OCC, and there is honesty and sincerity regarding death rates, complications and the like.
Rate overall?: I originally tried to get an appointment at Lahey Medical in Burlington and they suggested I look else where. I think that's the best thing that ever happened b/c I found OCC.
I haven't had surgery yet so I really can't comment on which is better!
I still can't decide which is better, surgical competence or bedside manner because I couldn't be happier with either. They are the most most wonderful surgical group. NEMC nursing staff is the absolute best and the interns and medical students were very kind and attentive.
I'm only home a few days, I'll update as I'm able! Dr. Tarnoff rocks!
Well I thought it couldn't get any more positive, but it does. NEMC is the best. Dr. Tarnoff is caring and extremely skilled and his bedside manner is the best. The post op groups are tops and I love all of the support and information I get from them.
I had a serious infection from blisters on my buttocks...that wasn't there prior to going into the hospital....no one did much about it and I was discharged with no orders per se for aftercare....I had to call a dermatiologist because Dr Robinson refused to order anything...he hadn't seen it and wanted me to come back to Boston ER and have it looked at...I needed 8 days of Home Health Care by the VNA's. Needless to say, I wasn't all that impressed with the hospital, the nurses nor Dr Robinson's interns.
I was HOWEVER, thrilled with the Dietician and the Anesthesiaologists....they were awesome and made this so much more bearable.