TriStar Centennial Medical Center Hospital

My first impression of Dr.Olsen was he was very serous and he wanted me to understand what i was getting into. I highly recomend him to anyone. His office staff was very friendly and helpful.He is very strong about your aftercare. he wants you to go to all meetings and take your vitamins.

09/2003 - I have met Dr. Dyer only one time so far. He seems to be a very kind, soft spoken person. However, tomorrow I get to meet him for the second time and get a surgery date scheduled. I have worked closer with Lisa during the approval process and she has been great.

11/2003 - It has now been two months since my surgery and Dr. Dyer seems pleased so far with my results. I am very grateful to him for his professionalism and have respect for his surgical skills. My life has been changed for the better and I have committed myself to all the changes needed for a successful post-op life.

Dr. Dyer's office staff is fantastic. Every time I call them for something they have a real sense of urgency to please me and get any information that I need.

In my opinion Dr. Dyer is a highly skilled surgeon. Immediately after my surgery he went into the waiting room to talk with my wife and my father and let them know of my condition. They were both very impressed with his caring manner and his offer to answer any questions.

Dr. Dyer has a well organized aftercare program. I feel as though the advice and instructions I receive are based upon what will help me be a successful WLS patient.

The potential risks of WLS were covered well with me and my wife before my surgery. From my own personal experience I would have to rate Dr. Dyer as excellent. Surgical experience and competence was the most important aspect of selecting a WLS surgeon for me.

3/2004 - Dr. Dyer has been fantastic and is still always willing to answer questions. He is very serious about sticking to the right nutrition plan, taking the right vitamins, and achieving successful results.....and I am so glad.

Dr. Dyer seemed to be a very straight forward professional in his seminar. He fielded questions exceptionally well and addressed issues of mortality very directly when vrought up by several participants. Several attendees were there because their doctor had referred them or for cosmetic desires and he was very direct in outlining the overall life effects for this surgeryand stating the criteria for consideration.

I hope to be able to allow this doctor to perform my surgery (should it be approved).

Met with Dr. Dyer and he is a very softspoken man but is clearly concerned about his patients and their well-being. He actually came into the office on a non scheduled day to make my appointment even though he was leaving for vacation. He didn't make me feel rushed in anyway and actually was very kind in respects that I had done a great deal of research and had few questions of him.

Dr.Olsen was great! He was very caring, warm, and friendly, as well as informative and helpful all the way through this. I really liked the atmosphere in his office. In fact when I called to set up my consult the person I spoke to on the phone was nearly as excited as I was on hearing that I had been approved! (As it turns out she has had the procedure done as well) Dr.Olsen is adamant about maintaining aftercare. I had heard from an earlier patient that he is not great with bedside manner. Really though I didn't notice it and besides, surgical competence is way more important. I will tell you this, which really impressed me alot...2 days after I went home my chest started feeling funny (and I have an overactive imagination-particularly right now being recently post-op, I think they call it Hypochondria-haha) Anyways, I called Dr.Olsen's office because I was really starting to worry about it (it was 8pm). I left a message on the office message machine and maybe 5 minutes later, he's calling me to see what's wrong and to reassure me that I am not dying-haha. Anyways, he really made me feel safe and grateful that he is my surgeon and that he is there if and when I need him. I feel lucky that my experiences have been good so far.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Dyer and his staff. I worked with Lisa 2 years ago and it took us 6 months to get me approved. This was after several appeals and additional information. Before I could have the surgery my company changed their policy and no longer covered WLS.
Now I work for a different company and I sent Lisa my new information in Dec. and I was approved this week and have a date. They try to help you in every way. I know this is their job but they seem like they are doing for you.
If you aren't sure about a doctor or group the ones at Centennial Medical Center (Dyer, Olsen & Houston (he is new) are a great group and CMC is a great facility.

Dr. Dyer is a competent surgeon but I find that he lacks in personality.

The staff is friendly, professional, and usually on the ball.

The aftercare program is still developing. The dietician is very willing to work with patients.

Dr. Dyer was upfront and frank about the risks of the surgery. I feel that I made an informed decision based on the seminar and exam visit.

I think surgical competence is more important than the dr's bedside manner.

My first impression of Dr. Olsen was he looked to be very into his work and make sure I understood what I was embarking upon. We had warning that he is very stern and I knew that was something that I needed. He has done nothing but give me important details on every quesiton I asked and never thought any question was stupid. All of his office staff are very nice and helpful except I wasnt impressed with the dietician. I would recommend anyone to see him because of his emphasis on the risks and care after surgery. I drove three hours one way to have him as my doctor. A+++

Very thorough. Takes his time with you to answer all your questions. He went over all the risks and complications possible and asked if there were any questions or concerns following each one. He seems to be interested in each patient individually. He has a great staff. His nurse has had the surgery, which I find to be a big plus. He has a nutritionist in his office to get you on the right diet for a successful weight loss program.

I would highly recomment Dr. Olsen. I called regarding a pain in one of my incisions and we played phone tag until 10pm that night. He did not act put out or impatient and took time to explain what the problem was. (Deep muscle stitch that hadn't dissolved yet)

He is very demanding of his patients, but his compliments are very meaningful as they are sparingly handed out! :)

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I am attending a seminar on April 1st and they have to wait for insurance approval before they will schedule my consult. Dr. Olsen has been highly rated by just about everyone on this site who visited with him, so I am looking forward to meeting him.

Dr. Olsen conducted the Seminar I attended. He was extremely informative and listed all affects of the surgery, even the bad. He explained some risk factors. I believe he is an excellent surgeon and will expect his patients to follow his program strictly. I only met one of his staff members and she was able to know how some of us felt, she had the surgery five years ago, and still looks great.

After care was stressed as being extremely important to follow the guidelines that they have set up in a booklet. The aftercare program seems to be very well structured. He emphasized the importance of attending support groups.

When I have my surgery, I want a surgeon with as much surgical competence as possible. Bedside manner helps, but his knowledge and skill is the most important.