Conemaugh Health System Hospital

Dr. Zagorski is an excellent surgeon. He is very skilled, very conservative and very knowledgeable. He has strict requirements for both his entry into the program (such as spousal participation and support, mandatory support group attendance, etc.)and after care but all and all, this makes him a better surgeon. He lets you know from the beginning what his expectations are. I feel extremely confident in his abilities as a surgeon. He is warm and caring. He has a great sense of humor. He is very personable. Oh yeah.......he will tell you over and over and over again about the NG tube. BELIEVE him!!! He always uses it and it stays in for at least two days! Use your incentive spirometer and you might have it taken out sooner!!!!!! Trust me on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Zagorski is great, and he tries to put his patients at ease. He does want you to have do lots of reseach, and he even quizzes you on post-op complications and other stuff like that. Dr. Zagorski also requires that your husband take off 2 weeks from work to take care of you post op and to be at the hospital the day of the surgery. Dr. Zagorski wants the husband to be very involved in the whole process and know almost as much as we do. I was surprised at how short the one on one meeting was, but I know it is only one of many meetings.

Dr. Zagorski seems like a very good doctor. I feel very safe with him performing my surgery. He seems gentle, open and honest and I feel comfortable around him.

When I was first referred to the General Surgery Clinic at Tripler Army Medical Center for a gastric bypass consultation, I was relieved and pleased to find that Stan Zagorski was the gastric bypass surgeon. He is well respected and is extremely competent.

Dr. Zagorski explained the surgery to my husband and me in detail, and also explained all the risks of surgery. He puts much emphasis on aftercare and follow-up so that his patients are successful.

Overall, I give Dr. Zagorski the highest rating, as he saw me from the beginning, through the surgery, and continues to take excellent care of me.

Not only is Dr. Zagorski extremely competent, but he is very personable and genuinely caring. I think this is a great balance for a physician.