Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery Hospital

My first impression of Dr Portenier was he is very confident about what he is doing and loves his work. I saw him first at a Weight Loss Seminar at Duke. And I was very impressed with the Duke staff. They have a great aftercare program where they see you through the first year and once a year after that. rnrnDr Portenier and Katherine Applegate were very thorough in explaining to me about the risk involved in having the surgery. They also wanted us to understand that if we have any depression afterwards to please contact Katherine Applegate. rnrnDr Portenier's bedside manner is great.

one shower for whole floor, no showers in room, did not offer to turn surgical patients, postops should be turned over regularly

Room was much too small. Staff was generally nice. Had a student nurse 2 days that I didn't like.

I very first impression of him was that he is a very smart person, and he reflects that by his answers to all questions. He explained all the risks of surgery and was very caring. I would rate him excellent on everything1

Dr. Portenier was great! He was friendly, nice, and answered all my questions.

I like Dr. Portenier, a very southern guy, very tall and low key. The staff at the clinic are great and very helpful and nice.

The Duke WLSC need to reconsider where they do surgeries. This hospital was the most substandard place I have ever received care.

DR. SUDAN IS VERY PROFESSIONAL. HE IS IMFORMATIVE AND PERFECTIONISTIC ABOUT HIS PATIENT'S CARE. HE PROVIDES THE BEST IN PRE-OP AND POST-OP CARE. HE IS ALWAYS PLEASANT, CONCERNED, AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY. THE STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH DR. SUDAN ARE ORGANIZED, ALSO PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED AND WORK WELL AS A TEAM. THIS PROGRAM MET MY NEEDS BUT IS NOT A WARM AND COZY ENVIRONMENT. THEIR FOCUS IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND TO GIVE EXCELLENT CARE. IF ONE WANTS WARM FUZZIES, TAKE MOM WITH YOU.

Durham Regional Hospital was awesome. From the time I arrived at 5:45 am I was surrounded by people who cared. My every need was met without complaint or murmur.

To say that I was impressed with Dr. Portenier was an understatement. He seemed very informative and knowledgeable. He explained the surgery and risks in layman's terms and I felt that anyone would have gotten a good comraderie kind of vibe, knowing that you were putting your life in this surgeon's hands. And by the way, very skillful looking hands if I do say so myself. I somehow got the impression that he was wondering why I wanted to have the surgery. I've always been one who was 'solid' and didn't 'look my weight'. (lol) But tell that to all of my prescription drugs. I also got the impression that he was impressed with my knowledge of the surgery. Some of the information that he shared with me...I sounded like a rapper, I finished his sentence with him. I just hope that he didn't think that I was a smart *zz, even though I thoroughly did my research. The staff at the center have always been very helpful and actually I didn't feel as if they were official...felt like we were some 'down girlfriends and laughed al lot. Actually I am going to miss bugging them 2-3 times a week. Anyone would be very fortunate to be a candidate at Duke Weight Loss Center. Need I say more? (smile)