El Camino Hospital Hospital

Great visitrnYvette was great and very informative

First impression of him was great. Very easy to talk to, answered all my questions. Dr. Rabkin and his whole staff are very easy to work with. They make you feel very comfortable. Dr. Rabkin is very big on after care, he says he will follow you for life.rnrnI would rate him and his staff a 10 out of 10.rnrnThis is how I felt after my first 3 hour visit to the office and 3 or 4 phone conversations.rnrnI will update as my journey continues.rnrnSurgery Date: September 18, 2008

Dr. Rabkin is a kind, caring surgeon with one of the best pairs of hands in the business. The staff at PacLap are very knowledgeable and friendly. The whole set-up is designed to provide lots of patient support.rnrnPacLap has a terrific after-care program. The cost of the surgery includes the cost of about 5 or 6 follow-up visits that are scheduled for different times after the surgery, to make sure that everything is going well. rnrnYou can't go wrong with this group.

My first visit with Dr. Wetter was very informative. He was very nice and spent alot of time with me. I already feel comfortable with him and very confident with his ability. His surgery coordinator Yvette has been great. She got the ball rolling with my insurance and had an approval within weeks...His office staff were very nice as well...

Dr. Foster is all about business. Straight to the point but still caring. I will be 6 months post op on September 3rd and have had no problems with anything major. I had one incident where I was feeling a pull in my side, I called the office and Dr. Foster called me later that day herself to check on the matter. Which I might add was just my body healing. After my surgery when she went to get my Mom and let her know everything was all right with me, she sat and spoke with my Mom for awhile. Dr. Foster's staff is quick and efficient. She just really cares about her patients and them being healthy afterwards by eating and getting the right nutrients. Love her, love her, love her.

She was fantastic I really like her. The staff are friendly and helpful as well. She is tough though and expects you to follow through with all of her instructions. She doesn't have as much structure to her aftercare program but does encourage support groups and has regularly scheduled follow up appointments. Also, she helped me find a good plastic surgeon to deal with my skin issues. I rate her very high. She has a decent bedside manner but is not extremely warm but I value surgical skills much higher than bedside manner.

Dr. Legha Rocks! He is no longer with Kaiser, but with Camino Medical Group. He is so nice, so informative and very caring. He is a wonderful surgeon who really cares. He is very attentive from the first visit to way beyond post op. He has a wonderful support group that meets monthly and I am so pleased I used him!

I loved Dr Foster from the very start! First of all she \"fixed\" my sister and now it's my turn!rnDr. Foster is very smart and I felt a calm when I met her.. I feel like I can trust her!rnrnDr Foster's staff are all awesome and very professional. They make the process easy!rnrnThe thing I like least about this doctor is that she is not in the East Bay. I had to travel a little ways to get to her. Believe me she is well worth it!rnrnFuture patients should know that Dr Foster does not play, she is no nonsense kind of lady.

The only complaint was that I had problems getting the nurse to unhook me so that I could walk frequently. Other than that, they were very good.

Dr. Feng is very patient and thorough. His nurse/office manager, Shellie, is delightful!rnrnDr. Feng thoroughly addressed the risks of surgery and I felt completely unhurried as we discussed all aspects and he answered all my questions.rnrnHe seems to respect my intelligence and the research I've done; I feel that he views me as the partner I am in this decision. He congratulated me for working so hard on getting all my pre-op work done, and for losing weight to get ready for surgery.rnrnBoth surgical competence and bedside manner are important to me, and I've got them both with Dr. Feng.