El Camino Hospital Hospital

Dr. Zare was actually recommended to me from my insurance company as one of their number 1 providers of weight loss surgery. After a little more then 6 months of battling with insurance and another surgeon I partied ways and set up my appointment with Dr. Zare. Right away the process began and I was in the office for an informational meeting. The office staff was great and the meeting was very helpful. He put on a slide show, answered questions then met one on one with each patient. During my one on one, although it was brief I felt he asked me the appropriate questions of why I wanted to have the VSG surgery and what his thoughts were. He also left me with some questions to think about and really consider everything I was doing. I walked out of there feeling great and confident. Because of my insurance and the long approval process I had to go through, I wasn't back in the office or in contact with Dr. Zare for over 6 months. But in that mean time, His insurance coordinator is an amazing miracle worker in my eyes, and SO patient. At times I was calling her every day, and if I didn't get to talk to her personally she would call me back by the end of the day, if not the next morning. She worked with me every single step of the process and made it all happen! I cant thank her enough! Once approved I had a very quick pre Op with Dr and before I knew it was walking into the OR room. The last thing I remember, was seeing Dr Zare and then I woke up and was done! I saw Dr Zare once each day while I was in the hospital when he came in to check up on me and discharge me. The impressive part was when my nurses had to call him both nights in the middle of the night to ask for different Orders and he got back to them right away! I'm only 5 days post OP and still have a lot more appointments with the Dr and hopefully I will continue to have great things to say!

Amazing Doctor, help me change my life completely, i was at 500 lbs and thanks to his hands and my dedication i know weigh 385 and i am about to have my 4 month gastroversery on July 19 2012. i feel amazing and i am doing a 5k this saturday in San Francisco for the color rum, thanks DR!

Carlos

Dr Foster is wonderful! When I first met her she was very informative and made me feel very comfortable. There is are no questions that she is unwilling to answer. She really tried to discuss my specific needs rather than prescribing a generic plan. I had my RNY on 6/11/12 and she visited me in my room twice and stayed while I ate my meal to chat about how it felt (I had some uncomfortable chest pains when consuming liquids.). She always makes me feel that she cares about my journey and genuinely wants me to be sucessful. Not every doctor will be right for everyone, but I definitely feel as though I have found the right doctor for me!

From my first visit with Dr. Zare to my discharge from the hospital Dr. Zare was very pleasant. What was great is he was not pushy like I thought some surgeons might be. Dr. Zare's office assistant Ben was great! Ben was on top of everything and so friendly. He never once seemed irritated during my many calls placed to the office. However Ben is no longer working for Dr. Zare. I believe the new assistant's name is Amelia. I believe Amelia is still learning the office procedures and with a coach like Ben I am sure she will be just as good. Overall Dr. Zare in my opinion is a great surgeon and I would definitely recommend him.

I had my surgery on April 16th and I am back at work two weeks later feeling great with 20lbs less. I know this is just the beginning but I am very grateful to Dr. Zare for his great work. I mentioned before on my profile that I never expected my experience to be so positive. The pre-op process was so quick and successful that the only trouble was losing the 20lbs by the surgery date. I had one month to do it and I have no complains. The surgery coordinator Ben Mendoza was so helpful and hands on. He was on top of things from day one. He took care of everything for me. All I had to do was follow the small check list provided by Dr. Zare and the surgery date arrived. The day of the surgery is like a dream. All I remember is having a quick chat with Dr. Zare before the surgery and when I woke up I was being rolled into my room at the hospital. Dr. Zare visited me later that day and thanked me for losing the 20lbs because that made his work so much easier. I highly recommend you visit Dr. Zare if you are contemplating having any type of bariatric surgery. You will receive the utmost attention from his staff and the surgeon himself.

I first came to Dr. Zare back in August of 2011. He and his office staff were extremely thorough and helpful. Dr. Zare provided me with a binder containing all the information I needed to feel that I completely understood the process. This past Tuesday April 24th 2012, I had the Vertical Sleeve surgery. Dr. Zare did an amazing job and I sailed thorough with no complications at all. If the rest of my recovery continues as smoothly I should have no problems at all. I would highly recomment Dr. Zare to anyone who is interested in Weight Loss Surgery.

I would also like to give my highest regards to Ben, Dr. Zare's assistant. He is so helpful and made the process go so well. I can't say enough good things about Ben and Dr. Zare.

Upon my first meeting with Dr. Foster in Oct., 2011, I knew she was the right doctor for me! She's smart as a whip, compassionate, no nonsense and kind. she sugar coats nothing, explains things to a "T" and I have complete trust in her. bypass surgery is scheduled for April 16th, 2012, and I went last wk. for all my pre op admission, meetings/ and final check up. She was firm about me loosing 30 lbs before my surgery....i was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it...but I did! ( I lost 66 as of last wk)...I'm feeling better, she was extremely pleased...and that will just help along the process even more...she "lit the fire" and got me motivated! Thank you DR FOSTER!!!! You are good for me!!!!

I absolutely LOVED ECH! They were so wonderful with me, I don't even know how else to say it. Attentive, informative, caring and knowledgeable! I didn't want to go home! I miss every staff nurse I had. Truly! Thank you El Camino Hospital! ~Rhonda Peppers ~ Surgery was: 11/16/2011. Im Sooo glad I had my surgery there instead of Peninsula Hosp.

Dr. Zare is AMAZING!! I am so glad I chose him to be my surgeon. He did a wonderful job on my Roux-en-Y surgery and Gallbladder removal. When i first met him I instantly felt comfortable with his ability and was very confident with my decision to do the surgery and have him as my surgeon. Also, unlike most surgeons Dr. Zare has amazing bedside manor. I would recommend him and Ben (who is equally amazing!) to anyone I know looking for a Bariatric Surgeon. Thanks Ben and Dr. Zare for giving me a new lease on life :-)

Dr. Zare is very knowledgeable and a great surgeon.
I had surgery on 12/13/11 during surgery he found a Hiatal hernia and repaired it.
After surgery he showed my husband pictures and gave him an explanation for each item he did and why.
His bed side manner is great and he has wonderful since of humor.
When he took out the drain it didn't even hurt.
I am very glad I choose him as my doctor.