Mills-Peninsula Health Services Hospital

My first impression of Dr. Foster, was Wow, she's straight forward and to the point. I appreciated her honesty in everything. Her cheerful smile the next day after surgery, and her skillfulness during the surgery.

Dr. Wetter was wonderful. He was always willing to take time to meet with my husband and I, answered all of our questions, and was both personable and professional. He put us both at ease. He's a skill, gifted surgeon, and I feel blessed to have found him!

i am so lucky to have ended up there.

I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. Albert L. Wetter and the staff who took care of me at the hospital in Burlingame! My Roux-en-Y surgery was performed in 2003.rnDr. Wetter was very honest and straight-forward when I questioned him about his experiences, including the less than pleasant topic of complications. He had performed many successful surgeries, but unfortunately had one fatality which he made no effort to hide from me. When I asked, he shared with me exactly what happened in that particular case, including his regrets, and I know it weighed on him just because of the way he approached & relayed that experience in such complete detail as if it had just happened, though it had happened years before.rnWhat impressed me the most was that I felt Dr. Wetter and his staff did an excellent job of educating me, and letting me know just exactly what I was involving myself in. I was also very well informed of what I would need to do to maintain optimum health after my operation was completed. He was also flexible in working with me when I encountered negative situations while going through my pre-op requirements. (EX: At the first group support meeting I attended, the leader of the group was giving people hints on how to get around things that shouldn't be done when post-op. After I relayed my experience, Dr. Wetter allowed me to complete my Group Meeting requirements via online chat rooms & posting boards.) I realized how well informed I was when I started chatting with others on the internet, and I felt very fortunate to be placing myself in Dr. Wetter's capable hands.rnI did experience some post-op difficulties which I was promptly helped with. (I should mention this was my own fault for going on a kick of eating lots of jerky for my protein source. Too much salt!)rnAs well as being an exceptionally competent surgeon with a tremendous amount of experience in this field, the icing on the cake is that he is a very warm person with a wonderful, caring bedside manner.rnIf I, for some reason, had to go through this procedure again, I would very comfortably & willingly seek out Dr. Wetter to perform the surgery.rnAs I write this, I am 5 years out past my surgery, and I feel my operation and results were a wonderful success. I VERY STRONGLY recommend Dr. Albert L. Wetter for anyone who is considering bariatric surgery.rn

Great visitrnYvette was great and very informative

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.

Very friendly & helpful staff ~ they all bent over backwards to make sure I was comfortable.

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.