Northern Westchester Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Program Hospital

Dr. Roslin is one of the top surgeons in his field. He regularly contributes to peer-reviewed journals and has an excellent reputation. That said, he doesn't have time to baby you through the process. Do your research and meet with Dr. Roslin when you are ready to have surgery. My surgery date was four-weeks after my initial consultation.

His office is busy and crowded. Two out of three times, you will get an answering machine when you try to reach the office. Get to the office early for appointments to make sure that you get a seat. Would I prefer a doctor with a larger support staff? Yes. But, I was willing to take the trade-off for the services of an excellent surgeon. Dr. Roslin came to hospital every day to check on me. I am one-week back from an open surgery and am almost pain-free. I am complication-free (knock wood) and look forward to a healthier life.

Update: Post-Op response ot calls and email sucks, but I am still pleased with my results. However, Dr. Roslin may not be for you if you require a lot of post-op attention.

Dr. Roslin was very efficient. He knows a great deal about the bariatric Weight loss field. I felt he was very understanding about what I have been going through all these years and I feel very comfortable and safe knowing he will be performing the surgery. The office staff was very effecient and Cathy really knows her stuff. Dr. Roslin and Dr. Kourian (she's Dr. Roslins "partner")went over the whole surgery with a bunch of patients and had a q/a with us. This was very very informative. I would definitely recommend him to others.

Very confident and knowledgable. I just met him yesterday. Very new to the process so nothing to report yet. I am very concerned though about insurance approval as I have heard through the media that insurance companies are starting to deny coverage.

Office staff is amazing and very very helpful.

My surgery was 9/3/04. Dr. Mitchell Roslin of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City was my surgeon. I found him to be a competent. knowledgeable and experienced surgeon. His practice is extremely busy, the office waiting room is often standing room only. Answers to questions by the staff are quick but efficient. These are busy people. If you're looking for a doctor who will talk to you for a long time, Dr. Roslin is not for you; however, if you want to put your life into the hands of an extremely competent surgeon, Dr. Roslin is the one.

Aftercare was structured with literature and phone calls/visits to a Nutritionist.

On my first appointment, I was spoken to concerning everything to do with both lap band and gastric bypass surgery. I was also given quite a large pack of information which after quickly looking at, put away for a month until I was ready to deal with it and get on with making my medical approval appointments.

Dr. Roslin is as good as GOD to me. At my post-op appt in March he told me that he had done another 6 revision, but that mine was the most challenging because the first surgery was performed posterior or behind. My revision took 5 1/2 hours and was done on 9/30/03. I spent 12 days in the hospital, got an infection at my feeding tube site and also an infection in my incision. Dr. Roslin is the most experienced bariatirc surgeon in the tri-state area (NY,NJ, CT) and in my opinion, the most expereinced ANYWHERE.

I had done a lot of research on Dr. Roslin and his associate Dr. Kurian prior to my first meeting. After meeting him, I found him to be confident and very experienced, which were the attributes I was looking for in a surgeon. He explained the risks of the surgery during the consultation and answered every one of my questions without hesitation or annoyance. His surgery success rate is impeccable. The office staff is professional and thorough. I am blessed to have chosen such a talented surgeon and regard him highly and recommend him with no reservations.

Dr. Roslin is young and cocky. He can be charming, he tells a good story, and he's prone to such aphorisms as "peeing like a racehorse." (Just ask him for an explanation). Dr. Roslin is opinionated, and he's comfortable sharing his views. Dr. Roslin can be brash and rushed; he's a busy guy, after all, and his cell phone rings very, very often. Dr. Roslin also really knows his stuff.
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I picked Dr. Roslin because I wanted only the best to perform my bariatric surgery. And, even though I live in Washington, D.C., the frequent commutes to New York, N.Y., for consultations and the surgery itself were worth it. Dr. Roslin came to my attention early on, because, when I was beginning to pursue surgical treatments of my obesity, I was interested in the Lap-Band. Dr. Roslin and his partner Dr. Kurian are among the most skilled in the nation when it comes to the Lap-Band, largely because they participated in the FDA trials of the device and technique. Dr. Kurian does not take out-of-state patients; Dr. Roslin does.
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I subsequently decided to have gastric bypass surgery, based largely on Dr. Roslin's recommendation. (Dr. Roslin, it should be known, generally appears to be a proponent of the bypass over the band for many patients, particularly sweet-eaters and folks who have excelled at defeating diets in the past).
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Dr. Roslin and Dr. Kurian really are among the best bariatric surgeons out there. Both are also relatively high-profile, only in part because Dr. Kurian performed Al Roker's surgery. The two regularly collaborate on research that gets nationwide attention from mainstream media.
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New patients interested in one of the surgeries they perform can expect an informative, very detailed briefing in the office conference room. Drs. Kurian and Roslin conduct the meeting, usually with a few prospective patients (and a few family members and friends) in attendance. At my introductory meeting, both surgeons were very thorough in addressing every single question all of the prospective patients had -- and, trust me, there were quite a few.
After the meetings, the surgeons do individual consultations with the prospective patients. There, again, Dr. Roslin was open and candid in discussing what options were best for me.
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Drs. Roslin and Kurian, as well as another bariatric surgeon affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr. Leitman, regularly direct the bariatric surgery support group meetings at the hospital. The gastric bypass support group meeting is held in the evening of the third Thursday of every month. These meetings, which generally run about two hours, provide another opportunity for people pondering the surgery to learn from the experiences of those who have had it. They also are a continuing source of support and guidance going forward; many patients whose surgeries were conducted a year or more ago attend the meetings.
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After the initial meeting with Dr. Roslin, most patients won't see him again until the day of their surgery. In the meantime, they'll interact with Catherine Santini, Dr. Roslin's office manager. Patients who don't have complications can expect one visit from Dr. Roslin each day they are in the hospital. Of course, if the patients blink, they might miss him. :)
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After surgery, patients generally come back for a follow-up visit one month after surgery. Subsequent visits for patients without complications generally take place every three months during the first year post-op.
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Throughout, patients will find Dr. Roslin quite accessible. Where Catherine is exceptionally busy and sometimes difficult to contact, Dr. Roslin is surprisingly available. For instance, he responds to e-mails very quickly. That said, he is busy, and you have to be proactive, at times, to ensure your questions are answered. If you don't have questions, complaints or issues to address in a follow-up appointment with Dr. Roslin, your time with the surgeon could last all of three minutes. But, when appointments require more time, for whatever reason, Dr. Roslin doesn't cut things short.

My first impression of Dr Roslin was he look so young. I hoped he was as good as they said he was! Then after listening to him explain the different kind of surgeries and giving us the pros and the cons I felt that he was very sincere. He was very straight- forward and answered all my questions. He made it real clear that this is no magic bullet and there would be alot of work on my part if I wanted the surgery to be successful. He explained that there are always risks envolved when you have surgery. I really like the atmosphere in his office and his assistants were nice to me and very helpful. The office was full so that's always a good sign. I feel very confidant and comfortable with my decision to have Dr. Roslin perform my surgery!

I am very satisfied with my experience with Dr. Roslin. He is confident and honest when discussing the pros and cons of the surgery. I rate him a 10!

Dr. Roslin is a force of nature. I had my first meeting with him in October, 2003. In January, 2004, I had my surgery. Compared to the fifteen months I spent getting nowhere with a "top" surgeon in Maryland, where I live, this is more than just remarkable. His commitment to helping people who truly need WLS (as opposed to those who just eat too much icecream, saw Al Roker on the television and figured on an easy way out) is clear and profound.
My surgery went flawlessly, and the overall support of Lenox Hill Hospital, where the surgery took place, was superlative. At every step in the process, I was managed in a way that left nothing to chance and encouraged me to take charge of my recovery.
Now, one month post-op, I have had no complications, feel great, am losing weight fast, and am already eating solid food. Part of that rapid progress is due to luck and my own physiology, but more is due to the quality of the care I received, and continue to receive, from Dr. Roslin and his organization. If you are fortunate enough to have Dr. Roslin, or his equally talented associate Dr. Kurian, perform your procedure, you will have made a top-one-percent choice. No finer bariatric surgeon is to be found anywhere. If you live out of state, make the trip.
Although the guidelines on this website suggest that I try to find something negative to say about my surgeon, I simply cannot think of a thing. Call me biased, if you must, but if you had a result like mine (and like every person of the dozens I have spoken to in his waiting room), you'd write a review like this also. Thanks, Dr. Roslin, for giving me my life back.