Our Lady Of the Lake Regional Medical Center Hospital

he is a wonderful man and great bed side manner. i feel he has been doing lap bariatric for so long that he must be the best!!! He has since moved from practising at upmc in pittsburgh to cleveland clinic. that is great news for ohioians!!!!

Dr Schauer makes a very good first impression. He is very considerate of his patients feelings and takes the time to answer any and all questions. He is extremly professional yet very freindly and personable. The entire staff at the office are very knowledgeable about wls. Maybe even more than some other surgeons staffs. When you consider the fact that most of the staff had wls themselves. They not only know the surgery from a medical view they also have a personal view. I would recomend Dr Schauer and staff to everyone. I am sorry to report that Dr Schauer left UPMC and moved to Ohio I belive Cleveland. So if you are in or close to Ohio and are considering wls Contact Dr Schauer I highly recomend him.

Liked him at first and more so over time. Found some of the nursing staff on recovery floor to be not as supportive as they could have been in Magee's.

Dr. Schauer is a very kind man...He treated me with respect & for once a doctor didn't talk to me like my weight was all my fault...and it was my fault that I couldn't lose it. He was gentle & really took the time to listen. He is a very busy man though and this needs to be understood when seeing him because he does take his time with his patients & he does somewhere between 20-30 surgeries a week. He is moving to Cleveland though, and leaving Pittsburgh. It's bittersweet because I am happy for him, but sad to see him go. He will be missed. :o) His partners are still staying in Pittsburgh though & I hear they are very good as well. His office staff is very nice & supportive as well.

Excellent

Dr. Schauer was a very nice man. I knew that I would like him and I would be in good hands! His office staff is all very friendly (especially Troy! :-*) There will not be any future patients of Dr. Schauer because he is now in sports medicine and the surgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I would rate Dr. Schauer, his care and his staff as a 9.5 out of 10!

He is a good doctor but is constantly running very late. I really like him and his nurses however his front office staff definitely needs a BIG attitute adjustment. I really wish there was some way I could avoid dealing with them.

More interested in his research than his patients. Cold and removed. I had Lap RNY surgery in 1998, lost around 60-70 pounds during the first six months and then the weight loss stopped. About a month after my surgery, I started having severe pain in my upper abdomen and couldn't keep food down. My surgeon had me get an upper GI test done and found that my stoma was trying to close up completely, so he had me go into my local hospital and have them 'stretch' it. My feelings of fullness were gone, I was hungry again soon after eating, and I started to be able to eat and drink more than I was told I should have been able to. My weight started to creep up again as a result of all this, plus my depression and hopelessness over the whole situation, and I am now at the same weight I was before the operation. I contacted my surgeon in 2001 about the problem and he said he probably should have bypassed more intestine (he had done a proximal bypass instead of the distal that I had requested) but I should try diet and exercise instead. Gee thanks! If that had worked in the past, I wouldn’t have had to have the surgery you idiot!

I haven't met Dr. Schauer yet but from everything I've read about him and patients comments, I have been thoroughly impressed. He appears to by the Doctors Doctor, in that other physicians struggling with weight loss have used him as their surgeon. I was originally referred to him by an OB/GYN who works at Johns Hopkins and used him instead of one of the bariatric surgeons at Hopkins. That spoke volumes to me, if you know what I mean.

Dr. Schauer's office staff seemm to be extremely well organized and knowledgeable. Their insurance person, Dana, has been absolutely wonderful to work with and very responsive.

Dr. Schauer's practice requires you to complete a very comprehensive application, afterwards send you a detailed handbook to read to help educate yourself and also require you to attend a 4 hr. workshop prior to scheduling consults & tests. Once you've completed all consults and been cleared by your PCP, they'll schedule a surgery date.

They have monthly support group meetings which are also posted on the internet as webcasts, if you are not able to get there locally. See http://www.upmc.edu/obesitysurgery/monthlySupportGroup.htm

8/19/04 - I met Dr. Schauer the first time at the workshop several months prior to my surgery and was so impressed with his compassion and clear explanation of the issues we each have to battle with and how the surgery can be a catalyst to beginning a new life. His bedside manner, care and concern are genuine. I had my surgery on 10/30/03 and I am now almost 10 months post surgery and I feel fantastic! I've lost 114 lbs so far and am still on my journey! I saw Dr. Schauer last month and he was so excited and encouraging about my weight loss. I've not had any complications from the surgery and have begun a regular daily exercise routine for the last 4-6 months. I actually enjoy exercise now and I NEVER thought I'd say that.

I have only met Dr. Schauer one time but my impression of him is that he is a very caring man. He explains everything to you and takes all the time you need to answer your questions. He stresses that this is a lifetime change and a lifetime association with his office. I was encouraged to call the office anytime with whatever question I had and it would be thoroughly answered.
I am now post op with Dr. Schauer and I can say that all the things that I have heard about him are definitely true. He IS the BEST surgeon in the country. I had seen him numerous times before and after surgery. He has made me feel that there is finally a doctor that CARES. His bedside manner and surgical competence is the best. I would definitely recommend him to anyone having this surgery.