Presbyterian Bariatric Center (COE) Hospital

The only negative thing there was with my whole experience was the treatment I received from one of the office staff at their office. I can't remeber her name but she has resigned. Dr Lowe was disappointed with me when I came back for my pre-op visit because I had gained 15 lbs.. I explained to him that I had gone to all of my favorites restaurants and held back nothing. I vendicated myself by showing up at the Hospital on the day of surgery with my weight down 27 lbs by following the two week liquid diet regimen that he requires to the letter.

Dr Lowe is great. He answers all your questions and really seems to care. He actually sat in the examine room with me and let me put my mom on speaker phone so she could talk to him. I can't say anything bad about him or the job he did on my surgery. I owe him a lot.

I'm am here so that I can share with the whole WLS world my experience with Dr. Lowe....Thank You soooooo Much Dr. Lowe... He is a kind gentleman....He is deeply concerned about your feelings....He took 45 more minutes in the surgery room for me sooo that I would have this surgery done LapRNY... That means the world to me....I did have very lil complications after I made it home from the hospital,but that's normal what happened to me, but I feel that any other surgeon would have went ahead and opened me and not work out that extra 45 min.... I'm telling Dr. Lowe is the best in the surgeon business.... He is not like other surgeons that treat you like the next paycheck....He really gives his all in caring for you and I cannot express that enough...If you met him you'd know what I'm talking about....If your considering having the surgery done I suggest Dr. Lowe...He is the best and he cares about you and your feelings... He will be there for you and do his best for you....GO DR. LOWE YOUR NUMBER 1 IN MY BOOK.....GO WITH DR. LOWE YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT....

Dr. Melkonian is a super doctor he is straight to the point and he tells you what you need to know he don't beat around the bush and he seems to care about his patients and the out come and change that going to take place. He tells you about the surgery from the beginning to the end and what to expect after your surgery.

My first impression of Dr V was that he was a very sincere doctor who cared about his patients. He took the time to tell me the in's out's and good and ugly of it all. NOT to scare me but that I was well informed! The staff were very nice! They have gone out of their way to help me with issues. They have a wonderful program for both pre and post ops. I'm on hold right now TFN but when I am able to have this surgery I will be seeing Dr V again.
He's a blessing!!

my first impression of dr.lowe was that he was compassionate and understanding.he answered all of my questions and he didn't make me feel rushed.when i first met him in 2004,he knew of me having cancer in 2003.he asked me to wait for 1 more year to make sure that it didn't come back.he even called me from his cell phone because i was so upset that he didn't do it right away.he explained to me that it was just too dangerous to do it right away.i understood and waited and saw him again in 2005.he thought i was more than ready for the surgery.i'm so glad that i found him.i wouldn't trade doctors for anything.

So far I just have my first consult with him March 4th 2005 and his nurse staff Kelly was very nice and patient for me to get her the info. I really appreciate how nice she was. Dr. Lowe IS THE best doctor I have ever MET in my LIFE. He has the Best bedside manners the most knowledge and most of all he was a real person not like the Aliens you usually meet. THere is NOTHING I dont like about him. He is WONDERFUL. overall I RATE HIM A 10 NO 20. Nita his nurse OMG I love her to death too. She is soo smart and quick to get things done. Over time I have only grown to love this office and Dr. Lowe They act like NORMAL people NOT higher than you.

he was and still is fabulous
straight forth, no false promises and excellent at his craft

I met Dr. Lowe one year ago, when I had my first consultation. I thought he was very soft-spoken, but I spoke with him at length and found him to be incredibly intelligent and extremely nice. I characterize him as being very sincere and honest in his assessments and very caring about his patients. I like him a lot. When I asked his opinion about my having the RNY vs. the DS, he was very honest in stating he was biased in his opinon and leaned towards the RNY because that is the only surgery he performs.

Very Nice. He is tall and has nice smile to make you feel comfortable. Friendly and has sense of humor. I first didnt know how to take him but once I started talking to him he eased my mind some. I felt nervous but I saw a calendar in his room sitting on sink had bible verses on it and I told my friend I thought this was a good man. His staff is really nice. Meeta has really helped me alot as well as Rachael . There was nothing I didnt like about Dr. Lowe he made me feel at ease. He is a Christian man I know this because I asked him (Lol) I wanted to know if the man operating on me had the man above guiding his hands while on the table and he laughed at me and told me he was. I also asked him how many he had lost and he told me none and I told me that was good because I didnt want to be a
statistic. He sits down with a book and tells you step by step what will happen if you dont follow his instructions. I think Dr. Lowe will take good care of me after meeting him and his bedside manner will be great and with me that counts alot. I like a doctor with personality and cares about his patient.