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Dr. Gadaleta is an amazing man. Although I just had my surgery, I thank him immensely for helping me change my life forever. Looking forward to the new me. His staff is the best....Yvonne and Carol take care of everything. They are so organized. rnrnI actually look forward to going to the office for my follow-ups. I would recommend this practice to anyone who is considering bariatric surgery.
He is a no nonsense kinda guy, gets right to point. He understands what his patients are going through.
My first impression of Dr Gadaleta is that he knows his stuff. He is very professional and no nonsense, which is great for me. After my second meeting with him he warmed up and I got to see him SMILE. He answered EVERY single one of my questions patiently and with great understanding. He is very serious about the seriousness of any WLS and the pre and aftercare that is required to get YOUR desired results.
His staff, although very busy, is very helpful and extremely professional. Yvonne, the coordinator is a really nice lady, who while maintaining her professional distance, is very supportive and caring for one as a person.
I am extremely happy with Dr Gadaleta and would choose him again and will recommend him highly.
My first impression of Dr. Gadaleta was that he was trying to dicourage me from having the surgery, but the truth hurts he tells you that it is dangerous and that you have to be comited to having the surgery and following the after care instuctions and you should do ok.Yvonne is the ladie that sets thing up, she makes sure you dot your I's and cross your T's and is a great help,she always gives you a return call.I have not had the surgery at this time but have a date and waiting for the Insurance Co. to do there part, I have a lot of confidence in Dr. Gadaleta and his staff.
He was nice and meant business.
No, it did not change
They were very nice and helped with everything.
Very much, You need to be ready to change your lifestyle
Yes
So far good
Dr. Gadaleta is great. He explained everything to me in detail with all the possible complications. I thought he was very friendly with a great smile. His staff was very nice as well. Yvonne is very helpful with everything. I got my surgery approved and did absolutley nothing. I liked that he made me go for all of those annoying tests, it showed me that he does not want any suprises on the table. So far the only thing that I did not like was I forgot my pocketbook at work when i went for the appointment and they charged me an extra $5.00. There should be a one time courtesy.
FIRST IMPRESSION OF HIM WAS THAT HE WAS A BIT RESERVED BUT I GUESS WE ALL ARE AT FIRST ...OVERTIME AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE SURGERY HE ALSMOST SEEMED ELATED WHEN HE GREETS YOU AND VERY SINCERE ABOUT YOUR PROGRESS .I TRULY AM BLESSED THAT I CHOSE HIM AS MY SURGEON. HIS STAFF WAS BIT TO BE DESIRED BUT YOU MANAGE TO WORK WITH THEM AND THE MORE YOU SMOOZE THE BETTER OFF YOU ARE AND WILL GET THINGS DONE, MY FAVORITE AND MOST CONSIDERATE OF HIS STAFF WAS CAROL SHE WAS VERY WARM AND HELPFUL...YOU YOURSELF HAVE TO DO MOST OF THE LEG WORK AND MAKE SURE YOU TOUCH BASE WITH THEM AS FAR AS IF ALL YOUR PAPERWORK IS IN ORDER .MEANING EVERY 3 MOS YOU MUST GET COPIES OF YOUR DOCTORS NOTES AND SEND IT TO THE SURGEONS OFFICE OR FAX THEM, THEN YOU MUST FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THEY RECEIVED THEM AND THAT EVERYTHING THAT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN THOSE DR'S NOTES ARE CLEAR AND IN ORDER.WHAT AN ORDEAL THIS WAS FOR ME, I TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THAT THEY RECEIVED THIS IFORMATION AND THAT THE DR'S NOTES WERE GOOD,APPARENTLY 6 MOS IN I GET NOTIFIED TAHT MY DOCTOR HASN'T REALLY WRITTEN MUCH EXCEPT MY WEIGHT AND REGULAR STATS..WE HAD TO GET THE DOCTOR TO EXPAND AND BE MORE EXPLICIT AND WRITE DOWN WHAT SORT OF DIET I WS FOLLOWING IN ORDER FOR THESE NOTES TO BE SENT TO THE INSURANCE COMAPNY FOR APPROVAL..SO MY ADVISE IS TO KEEP ON TOP OF BOTH DOCTORS TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR PAPERWORK IS IN ORDER...
AFTERCARE IS A MUST AND MY SURGEONS OFFICE HAS A MEETING EVERY 2ND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH I WILL BE ATTENDING MY FIRST MEETING NEXT MONTH, I'LL EXPAND MORE ON THAT LATER ON.
I WOULD RECOMMEND HIM AND HIS PARTNER LARRY GELLMAN THEY ARE BOTH GREAT!!! AND HIS SURGICAL COMPETENCE SO FAR IS GREAT:)
1. HE WAS PERCISE & DIRECT. i KNEW HE WAS THE DOCTOR FOR ME.
2. IT DIDN'T.
3. EFFECIENT, HELPFUL & CARING.
4. NOTHING
5. i THINK HE'S THE BEST FOR GASTRIC BYPASS.
6. STRESSES AFTERCARE CONSANTLY.
7. YES
8. HE GIVES YOU ALL THE RISKS AND MAKES SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM FULLY.
9. HE'S WONDERFUL HE SAVED MY LIFE.
10. SURGICAL COMPETENCE.
I had my surgery excatly a week ago on 09/08/04. Dr. Dominick Gadaleta was my surgeon. When I first saw, He gave me the impression of a very professional nevertheless,cold, distant, brief, and to the point. Referring to my weight and the risks of living morbidly obese, he stated: " It is just a matter of time". I knew exactly what he meant. I was scared to death.
By the time I saw him the second time, my impression of him had totally changed, he remained as professional, but more talkative, detailed, thorough. He explained the whole deal to me and was open to questions.
His office staff is very courteous and efficint. He has a great tema of people working for him. Yvonne, the coordinator, is great, They took care of everything for me. I did not have to worry about being approved (I was approved after the first letter that THEY submitted, I did not have to deal with the insurance at all, I did not even have to write a letter, surgery date was given way in advance and never changed, they took care of the hospital stay, they booked everything. And all was done in a professional and courteaous manner. God knows how many times I have called this office and Yvonne, I never felt that they thought I was a pain in the butt.
Dr Gadaleta was open as far as the surgery is concerned, the risks, athe benefits, aftercare, the importance of drinking water and protein.
I had the opprotunity to chose the greatest surgeon. I just love his professionalism, his bedside manners, his knowledge,his competence, his care... He cae to see me many times while I was in the hospital, always with a smile. He cares for his patients.
I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Gadaleta to anyone who is thinking about having this surgery. They will not be dissapointed. He is GREAT. DOn