William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak Hospital

i Believe the Surgeon is very informative and thorough and i trusted him with my surgery, his entire staff were very helpful through out the entire process. i am very glad i was referred to this surgeon by my PCP. i would refer him to anyone who asks.

So far everything has gone very well, starting with the seminar through the office visit and the office worked with me to get insurance approval. Surgery set in 2 months. Impressed so far with Dr. Kharbutli and attended a support group and talked to a couple of his patients who already did the surgery and they are doing great.
Will update.

I attended his Seminar and was very informative and detailed and he answered all the questions. I called and went for the consult and was impressed, very good, took his time and listened, very detailed. Met with his Dietician on the same day. Still need to finish the weight loss papers for insurance. Heard good things about him.
Will update my review once I have a surgery date.

From the evening of the first seminar I attended with my husband, I knew I wanted Dr. Bacal as my surgeon. After attending several different seminars at local hospitals, I felt that he and his staff present all the options and of course, all of the risks involved with each option, with an easy-to-understand approach. I was surprised not to find more recent reviews on Dr. Bacal on OH, because he does so many surgeries, but I'm more than thrilled with my experience. Before surgery, Terry, the Program Manager & RN, made it a point to come back into pre-op and make sure I was comfortable and at ease. After surgery, Dr. Bacal & his staff visited my hospital room several times to make sure things were going as they should. At one point, I was getting very down and almost regretting my decision to have VSG done at all.. That's when Terry came in the room and gave me a much needed pep-talk and really helped me to put things back into perspective. That was EXACTLY what I needed in the moment and am really grateful for her compassion. The hospital experience itself was great (for as great as it could be after getting 80% of my stomach removed! LOL) The nursing staff was AWESOME, caring, and always available when I needed them (can you say pain meds?) I was released two days later with an Rx for a pain medicine, an anti-nausea medicine, and a follow-up appointment w/ the good Doctor a few days later. Three weeks later, and I'm feeling GREAT! Just had my second follow-up appointment this afternoon and am just as happy with Dr. Bacal as I was when I met him. He answers all my questions, takes everything I have to say seriously, and has a really friendly bedside manner. I really couldn't be more thrilled with this Doctor and his team of experts..... I really can't say enough good things about them, just go to him, you WILL NOT REGRET IT!

Dr. Bacal and his staff are fantastic! They keep their word and are both supportive and encouraging. I had had numerous abdominal surgeries, including an unsuccessful Lap-Band (performed by a different surgeon) which had also been removed. Still, Dr. Bacal was able to successfully perform a gastric sleeve surgery!

My first impression was that he is very nice and professional. He answered all my questions, and I felt comfortable with him being my surgeon.

I have nothing negative to say about Dr. Bacal. He is a very compassionate doctor and I truly believe that he is concerned with my well-being. I was a little upset that he kept me in the hospital 3 extra days but I realize that it was out of concern. While I was in the hospital Dr. Bacal and his staff came in and checked with me atleast 3 to 4 times a day (even of their off days). I truly appreciated it because after 2 days in a hospital room you tend to go a little stir-crazy and it was nice to have someone sit and chat with you.

My surgery is Aug 16, 2010. When I first meet Dr. Wagner he was very kind. Sat right down and talked to me on my level. Not like i wasn't as smart as him. If I had any questions he answered them and if i didn't understand his answers he would explain it to me until i did. His staff is the best. They are very informative and always there when you need a question answered. There wasn't nothing that i didn't like about my surgeon or his staff. I would rate him with a 9 no one is perfect.

Everything was clean and tidy. The staff were all cheerful and supportive!

Have used this hospital for over 30 years! Wouldn't go to another.