"My first impression of him was he's very serious about what he does. I was very impressed with his knowledge and his persistence in making sure I understood exactly what would take place with the Open RNY. He answered every question I had and he even drew pictures! When I wasn't making eye contact with him I was staring at his hands, he has very steady hands, which was very important to me with a procedure of this magnitude. I didn't want any Oops'during surgery. He was also very sympathetic to my weight loss past. He didn't judge me as a failure. He was very optimistic that this surgery would work for me IF I used the pouch properly. My impression of him has stayed the same from my first visit to my 2 week post op check. His office staff, especially his nurse Eileen, is wonderful!!! She has been such a wonderful source of support for me. She shows so much compassion for her patients. She called me nearly everyday after my surgery just to make sure I was doing ok and to offer advice on how to cope with the pain, my new diet, sleeping, etc. I would rate Dr. Bollman as a 10 on scale of 1 to 10. In my opinion surgical competence, which Dr. Bollmand definitely has is more important than bedside manner, he's a little "rough" and doesn't have much of a sense of humor but he knows what he's doing. Its nice to have a doctor with both but sometimes its not possible. "
