"Dr Ren seemed alittle flipant in her responses during consult but I felt confident in her skills. She explained each surgery in detail and spent well over an hour with me.
Post op she was in to see me everyday (even Sunday) and I felt her compassion in addition to her skill. She kept me an extra day to be cautious.
I was not thrilled with the receptionist originally, but I get much better response using email.
Gio the NP is absolutely incredible -- he goes above and beyond the call of duty !
Barrie the nutritionist is exellent as well.
The fact that Dr Ren is young made me nervous at first but I had belonged to her on-line support group for a few months and felt comfortable from what I read.
My only advise to future patients is to question whether she still performs the DS which was my surgery of choice.
She strongly emphasizes aftercare and urges 3 week then 3+6+9+12 month postop visits and bloodwork. She wants to closely follow her patients.
She was Very open about risks. Had I not attended a support group meeting within 2 days of the consult, I may have not gone forward with WLS.
I rate Dr Ren and her staff as exellent in both her surgical competence and bedside manner. I also had a very positive experience with the hospital staff ay NYU. "
