"2/18/19 Update
I am now 8 1/2 years out from my RNY and have had no complications, I’m sure because of the quality of my surgery. I know lots of people who have had Dr. Raftopoulos as their surgeon and everyone one of them is happy with their surgery. He has 25 years of experience and has excellent patient reviews. His practice is at the Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke, MA.
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Dr. Raftopoulos did my roux-en-Y and a huge hiatal hernia repair 5 1/2 years ago in Hartford, CT. Oh, and a gall bladder removal a month before my RNY. I have been his patient for 6 1/2 years now (got waylaid by a bout of breast cancer). I had and have had no complications since my surgery. I am very very grateful he was and is my surgeon- I made an excellent choice with regard to both his surgical skill and the pre and post op care he provided and continues to provide me. He gives you his cell phone number and is available 24/7 if you need him. He is also promptly responsive with email or office phone calls. He calls you at home right after surgery to see how you are doing. He offers a tummy tuck at 18 months. The quality, experienced surgical skill, and level of care Dr. Raftoupolos provides is outstanding. I am proud to say I lost 130 lbs and with his coaching and my perseverance have kept it off. My health is terrific now, and believe me, it was tanking before surgery. Oh, by the way, I was scared silly before surgery and had a severe case of buyer's remorse after surgery and then was scared silly again when I hit maintenance. However, from my present perspective I would choose both surgery and Dr. Raftopoulos in a flash if I had to do it over again. He is now practicing at the Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke, MA."
