"This is my personal opinion and in no way reflects anyone else's opinion. It it based solely on my many emails and two consultations with Dr. Garber. He was very professional, informative, personable, and understanding on my initial visit. My impression only got better. He answered all of my silly emails with my many questions. He fully explained any issues or problems. The staff are very nice and professional. They explain as much as they can when they can. Future patients should now that there are many hours of consultations, evaluations and tests that must be completed. It is your responsibility to make sure that the reports are sent to Dr. Garber's office before you see him for a 2nd consult. You will have to call, cry, and visit in person to either get the reports faxed. Aftercare is emphasized with the doctor, lab work, nutritionist and psychologist. All part of a professional surgical followup protocol. As with any surgery the risks were explained fully and any questions were answered. Surgical competence is definitely more important than bedside manner, however, in Dr. Garber's case he appears have a good "bedside" manner as well. My only negative comment but one that has been addressed with him directly is that every test that is a presurgical requirement has to be put in writing on the information sheet for patients to be fully aware of what they need to have done. In my case, I also needed a specialized test due to a problem with my stress test. This only took me 5 days to complete but could take others longer. "
