East Cooper Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Center

Dr. Washington is an EXCELLENT surgeon. He is caring, compassionate, and has great bedside mannor. You can tell he really cares about his patients, individually. He don't just do his job, he IS his job. I would recommend Dr. Washington to anyone. I wouldnt have chosen any other surgeon. He made me feel safe and i knew he was on top of things. When i started running a fever, even though it went away, he kept me another night. He's always got a smile on his face. I thank God that i found Dr. Washington!

Since my bypass on November 18, 2009, I have lost 118# and am very close to being at my goal. Dr. Washington has been a blessing in my life; deciding to have Gastric Bypass surgery was the BEST decision I have ever made. Since Dr. Washington is now in SC, the lucky patients he is seeing now will benefit from his clinical expertise and excellent beside manner. Both he and Emily are outstanding practioners. My loss in NJ is South Carolina's gain. From a former Operating Room RN, I know all their future patients will be excellent hands!

Loved my surgeon and his staff. He does ALL the procedures himself, both before, and if needed, after. When he says to call any time, he means it. Returned my 3 am call within 5 minutes. His staff is always pleasant and friendly. If you call with a problem, they don't say come in next week, they tell you to come in immediately, someone will see you. Excellent follow-up care!

I saw Dr. Washington twice this week. On Tuesday he did my endoscopy. My initial impression then was that he had a kind face. I was immediately put at ease. After the procedure he came to tell me and my husband that everything was fine. We did not have to wait until Friday to find out the results. On Friday we had our pre-op appointment. Dr. Washington took a quick look at my abdomen, explained the different weight loss surgeries available, and patiently answered all my questions. I am so glad that Dr. Washington is going to do my surgery! I feel really confident that he is the best one to do the job.rnrnToday I am six days post-op and I feel great. I can honestly say that I never had any pain from the surgery. The only discomfort I had was from trying to swallow liquids. Dr. Washington did a fantastic job! The only thing I was not prepared for was the weight gain following surgery. I freaked out when I saw a 14 pound weight gain. But the weight has been coming off steadily and I'm just about where I was when I went into the hospital.rnrnI wish to thank Dr. Washington for changing my life.
Update: Today I am 2 years post-op and a total of 164 pounds lighter. I am healthier than ever, more active, and have a much better attitude about life. Having the gastric bypass was the greatest gift I could have given to myself. Dr. Washington gave me my life back!

Dr. Washington and his staff answered every question I had, at the seminar he hosted, in his office for consultation and in the hospital when he saw me 2x daily for my stay. He is the utmost in professionalism, kind, considerate and an OUTSTANDING, Board Certified Bariatric surgeon. I felt comfortable with him from the first moment I met him, and that hasn't changed. He emphasizes education from the seminar to pre/post op support groups. I've known what is expected of me from the beginning. I've met with the dietician (Julie) in his office, gone to 3 support groups pre-op and plan to make every one I am able. Dr. and his 2 Physician Assistants have made 2 out of 3 of the groups and willingly answer questions as needed. He has EXCELLENT bedside manner and OUTSTANDING surgical competence. I have nothing negative to say about him at all. The wait time in his office has been minimal, staff is professional, organized and throrough. I have been working in the OR for 28 years and would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Washington! (These are my personal impressions based on my own personal experiences. I am making no statements about what other people may experience.)

It's been 10 months since I received the laproscopic Gastric Sleeve procedure. I am very young compared to most of his patients, and as far as I know, I am his youngest. I was 15 at the time and it was a very big, and scary decision that I had to make. I probably wouldn't have been able to go through with it if I had any other surgeon. He was so kind, yet very diligent when he needed to be. At first he was very skeptic about preforming the surgery to someone as young as me, but after conversing with him about my life long struggle, he believed in me. Which helped me believe in myself also. I would recommend this to anyone who is considering this. I may be young, but I fully understand everything about this surgery along with the benefits and complications. I have 0 regrets as far as having this surgery. Dr. Washington helped change my whole life. My highest weight was 408 lbs, I am now 242 lbs and lost 166 pounds. I went down 5 shirt sizes, and lost 14 inches off of my waist. I'm still loosing and very grateful. Thank you so much Dr. Washington!

Professional, great bed side manners. Great repore with fellow staff, nurses.

I love Dr. Washington and his staff!! They have been absolutly wonderful to me. I can not say enough good things about them!

My impression was that he was cold heart! my impression did not change!!! Office staff was very nice. I only talked really to the manager kathy and she was very very helpful. Which i cannot say about Dr. Washington. I did not like him making me wait for two hours to see him. I met him six months ago and should have know that he was not going to be good. i also was there where he seems to ignore the fact that he had people waiting in the waiting room while i over heard him bs in the hall way to someone while i waited for him. he must feel that his time is worth more then everyone else. i will not be going back to see him

I just met my surgeon, Dr. Washington, for the first time when I had my endoscopy on 4/29/09. It was a brief meeting right before the procedure. He seemed very nice. Then I met him again with my husband when we had an appt. with him to go over the types of surgeries there are. He was very nice and took the time to go over everything. I would definatly recommend him to anyone considering WLS.