Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Center

Great hosptial. The best part is I don't accept blood tranfussions for religious reasons. They have a whole bloodless care unit that worked with me to keep my surgeries blood free in the event I should have had blood loss. (Fortunitely I didn't have great blood loss anyway either time.) But it's good to know I would have been helped with alternate treatments if necessary. I had 2 abdominal surgies at Abington hospital. Any surgeries that are planned for the future I will go back there for them even though it's 1 hour drive. It's worth it.

I didn't have my VSG surgery done by Dr. N but even though she is a newer doctor I hear good things about her at the support groups since I had my surgery done by one of her collegues at Abington Hospital.

I didn't have my VSG surgery done by Dr. G but I hear good things about him at the support groups since I had my surgery done by one of his collegues at Abington Hospital.

Dr. Noonan has been a godsend for me. I have been plagued for the better part of my life with chronic obesity, and while having lost significant amounts of weight on several occasions, I never really was able to make the loss "stick." She was very easy to talk to and very straightforward. I felt like I was in excellent hands. I'm 5 days post op and she even calls to check up on me now. I would surely recommend her to anybody considering this surgery.

My sugery went great, Dr. G is very nice and very informatve. My stay at the hospital was also very home like, the staff was very caring and was always there when I needed them.

Dr G at Abington and his staff are the best! Not only do they have great bedside manners, they are top in their field which gave me an enormous amount of confidence going into this surgery. I researched all weight loss options for a long time and this was not an easy decision. I am now two months out and doing very well...already down 55 lbs. If you decide to have the DS I would highly recommend him for this surgery.
-Rosemary

Dr Noonan is great! She is pretty laid back in her demeanor. Goes the extra mile to make things comfortable. Her staff are also wonderful! I had my surgery on 1/4 and I was home the evening of the 5th. Having a little of a complication post op, but she is went out of her way to see me off schedule to verify that things were going well. Would recommend her in a heartbeat!

Dr. Noonan was very easy to talk to and answered all of my questions. My surgery was on Nov 29th and went well. I was home the next day and am feeling good. I would recommend her to anyone who is interested in WLS.

My review will be short and sweet I am a patient of his and know so many patients of his from our awesome support group at Abington and he is truely amazing. He explains everything so well, his bedside manner is amazing, and he truly wants to do what is going to be best for you and your long term future with your weight battle. I cannot praise him and all the staff at IMBS because they help every step of the way. ( I am 9 weeks post op)

I am now one-week out from a gastric by-pass performed by Dr Antanavicius ("Dr. G"), who is associated with the ABMS Center of Excellence at Abington Hospital in Abington PA. Dr. G spoke very openly with me, and helped me choose the type of surgery that would be most appropriate for me. The indepth health analysis that he required is consistent with an ABMS Center of Excellence, and identified additional health issues that I have, and also that I had no issues in other areas! The practice has a good working relationship with important consultants such as cardiologists and pulmonologists who are very experienced working with bariatric patients, and helped me understand how to reduce risks of surgery. Dr G addressed questions about these and other my other issues that I already knew about, as well as all the surgery risks.

I am also very impressed with all the rest of the team at Abington IBMS. The nutritionist at the practice also was very practical and positive in our interactions, and provided workable ideas to improve my eating habits. I never thought I'd kick the diet coke habit before surgery! The nurse practioners took the time to answer all my questions from medication to diet to more mundane things like my doubts and fears. The scheduler was also very helpful to understand the insurance maze, and to help me make decisions that worked the best for me. Overall, nothing surprised me about the hospital experience, as that had been outlined and discussed many times.

On the day of surgery, Dr G was very focused. I really appreciated the attention to detail and all that I observed that showed me a focus on patient safety. I was very happy that he also took a close look at my hiatial hernia, and decided to fix it while doing the gastric bypass. He was great with my son who came to the hospital and including waking him up to tell him how the surgery went.

The nursing staff at the hospital was very professional. They would check in quickly to see what my concern was, and then prioritized it appropriately with everything they were doing. Issues with my IV etc, were handled immediately. To balance this review, I did find the hospital beds quite uncomfortable, and was glad to be able to sit up in the chair for a good deal of my stay.

To me, it is really amazing what can be done with hi-tech laproscopic surgery. I was surprised that I was able to go home within 36 hours of entering the hospital.

I highly recommend Dr G and the entire IMBS group at Abingtonm for a very positive experience with bariatric weight loss surgery.