ms. long is my doctor and a great doctor she is. very concerned about my welfare and was took great care of me during the entire process along with her staff and office. made me feel so confortable and i dont regret making the decision of seeing her and going thru this operation. i thank you for helping me get my life back on track.

I love Dr Long! So much so that I followed her to Baltimore and would probably want to continue aftercare with her no matter where she'd work! :)
My first impression was that she's very skilled & detailed. Her plan was easy to follow and she gave all new patients a binder that explained the process step by step She made things clear at surgery & right after, which assuaged some worries I had early on. I had no complications from my surgery. My positive opinion on Dr Long has not changed over time. However, I feel that she could have better staff at Sinai - they did not make for a smooth transition from her private practice to working at Sinai and I have had some problems in them relaying messages & communicating. Future patients should know that Dr Long is an employee of Sinai, which already had an established bariatric program. If a future patient does not feel comfortable with any aspect of Sinai's program, they need to weigh that carefully and discuss their concerns. For example, I decided to return to my original nutritionist instead of continuing aftercare with the nutritionist at Sinai; their plan did not coincide with what worked for my body, but it may work better for other people.
I've heard alot of stories of surgeons either having good competence but bad bedside manner - Dr Long has good skills on both, which is a hard find. One cannot base their success on a program or a surgeon, so it is important for potential patients to know the great majority of the work & success will be the patient's, but it is extremely important to have a supportive & understanding surgeon. I have nothing but good things to say about Dr Long!

I have liked Dr. Long from the moment I met her. She is so nice and very helpful and informative. Her staff is kind and efficient. I had to wait for over an hour once for my appt, but when she got into the room, she gave me all her attention, and I forgot all about it. I imagine she gives all her patients more time that she should and runs over. I just don't schedule late afternoon appts anymore. She has a very organized, structured program pre- and post-surgery. She addressed every risk and probably went a little overboard on all the tests and pre-op testing. I would rate her as a top-knotch surgeon and would use her again in a heartbeat. Her surgical competence and bedside manner are both great.

I met Cynthia a year ago and found her informative and her office was very friendly and welcoming to the obese patient. She shares an office with my personal care physician and even when I am not visiting Dr. Long, Nancy, her front desk assistant, is kind. Dr. Long listened to my thoughts about surgery and offered her insights but allowed the decisions to be mine. She is well organized and has a complete program for her bariatric patients.

November 4, 2009

She's doing a good job.

I liked Dr. Long from the first time I met her. rnMy impression has only gotten better.rnIvania is her nurse/receptionist and she is wonderful!rnThere really isn't anything so far that I don't like about Dr. Long.rnShe seems to be caring, concerned and willing to take time with you.rnShe says that aftercare is a lifelong process.rnShe answered all of my questions willingly and didn't seem to 'dodge' any answers.rnExcellent!rnSo far, both are great!rn