I am most impressed with the entire Centennial for Obesity staff and the care they provide for their patients. Dr. Olsen is a wonderful professional who gives me the facts as I need them-in black and white. Thanks to Dr Olsen's years of experience, my gastric bypass has been wonderfully successful thus far. Thanks Dr Olsen and team for your expert care.

Dr. Olsen is fantastic! He spends time with his patients explaining in detail what to expect. He is pleasant and so far I have had NO complications from surgery. Thank you Dr. Olsen and Centennial for providing a warm and comforting environment!

My first impression of Dr. Olsen was very favorable. He covered all of the risks and the pre/post operative plans he expected me to follow. More importantly he emphasized that WLS is only a tool and it's up to the patient to alter their eating habits to maximize the benefits.

My first impression for Dr Olsen was he's a bear of the surgeons at this center. Hes tough and straight forward. But over time up to this day my impression has changed, hes an amazing doctor and surgeon and I am so thankful that I chose him. If he wasnt so straight forward and strong hearted about this, so many people would fail and wouldnt make it through this, he is just what I needed to kick my butt into the right direction!
Honestly there isnt anything I dont like about him now, I think hes a great doctor to kick your butt in the right direction! I will say if your looking for a surgeon to be all fun and talk and not straight forward and tough then he isnt the doctor for you, but if you want a doctor that means business and wants you to be successful and is tough on you to keep your butt straight then he is the doctor for you! He always makes sure that you are doing group therapy, that your taking care of yourself, and checks to make sure all is going well.
The after care program is great, the first month I went twice, then after that I went once a month and now its every 3 months, and its a lot more than any other aftercares that I have forseen in my past.And even before surgery they addressed everything about the surgery, straight forward completely, and thoroughly. Everything from the good to even the bad, they didnt sugar coat anything.
He has an amazing office staff, the nurses are so caring and friendly, and they make me feel like Im apart of the family there.
Over all Dr. Olsen and his staff are an amazing group and they know what they are doing.I love the fact that bariatric care is all they do so they can completely focus on this issue with the patient without other things in the way. Ive been treated amazingly, and without them I wouldnt be where i am today! Dr. Olsens surgical competence and bedside manners are both excellent and I have been very pleased with having him as my doctor and surgeon.

Very professional. He is there to help you lose weight, not to be your friend so he tells it like it is. You may find him aloof at first but quickly learn that his sometimes brusk manner is his way of keeping you focussed and pushing you. Surgery and post-surgery went very well with absolutely no problems and minimal discomfort. I would highly recommend his services.

I had my surgery about a month ago. Dr. Olson is great. He is straight forward and tells it like it is. I like that and feel that is what I need. I have done great so far 38 pounds down. I feel good and I am looking forward to the future.

Getting to my weight loss surgeon started off with an abdominal pain (turned out to be gallstones) that wouldn't go away and some shoving by a different doctor to have a WLS or they wouldn't take out my gallbladder.

I found Doctor Olsen after being ignored by the office staff of that other bariatric surgeon when my insurance denied my first request for weight loss surgury. Pam Davis, the program director for Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity gave me confidence that it would be the place for me (and at first I was just thinking for my gallbladder, how wrong I was). Doctor Olsen seemed at first a little too direct for me, but since then I've come to understand he really needs to be to get across that weight loss surgury is permanent and to ensure this is what you really want. He not only figured out that the majority of my pain wasn't the gallstones, but laid out a simple treatment and I'm relatively pain free now from that issue. From everything I've seen Dr. Olsen does genuinely care about his patients and has even called my wife (who had a RNY by him as well) personally to check up on her.

The office staff and aftercare program provided by his program I would have to say seem second to none by providing psychologist led support groups (which they want you to go to), an exercise physiologist, and nutritionists at no cost after your surgery. They really know that the surgery is only half the battle, the rest of it is getting the patient to use the tool they've been given to the best of thier ability.

During my consult (which was the second one I'd seen because I was there for my wife's) he not only carefully went over the risks and benefits of the surgery but explained the different types of RNY. He was very upfront in saying that weight would be lost with the surgery no matter what, but how much would depend on how well I followed the diet laid out by him and the dietician. He was also very upfront in saying that at my weight I would very likely be on the stricter diet longer due to all the extra weight I have to get off and that if I wasn't willing to make the lifestyle changes then I really shouldn't have surgery.

Overall what people need to know about Dr. Olsen is that he operates in a great center that will always be there for you in your journey, that you need to give him a chance even if he is too direct for you because it's for your own good, and finally that he's one of the best surgeons in the state and country (the center and all the doctors in it are Circle of Excellence providers)

Dr. Olsen is great! I could'nt ask for a better Dr. He is very professional and kind. His office staff are great. THE BEST!!

Dr. Olsen was referred to me by one of his patients. When I saw the results that she is able to achieve I knew Dr. Olsen was the surgeon for me. My operation was January 26, 2010. Since the surgery I have lost approximately 90 pounds with no adverse side effects. Dr. Olsen's organization, nurses, councilors, and staff cannot be beat. With their help and support I am sure I will reach my set goal. Dr. Olsen has surgical competence unequaled in Nashville. He is very serious about helping Obese people, and I like that. He can be a little no nonesense but when it comes to health who needs nonsense.

My first impression of Dr. Olsen was that he was very informative and professional. He took his time to answer all the questions that i had. Dr. Olsen in my opinion is the best surgeon ever.....