George Kerlakian Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Kerlakian was a very straight forward and very caring. He has a great bedside manner. He was very straight forward when explaining the risks of surgery. His whole staff was excellent. Very friendly and professional. He and his team have a very structured program. They have a wonderful aftercare program also. He took all precautions when performing my surgery. He was a great surgeon with excellent bedside manner. I would recommend him to anyone . The only downside for me was my travel time.

Dr. Kerlakian is a very good surgeon and cares very much about his patients. His staff is incrediable. Dr Kerlakian and staff have a super before and after program and support system in place. You see them on a scheduled basis for two years. I will be seeing all of them again in April for my two year anniversary. I am very pleased with my results and happy I chose Dr. Kerlakian and his wonderful staff for this life changing experience. They saved my life.

I really like Dr. Kerlakian. He is a very helpful and he really cares about his patients. The staff are really wonderful people. All are really friendly and helpful. I can't say enough about the staff and Dr. Kerlakian.

Dr. K. came off as a very down to business type of man, yet he had a warm smile and was very softspoken. His staff was extremely helpful and friendly and went out of the way to make my entire process as painless and smooth as possible, while still addressing the risks and difficulties in a realistic manner. Dr.K.'s team's entire process is very structured including aftercare and I appreciate how easy it was/is to follow. I would highly recommend Dr.K. and his staff to anyone considering any type of weightloss surgery.

I asked his opinion, he gave me a straight answer. Looked at three different Bariatric Surgery web sites in my town and liked what I read in his bio and that the surgery would be at Good Sam. Contacted four of my cousins who work at Good Sam and asked their opinion of him. Also, asked a friend about him. He performed gall bladder surgery on her. And she said he was excellent.

My first impression of Dr. Kerlakian is that he was very patient and a good listener. He stated that I would be a good candidate for gastric or lapband. I think I am going to go with the lapband as I feel more comfortable with that. I still have alot more to learn about him but I will keep you updated.

Even though I had a horrible experience with my surgery, Dr. Kerlakian was very caring and concerned throughout my entire hospital stay and still continues to do so.rnHe is very easy to talk to.rnHis staff is pleasant, although sometimes it is hard to get through to someone in the office, but they do respond back.

My first impression was that he appeared to be professional in character. He was very informative and direct. He told me exactly what to expect and did not sugar coat it. He enforces the issue of meeting a dietician and pulmonary specialist before seeing him. He performed the surgery with no problems and immediately followed up with my family on my condition and care. He checked on me to make sure I was doing what I was suppose to during my hospital stay. He also has monthly group meetings.

Dr. Kerlackian and his staff are wonderful. They are knowledgeable, the informational seminar was very informative, the meetings/classes were extremely helpful, and the staff was very supportive. rnrnDr. K himself was very straight to the point and also very caring. He understands that you are doing this for your health. They also make sure that you are definitely ready to make the life time changes that are necessary. They gave us information and tools that we need after surgery.rnrnThey addressed the risks and also the rewards of different surgeries to ensure we picked the right one. I would recommend Dr. Kerlackian and his staff to any new patient who is truly ready to make this step in becoming healthy!rnrnI am very picky about my care and health providers. I know that the page says that completely positive reviews can be suspect, but in this case, I truly have nothing negative to say. My experience with Dr. Kerlackian and his staff has so far been 100% positive.

Dr. Kerlakian is extremely professional. He is first and foremost a surgeon, with bariatrics as just one of his specialties. He was very frank about the procedures and discussed that statistically more was known about bypass than lap-band, but he listened to why I had made my choice and was supportive of it.rnrnThe office staff is wonderful. I love them all, and they, in turn love my daughter and try to steal her every time we're in. :)rnrnThis is a bariatric center of excellence and I have been very impressed with the thoroughness and comprehensiveness of the different aspects of care. They are setting you up for success with support groups, the dietitian (Maria) and the sports physiologist (Tracy) available.rnrnThe only issue I have had so far (and I AM still pre-surgery until tomorrow morning) was a slight delay of a week or two with my insurance company. It was unclear whether the office hadn't sent it (personally I'd trust Tangela) or if the insurance had misplaced it when they received it. Either way, it was resolved within 2 days of me letting the office know that my insurance was saying that they didn't have it. Yay expediency!