Guillermo Alvarez Bariatric Surgeon MD

I was very impressed with Dr. A and the hospital and surgery room. Everyone was more than helpful. I don't speak spanish, but Dr. A and his staff provided a list of common phrases that we used and showed to nurses. Dr. a has excellent bedside manners and put my wife and I to ease and answered all of our questions. My sister in law had surgery in another Mexico city and my wife accompanied her and she definitely was more impressed with Dr. A and the hospital in Piedras Negras.

Well, My first impression of Dr. Alvarez was just what everyone said it would be. Immediate comfort and trust. He was very kind and attentive. I enjoyed the process. The first night was a little hard, as expected, and after that, things went very smoothly. Hew as a great surgeon, and I recovered very quickly. He was an overall 10! Both his surgical competence and bedside manner were wonderful. rnrnThe only thing I would have wished for was that the nurses could speak some english. Other than that, the stay was just fine. Very competent and wonderful Dr. and Staff.

My first impression of Dr A was that I was in very good hands. He had a way of immediately making me feel comfortable. I somehow knew I was in good hands. He visited at least 3 or 4 times a day after surgery. Always asking if we needed anything. His staff was always extremely helpful. He has a fairly strict aftercare plan. He tells you exactly what he expects of you. He says we have to our part to keep it working like it's supposed to. I think overall I would rate Dr A a 12 out of 10! He was just awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. His surgical competence and bedside manner were equally great. He is an awesome doctor. He genuinely cares about his patients.

Dr. Alvarez is a very kind and caring.rnSuper down to earth. I was never afraid of my procedure or his competence. Dealing with him and his staff was great---someone always there for you. When I called he answered the phone himself and scheduled my surgery. rnIt was important for me to have a surgeon I felt comfortable with. He treats everyone the way we all wish we were treated not just patients but nurses, hospital staff. Just a generally NICE guy. Very dynamic personality---he could give Tony Robbins a run for his money!rn

Dr. Alvarez is a wonderful surgeon, compassionate physician and overall fantastic human being. I see why others on OH call him \"Dr. Hottie\" because he is a real cutie-pie! Most of my research I had done beforehand of my aftercare and I am very proactive and disciplined so this won't be a problem for me. I know the American Doc's have support groups that you can attend weekly, but my support groups are online where I have found a wealth of knowledge and compassion from my fellow bandsters. The risks of surgery were explained, but again, I did my homework beforehand so I knew what to expect. Future patients should know that he is more than qualified, is young but is trained in the latest techniques and procedures both at Baylor in Dallas as well as in France. The price can't be beat. He is the lowest cost provider in Mexico currently and that was a very important factor for me since I was self pay. Also, being right across the border from Texas makes him very accessible without having to pay for airfare. All in all, I would rate my experience a 9.75 out of a 10. My husband is scheduled for July for the band with him, and I am working on several other members of my family to get it as well from Dr. Alvarez. I would not have my husband go through with this if I didn't have complete confidence in Dr. Alvarez and the facility. We have 3 small children who need their parents. Mucho, mucho gracias Dr. Alvarez!!

My first impression of Dr. Alvarez was that he is a kind hearted man who truly loves his job. He and his staff made me feel comfortable and calm. He was VERY thorough in answering my questions and even brought up some I hadn't thought about. I truly felt that I was in very competent and capable hands. His staff was very friendly and kind as well. On a scale of 1-10, I give him a 20! His bedside manner was great and I had no doubts at all about my decision to have him as my surgeon. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. The only down side to my entire experience was the lack of english speaking nurses. However, Dr. Alvarez supplied me with a list of common requests in English/Spanish and that made it a lot easier to communicate with the staff. We also had Rosie there to help out with translations as well. All in all, an excellent experience!

My first impression of Dr. Alvarez was..WOW, what doctor goes beyond the call of duty like he does? I never have to wait to hear back from him in my emails, within an hour or so he has responded and answered my questions. He wants his patients to be happy, that is his first and formost concern and he makes sure any way he can that you are happy. He returns his calls almost immediately and I find him to be the most compassionate doctor I have dealt with, in my entire life. No doctor can even compare to this man, you have to experience his compassion to know this, he loves his work and he loves his patients, that is obvious in his every word and action.rnOf all my research on this doctor, there is not one thing negative I could find, nor have I heard any negative word spoke about him. I am so looking forward to him being my surgeon.rn

I had surgery on Dec. 28th. 2006. To date I have lost almost 30 pounds in just one month. I am thrilled with all that Dr. Alvarez did. He was so professional and the experience was far greater than I had even hoped for. I would recomend Dr. Alvarez to any one wanting bariatric surgery. I actually was never in any pain at all, and the staff was so helpful. Check out Dr. Alvarez and his staff you will be very pleased you did. Connie Hedrick, NC

My first impression of Dr. Alvarez was that he was friendly, warm, outgoing, and very receptive to my silly questions or quirks. Jokingly I asked if he could take a picture of me in surgery, and he said he would give me a copy of the DVD which was to be recorded as part of the medical record of my surgery!rnrnMy impression over time has not changed. Shortly after surgery, he came to check on me, even though he had 3 other surgeries scheduled right after mine. He visited me every day of the 3 days I was in the hospital, and was always warm and very sweet in his demeanor.rnrnHis office staff (non-hospital) were wonderful as well. They worked with me continually from the beginning of my research through the end of my surgery, and we still communicate frequently.rnrnThere is NOTHING that I disliked about him.rnrnFuture patients of his should know that regardless of where he performs the surgery, they will be well taken care of and VERY SATISFIED. He is the most accomodating and personable doctor I have ever met.rnrnDr. ALvarez is very specific about aftercare. He explains everything you must know and do, several times if necessary, to ensure that you have the greatest success possible.rnrnAs far as a structured aftercare program, Dr. Alvarez provides you with a copy of your medical file, should you ever need to see a doctor after you go home. Included is a specific breakdown of what to do and what not to do, as well as how your new diet should be implemented and at what time intervals. He includes his personal contact information, and he always responds quickly when contacted.rnrnRegarding the risks of surgery, Dr. ALvarez is very clear that all surgeries have associated risks. But by the same token, he reassures you by answering any questions you have, and his surgery history speaks for itself. He has performed over 250 surgeries, and all have been successful, surgically speaking.rnrnOverall, he is phenomenal, and that's a lot for me to say, because I can be an obsessive-compulsive-neurotic, enough to make Jesus Christ throw his hands up in the air and say, \"I give up!\"rnrnDr. Alvarez is basically equal on all grounds, from his surgical competence to his bedside manner. He is so great, I am currently trying to convice my 2 older obese aunts to have surgery with him.

My surgeon has been calling me directly and answering my questions. He has been great and I can't wait for my suregery on the 12th of Jan.