I found Dr. Hill extremely likeable, he sat down with me and my wife and took us through the procedure step by step. he warned us of the dangers and was there for me every step of the way. after the surgery he checked on me at least once a day if not more, he scheduled a two year aftercare progam for me, his manner both bedside and surgical are excellent, on a scale of 1 - 10 i would give him a 9+ , he truely is that good

i had dr,hill as my surgern.had operation on nov 22 20011 and its the best thing i ever done no complaints no problems so far lost 130 pounds walk 1 mile a day ready to move up a little but b4 that wasent no walkin not doing any thing,so if yer over weight try the operation,..fell great and have a wonderfull day and thanks for listinin..

Dr. Hil performed my Roux en Y on 09/29/05. He came highly recommended by a friend. She said he was "easy on the eyes" and although that is very true - it is his bedside manner and expertise that are most impressive. Since then, I have referred two other individuals to him for weight loss surgery. The care I recieved by Dr. Hill and the team at AMC was outstanding.

For the 1st two and 1/2 years I was very successful. I have regained a significant amount of weight and have moved from St. Law. County to Jefferson County. I am preparing to consult with a bariatric surgeon in Syracuse for evalution to see if a revision is needed.

I would recommend him to anyone considering WLS...

I am now almost 3 weeks Post -Op gastric sleeve, and I cant thank Dr. Hill enough! When I was waiting to go into surgery I was so scared ( actually crying!) but once Dr.Hill came in I felt so much better, he just has a way about him that makes you very comfortable, I was sure that he would do his best to get me threw the surgery, and it went great. I have already lost over 20 lbs in not even 3 weeks! I feel so much better about myself, and I am so greatful for being able to get this done. I would recommend Dr. Hill to anyone I know who is looking to have bariatric surgery. Oh and of course I have to mention like everyone else on here, yes he is very good looking, who doesnt want a hot surgeon lol :)

I just met Dr. Hill yesterday during my last appt. before surgery. I chose Dr. Hill because he performed my sister's surgery a few years ago and she spoke highly of him. My first impression was that he's a friendly, down to earth person who is very easy to talk to and ask questions. I wasn't overly nervous, but his friendly demeanor would certainly put someone at ease. He was very thorough in going over the surgery with me and my husband and patiently answered all of our questions. I feel quite comfortable with Dr. Hill as my surgeon and I am looking forward to my surgery next week!

I am very pleased with Dr. Hill. Yes he is easy on the eyes but he is very personable and is supportive. He tries to give suggestions when you address a problem you are having.

This will be my "pre-op" review and of course, I'll write a post-op review in a couple weeks.

Dr. Hill is amazing. My first impression? Damn... he's hot! LOL sorry! That's what it was! (he so needs to update his pic here now that he has facial hair.) Professional first impression? He's personable, makes eye contact, as a previous poster said, his smile IS contagious. He lets you ask your questions, answers every single one of them, goes over the procedure in detail and asks you why you selected the procedure you did. I gave him my reasons and we discussed why that was the right choice for me. He understood I had researched my procedure and agreed with my opinions. He also listened to my concerns with post surgery nutrition and discussed the possible solutions that I had come up with.

The office staff is great at Adirondack Medical. Everyone is personable. Linda is awesome; she cracks me up.
The only issue I had with the staff was when one Doctor (not Dr. Hill) Told me they would put my paperwork into the insurance company that day and I should hear something soon, but when I called to follow up 3 weeks later, found out she hadn't actually submitted them to the front desk to get it done... she had noted it in the file, however. It delayed things 3 weeks. Other than that, everything has gone smoothly thus far.

Dr. Hill emphasized aftercare, both nutrition and exercise. He went through a visual diagram of the procedure and explained how HE does the procedure (I had questions about what size french bougie would be used after reading other patients' stories here on OH.) He explained that he oversews and where and why. He also explained the risks of the surgery, the possible complications and how to prevent most of them.

Overall, thus far, I'd say Dr. Hill is the perfect surgeon to conduct any bariatric surgery. I know he's most definitely the right one for me. The only negative thing I could possibly say about Dr. Hill (and it's not necessarily a negative) was that I just met him, a week before my surgery. I had seen two other doctors previously, but not my actual surgeon. It would have been nice to have had the initial consultation or mid-way consultation with him so that I wasn't meeting him for the first time a week before the procedure.

Brandy Redder
Watertown, NY
Vertical Gastric Sleeve (Laproscopic #3)
Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, NY

Omg, Dr. Hill is absolutely amazing. I felt so comfortable about getting the surgery done by him. He was very through about what was going to happen. The Baratric Center at Saranac Lake is awesome. They are always very friendly and helpful.