I had a gastric band by another sugeon 5 years ago. Unfortunately, the band wasn't the right choice for me. Eventually, I found Dr. Nusbaum. What a difference! The staff was friendly and helpful. I didn't feel rushed. His compassion and bedside manner is amazing. I had a stomach sleeve with a band removal operation a year an a half ago. I went from 242 lbs down to 125 lbs. At 5'6" I look amazing! Dr. Nusbaum is the Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Morristown but started the program at Saint Barnabus over 14 years ago. I have four friends, all nurses, who had surgery with him and they are the ones who told me to leave my other surgeon and go to him. Boy were they right. I wish I had started with him in the first place. If anyone wants to ask me about the surgery or Dr. Nusbaum then please message me. I am so happy with him. I had seen three other surgeons after my band and he is by far the best surgeon in the area!

I had a gastric band with Dr. Nusbaum about a year ago. Today, my friends don't even recognize me. I went from just under 300 lbs to 138 lbs! Given the fact that I'm 5'5" although I thought I was 5'6" until the doctors office measured me and I must have shrunk by an inch I would say I didn' pritty good. I can't say enough about Dr. Nusbaum and his office. What an amazing group of people. They have been with me every step of the way. Dr. Nusbaum is so caring and understanding that I can't get over it. He gave me his personal cell phone number after the surgery and just having it made me feel great. Fortunately I never had to call him but I knew I could get him if I needed to. My girlfriend went to him too and has been doing great as well. She had some food stuck and called his cell phone. Dr. Nusbaum was on vacation and still answered her call and told her what to do and arranged everything for her. He goes above and beyond for all his patients. He is the BEST!

I had a Gastric Band with Dr. Nusbaum a year ago too. I've done everything he told me and I've lost nearly 200 lbs. As my family puts it, I'm half the woman I used to be. I did have some bumps in the road and I needed the help of Karla the Nutritionist in his office. Dr. Nusbaum stresses that the band is a tool to help you lose weight and that you still have to excercise and eat right. If you don't, then he relies upon the support provided by his dietitians, nutritionists and metabolic doctors. I must say that he has a very comprehensive program. I have found the office staff to be caring and compasionate and I must say that I love Dr. Nusbaum to pieces. He is terrific. Dr. Nusbaum makes sure that your office visit wait is no more than 10 min. As he describes it, he hates wating for doctors. So, you don't end up in a waiting room full of people angry and anxious about who's going in next. Joan is great too and I love seeing her at my visits. I drive an hour and a half to see him and he is well worth the trip. I go to the support group meetings that he has down here in Toms River, so I meet with many of his patients. Typically the meetings have twenty or thirty of his patients and they all rave about him. I can't say enough about Dr. Nusbaum and I tell everyone about him. I work in an Orthodontists office and I make sure that every patient who could use his help knows about him. He is the BEST!!!!

I had a gastric sleeve with Dr. Nusbaum 6 months ago and I am so happy with everything about him and his office. He is so caring and understanding. He takes his time with me. I love Joan his PA and my coordinator Wanda is the best. I can't say enough about how wonderful these people are. Dr. Nusbaum gives his private cell phone number out to all his patients. When he did, I couldn't believe it. The day after surgery I called to thank him and honestly to see if it was really his phone and it was. I can't get over how he gives so much of himself to his patients. I was refered to him by four nurses at my husband's hospital. They all had surgery with him. Then I met a woman in Church and we got to talking and she had surgery with Dr. Nusbaum too and she loved him. Finally, I went to my dentist and I told her that I was thinking about the surgery with Dr. Nusbaum and it turns out that she had the surgery with him too and also loved him. So, I just had to go to Dr. Nusbaum. HIs office is two hours from my home, but so many people down here go to him. I would travel two days just to see him. He's the best hands down.

Dr. Nusbaum was awesome. Excellent bedside manner. Excellent communication in the office. A true gentleman. Answered all questions. My personal experience for the surgery was a success- no infections, fever, nothing. Very, very pleased with whole experience and I credit that to Dr. Nusbaum's care.

At first when I met Dr. Nusbaum I was concerned because his office was kind of empty and his staff did not seem like they were busy. Little did I know I just came on a slow day. The doc sat down and spent almost an hour with me talking with me about the procedure and my many different options. Not only was his office kind and warm but they were PUNCTUAL! I had visited another local doctor's office and he made me wait over 2 hours. Before leaving that first day Dr. Nusbaum had made sure I met with the nutritionist Karla and the insurance lady Wonda. Both of whom were extremely eager to get me started. I didn't have to wait and I felt like my time was valued. The staff is more than willing to work with you and fight for you as well. My insurance company makes you face the 6 month weight loss period but after Wonda got done with them, I was approved after 5 months. It was wonderful to have everyone in the doctors office just as excited for me as I was. Even after I got approved, Karla still called to see how I was feeling.


The surgery is one day. You see the surgeon, he does his thing, and your done. But, his office is what sticks with you forever! I am so pleased with my decision to go with Dr. Nusbaum and I wouldn't chose anyone else!

I had a single incision gastric band with Dr. Nusbaum four months ago. I was refered by the nurse manager on my floor, who also had the band with Dr. Nusbaum. When I came back and showed her how you couldn't even see the scar in my belly button, she couldn't believe it. The surgery went so well. Dr. Nusbaum was so caring and understanding I couldn't get over it. His staff is amazing and his bedside manner is incredible. I couldn't be happier and I know that three other nurses on our floor have already gone to see him. I've seen many other bariatric surgeons here and he is the best hands down!

Dr. Nusbaum is warm and comforting. His office staff is both efficient and nice! I trusted him completely for my first surgery, Realize Band 9/24/09 and will do so for the second.

Dr. Nusbaum was very honest about the risks and worries involved with any surgery. He made me feel very comfortable and explained everything clearly.

Dr. Nusbaum is a top-notch surgeon with excellent skills and an incredible bedside manner.

I am very pleased with my choice of surgeons. Dr. Nusbaum is very easy going, polite and knowledgable. I went to a six month weight loss program at his St. Barnabas facility and his staff and service was extremely motivating and pleasant. Everyone there made me feel like we were a family, from the secretary, the dietician, the case managers to Dr. Nusbaum himself. My only issue was that I expected my scars to be smaller. He does make less incisions than most surgeons, so that is a plus, I just wish they were barely visible. He's very adamant about after-care. I saw him two weeks after surgery, then every month for the next three months. He also referred me to a metabolic specialist. He has tweeked the way he performs surgery in order to limit some of the risks with weightloss surgery. Overall, I would rate him a 9.5 (there is always room for improvement). I think both his surgical competence and his bedside manner are exemplary. He is the better choice.