"I just had my first visit and consultation with Dr. Brader and his staff at Carolina Bariatrics. I was very pleased with their explanation of the process. Dr. Brader is very personable and very capable. He does one-on-one interviews with potential patients because he feels this is a very personal decision and doesn't feel a classroom/seminar situation is the best for a physician/patient relationship. He has quite an extension background in general surgery, along with laproscopic surgery. His program is a total program, with ongoing consultations with exercise physiologists, trainers, pyschologists, nutrionists, etc. The program coordinator in his office is a surgical P.A., and was very helpful in discussing the insurance approval process and will handle most of the insurance approval process herself. Having attended a couple of physician sponsored seminars where I felt the physician boasted too much about their capabilities, I feel I have found a physician in Dr. Brader who is quite capable, knowledgeable and who doesn't have an ego the size of Australia. UPDATE 8/02/2003 - United Healthcare of NC denied me three times for surgery. Therefore, I am going to Ensenada, Mexico and having surgery with Dr. Aguirre on November 21, 2003. 10/28/2003 - Yet another change of plans. My company is changing insurance as of 12/1 and this insurance will cover the surgery, so I'm "postponing" Mexico (actually swapping dates with someone else) and trying to get approved for here - Dr. Brader, I'M BACKKKKKKKKK!!! Well, WakeMed put a moratorium on all gastric bypass surgeries and that is the only hospital where Dr. Brader does his surgeries. So I switched to Dr. Enochs and I now have a surgery date of 1/12."
"Dr. Keplinger is void of any people skills and communication skills. She may be an excellent physician for someone who is not fighting obesity, but she is very biased and bigoted to the MO."
"I did not have WLS in this hospital, but was there for a mastectomy in 2002. I found the staff to be quite responsive and sensitive to my needs and they ALWAYS had large gowns!"
