"To start, Dr. Garren (and his partner Dr. Gould), is the first surgeon I have ever met that didn't make me feel uncomfortable. One of the beautiful things about his work, is that everything is done laporoscopically (when possible), thus making recovery very fast and painless (I stopped taking pain medication the day after surgery!). His bedside manner, and qualifications had me totally at ease. From the initial consultation with him, until my discharge from the hospital, he has done nothing but make me feel comfortable and secure with my decisions (include cracking jokes in the pre-op area of the surgical suite immediately before surgery). I would recommend him to anyone. His staff has been excellent with everything from getting pre-approval from the insurance company, to helping with post-op questions. The aftercare and followup from his offfice is superb; I have 2 week, 6 week, 6 month, and 1 year REGULAR scheduled follow-up appts. I would reccomend him and his staff to anyone interested in having the RNYGB."
