"I was a little nervous. I didn't know him, and I was going to put all my trust in him to perform this surgery on me, if I was going to be lucky enough to have it. It was intimidating not knowing him, or knowing if I would qualify.
My strongest impression of Dr. Nowzaradan was right after my surgery. I felt that was when I would really know his level of skill, and it was amazing. I never really even felt like I had a surgery!
The office staff is great. Wonderful support, friendly, and helpful. Very knowledgable and informative.
There is nothing that I dislike or have problems with.
There is a lot of emphasis on aftercare, even before the surgery. They monitor you, and have further education and support.
The risks of the surgery were addressed upfront, from the first session. It was discussed in my first visit with him as well, and with the patient coordinator.
I would rate Dr. Nowzaradan as a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best.
Dr. Nowzaradan doesn't talk much, but he lets you know what you need to know, so his bedside manner is very good. But I would have to say his surgical competence is a 20 on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best! I honestly cannot tell you how unbelievably easy this surgery has been for me; I have friends who have had this surgery, some right before me. I thought I was in a good position to know what to expect, and how to handle the "discomforts," and was ready for everything. None of these things happened; as they were calling me, some the day of and the day after the surgery, they were asking about some of these things, and I was telling them that maybe these things just hadn't happened yet, but were going to. But they never did! "
