"I have been working with Dr. Gerut for over 2 years now and he has completed the 2nd part of my journey and transformed by body. Everything has now been completed (neck, breasts, arms, stomach, butt, thighs, and a lower face lift and eyes to boot) and I could not be happier. When I look at my "before" plastic surgery pics now, I cannot believe the difference. Even though I was no longer "fat", I still looked fatter than I was with all that hanging skin. Dr. Gerut and his staff are expert at getting insurance approval, or I never could have afforded reconstructive surgery. He also was able to plan all my numerous surgeries during the last 2 years so that they made surgical and practical sense. While my BPD/DS surgeon is a god for having developed the lap DS and making my weight loss possible, I love Dr. Gerut for having maximized my potential and making my appearance more perfect that I would have thought possible. "
"I chose Dr. Gagner due to his impressive and pioneering efforts in this field and the loyalty and praise of his patients. My first impression was of a low-key, very competent surgeon who exhibited no ego, explained procedures in simple language and did not pressure me to make a decision. His knowledge is was immediately apparent. Although I had done tons of research, I was relieved that I did not have to educate him nor convince him to undertake a less well known procedure (BPD/DS) as he was already familiar with its advantages and had recently introduced it into his practice. Office staff so far have been very nice & Bernadette, bariatric coordinator, is downright sweet. I am most hopeful that my continued care with Dr. Gagner will proceed in the same way. 10/22/99. I had my surgery 2 1/2 wks ago and Dr. Gagner was wonderful. I was his 7th lap BPD w duodenal switch patient and also know no. 8 and 9 and we are all doing great. He, of course, has scads of experience with laparoscopic RNY, but is making the duodenal switch available lap (the first doctor in the world to do so) as many feel it is a more effective and less invasive surgery, particularly for those of us with BMIs in the high 40s,50s and above. Dr. Gagner is able to operate on the super obese and has a mortality rate of zero. His care of me and the many people I have referred to him has been uniformly excellent. His reputation is impeccable. He is a quiet, caring, considerate man, who I think may be a bit shy. I have found his nutritionist, Nicolle, very helpful.
6 month update: 100 lbs. lost, no problems or complications! More than half way to goal weight and thrilled with my choice of surgery and surgeon."
