"Met him once for a brief consult; heard him speak at the UCLA support group in January; he is very candid (which I truly respect) and answered audience questions for over an hour until the last question was asked.
UCLA has a structured aftercare which I will learn about at pre-op appointment.
Questions on risks were answered and discussed and brought up by him, especially as I am an older patient.
I believe I would take surgical competence over anything.
He is serious, straightforward and not warm-fuzzy, which I can get from my friends; they cannot perform a miracle on me like I expect he will.
I'll have more to say after surgery, I am sure."
"Dr. Friedman has had WLS surgery herself and counsels pre and post WLS surgery patients as her specialty. I cannot speak highly enough of her. Because of her location, we do phone sessions, and very successfully, too. She has many patients who also do phone sessions. "
