"When I first met Dr. Smith, he was very professional and reserved and I knew I could trust him to do my surgery. His office staff is first-rate, very warm and personal. Nearly all of my pre and post surgical interactions were with Lisa Sironen ARNP. She is extremely knowledgable and easy to talk to. I liked her a lot.
Before finding Dr. Smith, I attended a bariatric surgery seminar at UC Physicians. I learned a huge amount at the seminar but I did not really want them to do my surgery. I felt like I would be one of their research projects, or like I would belong to them forever after the surgery. That bothered me. Dr. Smith's office was what I was looking for. They provided support before, during and after the surgery without being pushy.
The only thing I would change about my experience with Dr. Smith's office is that I would have preferred laproscopic surgery. It was not yet available when I had my surgery 12/8/03."
