"I've always sought out surgeons with the utmost in technical expertise. A good bedside manner was always a "bonus" to me. With Dr. Mitchel Krieger, I was fortunate enough to receive both. It is no secret that I am one tough customer and I made my requests for my lower body lift known from my initial consultation. Dr. Krieger impressed me at the very first consultation--he must have spent 90 minutes with my Mom and me, answering all of my questions and providing his professional opinion on the best approach for my procedure. He is direct in his approach yet compassionate at the same time. He also has a sense of humor and his passion for wine is undeniable. He lit up when I asked him what his favorite bottle of wine was.
His office staff (Maria and Leslie) are extremely buttoned up and their follow-through is exceptional. I appreciated that because usually I am the one who has to follow up on outstanding issues and check in on things but not with them. They were fantastic. All office visits were efficient and I never waited longer than 5 minutes in the office waiting area. After my procedure, he visited me in the hospital at least 3 times, and each time he said he would be there, he was right on time. I felt he respected mine and my Mom's time in that regard and that is very important to me.
I highly recommend Dr. Krieger and his staff. Should I consider more plastics in the future, I will go back to him! Simply outstanding experience and surgical results."
"I had an initial phone consultation with Dr. Cirangle today. My call was scheduled for 3:15pm but he was a hour later calling me. He first began by asking me which procedure I was interested in, and I told him VSG. He went on to say he has been performing this procedure since 2002 and he's personally performed more than 1,100 VSG surgeries. He went on to say there is definitely a RIGHT WAY and a WRONG WAY to do this procedure. It's a largely unstandardized surgery, and he said many surgeons do things in less than perfect ways unless they've been doing the surgery for many, many years to perfect the skill. I appreciated him saying that because it instantly put me at ease and let me know he's an incredibly knowledgeable surgeon. Plus, I think he's done more VSG surgeries than anyone else in the United States. That was critical for me--you know, to find THE man. We spoke for approximately 35 minutes and he wanted to make sure I had asked all the questions on my list. He has a terrific personality and he even joked around with me a bit. I am so, so excited for him to be my surgeon and I have no doubt he is the expert to do the procedure!
My impression of Dr. Cirangle has definitely changed since my initial consultation. He's been horribly late (3 hours late) for my scheduled phone calls and he even blew me off for one call. I understand if he's tied up in a surgery that takes longer than expected, but at a minimum, I would have thought his office staff would have called to tell me he's running late but nope. If you are an out-of-state patient I cannot recommend him. It's clear he prioritizes the local patients who have office visit with him. Case in point: They never even took a "before" picture of me, and when I walked into his office the day after surgery there were tons of "before" pictures of his other patients. His office staff is horribly disorganized. I had to be proactive and manage all the pre-op stuff. They don't consistently respond to emails. And I'm still waiting for the nutritionist to send me 2 weeks of supplements she said she's send me (and that I already paid for) 3 weeks ago. Not impressed. You pay for Cirangle's surgical expertise and that's about it. Very disappointed."
