"I have only had a consultation with him so far. He was very professional and very respectful in his dealings with me. I did not feel uncomfortable about my reason for consulting him.
He answered all my questions carefully and gave me extra information that I would not have thought to ask.
An intern came in first and did the a questionaire with me. That made me a little uncomfortable but he was very nice and was as respectful as his Supervising Surgeon.
Dr. Deveney is the one that gave me the surgery information that had this web site on it.
I willl update as I go, all I have so far is a first impression. Now that the surgery date is going to be set I am going to be asking for references and all kinds of other specific information on him.
I am putting my life in his hands I want to make an informed decision. I'll let you all know how that goes.
I met with Dr Deveney again. When I first met him he made a good impression. He made an even better one this time. He really cares, he does not put any judgement on this surgery as being different from any other. In otherwords he did not treat me like I had a mental or moral handicap just because I was obese. I also found out he is a very skilled general surgeon as well as WLS. With a lot of Years of experience. OSHU is careful about thier Doctors they hire which helps too. They have the reputation for being the best OR has to offer. I really did not find any negative other than that I did not spend a lot of time with him, but that was all the time I needed and that the discussion required. He answered all my questions and my husbands and then we were done. I did not feel rushed in anyway. Also if you think of more questions you can always call and ask. He really reccommends Obesityhelp. In fact that was the first question he asked, if I had been studying this sight so that I really knew what I was going to do and what was required for after care. "
"I have gone to Dr. Naibert for the last 10 years. All of my family and most of my friends go to him too. He listens without judgement. He is very smart and caring and always willing to refer out if he doesn't know the answer. He is my idea of what a Primary Care should be!
He never once suggested my extensive health issues were due to obesity. He treats everyone alike with kindness and consideration. When I did ask him about the surgery he was honest about the risks and benifits. When I decided that I wanted to go this route he and his wonderful nurse Rhea have gone out of there way to smooth and speed up the process for me."
