"'Dr. Seltzer is a very nice man who is obviously very knowledgable about this procedure. I am actually very impressed with the whole program thus far. The no nonsense approach to information as to the pre and post operative expectations was informative and I left the initial consultation assured as to the competence and level of care and my ability to stay with the program. Dr. Seltzer spent enough time with me to cover the questions I had and was straight forward with me as to what I needed to do with both himself and all of the physicians associated with my care. I did note that he was rather young as surgeons go. After talking to him about the number of these surguries he had done I checked on his residency and fellowship experiences. In the long run though I finally depended upon the word of Su from the clinic. She assurd me that there was a reason for him being assigned "To the big guys". I came to IU Surgical based upon the experience and reputation of the director of the program. I had heard great things about Dr. Gomez and he came HIGHLY reccomended by both my Pulminologist and Primary Care Physician. This was in addition to the comments made about him on here. So it came as a surprise when I was assigned to Dr. Selzer. I finally figured that if a surgeon of Dr. Gomez's reputation and stature trusted his reputation to this "young surgeon" I could ultimately trust my life to him as well. Looking back now Post-op I could not have had a better surgeon. I was a litte off guard in the hospital with his "in and out" demeanor. I am not refering to his operating style but rather to his bedside manner... It worked very well for me as I didn't have a lot of questions anyway after having researched this for over a year in depth. He would come in"
"Wonderful, caring, sensitive.... I only had a couple of complaints. They need better training as far as transportation goes. It takes four people to manuver and safefully transport the Gastric Bypass patient in the specially designed bariatric beds. There were times when I was moved with only two. This was problematic. Other than that little glitch I was extremely impressed with this hospital. It was not at all what I expected as Wishard has a somewhat ummm... "Interesting" reputation. I have heard it referred to casually as "The gun and knife club" so I really was pleased to see that it is a large, busy hospital that is not only good at trauma, it has a lot of heart and love too."
