"Hello all my past, future, and current bariatric surgery people in the great state of Minnesota!!! How is everyone doing?
This is so gonna sound like a sale pitch but it’s not it’s me a client just trying to get the word out about my favorite Dr.
Dr. Jeffery Baker was my dr and surgeon for my RNY (gastric bypass) back on 9/1/16 so about 2.5 years ago. I first started the process of having surgery all the way back in 2008. I quit or gave up or got busy so many times but each time I thought I was ready he was there. Now back in 2008 when I started the clinic had both him and his father running the clinic. Dr. Baker's father was one of the few pioneers of the whole wls way before the general public knew what it was or that it was an option. His father retired some time before 2015 I don’t know the specifics as I’m only a patient. When I finally got my surgery on 9/1/16 that was a Thursday the Thursday before Labor Day. I had a small but semi common complication right after surgery that required I stay until Saturday afternoon. Because my insurance sucks they would not let me fill my scripts at any pharmacy cause the hospital's on call Dr. signed it and not him. Dr. Baker was informed after I was discharged from the hospital and left his family’s holiday get together in shokopee and drove all the way to fridley to meet me personally to write me a new script after calling me on his personal cell phone and telling me to call him personally if I have any problems and stayed until my scripts got filled. I have had many of drs over the years for many of reasons and conditions and none of them would go half as far in making sure I was cared for as he did that holiday weekend. So that is one of the many reasons why he is my favorite. Also we just clicked and at the same time he is upfront and honest when I was going through the programs before he would call me out when I wasnt doing what was needed and called me out on my excuses (kind of like every ones favorite bariatric surgeon Dr. Now) and I personally like that.
About six to ten months after my surgery Dr. Baker left the clinic his father started so many years ago. Rumors run rampant and here is the truth. The clinic was and is being ran under Allina clinics and hospital and he no longer was allowed to make his own decision that he as the Dr. felt was needed to provide the best care for his patients and felt that it wasn’t the best place for him anymore and by his own choice left the practice and is now providing care again through Ridgeview which is in Chaska (so I’m told) with a second office two days a week (Wednesdays and Fridays) in fridley at the unity professional building. So after my appointment today he mentioned how great it was that I sought him out myself and that he hopes he will be able to see some of his old patients again also.
So since he legally can’t seek them himself and because he is my favorite Dr. I told him I would get the word out for him so that is what I am doing. He is taking old patients as well as new and I highly recommend him!!! My best friend had her sleeve surgery from him about 6 months after me and she is so excited to hear I found him and saw him and now she is going to see him too.
If your interested in seeing him again cause you had surgery with him or because your looking for a good quality surgeon who CARES!!! Contact them.
I was told to give this number as if you call he number at the Ridgeview website cause the clinic is new to them (about a year) the calls don’t always get forward to them so his wife (who is so nice and wonderful) told me to use and give this number.
952-210-6325 her name is Chris and she is so kind and polite. "
