"My first impression of Dr. Spiegel was that he is very handsome and has a great accent. He made himself accessable to answer any questions I might have and went over the procedure and showed me the actual band. I was not at all impressed with his office staff. They are hurried and not very compassionate or informative. They were not at all willing to assist me in trying to get approval from my insurance company. I thought about looking for another surgeon because of how I felt about his staff but I felt really confident in Dr. Spiegel's abilities. Detailed aftercare was not and has not been addressed by Dr. Spiegel or his staff. The risks of surgery were not addressed until the day prior to surgery, in a consent form I had to sign. Overall I would give Dr. Spiegel an 8 and his staff a 3. I belive Dr. Spiegel's surgical competence outweighs his bedside manner (what little I know about his bedside manner, I only saw him for about 2 minutes the entire time I was in the hospital)."
