"I first met Dr. Kim at one of his monthly WLS seminars in November 2007. By the end of the seminar, I knew he was the one..... he was the physician that I wanted to entrust with my life and future well-being. I liked that he didn't push one type of surgery over another; instead - he went over a variety of surgical options and presented the facts about each. I had been on the fence between two procedures prior to the seminar and I walked away from it knowing two things - (1) physician choice and (2) surgery type. rnrnPam (Dr. Kim's bariatric coordinator) has been nothing short of AWESOME. Dr. Kim's PA, John, assisted with surgery and checked on me each day in the hospital after surgery - he comes across as a compassionate professional that genuinely cares about the patient. rnrnAftercare is emphasized prior to surgery and I look forward to attending the monthly support group meetings.rnrnOverall, I would rate Dr. Kim a 10 out of 10 and his staff a 10 out of 10 as well. It's truly a team effort. rnrnBedside manner is the only area that I wished was different. I was attended to by several physicians and the nursing staff after surgery.... and while they were terrific, I kept hoping Dr. Kim would come by to check on me himself.rnrnI believe surgical competence and bedside manner are both important, but if I had to choose one as better over the other, I'd go with surgical competence. rn"
