"My first impression of Dr Portenier was he is very confident about what he is doing and loves his work. I saw him first at a Weight Loss Seminar at Duke. And I was very impressed with the Duke staff. They have a great aftercare program where they see you through the first year and once a year after that. rnrnDr Portenier and Katherine Applegate were very thorough in explaining to me about the risk involved in having the surgery. They also wanted us to understand that if we have any depression afterwards to please contact Katherine Applegate. rnrnDr Portenier's bedside manner is great. "
