"I first met Dr. Yadegar about 4 years ago. First impression was very soft-spoken, well-spoken and completely a gentleman in the pure sense of the word. He reccommended the Lap Band for me and told me to call another doctor, which I didn't. I heard thru the grapevine that he was working on getting his Band Cert, so I decided to wait & see how long that process would take. I checked back with him nearly 2 years ago and was originally scheduled for the RNY in Sept, 2009. During my pre-op testing, he found the gastric polyps, and advised me that the VSG would be the best procedure for me. Then we discovered the insurance company wasn't going to approve the VSG. They would approve the RNY or the Band. He advised me to wait a few months and see if they changed their position. They didn't. I was unhappy about the whole process and decided to capitulate to the insurance co and have the Band. I was scheduled for that in April, 2010. At my pre-op consult he again told me that he understood how badly I wanted surgery, and that he really wished I would reconsider my decision for the Band, and wait to see if the VSG became more mainstream. I took his advice seriously, and waited until the insurance approved it. Why tell you all this? To show he isn't afraid to change his initial conclusion when additional info surfaces that has bearing on the patient's health. He did not treat me like a cookie-cutter doctor, right up to time of surgery when he had to do the main surgery, plus "stitch-fix" (my word not his) my hiatal hernia and biopsy some spots he found on my liver during the procedure.
Dr Yadegar has always treated me with outstanding courtesy, been completely professional but not too full of himself and can explain "the why" behind everything he recommends as part of treatment. He emphasizes aftercare, and reminds his patients that this IS a lifelong committment he is making to our health and we shoulod do the same.
I have watched some changes in the office staff and re-shuffling of their duties due to a busier schedule. Personally, I have not had a negative encounter with anyone there. The girls have always treated me politely, professionally and spoken in a friendly manner to me.
My overall rating of Dr Yadegar and his office would be completely 5 stars!
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