Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery St Vincents Bariatric Center
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I was referred to Cleveland Bariatric Surgery Center by a former patient. I went for my consult on June 28 and met with Dr. Schreiber. The office staff was very helpful and most informative.
Dr. Schreiber answered all of my questions and also my mothers questions..thank goodness she went with me. I was very comfortable with him and was very happy how the visit turned out.
He discussed with me the life changing decision that I was going to be making and after talking with him I knew that this surgery was going to be for me. He did go over all the risks and complications which he explained are the same as with any major surgery. The Cleveland Bariatric Surgery Center does have an aftercare program which they discussed but I do not have the details on this yet as I just learned this week the my surgery is scheduled!!!
Overall I would rate the Dr. and staff as very informative and helpful, although it is easy to see that they are definitely very busy.
I believe both surgical competence and bedside manner are both very important. I would not feel comfortable having surgery if I was not comfortable with the attitude of the surgeon. This is the first time in my life that I am going to have a major surgery so I feel that having both is important.
The only disappointment for me was that once the surgery was approved by my insurance and a message was left on machine that they had a surgery date scheduled, it took about 2 1/2 weeks before I actually found out. I believe that they are just very busy and sometimes it is hard to keep up.
WHEN I SEEN DOCTOR SONPAL I IMPRESSED THAT SOMEONE COULD KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MY CONDUCTION WITHOUT KNOWING ME. MY HUSBAND DIDN'T REALLY LIKE HIM. HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO SHORT. BUT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WAS THAT I DID MY APPOINTMENTS BACKWARDS. HE DOCTOR SONPAL DIDN'T GO IN DETAIL BECAUSE I HAD NOT GONE TO THE SIMONOR YET. ALL OF THE STAFF WAS VERY KIND AND HELPFUL.
Dr. Sonpal was great from the start all the way through surgery. I don't have my first follow up until August 7, 2001. The staff at Dr.Sonpal's office are wonderful people to work with (thank you Sherry for all of your help). The only thing that I can recomend at this point in time is to go to the seminar that they offer.
I KNEW OF HIM FROM MY WIFE HAVING SURGERY SO I THOUGHT HE WAS O.K
AFTER I TALKED WITH HIM CONCERNING MYSELF HE WAS VERY NICE. INFORMED ME OF EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW WITHOUT ME EVEN HAVING TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
THE STAFF WAS VERY NICE AND HELPED OUT A LOT.
OTHER THAN THE TIME SPENT WAITING TO SEE HIM EVERYTING WAS GREAT.
IF ANYONE IS IN HIS CARE THEY HAVE A REAL GOOD DOCTOR TAKING CARE OF THEM. NO WORRIES ARE NECESSARY.
OVERALL EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.
I owe my new life to Dr. Sonpal, he is very professional and runs a proffesional office. He expressed all risk of surgery more than I cared to hear. I had the most confidence in his ability.
His staff is the greatest I can't say enough about Sondra, Sherry, Genny, Beth and Julie. His aftercare program is structured with care. I rate Dr. Sonpal at 150%.
Dr. Sonpal has an excellent bed side manner and his surgical competence is the best.
I wish all pre-op's could be his patient.
Very professional. Very informative about the risks of the surgery and the risks not having surgery. Answered all my questions. Stressed adtercare and support groups.I have read alot about the group's success rates and felt very good.
I enjoyed my stay in Dr. Schreiber's waiting room...I met many people from all different stages in their journies, and I appreciate the struggles we all go through. Dr. Schreiber was professional and polite and I appreciated his candor and honesty in risk assessment. I wasn't looking for a "teddy bear" doctor, and Dr. Schreiber fits my idea exactly. He really emphasizes the team approach to surgery and aftercare, and so does his staff.
My impression of Dr.Schreiber is that he loves his job and is on my side. He sems very caring and he is the best in the field. He demands that you participate in all aftercare programs, and he has a very structured program. I would rate him as a definite 10, and I want surgical competence as well as a good bedside manner, and Dr.Schreiber seems to have both. So far I have had no negative experiences, since I started this journey.