Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery St Vincents Bariatric Center

I just met with the surgeon today and was very impressed with him. He seems like he cares about you. Since this is my first meeting with him, I was extremely nervous. He is very straight forward with you and wants to make sure that you will follow all the requirements after surgery. From what I hear, he is one of the best, so I am totally comfortable putting my life in his hands.

My first impression of Dr. Schreiber was that he was very impersonable, but professional. I mostly dealt with the Dr.'s staff, who were wonderful! Very nice and helpful. They were more than willing to answer any question that I had or refer me to someone who could help me. I really didn't like that the doctor didn't seem very friendly, but I just thought, I am not here to make a friend, I am here for a surgery and I only heard wonderful things about his ability. He was actually Chief of Surgery at the hospital. He was more than qualified. I also realized he sees ALOT of patients each day and he just may have been having an off day. On the day of my surgery, he came in to speak with my husband and I and, although it was brief, he was friendly and reassuring. So, my second opinion was a good one. My surgery was flawless and I have had very little side effects. Overall, I believer he is extremely competent and did turn out to be somewhat friendly. But I would definately recommend him and his office. My experience overall was great. Their program is wonderful. There wasn't one side affect or possible complication that I wasn't totally aware of prior to my surgery. Fortunately for me, I had none. I had and Open Roux-n-y (or however you spell that :) and I was back to work 2 weeks later. If you are in the Cleveland area or are close enough to travel there for the surgery, I highly recommend going to Dr. Schrieber's Bariatric Clinic at the St. Vincent's Charity Hospital located downtown. Good Luck to anyone having the surgery, hopefully, it will be as great as an experience for you as it was for me!!! :)

Dr Schreiber is'nt exactly warm and fuzzy but I chose him because he had the most experience and I was very happy with what he did for me. His staff is great and the after care program is good

My first impression was good, and it didn't change. He and the staff of the Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery are VERY busy, which could make it frustrating at times when trying to get or give information - but I'm a control freak, so that's MY problem, lol! CCBS has a very structured pre op and post op program, so I have never felt uneducated, and I never felt as if I would be abandoned after the surgery, either. All of the risks, potential complications, expectations, etc., were thoroughly covered. I rate the program - and Dr. Sonpal - very highly. I also felt the doctor's bedside manner (and that of the other practitioners who saw me while I was in the hospital) was very good.

The only qualm I MIGHT have is that due to the number of patients in the program, I think one could feel "lost" in the shuffle; however, I had no complications at all and all went well for me, so there was no reason for me to have an exorbitant amount of attention.

Dr. Sonpal was really cool. I tried for wls 2 years ago and got a lovely denial letter from my insurance company. My husband went with me for my second initial consult, and the doctor was totally amazed at how my husband was doing. He had his surgury January 25, 2001 and has lost a huge amount of weight. Everyone in the office remembered him and asked how he was. Dr. Sonpal knew I already had any and every tid-bit of information I could find. He assured me that the staff would get my paperwork sent out a.s.a.p., even though it was right before Christmas. So hopefully(cross my fingers), they got my information sent out before the new year. The doctor told me I had to have a couple of tests done, upper GI and a Psych evaluation. Its about time I do those anyway. Diane has been a real sweetie. She gets back to my e-mails as soon as she gets in the office. I know the crew down at Saint Vincent's is an awesome crew. I know of many people that have gone through the C.C.B.S. office, so I know they will take care of me as best as possible.

He was a man of very few words, but the information he gave was great. I felt very secure with him and Dr Sonpal doing the surgery.... YES 2 surgeons at St Vincents in Cleveland. The office staff is great. very on top of it. I felt very comfortable there. If you want to know more feel free to contact me.

HE WAS VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE I KNEW ALL THE RISKS OF THE SURGERY,HE ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS AND ALL IN ALL WAS VERY FRIENDLY.

I really liked him a lot on my first visit. He asked a lot of important questions and he gave me a lot of information and answered any questions that I had. I think he is a great surgeon. The office staff was wonderful. I had Chris helping me out and he is wonderful. Dr. Schreibers patient should know that he is #1 in his field. They have a wonderful aftercare program and support groups. I look forward and have great confidence in his ability.

Dr. Sonpal was great. If anything my impression has changed for the positive. After surgery, I called for a simple nurse type question, and HE, not a nurse called back. The staff of CCBS is great...open....helpful...

May seem hard to believe, but I really liked Dr. Sonpal. No negatives with him that I experienced. If anything with CCBS, I wish they would work on what you can eat/when you can eat afterwords. Yes, they have a videotape, and discussions in pre-discharge and PAT, but my head was spinning with so much other info. Clear, concise material....a plastic covered page would be a great addition.

Overall, I thought Dr. Sonpal was great.

Dr. Schreiber is a no nonsense professional. He is extremely well versed in the field and I was duly impressed with the candor he displayed. After some initial problems with the scheduling staff (due to a lack of help that has been corredted) the process has been very smooth. The fact that I was able to get the reports and send them to my patient rep via e-mail was very helpful in expiditing the process. I was impressed how the group worked seamlessly with my insurer to gain approval for the surgery. This process takes time, but it importatnt to realize that all parties working together, without animosity, can get the job doene in a reasonable time. It is now onward and upward with a December 1, 2003 tentative surgery date.