Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery St Vincents Bariatric Center

HE PULLED NO PUNCHES. WAS STRAIGHT-FORWARD...TO THE POINT. VERY PROFESSIONAL..ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS I HAD..I FEEL I WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS

Very business like.

The staff was very helpful and kind.

I have heard all good about him, so I will let time pass before any judgement is made.

I thought my surgeon was amazing!! He isn't a warm, fuzzy guy, which is fine, and he is, I think, the best surgeon anywhere!!!!!
I think the CCBS program, overall, is great. I have to say that I researched it all for over a yr and have attended support group meetings since then, too. You can't go into this blindfolded. It's a tough thing, and a serious one.

Dr. Sonpal is the best at what he does. He has a personality that I wish he could bottle and sell to interns/residents/med students/fellows and anybody else in the medical field. There was nothing I didnt like about him. He doesnt beat around the bush he is straight forward and to the point. If you are extremely sensitive you might find his humor a little hard to swallow at times but I myself think its refreshing. He is extremely funny to the point that I had to wipe tears from my eyes because he had me laughing so hard. He is more than competent. He knows his stuff and does his best to accomodate each patient by not treating them as a number but as person with feelings. He leaves plenty of time for asking him whatever it is you need to know to put your mind at ease. I trust him with my life. He just happens to be the bloodless care specialist at CCBS just an FYI for folks who shy away from blood transfusions for their own reasons. He is an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10 :)

I MET DR.SONPAL AUGUST 13,2003 AND MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS "REAL".HE ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT SUGAR-COATING ANYTHING.HE ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MYSELF AND MY LIFE.HE WAS INTERESTED AND LET ME KNOW THAT WITH ALL I HAVE GOING NOW I HAVE TO SIT BACK AND LET OTHERS TAKE OVER FOR AWHILE AND NOT FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING EVERYTHING..THE STAFF IS WONDERFUL!!THEY DIDN'T MAKE ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF RATHER LET ME KNOW THAT THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FROM HERE ON.ESPECIALLY,DIANE HARRIS,WHO I'M SURE GOT A LITTLE TIRED OF MY NUMEROUS E-MAILS BUT YET IN STILL ANSWERED EVERY ONE OF THEM PROMPLTY.EVERYTHING WAS EXPLAINED TO ME WITHOUT ALOT OF JARGON.I WAS INITIALLY GOING WITH ANOTHER HOSPITAL BUT I WAS SOOO IMPRESSED WITH ST.VINCENT THAT I SWITCHED AND AM GLAD I DID,,,,SURGERY IS IN 20 DAYS!!!!MORE UPDATES SOON,...

My impression of Dr. Schreiber was that he is a very intelligent man.
I wasn't surprised by his personality from reading others posts and such.
He is no comic by any means but I would darn sure rather have a great surgeon than a comedian! LOL!
I feel very confident in my decision with going with him as a surgeon.

Dr. Schreiber is a straight forward surgeon who is willing to answer any questions and is a very caring surgeon. After my surgery, Dr. Schreiber checked on me everyday to see how I was doing. I felt that he was very easy going and just a nice gentleman overall. He answered all of my questions before surgery and told me all of my risk factors and gave me an insight about the surgery, too. His overall performance as a surgeon would be a 10 on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. He is rated one of the best surgeons in Ohio and is being honored this fall of 2003 in the Cleveland Magazine for being rated as one of the top 3 surgeons. I totally feel that Dr. Schreiber is the best bariatric surgeon out there and he is the best when it comes to surgical competence and bedside manner. I give him a 2 thumbs up and recommend him for anyone who is interested in an Open Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass surgery. Also, his one staff member Chris Unsinger has been very kind throughout the whole process before and after surgery and has a wonderful patient to patient personality along with the skills to be very helpful and informative and motivating. She also gets a 2 thumbs up for being a wonderful staff member of Dr. Schreiber's.

I met with Dr. Schreiber over a year ago and found him to be professional, concerned about how I thought I would be able to handle everything afterwards and was a very no nonsense type of guy. While I didn't get the warm and fuzzy feeling, that's not what I was looking for. I want someone who is good and I believe he is that. His staff has been really great. They communicate through emails mainly, but that is just fine with me as I am a big email junkie.

My first impression of Dr. Sonpal was slightly jaded by the fact that I was so nervous about meeting with a surgeon in this program at CCBS. Dr. Sonpal put me at ease very quickly with his sense of humor followed by his genuine interest in my medical history and my decision to have gastric bypass surgery.

dr schreiber was very knowledgable-i really liked him. not real warm but stright to the point. ive only met him once so far. the staff was great!!!! cant say enough about how wonderful they are. doctor talked alot about after care. they have lots of support in place for u. and lots of info for your after care. the doctor did address the risks of wls. i give my doctor so far a very high rating. surgital competence is most important to me but both are great.