Robert Sass, M.D. Bariatrics Bariatric Center

Dr. Sass is now in Lebanon, VA

my first impression of Dr.Sass was a good one he is very interested in his patients and i notice he listen to you. He care a lot for his patients. His staff are very nice they have also have had the surgery so they know what we are going thru. Future patients should know he cares alot and he like to learn you...also to help you.Well im a CNa at the hospital wher they do surgerys and he takes very good care of his patients. He has a big impact on the emphasize of aftercare!! :-)
Dr. Sass tell you straight up all the risks of the surgery. He has very good bedside manner.
I luv you Dr.Sass....please take good care of me!!! :-) I know you took good care of Marilyn..

My first impression of Dr. Sass was I really
liked him he was friendly and a caring Doctor he informed me of all the information I needed. I really like his staff they are excellent. All my nurses at the hospitol were GREAT!!! Especially ICU. He is a great Doctor if any problems he is there as quick as possible. Overall I rate him with a execellent doctor. Surgical competence and bedside manner is great.

He was very professional, but also laid back.


I keep gaining more and more respect for him

Very efficient and polite

Nothing

He is very patient and will answer any question you may have.
He is very concern with your progress. He even called me at home after discharge and checked on me.
He offers support group meetings and schedules your follow-up visits.
He was very honest with any risks.
GREAT

BOTH GREAT

Dr. Sass is now in Lebanon VA practicing with Dr. Kramer. I was very pleased with Dr. Sass and his office staff. All have been very helpful in getting my insurance approval and answering any questions that I had/have. I attended meetings of the support group their office runs and learned a great deal from them. I trust that this surgery will improve my life in many ways. I learned through the website tonight that Dr. Kramer has also had the surgery done and find it reassuring also. The booklet that the office provides gives a good deal of information that will be used by myself and my family. And yes, it is nerve-wracking as the date gets closer!

Dr. Sass was very kind and compassionate. He was very concerned about me. His staff was very helpful with insurance issues, and scheduling. I can't think of one thing I didn't like about Dr. Sass. I recommend him highly. I have my first post-op appointment on July 28th, and his office provides a support group for all pre-op and post-op patients. He has a structured aftercare program with regular visits at certain intervals so he can keep updated on progress. He was very serious about the risks of this surgery. I would rate him as caring, compasionate, and competent. He specializes in Lap operations. His bedside manner is very kind and encouraging. Overall he is a great surgeon.

EXCELLENT, VERY SUPPORTIVE

I have met Dr Sass at the weekly support group meetings, (he is in Lebanon,Va now). And I have had my first appointment with him. He is very nice and very down to earth, and he was very informative. I have had my surgery and Dr. Sass was wonderful, he is very caring and he did a wonderful job. I couldnt have gotten better care anywhere else with anyone else.

Dr. Sass is great..He makes you feel so comfortable..He is easy to talk to..He explained all the benifits as well as the risk of the surgery..and he answers any question you ask..
His office staff is wonderful..especially Kathy..I would recommend Dr. Sass to anyone who is interested in gastric bypass..

My first HONEST impression of Dr Sass was that he was too YOUNG to be preforming the surgeries,etc he was doing. But that quickly passed when he told me his age, LOL I felt VERY comfortable listening to his talk, & in asking ANY questions,concerns I had. He gave me more than adequate time to discuss any concerns I had. As matter of fact, in listening to him, he was answering any questions I'd written down to ask him b4 I was gonna get to ask them. There was 2 that I needed to ask after given the open invitation to ask. #1, the need to put any of MY blood in reserve for the surgery, #2 The amount of time before becoming sexually active again. He answered both questions in a professional manner. He even offered to speak with my son OR any other persons I had who had any questions concerning procedure. (Being my son is the only one of my children who are against me doing this procedure with ANY Dr, because of his concern for me) The office was clean, and adequate LARGE chairs for obese persons, which I thought was a definate plus, the office girls were very informative & helpfull, IF anything during my entire first visit *MAY* have been differently, the office had numerious amounts of what appeared personal charts in the small area which three employees were working. But even that didnt seem to alter their procedures with getting copy of my insurance card, & other info they needed. Apparently they were well adapted to the situation. Dr Sass not only described the procedure, the do's/donts, pros/cons, he explained where I'd be placed after surgery, my hospital stay, the need for my follow up visits, the vitamins for life. He told me the amount of patients he'd had for gastric bypass, discussed some if not all of the *negative* things that had happened to some, as well as the ones with a VERY happy ending and NO complications what so ever. I'm NOT sure at this point of the #'s he quoted, so I'll NOT guestimate here. OF course, as I'm typing this article, I have NOT yet had surgery, today is 3/2/04, my surgery date as of now is for 4/6/04. At this time I am VERY much pleased with the info I've found for myself with talking with Dr Sass, a couple other patients of his personally, as well as checking on this website some of the patients when he was out of state. I WILL plan to update this after my surgery is over and done and will be as honest with you as possible. I KNOW I've placed a lot of faith in the articles I read on this site of him, to this point I have found absolutely NOTHING negative concerning Dr Sass, so this has given me tremendous relief at this point, and making me more secure with my decission for choosing him as my surgeon.