Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America Bariatric Center

I really like Dr. Alanis, he is a wonderful person. He has an aftercare program with NeWeigh and all the staff is very nice.

Dr. Alanis was very considerate, he took time with each patient. Very straight forward, good bed side manner.

I went through the Neweigh Weight Loss Center and the staff was wonderful.

I have no dislikes for Dr. Alanis. The only thing I feel would have been most helpful was followup by the staff to see how I was doing with my weight loss. They seem to forget about me after the 4 week followup visit. Have never heard from them again.

I live approximately 1 hour from the closest Neweigh office and could not make their support classes. Bummer!

My first impression of Dr. Alanis was he seemed very concerned about everyone in the room and he was very informative of what was going to take place with the surgery. The staff at NeWeigh was great. I had a few disappointments at times because someone gave me incorrect information but overall they are the best. I would recommend them to everyone. Lisa is the best!!

Dr. Alanis is GREAT!
He is very thorogh and explains everything in great detail his staff is equally as great. I recommend him to everyone I encounter considering the surgery. Awesome bedside manner and surgical competence.

One word! AWESOME!!! I have never met such a sweetheart of a man. I have known some Dr's in my life, but for the first time, Dr. Alanis lets you see that he is really in this profession because he cares about people and their health. Most Dr's do, but you can tell that they are in it for the money also. How many Dr's do you know that hand you their business card on several occasions and tell you to call with any questions and w/o hesitation? HE DOES!! He gets even better as you see him more. His eyes light up when you walk into the room because he is happy for you and they outcome. The office staff is caring, and very helpful. I would rate him as a 100 out of a possible 10! They just do not get any better, and I don't mind driving 3 1/2 hours to see him for my checkups!

i LIKE HIM HE WAS CONCERNED.
MY IMPRESSION HAS NOT CHANGE HOPEFULLY IT WON'T THE OFFICE STAFF AT NEWEIGH IS GREAT AND VERY PLEASANT. WELL HE TOLD ME NOT TO GAIN ANOTHER POUND,BUT I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS. HE IS VERY FUNNY WHEN YOU FIRST MEET HIM AT LEAST HE WAS TOO ME I WAS VERY NERVESS WHEN I MET WITH HIM AND MY B/P WENT SKY HIGH. AND HE MADE A JOKE ABOUT IT. VERY DETAILED. WELL NEWEIGH AS WELL AS DR ALANIS HAS A PROGRAM THAT YOU MAY ATTEND AFTER THE SURGERY. AND AFTERCARE PROGRAM ON SITE. I WOULD RATE HIM 9 SO FAR. I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT HE SURGERY PART JUST YET, BUT HIS BEDSIDE MANNER IS GOOD.

When I first met Dr. Alanis my first impression could be summed up with one word, caring.
My impression never changed throughout the surgery because he proved to be a nice, well mannered doctor who truely wants his patients to succeed.
Having both surgical competence and fantastic bedside manner, Dr. Alanis is the only doctor I refer.

He's very nice. He is very thourough in his explanations. He explained the surgery and all the risks, and differances between surgerys. And he's very funny. I've only met with him once so far. But I talk to the people at Neweigh almost everyday and they'er all great. On my first visit I received a folder of info on pre and post op care. It's all very structured and you do have to sign a promisary note that you will attend aftercare programs. The only bad things are the wait at the office(but even then you get to talk to all the other patients that are in various stages of pre and post). And the other is the fact that he has a weight cap of 365#s so I have lose weight before I can have surgery to lose weight.

Dr. Alanis is awesome! I really liked everything about Nuweigh and the doctors. Eveytime I go see him, he answers all my questions and wants to know how I am doing.
One time I called him because I did not feel well, and he called back within two minutes.

I am betwen Dr Alanis and Dr Jay here in Houston, I heard great things about both, but I am not sure jet. If someone had either one of them, please call me or email me and let me know what do you think about them so I can make the right desition. Hey, my life will be in their hands.......281-646-0826.Today is March/07/03,Yesterday was my first visit with Dr Alanis, he is going to be my surgeon, I was very impressed with the little sisters in Neweigh, they were really nice, the place was full of people, and everything had to be really fast.They explain about the surgery, very superficial, they ask you if you have any questions, but hoping that you say no, because of the time frame. They put you in a room, where the surgeon is going to see you in private, He took a second to tell me that my surgery had to be open, because of the bad work that others made, with my c sections and the removal of my ovaries. Well I kind of knew that I couldn't have a lap... I think that Dr. Alanis is one of the best surgeons for this kind of surgery, and also he looks like a very nice and caring person. My next step is to look for my psychiatric evaluation, so they can send the paperwork to my insurance. I was approved by humana in only three weeks, my surgery was going to be on June 16th. I went to the hospital with a lot of dreams, and very optimistic expectations about the outcome, but something happened. When they open my abdomen the doctor discovered too much scar tissue, so he didn't want to deal with it and close me up. When I woke up my daughter and husband were there, my girl was crying because she knew how much I wanted the surgery, and my husband looked very sad too. All my dreams about been thiner and healthier dissappeared, now everything is going to be difficult, because I have to do it on my own, again, and again, and again.,I am sure now that all this could it be prevented with an endoscopy, but my doctor never ordered me one, so now I have thousands of bills, a big scar in my tummy, and nothing to show for, anyway, I do feel sad and a little depressed, but life goes on........