Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America Bariatric Center

Dr. Alanis without a doubt is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met. I do not mind waiting when I go to the office to see him because he is so caring about his patients. He lays everything out on the line up front. The good and the bad. I was scared when I went in but was totally at ease when I left. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who is looking for a surgeon.

My first impression of Dr. Alanis was great. He was very nice, very understanding and explained everythig very well. To this day, he is still great and I would recommend him to anyone.

I thought Dr. Alanis was very sweet, compassionate man. He could have been a little more urgent, as he has SO many people waiting a very long time, but at least he is thorough.

All of the staff I met were very, very nice.

Expect to wait when visiting this office!!!
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During my hospital stay, my opinion changed just slightly....I sort of felt like I was "cheated" out of his attention. What I mean is, because he rooms his patients together, it was very hard to get him to sit and talk to ME and listen to what I had to say, or answer questions I had. He wanted to do these sort of "team" meetings with me and my roommate and generalize all the info he gave us. While that may be using time more effciently, he isn't giving us any sort of "two for one" discount, so we deserve to not be treated that way. We should all have been treated individually. Oh well...just thought I would comment on that.

I met with Dr Alanis for the first time on Tuesday 2/18/03. He seemed very nice. The office staff at Neweigh was great. The only bad thing was I was at the office for almost 3 hours, but it was ok. The Neweigh program seems really good. I look forward to my surgery and going to the aftercare support groups they have. Overall I would give Neweigh and Dr. Alanis a 10.

The first time I saw him, I was sitting in my car waiting for my wife to join me for my meeting with him. He was outside & one of his former patients saw him & she immediately gave him a hug. My first thought was "he helped her change her life!" I went into our meeting with a very positive & warm attitude. He was very professional & very courteous. I left the meeting thinking, that I could change my life too!

met with Dr. Alanis over a year ago. Have spent the past year trying to get insurance approval. My impression of Dr. Alanis is very positive. Very knowledgeable, great at explaining things. Seems to genuinely care about his patients.

Dr Alanis had a good first impression on me. He drawed the type of surgery I will have and what are the benefits of RNY instead of the Rubber band.

His office staff is real nice there knowledgrable about the surgery and most have had it.

I did have a problem with the wait time to see him I had to wait over 2hours.

Dr Alanis explained to me about all the aftercare programs he have and encourgaged me to attend one before my surgery.

Dr Alanis was very thorough in explaining RNY in my initial interview with him. He answered all my questions and was very warm and personable. Subsequent to my surgery if I had questions, Dr Alanis was always very prompt in returning my calls. I reallllly like Dr Alanis.

My first impression of Dr. Alanis was a very good one. He spoke to me so nice and down to earth. His first Question was - Are you sure you want to have something like this done? I said yes, and from their it was an open book on information. He emphasized the importance of after care and the support group from neweigh. I would say his bedside manners are very good. I pray that all goes well in the surgery!
01/11/03----- o.k. I am 7 weeks out and have lost 32 lbs and would like to say after all is said and done I love my surgeon, I highly recomend him to everyone that is looking into wls. His bedside manners are great, he is funny and never makes you feel like "A PATIENT" but more like a personal friend....

I have only met him once but he seemed very porfessional. I was not very impressed with his bed side manner but I am very confident in his abilites as a surgeon.
I was not very impressed with the office staff. I had to wait 2 hours after my appointment time to see him.
One thing that I was very happy with was Neweigh taking control of creating the letter for apporoval to send to my insurance. The lady, Gloria, who took down my medical history was very nice and helpful.
Aftercare is a must. This is really pushed by the doctor and the staff. You are even required to sign an agreement to promise to attend support group meetings and adhere to what ever restrictions imposed by the surgery(exercise, eating, and drinking.)