Surgical Associates Ltd. Bariatric Center

Very Kind and genuinely interested in helping us. We have heard nothing but good things about him and feel very confident about him performing our surgeries. He gave us brochures and met with us to dicuss what kind of surgery was best for us. His office staff call to check up on paperwork and insurance matters. So far they all have been great. He was very "backed Up" and we didn't get to spend as much time as we would have liked. He is a darn good surgeon.. but so busy he didn't remember when we were having surgery.. in the hospital he didn't recognize us, and after he didn't know when we had surgery or anything.. He is a super surgeon.. just really really busy

Dr. Graham is excellent. He is so detailed and helpful in answering all questions. His staff is also great-each treating you as if you are the only patient they have. Dr. is very good at describing his procedures and is reluctant in doing any types where results are less than stellar. From People that I know and the surgeons in this area that do this procedure, they all think of Graham as THE guy.

I have only met with Dr. Graham once, and we have scheduled my surgery. He was very kind and understanding. He was also willing to take the time to answer all of my questions. I will not see him again until my surgery. I do wish that I could have had a follow-up consultation with him before the surgery. His staff was excellent. He had a sense of competency that made me feel that he knew what he was doing and that I would be in good hands during my surgery.
He mentioned nothing about aftercare. I don't know if he has a structured aftercare program.
He talked very little about the risks after surgery. I think that he is very knowledgeable about this surgery, or I wouldn't let him be operating on me. I think that both his surgical competence and his bedside manner are very good.

I first met Dr. O'Brien in February 2001. I thought he had a surgeon's personality. Not really much of one. I've changed my mind. After seeing Dr. O'Brien at the first support group meeting & having a second consultation with him, I think he's great. He's down to earth and has an air of confidence. He promotes aftercare and realistic expectations. I have also found out that he is one of the most respected surgeons in the nation for this type of surgery. I believe he has a real interest in bariatrics & the whole health of the patient.

Quiet guy with a sense of humor. Dr. verbalizes rather deeply which I appreciated as I am a nurse,yet he was excellent when I didn't follow what he was saying :-) Toleratant of my 2 and 4 year old children. Their staff took the boys out of the room and "played" with them so my husband and I could concentrate on the visit. His office staff is exceptional. From Dr and his staff I never once felt "shamed" for needing this surgery. All visits were treated like any other medical condition I have been treated for. Not alot of aftercare stressed although I think he relies on his staff to fill in those spots, which they do very well. No structured aftercare that I know of. Spoke of risks as well of expected advantages. I'd rate him a 10 on 1-10 scale (no a 9 since we know he is humam and humans make mistakes :-) Surgical I suspect he is good but can't say cause I was sleeping when he was doing his thing :-) But the incion is nice :-) and bedside manner is good. Staff nurses at the hospital spoke highly of him and his partner Dr. OBrein (being a nurse I know that says alot about a Dr. if the nurses offer information about the Dr. vs skirtting the issue)

Dr. O'Brien is professional and an honest person. His office staff was wonderful, very helping and willing to find information for you.

Dr. O'Brien does the Gastric Loop through the laproscope. My insurance said that this was still preliminary, but Dr. O'Brien said that he has been performing this surgery successfully for the last 2 years.

Dr O'Brien was very friendly and eager to answer questions...he drew pictures for me and gave me a couple web sites to look up. I feel good about my choice to entrust him with this important, life changing surgery that I will be going through.

7/16/01 i met with peter o'brien i liked him i thought he was really intellegent he tells you what he thinks he is very strait forward if i get approved i will be having dr obrien do the surgery i beleive he is very good.


1/22/01 Dr Obrien is a great surgen i am glad i decided to have him do my surgery.he checked on me 2 times a day. which i thought was great.i am very happy with the way my insisions look i have only 5 little scars...i really think Dr Obrien is one of the best.

I have had only one visit with him, will have the next the day before the actual surgery. He seemed very nice, took time to explain everything to me, answered all my questions and made me feel less scared about the whole procedure.
We waited for ever to get into the room, it was the week before Christmas, so they were very busy

Dr O'Brien was the greatest. He was so detailed and answered all questions that we had. After surgery he checked on everyone at least twice a day. As time goes by I value him as a GREAT doctor. He is always available for questions. After the 3 month check up he asked if I would come back just so he could see how I was doing. Most doctors would not care that much.

Dr O'Brien makes sure you have a doctor at home that you can see. And his nurses are always there for questions. Dr O'Brien went over all the details what to expect and what the Risks were. I felt very safe in his hands. I thought I was going to be real nervous the day of surgery but I was very calm it was a good experience and knowing that I was in the care of a great doctor helped,

The only negative thing was I developed pnemounia after surgery but I believe this was my fault for not getting up and walking to keep my lungs clear. I do not blame the doctor for this at all.