Centegra Physician Care-Surgical Associates Bariatric Center

I am a personal trainer who works with patients who have had bariatric surgery with Dr. Heydari. I have yet to find anyone who does not love Dr. Heydari. He is very caring and takes a genuine interest in all of his patients. His after care consists of sessions with a personal trainer as well as a free support group that meets twice a month. The support group, run by a member of his staff, is very well attended and I have heard nothing but positive comments from anyone who has attended, including myself. Working with Dr. Heydari and his staff is like becoming a member of an extended family. You are taken under their wing and helped along in every stage of the process. These are some of the nicest, most competent people you will ever meet. I would highly recommend him to anyone facing bariatric surgery. I have never heard a negative thing said of him or his practice or any of his surgeries. All is hear is constant praise of him, and people thrilled with their results. You will not be sorry if you chose this surgeon.

Simply put, Dr. Heydari is one of the nicest, fairest, and most thoughtful doctor's you will ever have the pleasure of bumping into. He not only cares about your physical well-being, he also cares greatly about the other aspects of your life that come along with choosing to get a bariatric surgery performed.

His staff is equally as wonderful, everyone greets you by your first name, meets you with a smile and are quick to ask how things are going. Throughout my journey, Dr. Heydari took time out of his busy schedule and spared no expense to help guide me through it. He answered all of my questions with a skill that you rarely see in today's medicinal field.

I was scared to death of surgery, when i had the procedure i was 25, and had never even seen the likes of an operating table. I elected to have the Lap-Band procedure done, and after all my insurance criteria was met, the surgery was scheduled on September 13th of 2009. Prior to the actual surgery, the focus from Dr. Heydari and his staff to help you realize your goals was phenomenal. With their advice alone prior to surgery, i lost 27 pounds. There was never a doubt in my mind about the surgery itself, because Dr. Heydari and his staff are always willing to answer any questions you may have, that is if your questions aren't answered by the wonderful support group meetings that they hold twice a month.

The day of surgery came, and if you were like me and are anxious about it, let me tell you right now that you are in good hands. I still remember Dr. Heydari coming up to me prior to wheeling me into the room, and simply comforting me and letting me know everything will be ok. And then i woke up, with my new tool inside me to help me realize my dreams.

As of today, it has been 7 months after my surgery. I started my journey only a few pounds away from being 400. I am happy to say that as of this morning, i am only 6 pounds shy of weighing under 300 pounds for the first time since high school. This tool inside me is amazing, and i thank Dr. Heydari from the bottom of my heart for helping me realize my goals and dreams. So if you were like me, sitting there thinking you need to change your life around, stop thinking. Grab the keys, get in your car, and go talk to Dr. Heydari or one of his wonderful staff. I assure you that once you are well into your journey as I am, you will look back, and think to yourself how much this has changed your life for the better. So what are you waiting for, it's time to get your life back, and there is not a single man better to help you get it back than Dr. Heydari. Good luck, and the best of wishes to anyone who is starting their journey!

I love Dr.Heydari and his staff. He is a very caring and understanding doctor. If I had to do it all over again I would. Dr. has such a great bedside manner and really went into detail about the risks of surgery.

I really love the fact that anytime I needed him I mean anytime at all. I would call and he would return my call within a halfhour...

I can not stress enough how much I love Dr and his staff. They have changed my life for the better. I am 7 months out and down almost 100 pounds..

There is nothing bad I can say about Dr. Heydari.. I have spread the word to four of my friends and they all have set a date.

God bless

lots of love,
Tina :)

Hi my name is Tamatha.I had the RNY gastric bypass on November 30, 2004. I am almost 5 1/2 years out. This is my new birthday, and I celibrate it every year cause without this life saving surgery I would not be here to share my story with all of you.
Dr. Heydari, there are no words to express how greatful I am to him and his deticated staff. He is a very modiest man. And saving lives is his bottom line. From the very minute I walked into the imformational session in July of 2004, I new I was finally in the right place!!!! I felt welcomed and not judged. All my life I have been discriminated against for one reason or another, my weight, my height, my physical limitations and my financial situation. I sat through that session thinking to my self, this all sounds to good to be true, as soon as they find out my financial situation they will show me the door- like several other centers had done before with no regard to the fact that I was going to die if something wasn't done. Dr. Heydari is the only Dr, I have ever known that didn't make me feel like I was unworthy of medical care. He listened to me and expained in great detail all that is involved. And he really did ease all my fears. I never once felt like I was just a number waiting in a line to have sergery and be sent out the door like I was on some sort of assembly line. What I am trying to say is that Dr. Heydari has the ability to make every single one of his patients feel like they are his only patient. We are people, he knows are names it truely is a family and know matter what the question or problem there is always someone there to help. Before surgery, after surgery and every minute in between. I have so many experiences that I could share that are proof that he is a man who cares. Not just for you the patient but your families too He will take the time no matter what he has to do. With every surgery there can be
complications and risks. I have had to go through several of these and it was rough going at times but I knew Dr. Heydari would save my life and he has more then one, two , three times. I have been through alot and people always ask me, "Am I sorry that I choose this surgery?" My answer to that is no I am not! I would do it again without hesitation. Dr. Heydari is the BEST. If not for him I would not be here to raise my children who are now almost 13 and 7. I could never praise him enough how do you thank some one for giving you your life. He will tell you that I am a strong person. That he just gave me a tool, hes to modest to admit that he is truely one of a kind and without his surgical competence and the commitment he made to saving my life- I would be one more sitistic you see of someone whose had there life cut short due to obesity..................And with that I just want to say thankyou once again to Dr Heydari and all of his staff for fighting this dease and helping make it a thing of the past for so many of the invisible people in this world that are over looked and ridicled. Good luck to you and what ever you decide. Dr. Heydari is number one and so is his team. They are all friends and part of my family..

oh in case you are woundering, before surgery I was over 240 pounds. I am 4 foot 9 inches tall. Today, 5 1/2 years out I weight 100 pounds. I was at my goal weight 6 months out of surgery. Dr. Heydari is always telling me that it's not about looks its about being healthy. He is so awsome and really does care. He did my tummy tuck too and he did such a wounderful job. It is beautiful to this day. If not for him I would of never of had a tummy tuck cause I don't trust anyone else.. He has my complete trust. Thankyou is all I can say it will never be enough for the life I have today. And I am the healthiest I have ever been. My labs are text book perfect. And I owe it all to him... If you go to his website and view the patient showcase, You can view alittle more of my story. I will post more pictures soon

I had my lap-band surgery in Feb 2009. Dr. Heydari was sympathetic to my weight issues and I got the feeling he really wanted to help me. He was concerned about all my health issues and felt the lap-band would be the best choice for me. I knew him from prior non-bariatric surgeries and each time I felt that I was his main concern. I never felt rushed or felt as if he was talking down to me. He was enthusiastic about the amount of weight I could lose but he was realistic. He did not make promises to me that were not attainable. Each visit after the surgery he reviewed my chart and told me how I was doing compared to the average lap-bander. He scheduled regular follow-up visits and spent time at each one going over the expectations and results. He also strongly supports the support group that was organized for us who had already had surgery as well as those planning or thinking about surgery. Dr. Heydari is a wonderful, caring surgeon that I know for me he will be there every step of the way. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone considering bariatric surgery.

I had my Gastric Bypass surgery on 12/03/08, but my bariatric journey started in March 2008 when I went to my informational seminar. I went not knowing if this was what I wanted or needed for myself. I worked at the answering service that took after hour calls for Dr. Heydari and thought he seemed to be such a nice man. Hearing the stories of the patients, meeting his nurse, dietician and then him really made me feel like I was in the right place. Dr. Heydari really cares for everyone of his patients. We agreed that a goal of 180 pounds seemed reasonable and obtainable for me. Dr. Heydari told me that I would lose 75% of the weight in the 1st year and then the last 25% over the 2nd year but if I worked really hard at it, I could reach my goal a bit sooner. At this writing I am 6 pounds away from my goal, and I am 15 1/2 months out of surgery. Dr. Heydari and his staff are still always there for me anytime day or night. My feelings have changed for Dr. Heydari since meeting him. I used to respect him, now I rescpect and love him as a wonderful doctor and beautiful human being. Thank you Dr. Heydari for helping me save my life.

I am just completing my insurance mandated 3 month physician supervised weight loss program. Dr. Heydari has been just wonderful. I am a surgical 'nervous nellie', and while he and his staff have been diligent in informing me of the risks, they have been very supportive and encouraging and PATIENT with me.
His staff is fabulous. They are punctual, loving, and seem to be very well educated on bariatric surgery.
They have a fabulous support group 2x's per month. At least 40 people attend. The before care has been great and the mandatory classes have been very informative. His post surgical care is set up in a very structured way and I'm looking forward to being able to tell you first hand about it. ( My sister is two years out from her surgery and her post care has been great.) He has a wonderful, caring demeanor and has a fabulous reputation for being a wonderful surgeon. His statistics for complications are below the national norm. He gets an A+ from me.

I first met Dr. Heydari 3 years ago when my wife went to see him. She had gastric bypass surgery and lost 173lbs. in 2 years. I decided to have lapband surgery and have already lost 60lbs. and 10 points off my BMI in less than 4 months. Dr. Heydari has truly changed our lives and we can never thank him enough. Besides being a great surgeon, he is an even better person. He and his team never treat you like a number. They treat you like one of their family. What I liked best about the program wss that they were willing to provide whatever level of structure you needed. They have an outstanding support group but do not force it on you. The nutrition classes were very informative. I was very well prepared for surgery and for life after.

The only negative I experienced was the nutritionist that taught the class was a little too extreme in her views regarding food. This was a minor point and did not take away from what I found to be an excellent program.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Heydari and his staff. The are very helpful and informative. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all. I am now able to move and breath with ease. Something I couldn't do 4 months ago. I no longer need to take my diabetic medication. My cholesterol level has been greatly reduced to normal range. I can once again play with my grandchildren without becoming complete exhausted in just a few short minutes. Thanks to Dr. Heydari I Have my life back again. Now hopefully I can live a lot longer and see my grandchildren grow up and have families of their own. I love watching the process of my weight loss and I can't wait to reach my goal weight. This I will achieve with the support of Dr. Heydari and his staff. Many thanks!!!

doctor heydari is one of the most kindly surgeon there is. He cares about everything and every body. He follows you thur the whole process and more . His staff is one of a kind, better then any hospital, and I have been to a few. Rose and susie rock and never leave you hanging.They have all earned their wings a few times Im sure. Just remember when desiding on a surgeon he is one of a best.