The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana Bariatric Center

Dr. Thomas was very professional as well as understanding.
His office was very helpful and informative. They were as excited as I was when I recieved my approval from my insurance company.
They stress the importance of after care for each patient. They schedule you periodically for the first year. They also hope you will return throughout your lifetime. They also have a support group set up for pre op and post op patients. Meetings are monthly and they ex[ect you to attend them for one year.
I initially attended a seminar and all the risks were addressed. I am scheduled to
go over them with the dr. one on one next week.
I absolutely reccomend a dr. have both bedside manner as well as surgical competance, but if I had to pick one it would be surgical competance. I would reccomend his office to any one that asked.

havent met dr booth yet hoping to real soon.should have my first appointment in late may 2002.
met dr warden on yesterday .hes very nice ery polite he explained everything in detail looking forward to surgery.i would give him a 10. met dr. clark on may 20,2002 his very nice he explained the procedure and all the complications.had surgery on may 22 i had some complications with my heart and blood preesure but it was taken care surgery went great

Dr. Thomas is very personable, he took the time to explain every aspect and answered all my questions. I feel very comfortable and have no hesitations. I feel confident in his skill and also the surgeons who work there have a lot of experinece and I feel confident that the assisting surgeon is just as top notch as Dr. Thomas. The staff it exceptional. I have zero negative comments and I would recommend this group to anyone considering surgery. Everyone from the front desk to the surgeon is very helpful. I feel they genuinely care about the patient.

i really like him

7/20/02 - My post-op visit went well. I got to see Liane (who had surgery the day after I did, and meet Mary who was going in the next day) and I got to weigh in!! Dr Warden was more personable it seemed. . . or maybe I was feeling better about ME, so I was more personable and hence, HE was more personable!! Know what I mean?? You will as you get more and more "post-op!!" LOL!! His nurse, Lisa, is GREAT!!!!!!!!

6/20/01 - My first consult with Dr Clark Warden was just 5 days before my surgery. I have to say that his personality is a little "cool" - kinda "matter of fact" but his skill as a laproscopic surgeon is far more important to me. He's been doing the lap DS about a year, but he is a highly skilled LAP surgeon, doing lap surgeries for almost 12 years, so in that respect, I was in the best of hands! He was definately friendlier when he came to check in on me post-op! =) We'll see what he's like at my 6 wk post op!


5/5/01 - Well, It took a little work (some phone calls and faxes on the part of my new surgeon's staff, but overall, once I interceded, things went fast and well. I have a date!! 5/29/01!! It looks like I would be into Oct or Nov now too if I had stayed with Dr Smith. . .=( I have great things to say about Dr Booth's staff - check out my profile page, I don't wanna repost it all here! =) Haven't met the Docs yet - probably won't until pre-op day! Will let u know then.

4/21/01 - I have decided to go out of network and have the LAP DS performed by Dr Clark Warden. It will cost a little more out of pocket but 3 months head start on my new life is worth it to me!! His staff all seems very friendly and bubbly. I like them already. They will call my insurance on Monday and see about getting their name put on my approval letter and then I can be switched by next MONTH!! Yes, MAY!!! Wow, I have a lot less time to prepare now! LOL! When I meet him, I will update here again.

He was wonderful. Loved him and still do. The office staff is great. I would rate him as a 12 on a scale of 1-10. :-) He has a great bedside manner and is the best surgeon in the world.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Lavin and his fine staff. Interestingly, a number of hospital personnel have hade the surgery so everywhere you went in the hospital, there was a cheerlead from a post-op or post-op friend! What a vote of confidendence in Dr. Lavin and the hospital to have your own nurses seek out the procedure there.

Dr. Lavin and his partners at Surgical Specialists of La have a structured monthly support group. Dr. Lavin's surgical competence and bedside manner are both good. The nurses spoke with great praise for his laparascopic surgurical skills. So I belive them!

I couldn't be more pleased with my choice. His office was extremely accommodating in helping get my surgery scheduled around my schedule and to deal with insurance problems. (Through no fault of theirs, I ended up not having coverage. My employer changed insurers Jan. 1, and we simply couldn't get it approved and done before year end, particularly with the holiday schedules).

My first impression was that he was a nice man, genuinely concerned for the well-being of obese individuals. After meeting him, I felt very comfortable, and I was ready to sign up for surgery. His office staff is wonderful. Even though I felt that I bugged them, they never acted put out or irritated. I have not had my pre-op office visit yet, so I cannot say much about aftercare, risks, etc. I will add to this sight at a later date.

I didn't actually meet Dr. Warden until the day before my surgery. All my contact had been through LifeSHAPE Group in Ocean Springs, MS. Dr. Warden impressed me as being very quiet but also very competent. I came through lap surgery in just under 4 hours and with no complications. At 3 weeks post op, I feel fantastic and am back at work.

I met him the day prior to my surgery.. and then again afterwards.. he's extremely talented.. my entire DS was done lap. I think I would have felt MUCH worse with a different procedure or with a surgeon, who wasnt as talented.. I could just tell he knew what he was doing and he didnt bash me up inside.. I'll be forever grateful to him and to the DS procedure.. Praise the Lord!