Amir Mehran Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

I had my surgery 12/12/07 and Dr Mehran was great he gave me a hard time about the surgery and why I wanted it. but it was for my own good..... he was also good with my husband and very pateint....my hubby did not meet the doctor until the day of the surgery and I had a few minor complications and he came out and explained every thing to my husband and assured him every thing was ok...... Dr. Mehran and his staff came to see me the next day and they were all great. I could not ask for a better team of people. now some of the nurse at the hospital is another story!!!!!

My first impression of Dr Mehran was he is quite funny, very warm and was constantly trying to talk me OUT of having the surgery. After further time I understand this is a process of weeding out the patients that are using this as a crutch or a miracle pill. During the surgery process I found him to be very informative and incredibly nice to my mother who was with me prior to and in recovery. I adore his office staff and Maria the program coordinator. I love that they try to guilt you into the support groups. I am 3 1/2 mos post op and am having issues with nausea. He has ordered a battery of tests and insisted I bring this up with my therapist as this could be emotional or mental as well as a physical issue.rnI think he is an excellent Bariatric Surgeon, cannot say enough good things about him and HIGHLY recommend him to any one in the LA area.rnMy only negativity stems from he is very hard to get hold of and you must go thru Maria for pretty much everything...

My first Impression of Dr. Mehran was his sense of humor. I must admit I gave him a hard time but he never folded. rnHe made some staff changes in the midst of my preparing for the surgery. To the best if I must say so myself. There was nothing major I really did not like about Dr. Mehran. What I think patients should know about Dr. Mehran is that he is one of the best Dr.'s at UCLA. He is a stickler for the rules. Everything he does is always in the best interest of his patients.

My First impression of Dr. Mehran was a good one. I felt satisfied that I would be in good hands during surgery. Overtime my impression became more and more positive at every meeting with him. His office staff was very efficient and inline with your personal goal. The least thing that I liked about Dr. Mehran was, that I felt and still feel that he needs to slow down! He is very efficient, confident, and knowledgable at what he does, however when he is in his office I felt that he needed to take a deep breathe and simply slow down a little bit. Dr. Mahran and his staff greatly emphasize the importance of before and after care. They have wonderful programs set up with straightforward information about life before & after the surgery. Dr. Mehran is very direct about the risks of surgery. At every meeting he would emphasize those risks to make sure I was very clear on what I was getting into. Overall Dr Mehran was wonderful. His bedside manner was also great, and the support he gave my family was so appreciated.

I liked his bed side manner right away.I still like him, his Fellows are great, especially Dr. Nicole Basa. She's great and I saw her a lot in the hospital. Surgical competence is number one in my book, but I have to be able to trust my Doctor. Dr. Mehran made me feel at ease and seemed very knowledgeable, and I had complete confidence in him and his surgical team.

Dr. Mehran is awesome he has such a great sense of humor and is so easy to communicate with. I saw him and people from his staff each day I was in the hospital very attentive. I was suppose to have had a different doctor but at my preop I met with rnDr. Mehran thank God!

Dr Mehran was very pleasant. I had read his BIO before my appointment, and was very impressed with his background, education, and articles (close to 400) he has written. He is very friendly, and gave ample time for questions. Do your homework, as it really matters to him that you know all about WLS. I feel very confident to have him as my surgeon. Any doubts I had about the surgery, he put me at ease. Most importantly, he discussed not only the benefits but the risk. Reminded me that this was only a tool, and that "I" will be the ultimate determinator of the outcome and success.

I loved this doctor, he was very personable and funny. I felt totally comfortable with him. The office staff was very busy but nice. There were 4 classes that took a month to complete on the before and after care. There were also tests after each class that you had to pass or you had to repeat the class. I am a RN and I found the classes very informative. I felt totally prepared for my surgery. The risk were spelled out during the classes and by Dr M pretty thouroughly. i would rate Dr M 10 out of 10. His surgical competence and bedside manner are equally excellent!

I thought Dr. Mehran was the perfect doctor for me.. straight out with the facts, up front with the pros and cons and said what would happen and what would not.

I liked that in a physician, to say it like it is.

Debbie who runs the education part of the UCLA Bariatric program is the best. So supportive and helpful, and I could not believe all I learned in those 4 classes. Without that I would not have been prepared for all the post op and pre op issues... being prepared made my surgerical experience and post op experience extremely easy.

The only issue I had was that the nurses in the hospital could not answer my questions, and kept bringing me jello and such with sugar... I had to make sure that I got the sugarless stuff... but the resident surgeons and Dr. Mehran were great!

I thought he was nice and very thorough. He has a cheerful disposition but serious enough. He covered all bases and I look forward to my pre-op app.

My pre-op went fine I still like him, he is kind and funny. He is busy but I don't have a doctor who isnt so I dont count that against him.

I had my surgery July 13th he is great. It is now August 1st and I have had my 14 day visit and I think he is great. Ive had no problems at all! I had none in the hospital and I still haven't had any. No vomitting nothing he is a good doctor.

I'd recomend him to any one.
overall 1-10 one being awful and ten being excellent
I'd say 10.