Craig Siverhus Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

I can say when I 1st met my soon to be surgeon, I was quite nerious. I really don't know why, but I was. Having any type of surgery, especailly being my 1st major surgery, is very emotional. He assured me that I was in good hands. A personal friend recommended him to me and from the looks of it, I feel VERY comfortable in having myself in his care.

Dr. Siverhus was very concerned for my welfare and very honest about the expectations he had for me with the surgery. He did an excellent job and had I would do this again in a heartbeat. It is amazing that he can do a little bit of cutting and rerouting and 4 days later I was eating comfortably. He also is very kind and personable and has a strong dedication to his patients. The entire staff at columbia is excellent! They have been very responsive to any issues that have come up and treated me with the upmost respect.

My first impression of Dr. Severhus was that he was very serious. But, that was fine with me, surgery is serious buisness. However now that I have met with him a few times I have seen a smile or two from him and even heard a few jokes cracked. I think he has the perfect balance of professionalism and relaxed interpersonal interaction. The staff at the Bariatric Center at St. Mary's are great. They only met me once, then a month later when I came back they remembered me. Since I am fairly early in my pre-surgery treck I know I have a lot more to experience.

My first meeting with Dr. Siverhus was at an informational seminar for the Columbia-St. Mary's Bariatric program and I liked him immediately. He seemed very intent on making sure you did not leave there until you knew both the benefits and the risks of surgery. After speaking with a few of his patients I realized they all had a tremendous amount of faith in his abilities.rnDuring my first appointment he immediately put me at ease and by the end of the appointment we were talking like two old friends. Dr. Siverhus is very compassionate and understanding regarding obesity problems and their effects on his patient’s lives. He makes it seem like you are a person worth getting to know and someone he wants to help overcome this monster we call \"morbid obesity\". rnI believe he is an extremely competent surgeon and has a great bedside manner.rn

The 6 month weightloss checks with Dr. Siverhus has been great. I liked him from the moment I met him, he comes across as very kind and confident the best quality is that he looks right at you and listens.
Before my first appointment I attended a seminar headed by Dr. Siverhus and Dr. Regan where your able to learn about the pros and cons of the surgery and at the end they had a Q&A session which is great because other people come up with other questions that you may not have thought of.
The staff Dr. Siverhus has at Columbia St. Marys has been the nicest group of women I've ever met. They have been encouraging even when I didn't lose as much weight as I wanted.
Overall my expereance has been a 10. I would recommend all of them to anyone that asked.
I'm so glad that I chose Dr. Siverhus the day of my surgery he came to talk to me 3 times and he talked to my family twice and then for the next 2 days while I was there he came to see me twice a day, most doctors only show up once in the mornings I was so greatful that he took so much time to make me and my family feel comfortable. The nurses were also great especially Mark and Lisa they took excellent care of me.

Dr. Siverhus seemed very professional when I first met him. He seemed pretty down to Earth. I will write more as time goes on.

When I first met Dr. Siverhus I thought that he was very friendily but serious. I knew that I would be in good hands with him as my surgeon. He answered all of my questions and he respected me as a person.

My impression of him has only gotten better. I advise all of the people that I know who are interested in WLS to see him.

Carol,Sue Morie and Peg are all excellent care providers. I am grateful to have them in my corner.

After care is discussed and taught months before surgery. I do not think that with this team you will have many questions after surgery because they believe that you should have no surprises afterwards. I feel that my doctor and his staff are always available to me. I am only a phone or visit away if I need help. All of the risk are explained to you months in advance. I feel like you should know what the risk are before you even come to visit a surgeon. This is not a dicion that you make over night. As a patient and the person who's life will be effected for ever YOU need to do your homework and not just leave it to the doctor to fix everything for you.

I love my surgeon and his staff. If the rating scale were 1-10 I would give them 100! They are over and above on every detail.

My first and lasting impression of Dr. Siverhus was that he is a very caring man and he genuinely loves what he does. He seems to get a real kick out of watching you morph into a new person and gets excited over the changes with you. He cares about you as a person. His entire group at Columbia St. Marys couldn't be better. Sue Dugan is a force to be reckoned with and she's always there for you. I made the decision to change my life and they have made it possible for me to take this journey. I never had any problems with the paperwork, Sue and the group just handled everything. I had very few postop difficulties and those I did experience were handled promptly by the staff. Dr. Siverhus and his staff made themselves available to help in any way possible. I would definitely recommend the Bariatric Center at Columbia St. Marys to anyone considering this type of life style change.

I had no complications after surgery and had a really quick recovery. The pain was minimal and I was back to work on the eighth day after surgery.

I just love Dr. Siverhus, he's so nice and helpful. He's also just as cute as can be. I've already referred 2 poeple to him. My bestfriends sister had her surgery done in february and my niece is having her surgery the first week of April.

I have only the best things to say about Dr. Siverhus. He is, to me, the greatest surgeon and really a wonderful and caring man. He was very informative when I first saw him at my initial evaluation. My husband also felt the same. After my gastric bypass Dr. Siverhus was always there if I had any medical questions, anytime of the day.

I've had intermittent problems with taking iron including stomach pains and he was right there with me trying to figure it out and just being the great doctor that he is.

I recently had surgery with Dr. Siverhus again, exploratory laparotomy and lysis of adhesions. I was in the hospital for 4 days and he was always available when I had questions or when the hospital staff needed to ask him questions for me.

He has a great bedside manner and is always there when I have questions, and I've had a lot in the past year.

Thank's Dr. Siverhus for being such a wonderful surgeon and wonderful person....