Donald Fry Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Fry is one of the most thorough, interested, caring Doctors I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Anyone who has ever been obese will understand what I mean when I say, "He gets it." "He understands"

The better I got to know him, the better I liked him.

His staff (particularly "Neets") are all GREAT!

Can't think of anything negative.

Only that he is VERY busy and you may have to wait three to five months to get a scheduled date. Then another couple of months before you actually get to the date.

Aftercare is very important to him.

Structured aftercare?? Wait until you read the material he gives out pre-op.

He defititely make sure everyone is aware of the risks involved!

On a scale of 1 to 10 Dr. Fry is at the very least a 9.5.

Both GREAT!!!!!!!

Dr. Fry was a very understand and kind physician, he did not look down at you for being large, but willing to listen to what you had to say. More physician should take lesson from Dr. Fry.

Very nice, explains procedure and answers questions.
Long wait. Hopelessly overbooked .
Staff kind, caring and effcient.

Very busy surgeon! I have been a little disappointed in the long wait between appointments but I figure something good is worth the wait! And if Dr. Fry is this busy...he must be good! Very nice man and his nurse "Neets" has had WLS and is also very helpful!

Very Busy but caring. I feel he is competent and I trust him.

I thought he was going to be grouchy and not very nice.
He turned out to be really sweet and very compassionate and he listened to me.
His office staff are all great and very professional, and made me feel very comfortable.
That his clinic is alwasys packed and it is very hard to get in there.
That he is very understanding and will do all he can to help you, he is also very dedicated to his patients and their health.
He is very adamant about aftercare and support groups and follow up appointments.
Yes the aftercare program is very structured and there are many appointments and tests.
He is very truthful about risks and goes over all the stats with you and how your own health problems can affect your outcome.
I rate him as #1 I cannot imagine having another doctor being with me thru all of this.
Both are great Dr. Fry combines it all!!!

I really appreciated my first meeting with Dr. Fry. He sat down and in an unhurried manner drew for me his surgical approach, answered all my questions and even openly told me of the problems and losses he has faced in his career. He leveled with me that the surgery is a springboard to a new lifestyle and that there will still be work to do post op. He gave me the encouragement that not only of his competency, but that i was not just "another notch in his belt".
I liked his straight "gut level" discussion.

When I had my first meeting with him he made me feel great about the surgery. He was very informative very patient with all my questions. I felt comfortable. He knows his business. The staff was great they are real buzy you can tell but when they are with you they make it clear you are most important. They stressed the importance of education and support over and over. They recommended a nutritionist, and a support group. They wanted to know how my family and friends felt about this they asked about my marital status. That made me feel like they are concerned about me as a human being which when it comes to Dr's you know how that is. Overall I was pleased.

Although I have not had the most positive experience with UNM in general, I have nothing bad to say about Dr Fry. I met with him on 6/18/02 and had a pleasant discussion with him. He did not seem rushed at all, and answered an entire list of questions I had brought with me. He was not condescending (one of my major fears when I see a doctor), and honestly seemed very sympathetic.

My first impression of Dr. Fry was that he was in a hurry. He gave me all the information about the surgery but I felt rushed.
I saw Dr. Fry twice before the surgery and I always felt rushed.
His nurse Neets was wonderful and very helpful.
Dr. Fry didn't spend enough time with me.

He is a very good surgeon, but I didn't find him all that personable.
I have seen him one-week post op and then one month after that. I won't see him for another three 1/2 months. There is NO aftercare program
He told me all about the risks and how many complications he has had with his patients. I had to sign a paper stating I was informed of the risks.
As I stated above, he is a very good surgeon,
and to me that was more important then good bedside manners. I would have like it if he had both, but I would have preferred if he had both.