Fredrick Brody Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

Please see my first profile under Kimberly L

I did not like him, and I still am not crazy about him. The office staff is much more helpful and understanding. The thing I liked the least was his bedside manner, so to speak. He showed no compassion etc. He is very good at what he does, but if you are looking for someone to help and understand you it is not him. He never even mentioned after care other than to go see the dietician and the endocronolist. He does not have an aftercare program. He told me what he was going to do in surgery and them proceeded to tell me if I had any leakage I would die. As far as the actual surgery great, the rest not even good. I used to thing both, but now I seem to think surgical competence is more important than anything else. But this is just my opinion and how I reacted to the situation, others may not agree with me after meeting him.

I had surgery on 6/26/2001. My first impression of Dr. Brody was that he was very serious. That impression hasn't changed. I actually saw him on the consultation day, then not again until after my surgery (2ce in the hospital). During consult he was very explanatory and answered my questions. In the hospital he seemed in a hurry. He is a man of few words. When asked, he told me he'd performed over 100 lap gastric procedures. Of these, half were the bypass. I think he did a fine job on me (so far). He is not a bariatric surgeon, rather a general surgeon. Those going to him should know that while you won't have as long a wait as with some other area hospitals, you also won't have as detailed a program as you may have with St. V's. If that is ok with you(it was for me) and you are willing to do your own research and ask questions, then fine. But if you want to have your hand held thru the process-- you may want to try another hospital (just my own opinion). I'd rate my hospital experience a C+. I'd rate Dr. B an A on surgical skill, a C on bedside manner and a B on personality. (incidentally, to be fair -- I'd rate myself a C+ on personality :-) -- no one's perfect.
Today is 7/25/2001 and I have to amend what I said above. Dr. Brody ran the Clinic's first support group and I found him to be quite personable and caring. The Clinic is now taking steps to organize their WLS program and called this meeting to garner feedback from patients who've had the surgery. I thought that was a great move and hope that it means that the process will run much more smoothly from here on out.

I met with Dr. Brody today 6-27-01. I agree with all of the other folks. He gets right to the point and said 1 out of 100 leak and 10% that do are fatal. (kinda scary)I am still going to do it though. I feel that he is very bright. I will trade friendly with bright anyday.

4/11/01.. i did not meet with Dr f. Brody today. I had to see Dr. S. Reddy. He was wonderful. He did tell me that Dr. F. Brody will be my surgeon.
4/14/01 ok. i met dr. brody and his assistant today. both of these men are wonderful. no question went unanswered. every detail was explained to me. dr. brody is very serious with his pts. understanding the risks associated with this surgery and that made me very comf. he also explianed how if for any resone they will not hesitate to turn a lap into an open. there is no hesitation . he is serious . his asst. saw me first. he left no stone uncovered. drew pics and made everything very clear. they both took thier time and for no resone did i feel rushed. most of his staff was wonderful also. in my profile i comment on his staff for todays visit which started out wonderful but i was sent home in tears. but so far i give dr. brody a 10 and the same for his asst. i was told they would do my surgery together with a third dr.

Dr. Brody is professional and thorough. The Cleveland Clinic has only recently started doing the gastric bypass surgery, so my experience with the Clinic's staff wasn't so great. I must admit that his nurse, Julie, is great and the people in his office were great.

The Cleveland Clinic offers a comprehensive approach to bariatric surgery. Dr. Brody works with an endocrinologist, a psychiatrist, and nutritionist to make sure that you completely understand this huge decision that you're making. He has been quite clear in making me understnad the risks of the surgery.

I'll let you know after March 1st how the surgery goes and how his bedside manner is. I'm looking forward to my new beginning.

Well, I am now almost 7 weeks post-op. My surgery was a rough one, but I am definately on the mend. I feel that Dr. Brody is a competant surgeon, but he's not real friendly. Dr. Tarnoff assisted him in the surgery and he's very friendly. Dr. Craig McKinney is on his team and took care of me in the emergency room 4 days following the surgery. He's got an EXCELLENT personality and is so sweet. Dr. Reddy, my endocronologist at the Cleveland Clinic is an excellent doctor and a total sweetie!!

The nursing staff at the Clinic isn't so great. I had a couple horrible nurses, but Vicky and Matilda were my favorites!! I recommend having someone with you as much as possible to help you out.

Overall, I am glad that I had my surgery and I think Dr. Brody is a good surgeon.