Gerardo Gomez Bariatric Surgeon

Dr. Gomez is fabulous. On top of being the chief trauma surgeon at Wishard, he's a great bariatric surgeon. He's genuine and truely cares about his patients! He's got a great team of nurses and dieticians who have got his back on the before and after care of WLS, and without them I would not be where I am today...75 pounds thinner and still losing :)(I'm 3/4 of the way there)

My first impression of Dr. Gomez was that he had a nice kind voice and was very intelligent. He seemed to think I was an excellent candidate. And saw no reason for me to be worried and calmed my fears.

Dr. Gomez is absolutely awesome as well as his staff. He is very kind and considerate and makes sure you are very well educated on your surgery and the life you will have after the surgery. rnrnWhen you go for visits it is like being around old friends and they make you a part of ther family.rnrnDr. Gomez and his staff makes sure that you know what you are getting into with the surgery and what is expected out of you after the surgery. They emphasis the fact that this is for the rest of your life and is only a tool for you to use. They are there any time of day or night to answer your questions and concerns.rnrnThe staff will get after you if you are not eating and following your regimen like you should because your health is very important to them. I had to drive 4 hours for my appointments and have had to sit for a few hours to go through the appointment because they are so busy, but it was very well worth it. I would do the surgery all over again and I would only do it with Dr. Gomez.rnrnAnyone that is in Indiana and looking at having the surgery needs to go to Dr. Gomez website and check him out. He is located at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis. rnrnI feel that surgical competence is most important but having a wonderful beside manner makes the surgeon a true success.

My first impression of Dr. Gomez was good. I met him at the Key Program and he talked about the types of surgeries and I had several questions and he kindly answered them along with his staff.rnA few days later I had my first consult visit with Dr. Gomez and was uncomfortable with his \"bedside manner.\" However, that quickly dsisipated thanks to his wonderful staff of Jill, Diane, Myrna, and Elicia. Jill gets all the credit for getting my paperwork to the right people at my insurance plan. rnDr. Gomez, was obviously having a bad day that day, because, ever since, he has been so helpful and kind, and has given me lots of support and encouragement during my surgery, hospital stay and some nice comments on my recovery. rnI'm glad Dr. Gomez was my surgeon, he is great and I can't thank him enough fo helping me with this journey.

My first impression of my surgeon was that I think he is the right one for me. I think he is the best in Indiana. his name is Dr. Gomez. My impression got even betterafterwaards. The best in the world very helpful and nice. Nothing.very much.yes a very good aftercare program. He explained every detail about all the risks. I would give him an A+ He saved my life.Both are great.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rn1-7-02rni have changed my dr! im now going to see dr gomez. dr inman has canceled me due to insurance, dr inman is going out of the states to adopt a baby so she is not even rescheduleing any of the sugeries she had. dr inman canceled all her surgeries from jan to the end of march rn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rn1-12-02rni called and made an app with dr gomez i want someone i know i can relie on! i see dr gomez march 4thrn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rn1-25-02rntalked to sue at dr gomez's office still waiting! im hopeing to get in sooner than march 4th i have all my papers ready and all my tests are done i think im ready to go if i could only get in to see himrn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rn1-28-02rnWELL SO FAR SO GOOD I HAVE AN APP WITH THE DR FEB 19 I CAN'T WAIT YA HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!rn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rn2-19-02rnWELL TODAY I GOT TO MEET THE ONE AND ONLY DR GOMEZ HE WAS SOOOOOOO NICE AND CAREING I LOVE ALL OF HIS STAFF. HE DID NOT KEEP YOU LONG BUT WANTED TO HEAR ALL YOU WANTED TO SAY OR ASK HE ASKED ME A FEW THINGS AND THEN I ASKED ABOUT MY PRE SURG TEST BEING GOOD FOR THIS SURGERY.(GET THIS) HE SAID WELL IM NOT SURE I DONT WORRY ABOUT THE PAPER TRAIL I WORRY ABOUT YOU!!! THE NURSE AND RECEP WILL LET YOU KNOW I ONLY CARE ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU ARE FEELING TODAY I WANT YOU TO BE PAIN FREE AND COMFOTABLE AND PAPER CAN NOT DO THAT SO I PASSED THAT JOB TO THEM. rnI WAS WELL PLEASED!!! I RAN IN TO HIM AFTER MY APPOINTMENT IN THE HOSP AND HE STOPPED ME AND THANKED ME AGAIN FOR COMEING TO HIM HE SAID I REALLY THINK WE CAN GET YOU IN FOR THE LAP I SAID IF ALL GOES WELL WITH THE INSURANCE AND HE TOLD ME TO HAVE FAITH AND HE WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ME IN THE CLASS ON THE 4TH OF MARCH I THINK IM KINDA GLAD I DID GET CANCELED WITH DR INNMAN NOW DR GOMEZ IS SO CAREING AND THAT IS WHAT I AM REALLY LOOKING FOR HE IS A #10 IN MY EYES I WOULD SUGGEST ANYONE TO GO TO HIMrn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rnMARCH 4rnWENT TO THE MOST INFORMITIVE CLASS I HAVE BEEN IN THE STAFF WAS WONDERFULL AND THEN HIS ASSIATANT DR AND SURGEREN CAME IN FOR QUESTIONING AND THEN THE ONE AND ONLY DR G STOPPED BY TOO THEY EVEN HAD SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD THE SURGERY SPEAK TO THE CLASS THE ROOM WAS FULL I THINK THE WORD HAS GOTTEN OUT ON HOW WONDERFUL DR G AND HIS STAFF IS I KNOW I HAVE TOLD MANY PEOPLE. WELL JUST WAITING FOR A DATErn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rnrnMARCH 29rnI GOT A DATE YA HOO july 15 at 8:00 CANT WAITrn~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rnrn*********************************************rn1rnMY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS WHO IS GUY WALKING AROUND IN THE WAITING ROOM TALKING TO EVERYONErnIT WAS DR GOMEZ HE WAS SOOOOOOO NICE AND CAREING HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS COMFORTABLE AND WELL INFORMED rnrn*********************************************rn2rnMY IMPRESSION HAS NOT CHANGED I STILL LOVE HIM AND WOULD TRUST HIS OPPION ON ANYTHING THAT INVOLED MY HEALTH OR LIFErn*********************************************rn3rnHIS STAFF IS AWESOME THEY ARE SO CAREING SUE IS LIKE A GOOD SENT ANGEL THEY KNOW THEIR STUFF AND WANT YOU TO BE WELL INFORMED TOOrn********************************************rn4rnI CANT THINK OF ANYTHING I DID NOT LIKE BUT I DO KNOW THAT HIS IS NOT GOING TO GIVE ANYONE A PITTY PARTY IF THEY DONT TRY TO HELP THEM SELF AND FOLLOW WHAT DONNA TELLS THEM TO DOrn*********************************************rn5rnHE IS THERE TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY HE CAN BUT IF HE FEELS HE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE SURGERY HE WILL TRY IT FIRSTrn*********************************************rn6rnHE TOLD ME THAT THE AFTER CARE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE SURGERY IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON MAKEING THIS A SUCCESSrn*********************************************rn7 YES HE HAS AN AFTER CARE PROGRAM HE EVEN HAS A PT TRAINER FOR US TO SUE FOR TONEINGrn*********************************************rn8rnHE TOLD ME ALL THE PRO'S AND CON'S AND THEN I HAD TO SIGN A PRINTED OUT FORM THAT HAD THEM ALL LISTED TOO STATEING THAT I HAD READ THEM AND UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY WERErn*********************************************

Dr. Gomez has been great through the hole process. He has always been willing to answer any questions and told us what to expect. The care prior to surgery, during surgery and after surgery has been premo. If I needed another surgery that he would be able to do, I would have complete faith in having him do my surgery. My wife and I both had gastric bypass surgery by him and we have the hightest regards for Dr. Gomez and his staff. They have been very helpful and informative on what we need to do for the next stages.rnrnrnrnrnrnDr, Gomez staff is great, they were very helpful in getting the insurance paperwork together to get the surgery approved and it took almost a year to get the surgery approved by my insurance. Once it got approved they had my surgery scheduled right away. They always are there when we have questions. They return are calls when we leave messages. Dr. Gomez's nurse is great and always willing to answer my questions same ways as the dietician. When I call up there if they do not answer I always know they will get back in touch with me. When my wife had her surgery and I could not be there, do to mine, the staff called me everyday to make sure I was informed and I really thought that went above and beyond there duty.rnrnOur expereince was not negative in anyway with the care we have gotten from Dr. Gomez and his staff. I had my surgery April 04, 2005 and my wife had her surgery May 2005. rnrnI would recomend anyone to have Dr. Gomez perform there surgery.rnrnrnrnrnrnHe has his staff talk to you each time you are there to see if you are having any problems, Very structured aftercarernrnrnrn9rnrnboth are not bad, he is a nice guy

Dr. Gomez was a great surgeon with an awesome bedside manner. He made me feel comfortable and he addressed all the possible risks associated with the surgery. I would recommend him anytime!

My first impression?I thought he was very knowledgeable & willing to answer all my questions. I also thought he seemed caring & humorous...good bedside manner. rnrnSince then, my impression has changed drastically!! Why? Well, I'll make a LONG story short. I had gallbladder problems prior to surgery & was told he would take it out. He did NOT take it out as promised, and now I not only have to go through another completely avoidable surgery but have had to suffer with more pain & nausea!!rnrnThe staff is pretty nice. However, I've had a VERY hard time getting anyone to answer the phone or return my calls. Considering that I've had surgery, you would think it would be important to them to get back with there patients. I guess not though.rnrnI really don't know how to address the other questions. I think addressed the important stuff.rnrnOverall, I rate him, out of a scale from 1 - 10 w/ 10 be the best... I guess I'll give him a 4. In spite of the gallbladder situation, he did do a good job on my Lap RNY, and my scars are awesome for only being 4 months out!rnrnI think surgical competence is much more important than bedside manner. However, bedside manner is very important too!!

My first impression of Dr. Gomez was that he was very well informed and professional. When I went to the first consult he took time to answer all of my questions. I felt like a person when he spoke to me not like a \"just one more to get out of the way\". If you know what I mean. His staff is exceptional. They all go out of their way to be as helpful as possible.rnrnAfter having surgery I can say that Dr. Gomez is a really caring man. He never seems to be in a hurry like other Drs. He always wants to make sure I understand what is happening. I had to go back to the hospital because of some pain and Dr. Gomez took time out of his very busy schedule to see me not only in the ER but addmited me and went to see me three times in two days. He didn't make light of my pain, he ordered a CT scan, an ultrasound, and bloodwork. I felt safe because of his concern.