Steven Slikkers Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

My first impression of Dr. Slikkers was great very down to earth, I have met with him twice now I'm having my surgery this Friday April 14,2006 I can't wait. Dr.Slikkers was straight to the point about this not being a quick fix to weight loss. It will life long. At this point an time I would have to rate him a 10 because I have intrusted him with my life.

My first impression of Dr. Slikkers was that he is very nice, good bedside manner, truly cares about the patients and he was very thorough. At 8 months out, he is still all of those things. Some days, I feel like a guineau pig with all the things that have gone wrong but I feel that none of that was the fault of any particular doctor. All people heal differently.

I like Dr Slikkers very much. He is very personable and very caring. We talked alot about all my medical problems at the first visit. He is very well learned in what he does.And very cautious. The office staff was very nice indeed and very helpful to me. Dr Slikkers and his office staff are very into post op visits and aftercare. They want to see you every 6 months at first then at least once a year afterwards.Hr told me point blank what the risks are and I told him what my risks of keeping this weight on were.

My butt will fit in the chairs - Very Knowledgeable

I got more comfortable with questions - and I asked alot.

Great
I felt it took so long for my work up that I had lost contact with him - but the office stayed in touch.
This is a great office - you get two Docs for surgery.

Very much - he sets up nutritionist appointments just in case there are questions
Yes, Aftercare is very structured - a plan is layed out so you dont go astray.
He addressed the risks of surgery - very matter of factly and made sure I was comfortable with them.
I would rate him as great and wouldn't trade for the world.

Surgical competence is great and I am pre-op

Awesome surgeon!!! I felt very confident around Dr. Slikkers from the first time I met him, even though he's not much older than I am. He is very professional and very caring about his patients. I would not think twice about having any type of surgery from him in the future.
He is very encouraging both before and after surgery, and has kept track of me and continues to be very encouraging of my weight loss and adherence to the program.

I have only met with Dr. Slikkers one time, at my initial consultation, but I am very impressed with him. He was very nice and gave me so much information about my upcoming surgery. Probably more than I really wanted!!!

His office staff is great! Mary Kay and Angie are so nice and extremely helpful. Their office at Grand Traverse Surgery has quite an extensive aftercare program. It seems to be pretty rigid, which is fine with me. I need the structure! Dr. Slikkers went over all the possible complications and risks as well as giving me an overview of the other kinds of weight loss surgery. He gave me the pros and cons of the different kinds and why he felt that Lap RNY was the best option for me.

Overall, I would rate him a 15 on a scale of 1-10. His knowledge, experience and personality all rate top notch!