Wade Nazari Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S.

Dr. N. is so positive. He has a great personality and I think his care and concern for his patients is genuine. Dr. N's staff has also been a big help. I have called on Kari several times and she is always willing to answer my questions and help me out. I'm so glad that a friend pointed me in his direction.

What an awesome man. He is a great surgeon!
He has to be the best in NC. The office staff is great also! He is just as concerned with after care as the surgery. I rate him an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10!

My first impression of Doctor Naziri, my bariatric surgeon was that he is a very confident and composed doctor. He was friendly but very professional, seemed very knowledgeable and assured. This impression has stayed with me so far for the almost 5 months since I first met him.

Let me qualify by saying that I have very strong feelings about characteristics I want in a surgeon, one being intellect, two being confidence even bordering on cocky is fine, and three is a good track record. Dr. Naziri fits this bill for me which was an enormous comfort during my consults, surgery and now, during my recovery. I feel that it takes a good deal of confidence to be willing to take the responsibility to cut someone open and rewire their insides, in a potentially life/death surgery so it's something that I strongly look for in a surgeon.

Dr. Naziri is not the joke a minute type of doctor who is all warm and fuzzy, though I enjoy his candor and the little glimpses of warmth that bleed through with his patients as he gets to know you. Also, very important to me is that I feel that I am given a good deal of his attention during my visits and that he directly listens and responds to my concerns and questions.

Maybe most important of all though was in the hospital when a discharge date was being discussed. I was in surgery all day on Monday 9/22 and on Wednesday there was potential for me to be discharged. Dr. Naziri came into my room and spoke with me about it in such a kind and non-pressured way. I was able to express that I didn't feel ready to leave yet (I am very slow to recover from narcotic meds) -- without batting an eye he declared that I would stay another night then. There was no pressure to keep his stats good by getting me out of there quickly. It was clear that my comfort and well being were the most important things to him.

His office staff is generally very enthusiastic and friendly. I've had some struggles with getting my paperwork faxed to the correct office (there are two sides to his practice) which has led to more than one frustrating afternoon, however overall they are wonderful. Most especially Keri and Christina are really wonderful! They always seem happy to see me and are very encouraging with each visit. They also welcome me to call them at any time with questions should I think of anything or have any complications. Thus far there have been no serious complications at all.

Ironically, the thing I like least about Dr. Naziri has to do with one of the things I like best about him. Sometimes I am intimidated when trying to remember all the questions I might want to ask. This is mostly my problem however ... in the presence of his confidence, I find myself wilting a bit. It's not in what he does to be stand offish, it's just easy to misread him since he isn't a jokster. I am too quick to assume that he is displeased when he is being his usual intense self. Incidently, he does have a good sense of humor as you get to know him ... it's just not like his office is the set of Letterman or anything.

The most important thing to know about him for future patients to know I think is to not be intimidated by him. He is really great and will take as much time as you need to discuss this surgery or concerns with you, however he is rather no-nonsense. Don't be intimidated and remind yourself that a confident surgeon is in your best interest provided he is as skilled as Dr. Naziri is.

Right now aftercare is a big stress for him with me because I am still healing. As long as there is an open incision, you see him every two weeks so he can keep up with the healing and any difficulties you may have. As for diets and regimines, he is not so very strict with food lists and so forth. He is conservative about immediate post op eating, moving from liquids, slowly to mashed/pureed, then solids, slowly adding foods as tolerated. A support group is offered however, since I live pretty far away, I don't attend the one he sponsors.

I spent about an hour or better with Christina in his office discussing about 6 pages of risks/complications from the surgery and in a subsequent visit, he went over the same list with me. He made sure that I understood the dangers but in a way that was very calm and down to earth. We went over every listed complication as well as the simple fact that there are no guarantees, but still he was very reassuring and confident so that helped to balance the pros and cons for me nicely.

Overall, I highly recommend Dr. Naziri as an excellent surgeon. I value surgical competence above anything else when it comes to my body and I am very confident that I had one of the best surgeons possible for this surgery. His bedside manner is a bit more reserved which is fine with me, as he warms to his patients during the many months of working together that are required with this type of surgery.

Dr. N has got a perfect staff; however busy they are though, and they know their stuff!

When you make your first appointment, they mail out a packet of information to you, giving you information, video, and letting you know what info. to go ahead and get to bring in with you. Also, there is a $500 fee, which they like to get 1/2 of during your first visit and the balance at your visit with Dr. N.

On your first visit, you'll meet Christina, his Surgical Nurse and office Manager. She will go over everything, examine you and answer any questions that you may have. She will then decide if you are a candidate and if you are, then you go to Keri, the wonder appointment maker!! Keri will schedule about 5 or 6 appointments for you with local providers to get your pre-op testing performed. A visit to a Cardiologist, Psychologist, Pulmonary Dr. along with having to get an upper GI, and ultrasound of the abdomen and a dietician visit. I may be missing something, but I think that's it. That can take from 3 weeks to 2 mo. to get all of the preop testing done from the date of your first visit. Then you call Keri after all visits are through and she schedules you with Dr. Naziri.

I don't know if this helps in surgery, but he isn't bad to look at - not at all! (Easy on the eyes - LOL..) He is a congenial, non-pompous, encouraging approx. 6'0" man, who had a good suntan in June. He examined me and told me that he was pretty sure that he could do me lap, which is what I wanted to hear - however he made it clear that my safety was the key issue and he would not hesitate to do a larger incision if necessary. I felt very comfortable with him and was reassured that I had come to the right place.

DR.NAZARI WAS VERY FRIENDLY.AT FIRST HE WAS MY DR. NOW HE IS MY FRIEND.HIS OFFICE STAFF IS WONDERFUL.AND WILL GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP YOU.I RANK DR. NAZARI A 10 PLUS..I GO BACK OCT.15 2003 FOR MY YEAR CHECK UP.I HAD MY SURGERY ON OCT.11 2002.IT FEELS FUNNY TO WANT TO GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR.ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU DOCTOR NAZARI AND ALL OF HIS STAFF FOR CARING ABOUT ME THE PASS YEAR...

Dr Naziri is a very informative Dr, he seems to be caring and concerned.

Most all of his staff have been easy to deal with.

I didn't actually meet with Dr. Nazari just yet, but I met with his nurse Christina. She was very friendly and told me absolutely everything I would need to know about the surgery and any complications that could occur. Their office will be setting up my appointments for my heart and lung test, psych evaluation, and an endoscopy. Once all those tests have been completed, I'll meet with Dr. Nazari, and he'll schedule my surgery. So far, I like this office, and I'm glad I've chosen to have my surgery with these people.

5/12/03 Okay, I'm a little ticked at my Dr.'s office at the moment. It's been almost 2 weeks since I went for my initial consult, and they were supposed to be scheduling my pre-op appointments. They made it sound like I would hear something within 1 or 2 days. Well, I still haven't heard anything. I called last Monday, and was told the girl who does that has been on vacation for 3 days, but would be back on Tuesday. So, I called on Wednesday and left her a message. I called again today and left another message, and I still haven't heard anything. Don't you think they could at least call me and tell me they are still working on it. I feel like I could have gotten these appointments scheduled by now. The longer it takes this, the longer it will be before my surgery. I decided today that I will be calling their office every day until I get my appointments. I don't want to be the bitchy patient, but sometimes you have to be to get things done. Tomorrow I'm going to call Christina, the nurse I met with 2 weeks ago. Maybe she can get this ball moving.

5/15/03 Well, I finally got thru to someone at the surgeon's office, and she didn't know what tests i was supposed to be getting scheduled. So, I told her what tests and who she needed to call, and she called me back within an hour with my appointments. I can't believe I waited for 2 weeks, and then it only took her one hour to schedule them. But, I'm going to get my heart and lung test today, my psych evaluation tomorrow, and the endoscopy the end of the month. So, I'm starting to feel better about this whole thing.