Docs in Philadelphia

[tiredmama 137]

I am using Dr. Bonanni at Abington- I live in the surburbs so it is convenient for me and I have been very impressed with the whole staff.

[LisaRu 17]

I'm in Levittown and will go to my first info meeting at Abington on May 8th. So I am hopeful that I will end up there.

[Mschwartz924 45]

I used the Abington group as well. Dr. G did my surgery on 4/16. I have to say, every person I came in contact with at that office was wonderful!

[jujubslim 95]

I had my surgery at Penn by Dr Williams 6 weeks ago. I had a great experience, he's the head of the bariatric program I chose him just because he had the most experience and I wanted to find the best surgeon possible. He's a busy guy, you probably won't get a lot of face time with him but he's very professional, very knowledgeable he made me feel very safe and comfortable. His office runs very smoothly, everything went well. They're very efficient and made sure I didn't run into any delays.

I've been to support groups and I met dr koras he's another one that is great. He's very personable and informative. His patients at the support group were very fond of him, you could see they had a good rapport.

[LisaRu 17]

MSchwatz.....how long did the process take from start to finish. Did they require a diet period prior to surgery..3-6 months? My insurance does not require it. Thanks for any info !

[Mschwartz924 45]

Hello for me the process took 4 months but I could have done it sooner if I would scheduled my appts sooner. I waited till Christmas break for a lot of my appts. I only had to do a liquid diet one week prior to surgery. That was it! You could do it as quickly as you want!

[LisaRu 17]

Thanks MShwartz! Because I started w Barix I already have a lot of clearances (cardio, pulmo, barium swallow, ugi) so maybe I can move pretty fast. Barix said I was too risky...ugh!

[time for june 195]

I see Dr. Beekley at Jefferson he is great and the staff is amazing! Just waiting for my surgery date which I will get tomorrow!

[mstrina911 0]

I'm pre-op. I am seeing Dr. Kirkland @ Pennsylvania Hospital. He is awesome and has great references.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I went with Dr. Williams at UPenn and loved him and the program. Everything was easy peasy. Things could not have been better. I'd recommend Dr. Williams to anybody. I looked at Temple's program before going with UPenn and just felt Penn was a better option. I had a friend who had GPS with him. She recommended him to me.