"Although she did not have bariatric surgery, she did lose a signficant amount of weight. This is a plus for me. I feel as though she truly understands the needs of the obese patient and practices what she preaches."
"I liked doctor Abkin a lot from the first time I met him at the seminar. He has a nice bedside manner and is very knowledgeable. I felt very much at ease with him. I thought his office staff was very helpful for the most part. Although when I was denied, I felt a little abandoned. I thought they were going to help me appeal the decision. Everything worked out in the end and very quickly too. I thought the pre-surgical appointment was extremely helpful. I was much more at ease about everything after I attended that meeting. It was long but worth it. I would rate Dr. Abkin and his staff as excellent. I believe that surgical competence and bedside manner are both very important, but if I had to pick one, I sure want my doctor to know what he is doing when he cuts you open! Wouldn't you? The only other negative comment is that I would have liked to see Dr. Abkin or Goldstein the afternoon or evening after my surgery. Dr. Abkin and Dr. Goldstein are both excellent surgeons with good bedside manners."
"The care I received at MMH was excellent. The nurses were wonderful and were knowledgeable about taking care of bariatric patients. I received a short presentation before I went home and received a nice size handout about what I need to do now that the surgery is over. I only had one complaint and it was that the room was hot. The next morning there was a repair man in repairing the AC. I was shocked and very happy!"
