"Let me just say that I've had the luxury to meet with three different doctors in my area who preform gastric bypass surgery. I have chosen Dr. John Melihan for several reasons.
My first inital appointment with Dr. Melihan at Temple Hospital was great! To say the least - HE'S AWESOME! He took time with me and explained everything to me in real people terms, answered all my questions, drew pictures of how the surgery is to be done and made sure I understood. I did NOT feel that "rush-rush" feeling in his office (as with the other two doctors I had met, they wanted me in and out in a flash). Dr. Melihan actually took time with me and could laugh too. His staff are just as nice and friendly - Vicky, the phsysican's assistant, is MY girl, she ROCKS! (she already my favorite!)..and she gave me her personal beeper number in case I had questions. You can really tell they care about their patients and thats important to me. Also, the programs they have in place at this hospital are phoenominal: they are getting everyone personal trainers, they have support groups, also you get a personal nutritionist for a year and a half where the nutritionist calculates your very own daily protien intake for only YOUR body type. They are currently in the process of building their own "wing" at Temple Hospital for gastric bypass patients/surgery, where their nursing staff are being hand picked. I have to say on my first visit with Dr. Melihan, I was impressed and feel that when I'm ready for the surgery, I'm going to be in good hands."
