"I had my visit with Dr. O'Connell at the end of April, which got things rolling. I specifically chose him because of his extensive experience with this, and the fact that the open RNY is his surgery of choice (also my choice of surgery after months of study). There was an added plus in that my PCP knew of him and had referred other patients to him as well (made me more comfortable since I really trust/like my PCP). I found Dr. O'Connell to be personable, knowledgeable, and interested in hearing about complications I've had with some of my co-morbidities. I also thought his office was great, especially in that I had an initial consultation within one week of phoning his office. With his reputation, I expected to have to wait a month or two just to get in for a consult! The other thing I particularly like is that his RENEW program has a very good and practiced system for pre-requisites and follow up care. Maybe all bariatric surgeons are like this (?), but it makes me feel better that Dr. O'Connell's office has systemized the whole process based on years of experience."
