"I thought initially, he was not sure what to think of me. I came in with two of my overweight friends and we immediately thought he was probably thinking about the new mercedes he would get if we all had surgery. He advised me he drove a Honda.rnrnDr. Umbach is a young looking surgeon with very pretty blue eyes. He knows his stuff and did a great job educating me before and after surgery. I never felt rushed when I saw him and felt I was important to him as a patient. I felt that he wanted me to succeed and encouraged me to engage in the support group, web sites etc. I did not get to see his bedside manner as Dr. Yarborough was on call the weekend after my surgery and he was very nice, very kind, compassionate and reassuring. I have enjoyed all of the doctors and staff at the Bariatric Clinic in Eugene.rnrnThe only negative thing I have to say is that I love pink and I asked Dr. Umbach to wear pink scrubs when he did my surgery but he did not. I can forgive that."
"I think the nursing staff works very hard but there are too few of them and too many patients. I feel every patient needs an advocate with them at all times."
