"Dr. Kyle Ver Steeg from Fort Dodge, Iowa is an accomplished surgeon both in general and weight loss surgery. He is always very professional, but concerned with each individuals needs and concerns. He and his staff have regular seminars concerning the weight loss surgery and they all try very hard to make all their patients comfortable with their decision. Their support group is great and meets once a month on the 1st Monday night of the month at Ft. Dodge Library.. There are interesting meetings along with the accountability of weighing in and keeping track of each members weight loss. Dr. Ver Steeg attends most of the meetings himself to answer questions and give us moral support. He was an accomplished surgeon for 30 years before doing the WLS. He addresses the risks of the surgery at the group seminars before surgery and with each individual. He has a very caring quality with all of his patients. I would rate him number one for competency and caring with a nice bedside manner. I experienced a stricture, but was told of that possibility, and was prepared for that to happen. It was solved with a scope procedure and wasn't any problem. The aftercare was very good, with all my questions being answered immediately. "