Emma Patterson Bariatric Surgeon MD, FRCSC, FACS

I spend almost a year studying the surgery and the doctors available. Based on my research Dr. Patterson was widely considered the best in the country. Everything I have experineced confirms that.

She has been extemeely professional, friendly, and is always happy to provide answers to any questions.

I really respect the "hoops" that she requires us to go through. By the time I had surgery, I was confident that I was a prime candidate and had the test results to back it up.

I can't say enough good things about Dr. Patterson. She really knows her stuff. She is so knowledgable and personable. I love the fact that she really emphasizes long term aftercare. It takes awhile to get to see her and have the surgery, but it is so worth the wait. If you want a surgeon that is surgically competent and has a nice bedside manner this is the one. She is one of the leaders in this field.

I am in the information gathering phase at this point. I was referred to Dr. Patterson by my primary care physician who assured me that Dr. Patterson is thourough and skilled, with an excellent program of pre and post surgery support to help assure permanent weight loss. I have attended the required preliminary informational session and found Dr. Patterson to be knowledgeable and sympathetic.

My first impression was that she was top notch. She has the indoctrination process down, starting with an informational session, and the "hurdles" of meeting the Doctor's and insurance companies requirements.

Her office staff is pretty good.

Doctor Patterson's whole focus on this process is that the surgery is a tool -- the real work is after the surgery.

I found Emma to be very professional. But I also felt her to be very concerned for my well being. Everyones well being. My first contact with her was during her informational session. There was no question in my mind that she knew what she was doing and she was top notch. None of this has changed, I still would recommend her to anyone. Her office staff could learn to practice privacy with regards to conversations that they have at the counter.
When you sign on with Emma, you sign on for life. The program is still evolving, but the foundation is definately there and improvements are always being made. I thought her competence and bedside manner was very high.

Dr. Patterson is great. She is friendly and easy to talk to. I feel very fortunate to have her as my surgeon. I highly recommend her.

I guess I know the other people in Dr. Patterson's office better than I know Dr. Patterson. Just met her three times - once in the orientation, once in the Consultation and then once at the surgery. But, I certainly had checked her out. She has amazing credentials and being young makes me feel comfortable that she is on top of all the latest advances in this type of surgery. Competetence was of utmost importance to me.

I felt really comfortable with her, however, in each of the personal meetings and I was very impressed with her knowledge. She seemed to be in a hurry at the Consultation, but she took the time to answer my questions. It will be interesting to see how my aftercare goes.

Sonya, her PA, spent the most time with me and was very generous with her time and answered all my questions. She seems very busy.

The two Lisas in her office are very busy but very helpful and supportive. I guess it depends on your attitude going in - patience and compassion are truly virtues to have. I came on board with all my paperwork when they were moving to their new offices, and despite the confusion, we worked out getting everything together. I really felt that they were looking out for me.

I would highly recommend Dr. Patterson and her staff. Dr. Bertleson was an awesome anesthesiologist (I had had some previous problems), as well. Legacy Good Sam was absolutely terrific and the nurses were ALL top notch.

Dr. P was great. I had to wait for 2 hours to see her, but in the long run of my life, 2 hours isn't that long. She has got to have the MOST SUPPORTIVE office staff in the world!!!! They are all wonderful. They didn't seem to be bothered by my calling every few days for a month. They even began to know my voice over the phone and when i said 'Keri' the knew who i was. I didn't even have to say my last name. Guess i really was a pain in the butt!!

The on thing I would have to say about dr. p's program is be willing to wait. it takes a while to get into the seminar, to do all the pre-op testing and see her. but once all that is done, surgery is quickly around the corner. i was approved from my insurance company and was offered a surgery date only 2 weeks later.

See my other profile for details on Dr. P.

<a href="http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=K1066841236&NoStatic=1"> Click here!</a></strong>

I finally meet my doctor today. Iwas so impressed with her after i attended the seminar back in July. After today i am still impressed with her. The office staff is wonderful, very helpful and made me feel very comfortable. Aftercare is very important to Dr. Patterson after the first two years of follow up care i will still continue to see her once a year forever. She went over the procedure with me and talked about the risked of surgery. Dr. Patterson is a big supporter of the lap band but gives the patient the choice and when i decided to have the bypass, she did tell me the difference between the 2 procedures but didn't push she let me decide. I don't have any negitive commits at this time i feel very secure having Dr. Pateerson preform this surgery.