Gary Katz Bariatric Surgeon D.O.

I am having surgery VSG soon, however I haven’t seen any reviews for Dr.Katz in a couple years, help me understand this please.

Dr. Katz is a terrific doc. His office is wonderful. They are always there for question or concerns. Dr. Katz did a wonderful job on me and I had no complications. His concerns for me after surgery was above and beyond. I would recommend him to everyone.

Dr. Katz was very helpful and actually caring. I did not feel like another fat patient. I truley believed he is interested in me. warm, pleasnt caring and very good at what he does. the office staff wass warm and appeare to genuinely care for me as a person. overal rating on a scale of 1-10 being the highest. He actually took an interest in me and would call me daily after surgery.

Please let others know:

*What was your first impression of him/her?
Seem, nice. Would listen to what I had to set.

*How did your impression change over time?
I felt that some times my surgery would not got through.
*How would you describe his/her office staff?
over all good
*What did you like least about him/her?
needs to be more communication.
*What should future patients know about him/her? That he is a great doctor even more so if you have other health problems
* How much does he/she emphasize aftercare? The last time I saw him was after my ports came out. After that I have not needed to see him.



The after care is the best care.from start to the end. From that first meeting to ]the seconded one maybe a 3erd. But through it all Its a great and wonderful surgery.

I consider myself so lucky that I found Dr. Katz. He was so amazing after my surgery and called me every day. When I was having issues, he went above and beyond to try and figure out the problem, always called me at home. You could truly tell how concerned he was that I wasn't feeling great. And once I was, you could see the excitement in him. The office staff is just as amazing. everyone will develop a personal relationship with you, and it makes the whole process so much easier. Amazing surgeon, amazing staff, and amazing program!

Wonderful doctor, wonderful office staff. Called me so far everyday at home to check on me and listens to my needs. Called in meds no problem. Just a blessing to have him for my surgeon!

The office staff has been so supportive and moved quickly once I finished my insurance requirements. My daughter also had Dr Katz for her RNY over a year ago and her after care has been excellent.rnSince my surgery, Dr Katz has called me twice a day to check on my progress. He treats his patients like you are family. He is very thourough and attentive. I am so impressed with my care.

My first impression of my Dr was that he was very skilled and knowledgable and knew how to convey that. He also made sure that he imparted his patients, my sister and I, with enough information to make us feel very comfortable with our choice to use him as our surgeon. After my surgery he impressed me even more. He called me several times at home to make sure I was okay. Scolded me (very nicely) when had a common complication and I hesitated to call him because it was too early on a Sunday morning. When I did call around 9am he had just left the hospital but jumped right into action. Was always familiar with my condition and where I was at. When my sister had her surgery a few months after mine, she had a far less common complication but he was very diligent in finding out what was going on a took prompt and proper care of her. When we again had to call him at an odd hour you could hear faintly in the background that he was probably having family time (kids giggling). He beat us to the hospital. He also consulted on a patient that was next to my sister in the ER on his off day. He was always EXTREMELY caring, kind, and just WOW on the bedside manner....AWESOME!!!!!!!!I have nothing negative to say about him or his staff...they were amazing. His surgical competence and bedside manner were both remarkable. My sisters' and I are grateful for the care we received and all I can say is he is EXCELLENT as for the Center of Excellence that he is part of. St John Health System, Oakland Hospital. Where they exemplify having \"A Passion for Healing.\"

He's pretty quiet but Dr. Katz seems to know what he's doing. I LOVE his office staff and I have the most patient insurance coordinator ever assigned to work with me. SO far I would recommend him, and I feel comfortable with him performing the surgery.

my first impression of dr katz was he is very quite until he gets to know you. He is very caring and really into helping people with this. His staff is very friendly and informtive about there area in the proceedure of each step that you need to take. He imformes you about all the pluses and minus of the surgery and also talks to you about other surgery that might be better for you but he lets you decide. he does have a aftercare program and goes over that information with you but you need to be willing do what you need to do for this surgery to work and you to be happier and healthy. thats the biggest goal