James Givens Bariatric Surgeon M.D., FACS

My first impression of Dr. Givens and the team at Riverside Surgical Group (RSG) was relief. The whole team treats you with respect and approaches you with a sincere desire to help. Overtime I became even more impressed with the how the myriad of prequisite activities and training had been "systematized" by RSG. The pre-surgery training is thorough and focuses upon all aspects of the surgery and lifestyle change required. I will have to add more about the group after my surgery.

I met with Dr. Givens and he was awesome! I feel very comfortable knowing that he will be the one operating on me! He has done 100's of surgeries, both lap and open! He has another surgeon in the operating room with him at all times, this really made me feel like I was going to be in good hands! I would rate my surgeons at 10+!

Dr. Givens and Stricklands office could make some positive changes to the nursing staff and the policy on returning phone calls. When someone has had surgery or is about to have surgery, they are already scare and would like to have their phone calls returned promptly. There is nothing I would change about Dr. Givens or Dr. Stickland, but I do think that a more qualifed staff to handle WLS patients could benefit their office.

Great, i loved him


only got better


very knowledgeable and caring

he was always in a hurry, but still answered my questions

he is a caring dr!

very much so

yes


yes

the best!

surgical competence

Dr. Givens came across as very open in regards to what they did, what patients they had lost and what they had changed to try to assure they didn't lose any more for the same reasons. His entire staff has been very helpful and straight forward, which I prefer in a professional. Aftercare seemed to be very important to him as well as having an informed patient. He answered any questions I asked immediately and didn't beat around the bush. He openly discussed the risks of the surgery. His frankness may not be appreciated by others, but that was important to me. As I have only been for my consultation, I reserve the right to add any further comments, both positive and negative.
Update - still very happy with my choice. His entire office staff has been very professional and helpful throughout this entire process so far. Good with call backs and relaying information. Grade them an A+ so far.

Dr Givens was absolutley awesome. (more to come)

All I can say is he is an excellent doctor in my oppion. I am very pleased with Dr. Givens!!
He is awesome before and after.From 1 to 10 I would have to say he exceeds a 10!!

My first impression of Dr.Givens was that he was very patient and kind. He took the time to listen and to talk to me. He also drew a diagram of what would happen to the stomach during surgery on my paper as he explained the surgery. I thought he was very positive and very professional. I can tell his bed side manners are going to be great. his nurse and office staff was great. Everyone was very kind. He did go over the risks of surgery. I am very happy that I chose him for my Dr. I believe it will be worth my 2 hr. drive from home to have him do my surgery.

First meeting scheduled for Feb. 12, 2004

Dr. Givens is a great doctor. He answers questions promptly and shows true concern. I would recommend him to anyone.

Dr. Givens is great. On my visit I was upset when he walked into the room. He asked what was wrong. My husband who had gone with me advised him that I was shocked by my weight. I had not realized how heavy I really was. He just said well that's why you are here so we can help you. He was very patient with our questions and complimented us on the research we had done. I felt comfortable with him and so did Raymond.

After the appointment my husband stated he felt like he could trust him to take great care of me!!!!

At this point I would rate him at a 10 out of 10.