William Rupp Bariatric Surgeon M.D., FACS, FASMBS

He is a great Surgeon. He did my mother's vbg about 10 months ago, and now he will do mine in about a month. I really liked him. He was very thourough with his explination and offers follow up that is exceptional.

Dr. Rupp is just great. My first impression of him (at the initial information session) was that he was intelligent, funny and patient. Once I met with him one-on-one I realized how much he really cares about each of his patients. His staff is great, they bent over backwards to get me an ealier surgery date, even though they NEVER do that, because I was going to be unemployed. Everyone has been kind, quick to answer questions, and helpful. It WAS frustrating how long I had to wait in the reception room when I had my meeting with Dr. Rupp, but I was prepared (thanks to everyone else's responses on this website, I knew to expect a wait!). I am looking forward to being a part of his aftercare program, which he emphasizes is critical to long term sucess. I was just really impressed that Dr. Rupp not only has an amazing reputation as a wonderful surgeon (very picky and precise and good at what he does), but also has a very kind and caring bedside manner. He's quick postoperatively (but hopefully you have a lot of wonderful nurses taking care of you then), but he's there if you need him!

So far the only time I've seen Dr. Rupp is at the informational meeting. He has a good sense of humor and communicates medical information using every-day terminology. My gut feeling from this one time meeting is that he seems to be a very compassionate man. I'll write more when I have my pre-op visit with him.

My overall opinion of Dr. Rupp and his staff is pretty good. My husband went with my for my visit with him. He was very nice and addresed my concerns. Did NOT rush me out of his office. I feel I am in capable hands.

My opinion of Lana Beutocoff(sp).....Just awful. the whole process with her was just unspeakable. she origially denied me as I was depressed. What they don't get is your depressed because of weight. I had to wait several months, then I saw the other lady in her office, a little bit better bur...Dr. Rupp needs to find other Drs. in this field to represent him.

Dr. Rupp was awesome he answered all of my question at the drop of a hat and did not blink or even look away, he looked right in my eyes like he knew what he was talking about and i am very happy to have him as my surgeon.

Dr Rupp was wonderful to talk to. He was very patient with any questions. He also was very good at going through the risks and making sure to be hooked up to any specialists that I needed to see so the the surgery wouldn't have any unforseen problems.

I have my open VGB today and so far so good with Dr Rupp. I had a pic line put in yesterday and I need to be at United today at NOON. I am thrilled to get this tool to help me with the weight loss. Dr Rupps office has been great so far

I was very impressed with him, he knew what he's doing and he's had a good success rate.
He answered my questions and my moms too.
He didnt rush me and I felt great about the whole appoinment.

He was professional,clean and neat.
He was fashionably late, but I am a nurse and know how doctors have things that come up and he apologized for being late.
I thought that was really considerate of him.

I have no worries about him doing my surgery.
And I encourage anyone who is looking for a surgeon to see him!

DR. RUPP -- Comes highly recommended by my personal physician.

DR. LANA BOUTACOFF (Psychologist) -- I found her to be a pleasant person but to be highly disorganized. Going to her for the MMPI II test set me back 8 months time. If I had this to do over again I personally would avoid her like the PLAGUE!

"I explicitly state that these comments are just my personal impressions of my own personal experience and that I am making no statements about what other people may or may not experience."

I met with my surgeon today one on one and he is fabulous. He smiled the whole time and was easy to talk to. He has 20 years of experience and I feel totally comfortable with his ability. I've had to wait a long time to get him, but I feel he is worth the wait. Aftercare is definitely emphasized with his program. I rate him a 10!!!!