Patching Steven C MD

Wow! I learned so much from him. He was succinct, honest, open, and does not B.S. He is also a very very good surgeon. He genuinely cares about us fatties getting healthy! His brother died obese. I have full confidence in him and the staff were all caring as well.
I cannot imagine him raising his voice unless he was trying to convince someone of something… like maybe they were not ready for surgery or lacked the motivation it will take for this journey! He encouraged questions and answered them all.
My sister had gastric by-​pass in another state and it took six months from when she started to when she had the surgery. That is not unusual. Lot’s of hoops to jump thru for insurance plus they want you to be eating right and exercising at least a couple of months before! Makes sense, It is a huge change… not just a procedure.

Had to find a new dr because my amazing dr moved out of town. Wish I would have read the reviews before making an appointment. He actually raised his voice at me for asking a legit question. Said my name wrong as he was raising his voice. I’m an adult and he treated me like I was a child. It’s hard enough to be dealing with a weight issue now to meet a rude dr that made me feel worse about myself. His office staff seemed rude at first but then they were ok. I wish I couldn’t even give this guy a one star. Guess it’s back to a Dr search for me.

Dr. Patching is not warm and fuzzy. However, I really don’t care about that. I had gastric bypass surgery in August 2003. He was straight forward and called a spade a spade. If a person does not want to make a life style change and commitment about changing their eating habits, then that person needs to go to another doctor. Dr. Patching has an excellent success rate because he actually cares about the patients future… not just the money. I lost 110 pounds and because I actually became too thin after the surgery, slowly gained back 20 pounds and have not gotten fat again. I was 252 pounds at 5 ft 2in. He saved my life… period. I would say that Dr. Patching was an A student in med school. I would rather have a serious, no nonsense doctor who knows what he is doing that the C student doctor who tells you what you want to here but doesn’t really know what they are doing or really care about your future. So all of you people that only gave Dr. Patching 1 star, you probably didn’t do or want to do what he wanted you to do to get healthy.

Combative personality, rushed visit, discouraged any questions, disrespectful… I have no trust in this doctor.

Dr. Patching is nice enough especially when things are going right. If you have complications however, that is another story. He is difficult to reach and I felt sidelined. I’m not so sure of his 90% success rate. My surgery was one of the undocumented failures. I had Nissen fundoplication surgery for a hiatal hernia and acid reflux caused by the hernia. I think I was a poor risk for surgery because, due to low swallowing ability, he could only do a half of a wrap (stomach around the esophagus). It worked for about 6 weeks and now I have acid reflux again. A catscan shows that things have «loosened up». After a lot of pain and healing, I must now go to another specialist to see what my options are next. Very unhappy about partaking in this surgery (in general) and don’t believe that Dr. Patching has a 90% success rate, as I was told, previous to surgery.

This guy takes more vacations than any doctor I’ve ever seen. The front office can’t keep an appointment book. Procedures shouldn’t take 6 months. These people just waste you time.

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is Dr. Patching. I wouldnt let this guy work on my dog. His precious success statistics are more important to him than his patients. Forward and straight to the point, yes. But he is not truthful in his approach to paitients. I have done LOTS of research and seen several different docs for weight loss, this guy is the worst!

Went to this Dr. with a friend and OMW I wish he was mine !! Forward and straight to the point with no buts about it ! Totally about your health being the best it can be. And your health is YOUR responsibility. He is there to guild and direct but you are the responsible party !