Southwest Bariatric Surgeons

I got referred to Dr. Mark Sherrod from my regular PCP for weight loss surgery. At the time I was around 411 pounds. As soon as I met him, it was obvious he cared about his patients. He is always straight forward and willing to answer my questions. At my lowest weight I had lost 184 pounds with the lap band. Since then, he has also removed my gallbladder in 2008 and now we are moving forward with a revision surgery to the gastric sleeve. Sherrod is always running a little late, but trust me when I say that HE IS WORTH THE WAIT!!! I have had my ups and downs with emotions and with the lap band, and Sherrod has always been there for me. He has hugged me when I was in tears and set me straight when I have fallen off the weight loss wagon. He is an amazing surgeon and I am SO thankful for him! His nutritionist Jerry Elizondo has played an amazing factor in my weight loss and Jenna his PA has always had my back.

I went to Southwest Bariatrics back in 2007, after attending a seminar. The office staff was borderline incompetent — i was told different things about the process and required paperwork by different staff members, they could not seem to keep to a schedule, and i was made to feel badly about myself (as if that wasn’t already a problem!). The process was so painful, i dropped the whole idea of bariatric surgery, and my health continued to deteriorate.
Currently seeing Dr Sashi Ganta at AIBL. I can highly recommend him, as well as his office staff. Everyone in the office seems to enjoy their job, and has displayed competence and compassion during the 4 month process so far.