"Dr. Stewart is a no nonsense type guy, who has been accused of being gruff or insensitive. The fact is, he is a down to earth person whose only goal is to help his patients obtain the bridge to there weight loss goal, not to hold their hands and \"baby\" them through the process. He performed RNY on my wife about 6 years ago and has performed other procedures on friends and coworkers as well, and always with great results. While he is certainly no Patch Adams, he is certainly great at what he does, and always professional. "