Doctor Lee Schmitt, MD Birmingham, Alabama

Name: Lee Schmitt, MD
Last name: Schmitt
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1995
Years experience: 28
Primary Specialty: Bariatric Surgeon
Business: Alabama Weight Loss Surgery
Address: 52 Medical Park East Drive
Address suite: Suite 307
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Zip Code: 35235
Country: US
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges: 
  • St Vincent’s East
  • Brookwood Hospital
Education: 
  • Medical: MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine
Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: General Surgery, University of Alabama (UAB)
  • Residency: General Surgery, UAB
GPS coordinates on map: 33.5189,-86.81610107

Primary location: 
Location name: Birmingham
State: AL
Country: US
Map point: 33.5189,-86.81610107

Lee Schmitt, MD

Treatments: 
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Gastric Sleeve Surgery
  • Lap Band
  • Lipoma Removal

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.9
Profile views: 4278
Answer count: 27
Review count: 15
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Profile created: Jan 13, 2015
Profile modified: Oct 2, 2019
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jan 16, 2015
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Birmingham, AL, US. GPS coordinates: 33.5189,-86.81610107

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Nov 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (Jun 2004) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Aug 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (May 2010) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (May 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Apr 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Aug 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 4/5
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Dec 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (May 2010) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Gastric Bypass (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 4/5
  • Gastric Bypass (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 4/5
  • Gastric Bypass (Jun 2004) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Sep 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Dec 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Nov 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Apr 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Mar 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy (Aug 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)

Latest Prices

Sleeve Gastrectomy Prices

  • $11900 – Nov 19, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Aug 13, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Sep 7, 2017
  • $11900 – Sep 14, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $1186 – Aug 7, 2014 – Birmingham, AL
  • $19000 – Mar 26, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $12000 – Apr 11, 2018 – Birmingham, AL
  • $12000 – Apr 9, 2018 – Birmingham, AL
  • $12000 – Feb 23, 2018 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Sep 7, 2017
  • $12000 – Feb 23, 2018 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Sep 7, 2017
  • $11900 – Nov 19, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $19000 – Mar 26, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Aug 13, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Nov 19, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Nov 19, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Sep 14, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Sep 14, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Aug 13, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $19000 – Mar 26, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $1186 – Aug 7, 2014 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, Alabama
  • $1186 – Aug 7, 2014 – Birmingham, AL
  • $1186 – Aug 7, 2014 – Birmingham, AL
  • $1186 – Aug 7, 2014 – St. Vincent east Birmingham

Gastric Bypass Prices

  • $15000 – Jun 10, 2004 – Trussville, AL
  • $15000 – Jun 10, 2004 – Trussville, AL

Other Prices

  • $14000 – May 20, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $14000 – May 20, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Apr 9, 2015 – Birmingham, AL

Weight Loss Prices

  • $14000 – May 20, 2015 – Birmingham, AL
  • $11900 – Aug 13, 2015 – Birmingham, AL

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
I am a 51yo male, i am 5′ 7″ 195lbs. Is gastric sleeve a good option or is it too drastic?
Sleeve gastrectomy is reasonable for you
Sep 2, 2015
Your BMI is 31. This is Class 1 obesity. You have failed diets. It is very reasonable to have sleeve gastrectomy. It is less reasonable to have it in South Korea if you are going to come back here a few weeks later. What if you have a complication? Who will take care of you? Most surgeons will not touch you if they did not do your surgery. It is a long-standing tenant of good surgeons that they want take care of their complications and other surgeons should do the same. Furthermore, who will…
I weigh 235 and am 5’8. Am I a candidate for gastric sleeve?
Weight-loss surgery for lower BMI
Aug 7, 2015
Absolutely. With that height and weight your body mass index is 36. This is class 2 obesity. If you have certain health problems associated with your obesity, then this is considered morbid obesity. Whether your insurance will pay for the surgery is another matter. First you should call the number on your insurance card and ask if you have bariatric surgery benefits. You should then ask what their requirements are for them to pay. Usually, for a BMI between 35 and 40, a patient must have…
Am I a candidate for a gastric bypass?
Am I a candidate for gastric bypass?
Jul 11, 2015
Hi Kristy. Nothing you have indicated would disqualify you from having gastric bypass. You have a BMI of 36. For insurance to pay for your surgery you will also have to have other serious health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes or severe sleep apnea. If your insurance will not pay for your surgery, you can consider paying for the surgery yourself. If you do not have diabetes, I would also strongly consider sleeve gastrectomy. So, if you have failed the usual ways to lose weight,…
Should I have a bypass if Lap-Band failed?
Bypass after Lap Band
Jun 29, 2015
A recent study found that after 12 years 75% of gastric band had been removed for either complications or poor weight loss. You are not alone. A second opinion is never a bad thing. I do not know why your surgeon refuses to perform another weight-loss surgery, but that may be the right decision. On the other hand I have done numerous weight-loss surgeries after removal of gastric bands. Given that it seems your health is deteriorating because of your obesity, I would not hesitate to seek…
Leak from port. We need help and need to get this fixed. Where can we do this?
Where to get a port leak fixed
Jun 16, 2015
You should go to the surgeon who did your surgery. It is a long-standing tradition in the surgical profession that surgeons take care of their own patients. We want to know about our complications so we can learn from. We want to take care of our own complications. If your surgeon is no longer in practice, his partner should take care of you. If he did not have a oartner, he should have referred you to another surgeon and sent your records to that surgegoen, when he closed his practice, so…
I’m 5’5″ and weigh 230lbs. Do I qualify for gastric bypass surgery?
Does a BMI of 38 qualify for surgery?
May 20, 2015
You definitely qualify for surgery. You have struggled with your weight almost all your life and you have tried diets and they do not work for you. Weight loss surgery is the next, logical step. But will your insurance pay for it? That is another question and one you will have to ask them. Call them; the number is on your card. If they will not pay for it, you can pay for it on your own. I bet you will find it is much less expensive than you think and financing is available.
I was just told my blood sugar level is over 10 and I’m a diabetic as of today. Can I still have surger
Surgery in Mexico
May 19, 2015
Hemorrhage is one of the more common complications of sleeve gastrectomy. So, yes, you are at risk for bleeding during and after the surgery. Therefore, I would be concerned about what would happen if you did have this or another complication from the surgery. Does you have a plan to deal with the cost of these complications? Perhaps you can go back to Canada and the healthcare system there will take care of your complication? I raise this issue because private pay patients in America are…

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