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I don’t even know where to begin when saying how amazing Dr. Obermeyer is. Both my brother and I were born with a severe case of pectus carinatum. We both noticed it around the time we were in middle school and it just seemed to get worse as we grew older. This caused my brother and I to be very self-conscious all through high school and me into college. I am 22 years old (female) and my brother is 17. We were both interested in getting some information on having the surgery to get it fixed, so we made an appointment with Dr. Obermeyer to drive 5 hours from Maryland to Norfolk, VA. The nurses took pictures from all angles of the protrusion and also measurements. As a female, not once did I ever feel uncomfortable in Dr. Obermeyers presence or any of his nurses. He described to us in detail exactly how he would correct the protrusion, how long we would be in the hospital, how long the recovery time would be, etc. I was happy to hear that I didn’t need any bars or hardware put in. After talking it over with our family we decided to go through with it. Both of our surgeries were scheduled for Dec. 5, 2017 and they had us come in on the 4th to get some final tests done and so Dr. Obermeyer could draw out where he would make the incision so we had a visual. I think my brother went back for surgery around 7:00AM and then I went back around 12:00PM that same day. I don’t know many doctors who would be willing to do two of these surgeries back-to-back when it is so hard on your hands. Dr. Obermeyer made sure they updated our family about every hour so they knew what was going on. After the surgery was complete Dr. Obermeyer checked on us every day to make sure we weren’t having any issues. The nurses and staff at the hospital were INCREDIBLE. It seemed like there was always somebody in our room checking our vitals, making sure we had something to eat or drink, making sure my family was comfortable, etc. When we were released to go home on the 3rd day Dr. Obermeyer made sure we had a way to contact him in case we ran into any problems at home. I struggled with nausea and loss of appetite for a while after I got home and when I reached out to him for suggestions he responded immediately. I couldn’t have been blessed with a better doctor than Dr. Obermeyer. My brother and I appreciate everything he has done for us and already have so much more confidence and it’s only been a little over a month. He told us not to expect a perfectly flat result, but I can honestly say that he made it look PERFECT! Thank you so much Dr. Obermeyer!!