"My first impression of Dr. Bell was that he was very relaxed and courteous of the time I took to drive to meet with him. He answered all of my questions and provided plenty of information. His office staff is well organized and considerate. His nurse is efficient and very cordial. The only thing I can say that I liked least is the fact that in total I will make 4-5 trips to Denver before this is over with. I wish this office was like the one in Salt Lake City that lets you do everything in one trip (I live 4 hours from SLC one way and 4 hours from Denver the other way). Future patients should just know to be patient. My consultation was scheduled for two months and the nurse told me now that the wait time is almost 4 months. Dr. Bell does have a structured aftercare program, but it mostly intails just regular office visits after surgery. Dr. Bell was very straightforward about the risks of surgery and did not try to sugarcoat anything, which I appreciate. I would rate Dr. Bell very highly in intelligence, competency and kindness. I prefer surgical competence to bedside manner but believe that Dr. Bell is equally competent at both."
"I learned more from this four hour bariatric nutrition class than I have learned from all my 33 years of life with nutritionist appointments, schooling. The information was useful even if you weren't having this surgery or if you decided against it. Even though I had to drive 4 hours each way and had to spend the night, it was worth it."
