Oregon Bariatric Center Bariatric Center

Dr. MacColl is awesome! His staff is very helpful as well. Unfortunately, he has recently left Grand Forks. Altru Clinic (Grand Forks) has an entire Bariatric department that has great a aftercare program.

I was impressed with my surgeon and his staff. They are very nice. I was however a little upset with him when he cancelled my surgery for the second time. But it was for the better and for my safety.

Dr. MacColl has all the information that you will need to have the lapband surgery. His office staff are helpful.rnrnAfter my surgery Dr. MacColl kept saying that my problems were caused by overeating, not using the tool that I had. I have since learned that my problems (vomiting, low weight loss, band erosion)are experienced by 2- 3% of all bands performed. It was not me. I did have the band removed due to slippage and the vomiting stopped immediately. rnrnIf you are lucky enough to be in the 97% the band and Dr. MacColl would be a good choice.

Dr MacColl is a very straight forward Doctor.rnTells you what could happen the risk right off the back.rnThe office staff is great very helpful, I guess it is even better that one of my good friends works in the office.rnShelly Wright is very friendly and nice she will be doing all my feels.

I have only met my surgeon once so far. I thought that he was very nice and very thorough. He also has had lap band surgery so he knows first hand what his patients are going through. I am confident that everything will go well for me when I have my surgery.

My band was placed on November 14, 2006. I have had a very positive expirence. My surgeon and his staff have trained at Tuffs in Boston and adopted their program after theirs. It is intense but a great learning education.

He was great from the start. He was completely up front with the risks and the benefits. The way that he passed along information gave me more and more confidence in my decision to have this done. There was no judgement or questioning of my motives as to why , instead, support and acceptance. I believe that his talent of educating prospective patients is a strong as his surgical talents. I highly recommend him. In addition, Dr. Donald DeBeltz also performed my surgery along with Dr. MacColl. It was a team effort and I just want to thank both of them for the fantastic care that I received. They are not only professional, but very compassionate and are first rate surgeons. I would recommend them to anyone wanting to get an awesome start to this new tool of weight loss. I can't say enough thank you's to both of them for what they have done for me. God Bless both of you. Tom

'He was very straight foward and to the point. I have only meet with him once. Office staff is very nice from what i have sseen so far. The only thing i did not like is that he was only there to talk about the negative things about the surgery that he will be perfoming

Dr. MacColl is very knowledgeable in this field, the information he passed onto me was a tremendous help on my decision to have this surgery. I had my surgery on Oct 17th with no problems. Dr. MacColl saw me everyday that I was in the hospital checking on my status.

While I have nothing negative to say about my surgery or my stay in the hospital, I did wish for Dr. MacColl to visit longer to make sure all my questions were answered and for me to feel a little bit more at ease.

Since the surgery and my post op visits, he has been able to answer all my questions.

My first impression of both Dr. MacColl and Dr. Debeltz was very good. They were both very friendly and willing to answer questions. They wanted to make sure I got all the information they could provide for me. They are wonderful surgeons... very competent and caring. I just grew more confident with my choice to have these two surgeons perform my surgery as time passed. At times, I was a little confused by the entire process, but the Program Coordinator, Sue, was very helpful in guiding me along. There isn't anything that I dislike about these doctors. It is a good idea, I believe, to prepare a list of questions and concerns before your meetings with them to ensure that everything you are wondering about is addressed. The aftercare program seems to be a good one, with follow-up visits with the dietician and the surgeons scheduled for the next year. There are also support group meetings to attend twice a month. The risks of the surgery were stated very openly and honestly, but the confidence in the voice of the surgeon(s) helped to alleviate fears. I believe that Dr. MacColl and Dr. Debeltz are both very surgically competent and both are very friendly and easy to talk to. Dr. MacColl was the one who followed me when I was in the hospital, and he has been very supportive since my surgery.