Brian Colquhoun Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Colquhoun is a very nice doctor. At first he came on a little strong but after you get to know him he is a very kind, gentle, knowing doctor. He shows great concern for his patients.
His office staff is very helpful in each and every way possible. They work very hard at what they do.
He didn't really emphasize on after care in my case but I sure I will in other cases. Each and everyone is different.
Dr. Colquhoun made very sure that my family and I knew all of the risks of the surgery and he was very concerned about my state because I was morbidly overweight.

I would rate Dr. Colquhoun as a 10 out of 10

He was great when it came to his surgical competence and his bedside manner was outstanding.

Dr. Colquhoun appeared to be a very calm, soft spoken man; he went into great detail of the surgery and appeared to have much knowledge of the procedure. He explained the outcomes and risks of having such surgery (which applys to any surgery...really). All in all he was quite nice and I felt comfortable talking to him; he actually was quite humorous also.

I did notice that he tends to focus on relationships and support factors. He was glad to hear that I was married and that my husband supports this decision; I too feel this is something people should have.

Due to me being so far away from his office (2 provinces away); it is much more difficult to keep in touch in terms of person to person. Dr. Colquhoun plans on keeping me an extra week in the hospital there, after my surgery, due to living so far away.

I am still patiently awaiting an actual date; I have been given an estimated time based on my consultation visit. I had originally contacted his office in October 2003 and was given a consultation appointment for June 2004 and have been told the likely time of my surgery date would be sometime near June 2007!!!! What a long time to wait for such an important surgery considering my health...I guess all I can really say is "welcome to the Canadian Government!"

He was very busy and wanted to help me, but had plenty of roadblocks put up by our provincial government who call this an elective procedure and not a life-saving one as it is in my case. The way he presented himself to me was he was harried. Very busy and very frustrated by government procrastination in helping people like me. I only ever saw him the one time. That was three years ago and I finally got my date a month and a half ago. He didn't really take the time to explain a lot to me, but he did give me a quite comprehensive package of info that described the surgery and what to expect after that. The staff was much more available to me then he was. They answered all my questions and were quite helpful. The risks of the surgery, especially for someone of my weight and with my complications, were explained quite well. I know that he has a reputation for being an excellent surgeon, and that's what I want in a Doctor.

When I first met Dr. Colquhoun I had the impression that he was very quiet and reserved. He was also very professional and thorough in his explanation of the surgery and it's advantages and disadvantages. He treated me with kindness and respect. Since getting to know him a bit better through the support group meetings, of which he attends almost all and facilitates one of them (regarding the surgery in detail), I have found him to be a very warm, kind, cheerful gentleman who cares very deeply about the plight of obese people and wishes to help them in more ways than just surgery. He is also a very skilled surgeon and I have heard comments from other health care workers (doctors and nurses) affirming this opinion.
Dr. Colquhoun's wife and his senior office nurse are the co-ordinators of the monthly support group for this surgery in Saskatoon. There are 10 meetings a year and it is mandatory for patients to attend 2 of them (if they are within reasonable distance to travel). One is the meeting facilitated by Dr. Colquhoun regarding the surgery itself. The other is a meeting facilited by nursing staff at the hospital, explaining the various levels of post-op hospital care and the different paraphanalia patients will be using while in the hospital.

The office staff are friendly caring people and are very accomodating to patients schedules.

He was rather abrupt and seemed slightly annoyed that I wanted my support people to be in the room to hear first-hand what the procedure entailed. (Support people being my mom, who has the medical knowledge, due to her job, to know what questions to ask and my hubby who is my partner in this journey.)

He did really seemed to know his stuff and explained everything in a very clear way. I am sure that once I get to know him better I will be more comfortable with him.

His receptionist (nurse?) is wonderful. She was extremely helpful and made me feel very comfortable. She answered my questions I didn't get to ask the surgeon as well.

The pre-op/post-op support groups were stressed and he made it very clear that they were required and were very necessary.

I am confident that this will be a positive experience and I look forward to working with this doctor.

My first impression with Dr. Colquhoun, wasn't that great. He'd just come off of the O/R and was,.....well, very exhausted. I don't think I was boring him, but, he sure had a hard time staying awake during our conversation. I found the staff to be o.k.. They didn't go out of their way to make me feel all that welcome, but they weren't ignorant either. He was very thorough, and he did explain the procedure and all of the risks involved. I am worried about my 1st consult though. I live so far away that I was unable to attend any of the support meetings, money had a lot to do with that. I'm hoping he'll understand that. Wish me luck, I meet with him on April 15/03 and then I have surgery on the 28th!!

I saw dr Nohr and he was wonderful, however because I had previous gastric surgery for GERD he said he is unable to do an RNY on me. I have since had a referral to DR Colquhoun in Saskatoon, I have an appointment o see him on 30th May so my fingers and toes are crossed. I understand that the Duodenal Switch which Dr Colquohoun does can be done even though I have had A fundoplication before So here goes. I do however understand that there is a 21/2 -3 yr waiting list for surgery which is a looooooong time.
May 30th Well today I had a consult with Dr Colqhoun, he is a quet mild mannered gentleman, but he is very knowledgeable and let me know the risks of surery up to and including death. His staff seemed very pleasant, and eager to help. I am sure I have put myself in good hands. I did find Dr Colquhoun very businesslike, and theredid not seem to be much of a sense of humor ther I have howeever learn't from other patients of his that he relaxes quite a bit on future visits.

Staff is good but the wait is very long. I have been waiting for almost two years and I am not sure when my date is. That is the hard part not knowing when you are going to go in. I am hopeing it will be some time in the new year.

My Dr. is Dr. Colquhoun
My first impression of Dr Colquhoun was that he seemed to have a very tough personality and I was concerned that he didn't really understand my problem.

I've realized after meeting him a few times and going to support group meetings, that he's really a very caring person and that he's someone who can finally help me!!!

Very nice office staff.

Aftercare seems to be very important to Dr. Colquhoun. They have set up a pre and post op support group that meets once a month.

Overall I would rate Dr. Colquhoun very highly in surgical competance and bedside manner.