Center for Metabolic & Obesity Surgery Bariatric Center

Dr. Beltre did a revision on my lap band back in sept. 07. Unfortunately, the infection continued and I had to have the band removed. I had the sugery done in Mexico and was too afraid of going back. Dr. Beltre calmed me down and tolerated my impatience with the infection and whole ordeal. I have the utmost confidence in him because he is calm and keeps me calm. No question is stupid and he spends additional time with me when other patients are waiting. Because he is become so well known for bariatric sugery and his wife is an internist in the practice with him it is very busy and the wait can be long. But it's worth the wait. The aftercare was good and I would rate him overall excellent. I am going for the sleeve soon and felt there was no other choice to make. I feel confident in his care. He has both surgical copetence and great bedside manner and hope that over time he doesn't loose it.

4/26/07rnMet with Dr. Beltre for the first time. I was impressed... he was professional, courteous and I felt comfortable with him. He was patient and seemed interested in thoroughly answering my questions. I like the fact that he works with his wife (also Dr. Beltre) and his office staff was welcoming as well. I will attend seminar and support meeting next month and am looking forward to them.rn5/3/07rnHave been setting up required tests, appointments to get package ready to submit. Called Dr. Beltre's office with questions/requests and have nothing but praise for his staff. They are very nice, (not impatient even though I know they are extremely busy), helpful and optimistic. Moving along.rnrn5/29/07rn After much confusion I found that I do not have insurance coverage for ANY WLS or treatment. So now I am self pay and still moving along. I did receive a lot of mis-information from all parties concerned - Dr.'s Office, Insurance Co. and work. rn I attended my surgeon's seminar and mentioned that he should have someone from his office attend that is WELL versed in insurance and cost information. (because there were MANY questions and very little reliable information out there for perspective patients). We rely on our doctor's office to at least point us in the right direction to receiving accurate and correct information regarding costs and coverages.rn The seminar WAS very interesting and educational (even though I had already read a book and researched online for 5 weeks) - enough so that I changed my surgery from RNY to Sleeve Gastrectomy. I also found that Dr. Beltre is a very NICE person - not at all aloof or distant as some doctors can be. He was warm and attentive to all the people attending. I liked that. And I liked him.

Well I met Dr. Beltre on 3/13/2007. There office is easy to find and I didn't have to drag the wheelchair out because the office is close to the parking lot. That means alot to me. The paperwork took a good 15 minutes but there was no wait. Dr. Beltre shares an office with his wife, who is an interml medicine Dr.rnThe staff are very nice and Dr. Beltre is a total sweetheart. rnI already had all of my tests complete so I can't comment on what it would be like for somebody new but he does require everything to be complete before scheduling surgery. The best part is he finances the operations in his office and saves you interest charges. Atleast he does at the time, so I just had to pay half up front and the rest on a payment plan. This helped me ALOT.rnI havn't met the NUT he uses but as I understand they visit you in the hospital which I REALLY like. I will comment more as my journey begins.

My first impression of Dr. Beltre was that he was very down to earth and very honest, with a caring nature about his patients. I asked him all kinds of questions and he answered them very knowledgeably. He advised me to attend his seminar that same week, and explained things very thoroughly. He does not hide anything! His office staff is super friendly and very helpful. I am especially thankful to Leslie, his nurse, for taking care of all my paperwork and getting me approved quickly with no delays. Dr. Beltre is wonderful with his patients, and goes out of his way for them without giving it a secong thought. He did take a little longer to do the surgery than what was planned, and I guess that could have been prevented, but that was my own personal impression. Surgical competence and bedside manner are both great, and I would gladly recommend him to anyone!