Southeast Bariatrics, PA Bariatric Center

I am 15 years post op from RNY Gastric Bypass at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte NC.
My pre op weight was 262. My highest weight was 300. At 15 years post op, i am 150 pounds at 5’6 inches with a BMI of 24.5.
Dr Voellinger always had the prettiest eyes. It was my soothing factor in the OR (over his OR mask), as he asked me if i was ready..... my words, “let’s get this party started”!
I am grateful for this man and all he did for me!
I would love to share my story at 15+ years post op, and still a “success story”!
Dr Voellinger was the BEST DOCTOR! I’ll forever be grateful for him!

Dr. Kolasch it's fantastic!!! I was not happy with his office staff, but stayed with the practice because I liked him so well. Highly recommend him!!!

I am a current patient of Dr Kolasch and had surgery a few weeks ago. I cannot say enough great things about him. My surgery went well and he really tries to do what is best for the patient.

His bedside manner is wonderful and he got to know me as a human and really helped me choose the correct surgery for me.

The office is not exactly friendly but his RN Jennifer is very nice and helpful.

He and Dr Vollenger do not do everything the same which I appreciate because they do what they feel is best for themselves. He always explained things to me.

Anyone going to him should feel they are in good hands.

I had a weird experience coming to meet Dr. Kolasch, but I think it went well.

Originally I went to see a well practiced Bariatric surgeon that was close by to learn about options. I liked the guy and started the process, got a barium profile, labs, psych testing, started the 6 months of nutrition appointments, and was on the way.

Then one day he was just gone, had left the practice and I like probably every other patient was scared. The options I had would be to essentially start the search over for a new doc and lose the med diet plan, or take a step of faith and meet Dr. Kolasch. I read his history and greatly respect him for his service to our country and the lives he saved while deployed.

He trained and worked at a well respected facility and worked with Dr. Voellinger. Southeast Bariatrics in Charlotte. Southeast Bariatrics had purchased the practice I had gone too, but most of the staff stayed the same which I liked.

I scheduled an appointment and met Dr. Kolasch, gave him a quick synopsis if my goals, asked him about his technique and felt satisfied with his answers. We agreed that I picked an appropriate surgery and was a solid candidate for success.

I recognize that some people put a ton of stock in number of preformed surgeries as the "lead doc", but remember in this day and age that if a company give a doc a practice to administer them that doc is squared away.

I also like that his background is diverse and he has had the opportunity to see both the older techniques, but is young enough to learn some of the newer advances. He was concerned with GERD as a issue so he prescribed a great medicine that I took the day of surgery and have not had one issue with reflux ( I am thanking God for that). The pain is definetly manageable and I was walking within 4.5 hours of surgery.

Every surgeon has to have a starting point, and although he isn't old enough to have done thousands of VSG's his technique is sound, he is slightly conservative ( but backed by research and not opinion), and his bedside manner was a good match for what I was looking for.

I don't have any regrets about choosing him and the staff is awesome. They have a great understanding if approval related issues and I was approved the first time I requested with no appeal needed. This is good news, because they only requested ( and did not get my hopes up) until they knew it would go through. Thus I was approved and ready to go first try with a BMI was 40.5 which is pretty close to the lower limit.

They use myChart for communication with patients which I love and are really good at getting back to me in a timely manner, have a in house store and nutritionist, lots of informational seminars, and are easy to work appointments.

Overall a very satisfactory performance. His bedside manner is funny and if your a guy(or a woman) he might be a great fit for your doc as he relates well.

Dr. V had been excellent on preparing me for my revision. When I first started my journey with him I felt like he is going to do his best in getting me back on track and he has. I would recommend him to anyone that wants to have wls or a revision

Dr. Voellinger is a WONDERFUL man. I love him dearly and I owe him my life! He is super encouraging and always takes the time to listen to your concerns and give you true and honest feedback. GOD FORBID he is EVER on time, but he makes up for it with his attention. The office has changed recently because it was bought by Novant. Due to these changes, alot of people are not as happy as they were before, but I think that the purchase has a ton to do with the economy, just like everything else. I have got a lapband and he has dealt with EVERY issue I have ever had, including massive reflux, a flip-flopping port and weird hiccups that turned out to be a hernia....

Really good dr , he did my husband bob too

Great dr :)

I would be doing this man a grave injustice if I didn't give him rave reviews! He listens to you as a patient (at our first consult he mentioned the RNY, but I wanted the DS and told him why, and he agreed that I had done my homework and knew what I wanted.)

He never acts rushed during your visits, he gives you his undivided attention, and his staff is awesome. They were courteous, knowledgeable, and got back to me promptly if I left a message.

The morning of surgery, he came out and spoke to me while they were starting an IV, and went out and spoke to my husband after surgery to let him know how everything went (surgery only took 2.5-3 hours).

When I developed issues 2 days after surgery (right before he was going to release me), he came to the hospital at 4am to personally find out what was going on. (I couldn't walk...literally. It turned out to be an electrolyte imbalance).

He is a great surgeon, and I would highly recommend him to anyone in the area.

Dr Voellinger is a great physician and a fine man. He seems a bit no nonsense at first but is actually warm and funny. He did a great job with my surgery! I am 7 months out 75% weight loss (93 lbs) and I am excited about life. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to walk out of that hospital a different person. Dr V. is very blunt about surgical risk, he is more than competent and very knowledgeable.
The nutritionist is more geared toward RNY and Lapband but with the vast support from my DS group I am figuring everything I need to know out.