"My first impression of Dr. Kolli was that he was very professional and competant.
His team including N.P. Karm, Dietician, Laura, P.T. Amy, and Behaviour Therapist Lynette were all very well informed and supportive. They have a structured before and after care program. Risks of surgery were fully discussed. Rate of 80% overall. He is not very personable and you can tell that Karm is the people person of the team. As I am an out-of-town patient I appreciated the care in scheduling of appointments to minimize my travel time.
I have will no longer be having surgery with Dr. Kolli. I had a lot of difficulty with their pre-operative treatment. Specifically regarding their scheduling and reviewing of blood and urine tests. Dr. Kolli also instructed me to rapidly reduce my dosage of Zoloft (anti-depressant) prior to my surgery. They gave no support or guidance on the withdrawal symptoms I might experience. They also did not check on my emotional well being after they cancelled my surgery or instruct me on how to increase my Zoloft dosage back to normal. They did not give proper written instructions on ALL of the reasons they might cancel the surgery. Please contact me if you want further information. If using this surgeon make sure you have the tests of your pre-op blookwork/urinalysis before you go to the hospital for the surgery. I literally had the i.v. taken from my hand 25 minutes before I was to go under. A devastating experience with no follow up as to my emotional state.
I now give this surgeon a rating of 50% and I DO NOT recommend this surgeon. When my first date was cancelled (because I had gained 3 pounds since my last weigh in!) the doctor insulted me by going on about how I made him lose money and that I used up a surgery date someone else might have had. He also went on to say that my belly was too heavy (by 3 lbs.!) to lift up to perform the surgery and that "they" would crucify him if he proceeded with my surgery and something went wrong. Clearly he was more worried about lawsuits than me!
I have a friend who used the same surgeon and she had a good experience so I only state this as my personal experience with Dr. Kolli."
