Procedures
Laparoscopic Gastric Band Removal
Offered by
Walter Medlin, MD
3.1
Laparoscopic Gastric Band Removal
19,770
Estimated National Average $15,163
Financing Options
Promotional financing available when you pay with CareCredit. $200 minimum purchase. What is CareCredit?
Procedure Details
This includes a laparoscopic gastric band removal.
Price Details
Your purchase includes the following services:
- Facility feeoperating and recovery room services & supplies for outpatient stay (less than 24 hours) at LDS Hospital
- Physician feetreatment and procedure-related postoperative follow-up visit(s) within 90 days of surgery. Does NOT include the initial evaluation to determine the need of the procedure.
- Anesthesiologist feeregional or general anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure
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Note
This bundled price includes the cost of your procedure and the fees listed above. These fees are for the services most frequently packaged together with this procedure. Any services that are not listed here will not be covered in your purchase.
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About Walter Medlin, MD
Walter Medlin grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He and wife Sarah met at Dartmouth College. He worked as a hospital orderly and phlebotomist, and graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine, where he did research in immunology, and completed training periods in Alaska and Pocatello, Idaho.
His surgical residency training was in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Minneapolis, Minnesota with a research project in arteriovenous fistula. He later did advanced training in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatrics in New York and Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh, he was mentored by Dr. Daniel Cottam. He has also sought extensive additional training in Flexible Endoscopy, Colon surgery, and Hernia surgery.
In the past 2 years, he and his team in Billings, Montana performed over 40 Da Vinci Robotic procedures for Gallbladder disease, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, GERD (reflux) and Hernia. He also performs colonoscopy.
Walt has completed over 1500 bariatric procedures, and in 2008 underwent sleeve gastrectomy himself! He has battled weight since the second grade, reaching over 300 pounds at his peak.
Walt is an active advocate, serving on the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) board of directors, and with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) as a state chapter president and on Access to Care committee. He has visited Washington DC several times to educate lawmakers.
Walt loves the outdoors, especially motorcycles, climbing, snowboarding, and kiteboarding. With his weight now around 200 pounds, it is much easier to do the activities he loves!
Board Certification
AM BD SURGERY awarded in 06/04/2001
Internship
Hennepin County Medical Center
Residency
Butterworth Hospital - Grand Rapids, in General Surgery, 1999
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical School
University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, in Doctor of Medicine, 1993
What people have to say about this practice
"I would tell people who have a weight problem just DO IT. I want to thank Dr. Medlin thank you so much for giving my life back I lost 135pounds. Best thing I ever did for myself".
Louise L.
Additional Procedures Offered by Walter Medlin, MD
22,170
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