Alabama Bariatrics
Wellness and Medically Supervised Weight Loss • Decatur, AL • 1 primary location locations
About
Alabama Bariatrics is a weight loss clinic in Decatur, Alabama, offering bariatric surgery and non-surgical weight loss solutions. Services include laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, and intragastric balloons. The clinic is led by surgeons specializing in minimally invasive bariatric procedures.
Clinic Type
Wellness and Medically Supervised Weight Loss
Address
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Phone
256-274-4523
jvaldezRD@outlook.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Website
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Insurance & Payment
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Call for consultation, Contact form, 60-second weight loss quiz, Prices/insurance page mentioned
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Current Offers
60-second Weight Loss Quiz — null (expires null)
FAQs
What is Alabama Bariatrics?
Northern Alabama weight loss specialists offering bariatric surgery and weight loss solutions.
What services does Alabama Bariatrics offer?
The site mentions minimally invasive surgical options and non-surgical solutions, including procedures such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, and intragastric balloons.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades (Alabama Bariatrics / Dr. William Suggs listing): 23 Ratings (group/provider page shows 23 ratings; individual review rating not fully captured in snippet) (23)
- Yelp (ALABAMA BARIATRICS): 2 reviews (average star rating not captured in snippet) (2)
- ObesityHelp (W. Jay Suggs): 5.0 out of 5 (31 ratings / 31 reviews)
Patients praise
- Care/surgical expertise and professionalism praised by patients
- Support/follow-up and bedside manner described positively
- Improved outcomes/comfort and risk awareness mentioned in reviews
Common complaints
- Claims of business practices that patients felt were exploitative (cancellation/fees disclosure)
- General complaint content attributed to Yelp reviews (details not fully expanded in snippet)
"“I could not be more pleased with Dr. Suggs' expertise, knowledge, professionalism and capabilities; he is most definitely a 5 star physician who truly understands and empathizes with obese...”"
— MapQuest page quoting Yelp review (6 years ago)"“This place loves to take advantage of people. They will make you sign a disclosure at consultation stating if you cancel a test appointment less than 3 days in advance, you will have to pay a $125...”"
— MapQuest page quoting Yelp review (6 years ago)"“After I got home I was having some major nausea and Dr. Suggs was great about taking my calls and talking to me about my problems, he has a great bedside manner. I highly recommend him!”"
— ObesityHelp reviews for W. Jay Suggs (page 2)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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