Dr. Joel Dragelin, MD

At the end of Sept. 2023, I was rushed to emergency in horrific pain, and actually thought I would die. Long story short, I was fortunate to have Dr. Joel Dragelin as my surgeon for a very uncommon diagnosis of 'Gastric Volvulus.' My stomach was actually 6x the size it should be. I feel so lucky to have had Dr. Dragelin, as he acknowledged my case was not common, but I felt so comfortable with him as he always articulated in full detail what was going on and the potential for more deadly complications if we didn't choose surgery. I highly recommend Dr. Dragelin and consider him the best of the best!

Dr Dragelin is the best he saved my life with an emergency surgery rendering the best possible outcome with that surgery. I felt compelled to leave this 5 star rating and highest recommendation after seeing negative reviews on his bedside manner and rating him as mean and a bully well thats all a big pile of bs. This man is a medical artist a paragon of a physician. Great bedside manner very compassionate the opposite of a bully. What i did see in the other reviews that accord with my experience is the phrase he saved my life. I myself declare this with the utmost gratitude thank God for having Dr. Dragelin on duty when i needed that emergency surgery and God bless him. This man is a great human not just a great doctor he is full of compassion and caring. EvenIf he had a bad day and whatever you would not choose him based on you perceiving him as being mean to you seeing he must have saved many lives but you would prefer a nicer guy with less skills toast for brains are my thoughts .

I had to have emergency surgery for a perforation of my large intestine which caused me to become septic. Previous to the surgery, I was in the hospital trying to treat the condition with antibiotics which did not work. As my condition decline, Dr. D made a decision for surgery which I am convinced saved my life! I like his straight forward approach. He is a skilled surgeon & I would highly recommend him. I almost died & because of Dr D I am still a husband & father!! Thank you.

Dr. Dragelin was my surgeon for an emergency gallbladder removal surgery with complications. He talked with me before surgery in my room, in preop and the day after surgery. He gave me detailed information, even drawing a diagram on a sheet of paper so I could clearly understand and see what he encountered during my surgery. He is exceptionally kind. I also saw him for my follow-up. Great bedside manner and very thorough. I am truly grateful for him. He is very good at what he does.

Plain and simple Joel save my life. I'm not one that usually comments on these sites but after reading the comments from the ER patient from February 2016 I felt I should express my experiences with Dr. Dragelin. He has operated on me more than once and I'm quite convinced is a reason that I'm still alive. He has earned a place on my list of people I trust my life with which is a very short list .

Wow! What a jerk. His bedside manner is was the worst I have ever seen in 57 years. The PA with him was embarrassed and after the doctor left my room apologized. He came to see me in the ER for a surgery consult. I didn't need surgery but if I had he would be the LAST person who would operate!