Legacy Medical Group–General Surgery at Mount Hood
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Providers
Services
- GERD and hiatal hernias
- Hernia repairs (umbilical, ventral, inguinal, etc.)
- Gallbladder and bile ducts
- Treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases
- Small bowel and colon
Visiting Us
Parking
A parking lot is available on-site with free parking.
About
The experienced, board-certified surgeons and staff at Legacy Medical Group-General Surgery offer special expertise in robotic surgery, kidney disease and bloodless surgery and provide a variety of general surgery services. They also provide surgical management of a range of diseases, working collaboratively with your primary care and any other referring doctors.
Learn about the range of specialized surgeries Legacy Health offers.
Surgery patient forms
After surgery instructions - Cholecystectomy
Patient Comments
Legacy wants every patient to have great care, every time. To help measure and improve patient satisfaction, we send surveys to randomly selected patients after their appointments. We use this feedback from the surveys to improve and enhance the care we offer. Learn more about our surveys & ratings
Well run, smooth operation.
Dr. Starley and his staff are amazing. I came to them with a problem I've been experiencing for over 5 years. He understood what was happening and made a comprehensive plan to help me through performing robotic surgery to remove the problem area. This is the 8th surgery I've had in the last 20 years and this was by far the easiest and most successful surgery of any of them. The time spent in the hospital was minimal and my recovery time was very short. I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Starley to anyone seeking a remedy to a complicated medical situation. He listened to me and respected all of my concerns. Thank you for helping me and making my life easier to live.
DR Cowell is a very good listener. He has helped me alot with my concerns. Wish there where more Drs like him.
Dr Zarour is an outstanding surgeon and communicator
Very informative and gentle with knowledge that I needed to hear!
Pleasant respect very easy to understand
I was very impressed with Dr. Zarour. He is an outstanding doctor, and gives you the feeling that you are his most important patient. His knowledge, and communication skills, gives you assurance that you fully understand your condition, as well as the means to alleviate further issues. I would recommend him highly without reservation.
The provider and his team listened to my needs and answered all my questions thoroughly and any Information presented was easy to understand.
Everything was very good Dr. Cowell is very good and smart.
Dr. Starley, Red, and everyone else I interacted with was aa good of medical treatment as I have ever had.
I am happy
He is wonderful!
This will be my third surgical procedure with Dr. Cowell. He is an excellent physician.
Wry approachable and thorough.
I have always had good experiences on visits
Thanks
I have been out of the Oregon area for 3 plus years and have not seen Dr. Starley since 2019 I believe. I returned to get some help with some pain I've been having in my hip/groin area. After shuffling from a primary care Doctor to an Orthopedic Doctor and physical therapy I made an appt. With Dr. Starley because I remembered him as being caring and patient and extremely approachable. It was like coming home. He listened went over my chart and discussed how to move forward. I wish he was my primary care Doctor! And I may actually use him for that in the future even though I now live on the West side. He is a wonderful human being and Doctor.
All was very good
Thank you everyone for everything.
This was the worst experience I've ever had with a doctor in sensitive and caring very unprofessional now I'm scared to even have the surgery done due to him
It was a post op appointment made before leaving the hospital.
Waited an exam room for about 30 minutes before seeing provider that was poor
I would love to in the future use this facility but it's too far from home.Dr.Azar explained more to me than any other Dr.has in over two years. I am thankful for that.
Doctor Cowell was very easy to understand. He broke conversations down so I can understand them.
Everyone was friendly and helpful.
The doctor's style made it very easy for me to relate to him. He was warm and friendly and yet professional.
Very informed on my issue before seeing me.
This was merely a follow up visit after hospitalization. It was quick and so short that I can't fairly answer this survey. I have hadgreat experiences with Legacy as a whole and have no complaints.
Dr. Azar is great -very knowledgeable and good at explaining options. However, I saw him because Dr. Knowles, who I was referred to and who is blocks from my house, was not available for a timely consult. The Gresham office is much farther away and would be a major inconvenience in terms of post-surgery transport. When I subsequently called Dr. Knowles' office to see if I could schedule surgery with him, the receptionist said I'd likely have to have a consult with Knowles as well. No one told me that. With other practices, there's never been an issue with scheduling with one doctor for more-urgent needs, then seeing the doctor to who I was originally referred. I see no reason why, when there's both ER and office chart information that's less than two weeks old, I would have to take the extra time to drive to Gresham again AND pay another $70 copay. I am extraordinarily unhappy that it was not communicated to me prior to scheduling that I had to more forward with surgery with the exact same doctor I saw for an office consult.
Would have liked to know more about the test results from my surgery.
This was a emergent surgery follow up
Dr. Starley was very helpful, answering questions and showing me the ct scan results, explaining what I was looking at. He had a great manner with humor and I left feeling relieved rather than fearful. It was a very good visit.
Everyone, including reception, nurse and doctor, were all empathetic, knowledgeable, kind and enjoyable to work with. I felt the nurse specifically went above and beyond to help me get a surgery scheduled as soon as possible.
Good
Doctor and staff very professional and showed concern for my well being. Grateful.
Dr.John is EXCELLENT
All good
The question where you ask about my medical team. My medical team has doctors outside the Legacy system. Dr. Starley and his staff are phenomenal. My primary care doctor, who is outside of the Legacy system, recommended him from a conference he led. They were quite impressed with him.
Dr Zarour and his staff are amazing. They always make me feel comfortable and in great care. They always make sure to listen to me.
Apparently it took a few days for the office to complete and send leave paperwork to my employer causing a delay in benefits. Otherwise my experience has been 100% positive and I couldn't recommend Dr. Cowell strongly enough.
Extremely knowledgeable Doctors. Compassionate. Explained my case with expertise. My husband and I were able to understand the Doctors /Surgeons every word.
Vern is the most competent general surgeon I've dealt with. My only complaint is that he is many miles from me and doesn't do 'virtual' or phone consultations. Many things (short of hands-on examinations) could be more conveniently dealt-with remotely with no decrease in the quality of care.
Excellent experience!!
This medical team assessed my injury and had me in for surgery within 2 days of my initial visit for this issue. They have been diligent about following up and making sure my questions are answered thoroughly. They've all been amazing so far and I would definitely recommend them to anyone in need of their services.
The staff were very friendly and helpful.Dr. Z was friendly and caring. He was knowledgeable. He listened to my concerns and explained my situation in detail that I could understand. He made me feel comfortable and relaxed. I really liked him and I trust him as a surgeon.
Dr. Cowell was very knowledgeable and able to answer all my questions.
All good thank you dr Cowell
Extremely professional, efficient and sensitive.
This was my first visit &I t was very good
Dr Azar is the best, and everyone in the office was helpful and friendly
Dr Cowell is the definition of a professional doctor
One problem. Need to send paperwork to doctors office. They only have a fax number no email address. I have no access to fax machine. Need to get in the 21 Century, and use email Correspondence.
Dr. Z is dope
Very good
Already have many times.
We really liked Dr Cowell!
Any comments relating to staff informing me of test results are marked a no as I was in hospital.
Dr. Z is an exemplary medical professional. Such a pleasure to work with
It was a post-op visit. The whole team with Dr. Azar was awesome. Jennifer followed up with me a number of times getting my insurance to under stand the importance of the surgery. I feel 100 times better. Dr Azar went out of his way to help me. He explained everything amazingly well. I didn't have one bad experience over the 2 years of trying to get the procedure approved.
I found all the receptionist very courteous, helpful. It was a good feeling with Dr. And receptionist.
Dr. Zarour and his staff have always been so very kind and helpful, I appreciate them very much.
Starley is an excellent provider. I trust him completely with my care and sought him out when others have failed. I am very grateful to know him.
Dr. Starley was great!! My surgery was the best ever!! Thank you to him and his awesome staff and Mt. Hood Medical Center!!
Very helpfull
I met Dr Starley in an emergency setting he and his staff have been amazing through my follow up on 11/24/23
All good and I felt comfortable with all the experiences related.
My visit at Dr. Azar,s office was a very positive experience.
When I called to set a date for hernia surgery the lady on thr phone insulted me and refused to get me a note for my workers comp and repeatedly asked why I hadn't returned to work, 5 times. Unfortunately my boss lost his contract and had to lay off his entire crew. All while I have been hurt. This wasn't really the nurse/ assistants job to question me about this, and she shamed me for not working. Awful!! I had to hang up on her. After my last office visit she again refused to give me any paperwork proving I was at the appointment which I need for workers comp. Dr starly is fine, glad he is doing my surgery.
The only thing that bothered me during the visit was when I was called back by the assistant, she was not very friendly. I asked her a question and honestly felt like she was trying to make me feel stupid. I was not a big fan of hers but the doctor was very nice and friendly! I was impressed with him.