Reginald C.W. Bell M.D., FACS is a Board Certified General Surgeon in private practice in Englewood, Colorado. He specializes in Gastrointestinal Surgery as well as Benign and Cancerous Tumors, Endocrine, Hernia, and Breast Surgery. (The field of General Surgery today is a specialty encompassing the above areas of expertise.)

Dr. Bell is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the American Society of General Surgeons, and the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons.

Dr. Bell has been in practice since 1990. He has a special interest in laparoscopic surgery, including antireflux procedures for gastroesophageal reflux, the Lap-Band for weight loss, colorectal surgery, and hernia repair. He teaches other surgeons on a regular basis, especially regarding antireflux surgery and hernia repair.

Reginald (Reg) Bell earned undergraduate degrees in Physics and in English Literature at Stanford University in 1976. He then completed a Master's Degree in the Study of Religion at the University of Virginia, and began work on a Ph.D. in the Study of Religion at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1979. However, the desire to be a physician won out, and as president of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, he received his M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1985. He interned and received his General Surgical training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado, completing as Chief Resident in 1990.

Education:
Stanford University: B.S., Physics, 1976; A.B., English Literature, 1976
University of Virginia, Charlottesville: M.A., Study of Religion, 1979
Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Doctoral student in Study of Religion, 1979-1981
Medical College of Virginia: M.D., 1985

Post-Graduate Training:
Internship, General Surgery: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1985-86
Residency, General Surgery: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1986-89
Chief Resident, General Surgery: University of Colorado School of Medicine,1989-1990

Honors:
1984 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Professional Positions:
Active Staff, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO
Active Staff, Porter Memorial Hospital, Denver, CO
Assistant Clinical Professor in Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Specialty Certification:
American Board of Surgery, Certification in General Surgery, 1991-2011
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986

Professional Societies:
American College of Surgeons (Fellow).
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES).
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)..
American Society of Breast Surgeons.
American Society of General Surgeons. (Governing Board)
American Medical Association, Member.
American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

Original Publications:
Bell RCW, Price JP. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Utilizing an Anatomically Contoured 3 Dimensional Mesh. Surgical Endoscopy 12/2003.
Bell RCW, Hanna P, Brubaker S. Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Symptomatic but Physiological Reflux. J GI Surg 2001 5:462-467.
Bell RCW, Hanna P, Mills MR, Bowrey D. Patterns of success and failure with laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication. Surg Endosc 1999 13:1189-1194.
Bell RCW. Laparoscopic Closure of Esophageal Perforation Following Pneumatic Dilatation for Achalasia. A Report of Two Cases. Surg Endosc 1997 11:476-478.
Bell RCW, Hanna P, Powers B, Sabel J, Hruza D. Clinical and Manometric Results of Laparoscopic Partial (Toupet) And Complete (Rosetti-Nissen) Fundoplication. Surg Endosc 1996 10:724-728.
Bell RCW, Stiegmann GV, Sun J, Durham J, Lucia MS. Immediate Cystic Duct Occlusion Using an Endoluminal Absorbable Polyglycolic Acid Screw. Surg Endosc 1993; 7:173-176.
Bell RCW, Stiegmann GV, Goff JG, Reveille M. Decision for Surgical Management of Perforation Following Endoscopic Sphincterotomy. American Surgeon 1991; 57:237-240.
Pearlman NW, Stiegmann GV, Vance V, Norton LW, Bell RCW, Staerkel R, Van Way CW III, Bartle EJ: Prospective Study of Incisional Time, Blood Loss, Pain, and Healing with Carbon Dioxide Laser, Scalpel, and Electrocautery. Arch Surg 1991; 126: 1018-20.
Bell, RCW. Barrett's Esophagus. (Letter to the editor). NEJM 1987;316:277.
Piotrowski J, Pearce WH, Jones DH, Whitehill T, Bell R, Patt A, Rutherford RB. Aortobifemoral bypass: the operation of choice for unilateral iliac occlusion? J Vasc Surg 1988;8:211-218.