Arif Ahmad Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS, FRCS
18 yr Experience
10 yr in Bariatrics
16 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
10 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
75% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 17
Max Age of Patient is 65
ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
18 yr Experience
10 yr in Bariatrics
16 yr in Laparoscopic Surgery
10 yr in Laparoscopic Bariatrics
75% Practice is Bariatrics
Min Age of Patient is 17
Max Age of Patient is 65
ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
After attending Doctor Arif Ahmad's Weight Loss Seminar I knew I wanted him to be the surgeon for my gastric bypass surgery. He is a very caring and compassionate person. He answered all my questions and I felt completely safe and confident with him. His office staff are friendly and professional some of them are his paients! :) His Wife also works in the office and answered many of my questions which made me feel more confident with my decision to have WLS. Doctor Ashish Agarwala is wonderful aswell. I would defenitly recomend anyone seeking WLS to attend Doctor Ahmad's weight loss seminar.
Dr. Ahmad appears to have your best interest at heart when pursuing the life changing surgery. However, unless you are going to continue in his care long term, you may be left in the dust in the after care process. Its like buying a new car, once the sale is made and you drive it off the lot, you are no longer given that special attention. Dare to say anything negative in support meetings and you might be banned from meetings and told you are no longer a patient as was done in my experience.
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I have had a poor self image about myself all my life. Because of this I have always percieved myself looking heavier than I am. This led to larger weight gain. I trusted Dr.Ahmad from his first smile. I checked his credentials and feedback. The seminar sealed the deal. After care on top- it left no time for doubts.
For 20 years I've tried many different diet and exercise changes/programs to little or no success. Nine years ago I looked into Gatric Bypass surgery, 7 months ago I decided to go forward. Surgeon was very thorough, individualized my program, surgery and recovery to fit my needs, ensured that I knew all possibilities before surgery. Open to all support groups- information part-great; Bypass portion overtaken by two patients= makes it uneasy yo share/ask questions.
I have fought obesity all of my life. I have lost and put back over 100 lbs. The last five to seven years were even worse-where I had both my knees and ankles in a lot of pain and was unable to walk or exercise. I felt trapped in my own body. After the surgery and loss of some of the weight I started to feel less pain in all of my joints and with the continued loss of weight have been feeling the best that I have since I was in my 20's. I am able to walk for a few miles and can exercise on a regular basis now. I feel more energized and hope to continue this way for the rest of my life. I not only feel better but look better and it has been a great boost to my self esteem. What I can see about Dr.Ahmad except that he is the best. He was extremely competent, meticulous and patient with all my questions and was very caring and recieved the very best care in the hospital. The support meetings are important. You should attempt to make as many meetings a possible. The aftercare was excellent. One more thing to mention is you must stay focused to keep the weight off.