Arif Ahmad Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS, FRCS

First let me say I bless the day I met Dr. Ahmad and his wife Seema. Originally, I was scheduled to go to one of his seminars 3 years ago but life got in the way. What brought me to Dr. Ahmad now is (don't laugh) a bone spur in my heel. I went to my primary care doctor and asked his NP what she thought about bariatric surgery. She told me she had many patients that have had it. She mentioned a few doctors but when she said \"Dr. Ahmad\" I said speak no more. I knew of Dr. Ahmad because I work at Stony Brook Unversity. I went home, called and made an appointment to attend the seminar the next week. At the seminar I made an appointment to see him on 3-27-07. I met with this kind, wonderful, compassionate man on that day. I also met Seema, his wife, who assists him. I just love her she is always so kind and helpful and willing to listen. Well, Seema set me up with an appointment sheet and I then went home and started the calls to make the appointment. Everything went well and I had my surgery on 5-2-2007. This is my 6th day after surgery (I had the gastric bypass) and I feel wonderful. I want to thank Dr. Ahmad, Seema and their wonderfull office staff for making this one of the best decisions I have ever made. I fully respect Dr. Ahmad and Seema and I intend to do everything they say to make this a success. Dr. Ahmad is the best surgeon and person you can hope to meet.

I was tired of being heavy and unhappy. Now, i'm happy and making moves towards smaller sizes and feel content. Dr. Ahmad is a gentle, kind man. He has a very sweet bedside manner. He loves what he does. His wife is a wonderful woman, whom never tires of hearing from you. Support groups here are excellent and youch on everyone there. The office help is very experienced and promote the lifestyle change.

DR.Ahmad is one of the most competant surgeons That I know, he is excellent at what he does, as a Dr. he is respected in his field and has a fabulous bedside manner. As far as his staff they are all professionals and friendly, they know your name, Seema is fantastic very helpful and knowledgeable

my doctor is the kindest man. he is positive and did a wonderful job. his wife is part of his staff and she so helpful. he is the best on long island and i would recomend him to anyone.. he is an 11 on a scale of 1-10

Dr Ahmad and everyone on his staff are very accomodating and friendly. They all make you feel comfortable. Dr Ahmad has a wonderful bedside manner and my incisions are healing beautifully due to his surgical expertise.

I'm a trim carpenter/musician, and i was losing the battle against my weight until now. i'm married, and i needed help. My surgeon, Dr. Ahmad, and his staff helped me in countless ways. Besides the surgery, all the info and guidance they provided was invaluable and life-saving and live changing. i've missed some support group meetings and i felt that had i gone, i would have had more information i could use. from now on i will be attending.

i decided to get the surgery because i was afraid that my weight was affecting my quality of life. Dr. Ahmad and the Lap Band have changed my life!

i am 36 years old and have been obese for all of my adult life. i had two children within 19 months and was unable to lose all the weight with just diet and exercise. Dr Ahmad is the best! he's caring and compassionate and brilliant. he educates you continuously and supports you throughout the whole process (before-during-after surgery). i'm blessed to have had the opportunity to have this procedure-- it's changed my life. i feel the best i've felt in 15 years.

Doctor Ahmad was very imformative before the surgery, helped me thru the whole thing before,during and after the surgery.I have had no complications because I just followed whatever he hold me to do.It will sound very classic but he totally changed my life.I was 392 pounds when I first saw him.I went down to 364 before the surgery.And today I weigh 190 pounds.Thanks Dr. Ahmad.

i was feeling very heavy, depressed, and unhappy with myself before the surgery, but now i feel great; energetic and even younger. Dr. Ahmad is a very good surgeon, he's very informative and has a great support system. I love going to his office because his staff makes you feel like you're family and cared about.