Harlem Hospital Hospital

EXCELENT DOCTOR AND ALL THE TEAM THAT WORK WITH HIM !!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!

My name is Octavia Lewis and I had the Gastric Sleeve done on 08/06/2012. I have been sick alot due to my own stupidity but I'm back on course with what I'm supposed to be doing. I've only met Dr. Ahmed twice the day of my surgery and the day after. He seemed to really love what he is doing and enjoys it alot. I love PA McCoy, when I say she is the best you will ever meet in the business. She's friendly and very understanding of what it is one is going through. At first I didn't really care for the staff until I got to know them but afterwards they really do seem to care as well. The only thing that I didn't like was the fact that the staples are in you for life and I didn't know that part till the day I was going home. But other than that, so far so good, so wish me luck and for those who are having this surgery soon, you will be in my prayers as well.

Hello this is Luis Aponte a grateful patient of Dr. Ahmed and his great staff. I had my gastric bypass surgery done on 9-11-06 my weight before the surgery was 420lbs and for the past two yrs ive leveled out at 185 to 188lbs. Besides a small hernia due to over exercise on my part Dr. ahmeds work was done so well ive not had any complications at all. Dr. Ahmed is so good at his craft because Right before my surgery I had type 2 diabetes high blood pressure and severe sleep apnia and not even a month after all the ailments I had were gone and like i said NO COMPLICATIONS. To me he comes across as caring concerned and so confident he made me feel like it was going to be a piece of cake even though he had his work cut out for him. I was also ready to put in the work that needed to be done. His staff was super great and especially P.A. mccoy her profesionalism is outstanding shes the best a perfect attribute to Dr. Ahmed. I now exercise daily and I eat very well but with nutrition first. His wonderful work has allowed me to continue where he left. I am living every day like the gift that it is. In the year 2008 towards late october I had a tummy tuck done. This was done by another incredible Dr. Her name is Dr. Myatt Myatt Mon. she removed up to 7lbs of loose skin from my belly. Now it looks nice and tight. She is a great surgeon with wonderful bedside manners. She made me feel very comfortable and after the procedure I followed all of her instructions down to the letter and once again absolutely NO COMPLICATIONS WHAT SO EVER. my insurance was plain medicaid and I guess I was lucky because I had no problems with them paying. It was a life and death situation because without the gastric bypass I was looking at avery short life span. these marvelous people have helped me add another 40 to 50 yrs to my life, hopefully and if God wills it.

-What was your first impression of him/her?

Dr.Ahmed has a cool, calm and collected thing about him. Its so comforting. It doesn't hurt that he is so good looking too.

-How would you describe his/her office staff?

Staff at Harlem Hospital Bariatrics is AMAZING.
I kept postponing my surgery (2 years!) and everyone was so supportive!
I must signal out Ruchi Bhutani, RPA-C. She is my attending PA. She is extremely supportive, attentive, patient and overall amazing person.

-What should future patients know about him/her?

He's the one.

-Does he/she have a structured aftercare program?

Yes. This is soooo important after surgery because I don't want to fall back into the bad habit and be back to square one!

-Which is better, surgical competence, bedside manner, or are both great?

Both are great but he is very busy so be patient if he doesn't get to you right away.

I havnt had surgery yet but so far my first impression of Dr.Ahmed is that he loves his job and is enthusiastic about helping his patients. So far my opinion has not changed. The office staff is excellent except for the nutritionist. She is the worst because she acts as if she isnt interested in her job or enthusiastic about giving patients the information they need. The best part of this journey is talking to the psychologist Dr. Jenny! She is unbelievably supportive and goes above and beyond! The whole staff emphasizes aftercare and so far has been of great help!

very dirty, staff including doctors ignored paients. and the nurse's have a lack of knollage in the medical field

1st impression, um...i met him the day of surgery and he was nice. havent seen him since though.rnrn- like i said i only met him once, i was just hoping that he was well fed and had enough energy to do my surgeryrnrn-the hospital staff sucked. except icu. rnrn- nothing he seeemed nicernrn- didnt see him personalyrnrn- i learned all of this from the harlem clinicrnrn- idk, i guess great bc i didnt die under the knifernrn- who knows

I had to pull out my own I.V because when it was time to go home nurses were not attentive. Had me there for 2 hrs.

IT A VERY GOOD HOSPITAL AND THEY REALLY CARE FOR YOUR NEEDS

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