"MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF DR. AHMAD WAS THAT HE WAS A TRULY COMPASSIONATE, SKILLED DOCTOR. I FELT AT EASE WITH HIM RIGHT AWAY. AFTER MEETING HIM, I KNEW MY PERSUIT FOR THE RIGHT SURGEON WAS OVER. OVER TIME, MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS REINFORCED AND MORE SO. DR. AHMAD WAS VERY THOROUGH AND MADE SURE I WAS COMPLETELY READY FOR MY SURGERY. HE ALWAYS STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE SURGICAL TESTING AND ALSO BEING PYSCHOLOGICALLY READY. HE ALSO AIDED ME IN WINNING A LONG BATTLE WITH MY NICOTINE ADDICTION. DR. AHMAD INFORMED ME EARLY ON THERE WOULD BE NO SURGERY IF I REMAINED A SMOKER. HE WAS TOUGH AND EXPECTED ME TO QUIT SMOKING AND LOSE SOME WEIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SURGERY DATE EVEN BEING SET. I TRULY CAN'T SAY THERE IS ANYTHING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT DR. AHMAD. (NO SUGAR COATING INTENDED). FUTURE PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW DR. AHMAD IS A WONDERFUL SURGEON AND PERSON. HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME, I FEEL HE TRULY CARES FOR HIS PATIENT'S OUTCOME. DR. AHMAD DID EMPASIZE AFTER CARE. HE SAW ME DAILY IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER MY SURGERY AND MADE MY FOLLOW UP APPOINTMET FOR 8 DAYS AFTER MY SUGERY AND WAS TO SEE ME BACK IN ANOTHER WEEK AFTER A GOOD CHECK UP. HE REMINDED ME TO FOLLOW THE PROPER WAY TO EAT ACCORDINGLY, TO TAKE MY SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDICATIONS AND TO KEEP MOVING. I BELIEVE HE DOES HAVE A STRUCTURED AFTERCARE PROGRAM. HIS OFFICE OFFERS SUPPORTS GROUPS AS WELL AS EASY ACCESS TO HIM AND HIS STAFF/OFFICE. I AM IN THE EARLY STAGES OF HIS AFTERCARE PROGRAM. DR. AHMAD AND HIS STAFF INFORMED ME OF ALL RISKS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING AND LET ME KNOW ALONG THAT THIS SURGERY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE AND SHOULDN'T BE A DECISION THAT IS MADE LIGHTLY. THE SURGERY WOULD MEAN A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LIFE PRACTICALLY. THE PHYSICAL RISKS WERE TOLD ME AND LITERALLY SPELLED OUT TO ME AND EVEN DRAWN AS DIAGRAM BY DR. AHMAD HIMSELF. I WOULD RATE HIM HIGH ON ANY SCALE AND WOULD RECOMMEND HIM TO MY CLOSEST RELATIVE IF NEED BE. DR. AHMAD'S SURGICAL COMPETENCE AND BEDSIDE MANNYER WERE BOTH GREAT. I RESEARCHED HIS SURGICAL COMPETENCEY AND THEN AFTER I FINALLY GOT TO MEET HIM, AS I SAID EARLIER, I WAS COMPLETELY AT EASE. HE HAS A WARM, CARING MANNER. YOU CAN READ THE CONCERN IN HIS EYES AS HE SPEAKS TO YOU. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD DR. AHMAD AS PART OF SUCH AN IMPORTANCE, HUGE DECISION AND CHANGE IN MY LIFE. "
