Muhammad Jawad Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S.

The staff at Dr.Jawad's Ocala office, have all been great so far. I really liked Dr. Jawad's approach, he is a tell it like it is surgeon, which I like. I have no complaints so far.

Received excellent care. Dr. Jawad performed my VSG 3/7/2011. The care I received at Ocala Regional Medical Center was fantastic! His staff is awesome. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to have WLS.

Dr. Jawad performed my RNY on May 26, 2010. I have been very pleased with the surgery, Dr. Jawad and his staff. He was very thorough with his explanation of the procedure and what it would entail. His staff has been very knowledgeable about what to expect and have always answered any questions or concerns I have had, bar none.

The hospital experience was also very good. They were all very caring and experienced, I could not have asked for anything better.

If I could do it all over again the only thing I would change would be to have had this done years earlier!

Dr. Jawad is the most amazing man in my life! He's given me new life and I'm so grateful and thankful to him! He's been with me every step of the way and his carrying loving staff are amazing! I had VSG (vertical sleeve gastroectomy) with him on 04/28/11 and have already lost weight and am feeling amazing! I highly recommend this surgeon who ranks #2 in the country for Bariatric surgeries!! Do your research. You'll see he's the best!!

My surgeon is wonderful. I would have not considered this surgery if it wasn't for my comfort level with my doctor. Not only is he wonderful, but I feel like his staff is like a second family to me. The entire office is welcoming, supportive and friendly. I have called several times for questions that come up and a few issues I had. Every time, my support was amazing.

THANK YOU to Dr. Jawad and his incredible staff.

He is very knowledgeable, dedicated to his patients and stern when he needs to be. I fully believe there is not a better Gastric Bypass surgeon out there after seeing how well he cared for me during surgery. There is a one week visit for staples to be removed, a one month visit for the g-tube removal and then (so far) I have a 3 month follow-up visit with blood tests to check my levels. If I have to rate my doctor, he would absolutely receive a *10* from me. He is also extremely well known in the industry for what he does and that makes me also very proud to have him as my surgeon.

Had Gastric sleeve surgery on March 24. Dr. Jawad is wonderful. He is a very sweet man and the best in his field. It took me a long time to find the right surgeon. The best part is he is now in Orlando at ORMC.
His staff was very helpful and available. I couldn't be more pleased.This is probably the most comfortable I have ever felt about a doctor.He is such a sweet caring man.He cares more about the patient and the procedure then the business part of it.I do not think the hospital could have been any better.Unbelieveable comes to mind when I think about the whole experience.This looks to me to be some of the best money we have ever spent.Maybe the best money we have ever spent.I think that about says it all.

I <3 Dr. Jawad!!!! I am having a lapband revision with him on Wednesday! I had a meeting with him today and all I can say is he puts my fears at ease. I have trusted him with my life before, and I will do it again.

(My Personal Experince with Dr. Jawad's Office Team)

Problems with this office started from day one!!

I was given Dr. Jawad from my insurance carrier, I went to his seminar which he showed up 30 mins late, not a good start. Once he got there, his seminar was informative like the others I have seen and when I saw him he was polite. Dr. Jawad was not the problem, it is his staff!

I went through all the hoops with my insurance provider and was sending everyhting into his pre-determination person, She calle dme once and I misse dher call, I tried to call her several times after that only never to recieve her call back. I kept getting her voicemail that said wait THREE DAYS for a call back, even after the three days, I received nothing. I had to call the operator and get someone, not sure who, to review my file, when I spoek with them they said everything is there ready to go. Still no call back, no date scheduled, NOTHING.

I called the last time and spoke with the office manager, she looked me up on their computer and said it showed that nothing had been recieved, she then went and got my file from pre-determination desk and said stuff was still missing, I could not beleive it, these are the people that want to operate on me and they cant keep their files in place, scarry!!

I switch doctors and spoke to the office manager again about sending my information to my new doctor, I signed the release, and she never sent it to date. Since that time, (This has been one month), My new doctor, has done everyhitng and schedule me a surgery, the new doctors staff truely seem to care about me, not just my money. My information was never sent, I had to call all my doctors visit and psychologist, nutritionist, to get everything sent to my new doctor.

Dr. Jawad my be a good doctor, but his staff is unorganized and could use a lesson on manners. I expected much more from his office. I have sense found other people in my support groups that have had similar problems with his office. On a side note, they sent me to collection to pay for the seminar, every other doctors I went ot see had free seminars, dont worry I paid it to keep my end of the bargin, despite the level of service.

My suggestion, avoid like the plague, if they have this kind of trouble and attitude outside your body, imagine what could happen when they are inside.

Dr. Jawad was awesome. My surgery went great and aftercare was everything I needed it to be. Dr. Jawad is very quiet and mellow, so if you're looking for a lively bedside manner, you won't get that, but his surgical skills more than make up for it. Dr. Jawad also performed my gallbladder removal about a year after my GB surgery and that also went great. I have regained a tiny amount of weight that actually put me into a normal weight category instead of underweight. Dr. Jawad and his staff changed my life. I have recommended him to many people and will never regret my decision to go to him for my Gastric Bypass surgery.

I have decided to have wls. After carefully viewing many wonderful surgeons in my area I decided to go with Dr. Jawad Muhammad.
After, successfully completing all requirements I was DENIED of no fault of my own! When I contacted my ins. company to get a better understanding to why I was denied they told me because they did not have any of my clinicals i.e BMI, 5 year history etc.
Im am furious!
I was told that the appeal papers was sent in after findind out they weren't until a week later. I know he has a great reputation an a high volume of clientel but the staff needs to be more detail when submitting paper work. If I would not have kept calling Dr. Jawad's office I would have never known. I have yet to receive an apology. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance!