ABIKHALED JOHN A

I recently had my gallbladder removed by Dr. John Abikhaled and I must say, if I had to do it all over again, I would certainly choose him! My doctor recommended him to me, he took my insurance, scheduled the surgery quickly, and I found him to be a very compassionate, professional, excellent surgeon and just a nice guy! The healing process for me has been without a hitch. I feel 100% better– like my old self again– after much suffering and it is thanks to Dr. Abikhaled’s skills as a surgeon and a caring human being. Thanks Dr. Abikhaled!!!

Dr. Abikhaled recently performed a gall bladder removal procedure on my wife, on an urgent basis. His bedside manner was compassionate and caring, and the results of the surgery were excellent with no complications or unexpected issues. Highly recommend this surgeon! He is kind and does great work.

Disappointed. I had an initial appointment to set up getting a hernia fixed. I waited an hour past my appointment time and finally gave up when they told me it was going to be 20 minutes more. From the moment I arrived, it was only going to be 15 minutes more. The entire time I thought I was in a school lunchroom full of high school girls with all the loud giggling and carrying on behind the desk. Unprofessional and annoying to say the least. I just wish they would have taken that goof off time and gave me a call so I wouldn’t have wasted my time sitting in their waiting room. I hear the doctor is great, but without a descent front office, I guess I’ll never know. I found another surgeon. If you want a doctor that values your time as much as you do, you should too.

I was very picky when I selected Dr. Abikhaled as my surgeon, based on his top doctor ratings (which shows the esteem his peers hold him in) and numerous positive patient reviews, and I expected the best from him. However, my expectations were exceeded.
Dr. Abikhaled repaired a hernia under emergency conditions (I had scheduled surgery with him, but the hernia didn’t wait for the schedule!). It was an open repair and I am astonished at how smoothly recovery has gone and how minimally painful the repair has been (and I’m no stoic!). At every turn Dr. Abikhaled really listened, gave thought to what needed to be done, was kind and respectful, full of expertise and skill, and in short you could not ask for better.
I would suggest that if possible you schedule your surgery with Dr. Abikhaled at one of the locations he operates at other than Seton (I have posted a review of Seton also). Because of the emergency condition I had to have it done there (and it was certainly worth it since I got Dr. Abikhaled), but though some people were good including a great recovery room nurse, on the whole that was a poor experience. I couldn’t wait, and worked very hard, to get out of the place as quickly as possible.
You cannot select ANYONE better than Dr. Abikhaled as your general surgeon; and I recommend him without reservation.

On 5÷19÷14 I had Left Inguinal Hernia surgery by Dr Abikhaled and it went very smoothly. He put a new type of pain reliever in the wound before sewing me up and I never had to take any prescribed pain meds other than an acetaminophen before bed the first 3 – 4 days and use an icepack intermittently during those same days. 3 weeks on it feels very good but he said not to be too active or lift anything very heavy until 6 weeks out for the stitches/​plastic mesh to fully heal.
Dr Abikhaled had an extremely good bedside manner and took all necessary time to answer questions and explain things.

Earlier this month I had to have my gallbladder removed unexpectedly. I ended up at the ER at Seton on 38^th & was a little nervous about what surgeon I might randomly get. As it turns out, I don’t think I could’ve gotten a better surgeon — Dr. John A. Abikhaled.
These days most doctors barely give you their attention as they try to see patients in 15 minute blocks. I was so impressed with Dr. Abikhaled’s bedside manner. He gave me his full attention, never seemed rushed, answered all my questions, and even drew me a picture of how he would be performing the laporoscopic surgery. He was very reassuring, and I felt confident going into surgery the next day.
Dr. Abikhaled impressed me even more after the surgery. Being a science dork, I asked if he could give me the gallstones that were causing me so much trouble. He said he couldn’t do that, but he surprised me after the surgery by bringing me a color photograph of my gallbladder in my body, once removed, and with the one «rolling gallstone» exposed. Some might think it was gross, but I was excited to see the photos and even more impressed that he remembered and took the time to bring the pictures to me. He seems to really listen and follow through on his patient’s cares and concerns.
The procedure itself went fine, I was released from the hospital the same day as the surgery, and have recovered very quickly. I’m not easily impressed, but Dr. Abikhaled gets my full endorsement if you ever need to have surgery.