Syed Ahmed 541 West College Street, Florence, AL 35630

"A 3 only because it's been decades. I've learned so much since. His only concern was pushing birth control on me at 15. When my A1Cs were high he said I should do more exercise. I was up to 3 hours per day. Rebounding constantly. I hope he's learned better. He and other doctors like him have led to my complications. I hope they all have learned better since the 90s. Do your research!"

"If you’re unable to travel outside of the area then he is one of your two options and worth a try. If you’re able to travel to another city then I recommend looking elsewhere, particularly if your case is more complex. Pros: (1) I was able to get an appointment in less than 2 months, which was faster than anywhere else. (2) I was seen within 30 minutes of arriving at the office. (3) He was kind, respectful, and took time with me. Cons: (1) I suspect he did not read my paperwork before seeing me. He came in opening the folder and asking questions that I had answered on the papers. He ignored requests I had included on the papers. (2) He did not appear open to engaging in a conversation regarding my care. He presented a single option and provided insufficient justification regarding his decision. He did attempt to answer my questions, but the answers weren’t helpful. (3) I suspect he may not keep up to date on PCOS, insulin resistance, and obesity research. If he does, then it does not inform his care. I found his approach to be out of date and generic."

"Dr. Ahmed sent me to get a bone density test done in January 2018. I was hospitalized for three week in March of 2018 and the ECM Hospitalist told me that I had Osteoporosis, not Dr. Ahmed. When I did finally see Dr. Ahmed in April, he never went over the results of the bone density test and when I specifically asked him to, he said that he would when I came back to see him in 4 weeks! I went to my GP the very next day and got a referral to another doctor that actually wants to treat me now and not in 4 weeks. The test was done in January - over four months ago!"

"I love Dr. Ahmed and his staff. They spend a lot of time with me on my visits instead of rushing me like I'm just a number. Anytime I need to call I actually speak to a nurse and get an answer right away. I've waited days on other practices to call me back."

"Just moved to the area. Need a knew Doc for thyroid. Apt was at 9am. I arrived 20 mins early, (840), got all paperwork complete. By 9am, I was signed in, paperwork done and now waiting for the doc. At 1010,I was ready to leave because I haven't been seen yet, and just got called back. It's now 10:35 and still haven't seen the doc? Not very professional. OK just checked out and I have to say the doctor was very thorough and spent quite a bit of time with me for examination . He turned a bad visit into a good one if you can stand the way he is seems to be a good doc."