Bay Area Advanced Gastroenterology Care: Ramesh Ashwath, M.D., FACG, MBBS 1130 Kyle Wood Lane, Brandon, FL 33511

"The day following my "routine" colonoscopy by Dr. Ashwath at the Brandon Surgery Center, one of the clips came off. The result was massive internal bleeding and an ambulance ride to Tampa General. I was there for over 3 days, and out of work for a week. My wife also missed work due to my hospital stay. In spite of this, my lost pay, and hospital and ambulance copays - these guys not only continue to try to insist that this is "normal," they continue to bill me for the co-pay for the procedure. Dr. Ashwath's office even billed me $37 for a telephone consult following the hospitalization where I had to explain to him what had happened! Wow! Unless you think this is "routine" and the type of care you expect from a medical professional, do not go to this doctor or this Surgery center."

"Great doctor. He and his staff are always there when you need them. 5 stars"

"Dr. Ashwath might be a good doctor, but the service offered by Bay Area Advanced Gastroenterology is very disappointing and terrible. There has never ever been any follow-up to check on the patient's well-being after a procedure. If the patient tries to setup a follow-up instead, never gets any call back or timely response. I had a procedure done on Jan 16th, 2023, by Dr. Ashwath, been having complications since the procedure was done. To make sure there is nothing serious going on and to get some advice to handle this complication, have called multiple times to talk to the nurse or get advice from the doctor, with no response till date. After constant running around for last 2-weeks, finally I was given a tele-appointment for 4:15pm for today (2/07/2023). The lady who set the appointment, collected the service changers promptly ahead of time, its 5:20pm, MORE THN HOUR PAST SINCE THE APPOINTMENT TIME, here I am sitting by the phone, waiting to be called. Why it's always having to be the patients that gets dinged - if we run late or miss our appointment, aren't we are charged a penalty? What if the doctor or the practice miss the appointment given to the patient, make the patient wait with no show from the doctor + with no timely communication justifying the no-show, will we be refunded the advance? or can we not demand a refund and collect a penalty from the doctor's office for wait/no-show? It's really frustrating... I will never recommend this practice to anyone even though the doctor seems to be nice. NEVER EVER."

"Dr. Ashwath provided outstanding health care to me. He listened to my concerns diagnosed my issues and proceeded with appropriate medical attention. He immediately gained my confidence when he was honest about my health issues and developed a treatment plan that has been successful to date. I would highly recommend him to anyone."

"Dr. Ashwath listens to what I have to say and explains everything clearly. I am so happy to find such a great doctor. His staff is super friendly and very helpful. 5 stars! UPDATE: Zero complaints about Dr. Ashwath but took away two stars for the difficulty I've had getting the staff to respond to my important requests regarding medication and lab work. I have spoken to them 4 times (once in person after my visit, once via phone where I got no answers and was transferred to someone else who was not available, and left two voice mails that were not returned) and it's going on 2 weeks now."