Very knowledgeable and truly cares about his patients I have…read morebeen seeing him for 10 years.

I had a procedure done back in May. Dr. Smith was amazing…read more And Miss Mary explained everything so good. The staff was really nice and friendly.

I saw Dr Quadri for many years having various procedures. During my recent endoscopy, I was left…read moreseeing a new and rude PA for the follow up who did not address the serious concerns I had that required the endoscopy. The front office demanded I pay a co-pay that was paid the day of my procedure. Dr. Quadri's office has gone downhill from what it used to be and I no longer recommend them.

I'm a combat veteran, and Dr. Qadri is a classless, arrogant, caste system wanna-be BRAHMIN. I had…read morean appointment, and this was my 3rd reschedule. He wanted me to reschedule again, and I was in serious pain. I demanded to be seen, and when I left, he made a remark that I would never forget. I had a gold chain pendant picture of my late cousin TYSHON Dye, who recently passed, and he made the remark, "Why do you have a picture of TUPAC on your pedant?" and laughed. The staff just looked at him in disgust, and then I explained, and he nodded. Oh, well, it was at Athens Digestive Healthcare Associates, located at 1360 Caduceus Way, Bldg 300, Watkinsville, GA 30677.A

The practice's phone lines are routed to a call center, meaning you never get someone who can help…read morewith your issues. Additionally, 80% of the time we received no call-back after leaving a message with the call center. Also, if you'd like to see a doctor, this practice is not for you. It's an assembly line process where you'll quickly be assigned to a nurse practitioner and never see a doctor. But specifically regarding Dr. Shepherd, he told us that the problem is IBS, and that he see's half of the students at UGA, and they all have IBS (ignoring our case history and previous GI surgeries). He had diagnosed the problem and assigned us to a nurse before we ever saw him, and he never follow-up up on anything, even the recommendation of the pathologist. I know that it's hard to be a doctor, with big medical practices and insurance companies calling the shots, but he's accepted that he is a cog in the process and at this point he's just phoning it in. If you need a prescription, his nurse can probably write it, if you need medical care, keep looking, this is not the place and Dr. Shepherd is not the doctor.

This provider makes unnecessary office visits which are very expensive and not covered fully by…read moreinsurance because they are not considered necessary. They have other odd rules that cause you to pay too much money. The staff doesn't have the authority to change or adjust anything which is frustrating for everyone.