Dr. Spaar has been gone now for several years and I probably think about him every week. I was under his care for 30 years, from 1987-2017. He was always pleasant, friendly, informative, professional, and generous with his time. We would chat about aviation or the Navy or other things. He took time to answer all my questions and seemed happy to see me. Since his death I saw others in the practice, which was fine, but now the office (recently bought by Cooper) has closed. I called for a script for antibiotics for diverticulitis,which was becoming very painful, and having been a patient there for 35 years, and having gone through this before, they told me they would renew the script since the following day was a holiday. They didn't. A week later I got a message that they would not be renewing it. Had to go someplace else in the meantime. Now I'm searching for a new gastro. I'm sure I'll never find another doc more engaged and friendly than Dr. Spaar. He was the best doctor I ever knew. read more

Today, 08/23/25, Doctor Joseph Sparr, been deceased for several years. However, I would like to say he was the most Kind, respectful and knowledgeable GI doctor I ever came in contact with. He was my doctor for well over twenty years! S8nce his demise, I have not been fortunate enough to find another GI doctor like him. I miss him dearly. G. Turk​ read more

Dr. Spaar is the best Dr. that has ever treated me. He is extremely knowledgeable. He has more experience than many other doctors.He is also a wonderful person. He truly cares about his patients. I consider him a friend. I have been treated by him for over 12 yrs. I wouldn't feel comfortable with another Doctor. Sincerely, Judith L. Piorkowski, Galloway, NJ read more

I would like to give more than two stars but at this point am considering if it should be just one. The star would be for the Doctor and NO stars for dealing with staff. I am an existing patient, not new. I have tried almost a dozen times calling to get an appointment to only get several different peoples' voicemail and never a return call. This is worrisome -what if I had an urgent situation ? I ended up calling the office manager to seek help in scheduling my appointment -I had to leave a message ( again) but thankfully this person called back. It only took a week of calls and four different people !! The office manager apologized for my experience and was upset that the staff were not doing their job. It is scary trusting your health to people that do not seem to care at all. Perhaps they will be personally addressed by the manager.Let's hope so. read more