Doctors in The Villages, FL

Villages Health has great facilities..but it takes a while to get in. I have a great female doctor..but there are many of them. I see Dr. Nguyen at Colony.

Helene Aisenstat at Pinellas. Love her

I also like Dr. Aung they do BW there at office you don't have to go to Quest. Dr Aung is very thorough

I love Dr. Favis

Clarissa Abrantes is great. Has an office at Laurel Manor.

My husband and I use Dr Thazur Aung. She is very thorough, kind and caring. We have referred many people to her and they all love her. She is not test crazy and will listen to you. She is in the complex across from Bailey Plaza on 441.

Also Dr Aung is at Laurel Manor on Tuesdays

Dr, Collette Mercier at the Village Health Center in Mullberry Wonderful doctor. EVERYTHING ON THE PREMICESE.

Dr. Aung, she's very good. She is our third and last doctor!

I love Dr. Aung. She's very good.

Dr Ana Karovska, who goes by Dr Ana. I've been with her since May 2014. She's the first Dr I've had in the last 23 yrs that diagnosed my discoid Lupus instead of just chalking up my symptoms to my low thyroid condition so I believe in her and recommend her highly. She's with Premier Medical Associates, located at 1580 Santa Barbara Blvd in The Villages, phone 352-259-2159. I've never waited longer than 15 minutes to see her.

Same place, Creekside. Dr. Kennedy. She is awesome. Blood work, X-rays all done there.

I agree with Marti Tressler Gardner, I go to Dr. Kennedy, really like her.....

Dr Aung is great

Dr. Yelamanchi 391-5900. Right in Laura Manor medical complex.

Just and FYI: I used to see Dr Yelamanchi. She's good but she's one of the Drs who never diagnosed my discoid Lupus.

I go to Dr Giovinnelli at Santa Barbara Villages Health. She is so sweet and is helping me with Diabetes.

I go to Dr Ana at Premier Medical...I am diabetic and she has been great

Dr. Cloukey at pinellas, very though like her a lot

Central Florida Pain, Buenos Aires, Dr Spencer

I would start with Tri county Ortho, at Summit, 466 and Rolling Acres. Dr Thomas

What I know is that our primary doc said that she didn't recommend the spine surgeons here, she highly recommended Dr. Robertson. He is the best.

Dr. Robertson just performed spinal surgery on my husband. I agree, he is the best!

Definitely a neurosurgeon NOT orthopedic. Good to know about Dr. Robertson.

Dr.Samuel Hess.Route 441 in Traverse. Premier Surgery Center

Dr. Robertson is neurosurgeon.

Ocala Neurosurgical Center 352-623-3360!

Dr Oliver in Ocala

Dr Claudia Thomas, Tri-County Orthopedics (352)753-9105

Drs. Bono and Ronzo at Gulf Coast Spine. Dr. Thomas doesn't do surgery and that practice doesn't do necks. Neurosurgeon in Leesburg has good reputation, Dr. Michael Hill 728-3252.

Dr. Daniel Robertson. Ocala neurological center. He just did my husband's spine surgery in January. He and his staff are so wonderful. They are extremely helpful, kind and will bend over backwards to make sure you are taken care of. They get you in quickly, take care of all your needs. His PA, Nancy is wonderful as well. We highly recommend this doctor. He is one of the best surgeons around.

Yes, Dr Robertson is the one for the back. There may be someone else in the same practice for necks.

Highly recommend Dr. Robertson!!!

Trinity Healthcare Medical Center (352) 512-0000 Dr. David Kuhn and Christy Oliva ARNP are excellent primary care providers and strive to encourage healthier, more organic approach to medicine.

Lady Lake Family Medicine on 466 -- Dr. Burress clinic -- Glen McKeon PA (who you normally see), very much into supplements and not necessarily prescriptions -- listen and pass on to specialist if needed. Also, most wonderful nurse in the world -- Lynn

Love Dr. Kuhn and he is all about be your own cure.

Oops phone number 352.259-3730 Also, best part -- if your app't is at 8:30 better be there -- have never waited over 5 minutes

I love Dr Rivers at Rivers Family Medicine!

Dr Camogliano. Office girls are great Appointments are always on time

Consider Lorri Esarey .....no relation to the foot doctor. She is someone you will completely relate to. TNT Fir For Life. Call 352-259-5190. And yes, you can mention my name because I believe in her so much.

I'm with Renota van der Willigen-Michels Lady Lake Family Medicine been with a few years now.

I can clean it I'm Shawn with key point contractors I give affordable prices and quality work call 352-255-1585 thank you & god bless

Sureclean Solutions cleaned/sealed our grout and tile in our living room/dining room, kitchen and bathrooms. Great job, easy to maintain. 352- 633-5387. Doug is a Village resident. www.surecleansolutions.com/

Veterans Medical Clinic on rt 42, near Mulberry

Go to the VA medical center 42. Explain his current situation. Here is the chief patient advocate in Gainsville. She very nice and always helpful to us. Michelle Howard, 352-376-1611 ext. 6019; toll free 800-324-8387. Ext. 6019. Good luck

Read in Sunday's Daily Sun that Dr.Whinnen at Belleview Care Center is retired Air Force. See page C-11

Then Gainsville VA is your only other option in this area... i know most dr in this area and even if they served they still might not have a clue.... Dr. Gregory Brown is who I use in Leesburg, he is highly educated and a very very nice man.... thats the only local dr i would ever recommen. Good Luck!

My husband had to go to Gainesville VA Clinic untill he could get in The Villages. The are really good there also.

Dr Euribe or Dr Spencer Central Florida Pain Mangement Bueno Aires They have helped me with my pain due to back unjury

Dr. Bono Gulf Coast Spine at the Summit medical offices on 466 if you're ready for surgery. He foes minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr Hall in Leesburg, neurosurgeon.

I have gone to Compton Chiropractic and see either the father or son there. They are wonderful and have helped me more than any other other chiropractors have. They don't have you come back all the time. You come in whenever you need to. The son is becoming an MD. They are near Southern Trace shopping center. 352-391-9467 11974 CR 101, Oxford, FL www.comptonchiropractic.com

Yes, Dr. Martinez Cruz 352-751-8906

DR Ugarte, Rivers Family Medicine, 352-205-4302,

Dr. Vivian Woodard, she's excellent!

My Mother had same problems with many complications. Of course, she is in her 80's, but we were told same thing. Nothing can really be done for herniated (bulging discs caused by degerative osteo arthritic disease) .......she was referred to Pain Management off Rolling Acres Rd. and they have been treating her with shots. She is really doing great with them...She is on NO strong pains meds.....I, too, have degenerative arthritis and have had shots in my hips. Getting older with hereditary issues is not always easy. I have a friend in Carolinas that had surgery that was not successful. So, it is hard to no the answer and am sure it depends on the circumstances. However, Florida Musculoskeletal here in The Villages is doing stem cell. I went to one of their seminars and was fascinated. It was not insurance approved at that time (not sure now?), but many people who have had the surgery performed with great success. He may want to consult with them or ask his Dr. about Pain Management with shots. Hope this helps. Good luck to him.

Dr. Broom he is amazing. http://www.floridaspinecarecenter.com/

I had to pay $500 for an injection by Dr. Payman. Had two of them and had to pay cash because my BC/BS of FL would not pay. He is very good. Feel so much better. He is at 201 Guava St., (off of 27/441.) 352-391-1750. He will also help with pain medication if needed.

http://www.floridashine.org has volunteers that can help answer questions and provide one on one counseling and assistance for seniors trying to get insurance set up through Medicare and Medicaid 1-800-963-5337

That’s a solid question. I had to help my roommate with that too. I also work in a courthouse. There are a lot of people out there who get very intimidated by filling out government forms. We have people at the courthouse who can aid with translation, illiteracy, or even just anxiety issues. You still have to fill it out but they explain what each box is for and in extreme cases may take dictation. My roommate specifically needed my help with medical aid forms. She has severe trauma based anxiety and many physical health issues. I’m telling you all this to assure you that you’re not alone. Now without a sympathetic family member or friend I’m not sure about specifics. Every state/county has different policies and programs. I know here in NW Ohio we have quite a few programs for job assistance where you can meet with a coach and they will also recommend and help with the forms for other programs if they feel you need it. Our public libraries are also very helpful and on less busy days will also answer any questions. I know this because my cousins husband is the head of one of the departments at the main branch. Incidentally a lot of the more educated and intelligent of our homeless population frequents this branch to try to get help, get warm, and a lot of really like to read. My point is there are a lot of places with patient people willing to help get you the help you need.

Ironically if I had meds I could probably do the forms and get meds.

I think good specialists are easier to find than GPs. Seems like everyone we know goes to someone different / likes and dislikes. Good luck. I will be interested in seeing what shows up for you. We go to Dr. Khanna and his group at Premier Medical ...... we like it because they have their own Urgent Care and all the records are accessible.

Contact Villages Health .com and get the packet of info on the healthcare system the Villages created. We are loving it. We were assigned a GP who referred us to prescreened specialists. These docs nly handle a max of 1200 patients and are schooled here in the "Marcus Welby" patient centered care System. Florida allows docs to open a store front in a strip mall with no real oversite Be careful. Play it safe with Villages health.

We go to Premier Medical. My husband sees Dr. Gegaj (Ghee Guy) and likes him. I see Dr. Ana.

We also go to Premier Medical and see Dr. Ana. We like her very much

Thank you everyone. Melinda, you are the second one to recommend Dr. Gegaj. If Russ likes him, I think that he will be a good start.

I think I'm switching to Dr. Ana... I like lady docs. My husband likes Dr. Khanna who owns that center. He has been here in The Villages for like 20 years. One of our specialists also recommended Dr. Desia .. You're going to have to wait any where you go......especially Jan-March. 1 st appt am or 1 st after lunch. (GPs have to see like 3 x the number of patients now because Medicare doesn't pay much). Ocala Eye is fantastic for eye care. Ultimate professionals. MIT for imaging.........Dr. Jacobson owns it and he is a radiologist who does xrays, MRIs, and can do pic lines, drains, etc. Fantastic place.... at Summit Medical on 466 at Rolling Acres. Dr. Smirnoff for Neurology. Dr. Diaz for critical care medicine and pulmonary........he is head of Promise Hospital as well. (Hubby went through a tough year a while back and we had EVERYBODY !!) You'll really get some conversation when it comes to orthopedics.........our favorite is still Dr. Duke in Ocala.

Dr. Gegaj is part of Premier.......... again, they have their own urgent care and well worth it. The others don't have your full medical record........just what you put down on a form and that isn't enough.

We are in the Village Doctors...my first impression was totally worth it. Dr John Hocutt is kind,very happy to help He has a humorous approach to living here. We / husband and self just enjoy him. We have chronic diseases and he gets us to the best care with U of FLORIDA in Gainesville....which is also available in the VILLAGES. Many of the Docs are Alumna or from U. Of Cleveland. Personally we have played it safe and I have had the ugliest condition of FIBROMYALGIA and PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALLACCIA/ an autoimmune disease diagnosis by the specialist, Dr. Raymond Dominic ( 910 Old Camp Rd. At LRUC IN THE VILLAGES. ) He handles mainly pain management, meds.But can assist with anything, a 17 yr. ER doc. He has been excellent, too. Hope you stick within the VILLAGES......we're all family here

I use Dr. Villa, she's in Spanish Springs on Buenos Aires...Her expertise is Pulminary and Sleep Apnea, but she is a GP....the only issue is her never ending waiting room and she does walk-ins with the help of another Dr. Make your appt. early in the day

OH YES.......... Dr. Dominic at LRUC is fantastic. Sometimes the urgent care docs give you a bandaid fix.......he will zoom in on the problem and get to it. He's the only one I will see there. We've lived here 11 years so we've seen a lot. We go to U Fla Shands for Neurology tho. Dr. Smirnoff here is a Shands Prof, but practices here. They have a fine tuned MRI but I think Villages hospital has one now. We have chosen not to go with the Village Doctors but have heard good and bad things about it. I like picking my own MDs..... worked at Texas Medical Center for 10 years so I learned a lot.

What Susan Saxton Gibbs said. Some of the doctors here aren't up to par at all. I would play it safe with The Villages Health System.

I'm with Dr. Gegaj at Premier and I am very happy with him.

I.use Dr Geeguy, Premier Medical, he is awesome

Dr Gegaj, Florida Heart and Vascular 352 326 7850 He is a awesome internist Two offices, Santa Barbara and Laurel Manor

Dr. Ang she is wonderful and dose not push med's, also can make hospital calls when I'm in there, which means I do not need to use a hospital doctor because they stink as they are never ther as they cover Leesburg hospital, The Club and I believe Freedon Point rehab.

The Villages, FL' class='name_reco'>Dr Foster at The Villages, FL' class='name_reco'>Leesburg Family Medacine There are other doctors there as well. They have 2 offices, one is on 441 right neat the golf car bridge and the other is right beside the Leesburg Hospital. I just found out that they have a 3 rd offine right inside The Villages, too.

Dr Felix Agbo. Have used him for 4 years. He now has a partner also. Agbo rounds in the hospitals also. I will not use the hospital physician .

Ann don't you like Dr. Aung

Dr Gegai..............

Dr. Gegaj at Florida Cardiovascular specialty center.

I thought The Villages Health only takes United Health care, and at that there own plan, as I have Unitd Health and cannot use them.

I use Dr. Clarissa Abrantes and have nothing but good things to say about her care and her staff.

I had Dr Jank of Ocala Eye. I also had lasik at same time. Everything turned out great.

I had Dr Jodie Armstrong of Ocala Eye here in the Villages. Surgery was in Ocala Surgery Clinic. No problems at all.

Dr. Hina Ahmed.....Laurel Manor. complex. 2013 cataract surgery and is Perfect. Quiet, dedicated and 're checks periodically. Hardly any discomfort. Ocala Eye.

No, I have medicare(must satisfy the 148.00 first) then bcbs federal employees program. I have never paid more to Dr. Hina Ahmed at Ocala Eye in Laurel Manor. Call ask for the reason maybe it's your COPAY SINCE ITS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR WITH INSURANCE. IF YOU NEED FURTHER HELP CALL ME......JOANNE 931-561-7166 I work a lot with insurance companies....

This was a standard form that they give to all cataract surgery candidates. It had all the fees that they charge for all procedures that they do. So for a simple cataract removal, it was $300. I thought if a doctor accepted Medicare & Blue Cross as payment...that they couldn't charge the patient! Have things changed. This is the first time I've ever been told I had to pay out of pocket!

Husband and I have been using Dr. Armstrong from Ocala Eye since we moved here 10 yrs. ago

Google Dr. James Gills founder of St Lukes in Tarpon Springs. I think you you will be as impressed as I was. Good Luck Mike