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Ravi Chokshi, MD
Rutgers Health General Surgery
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90 Bergen St DOC 7th Floor Newark, NJ 07103
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Ravi Chokshi, MD

Ravi Chokshi, MD practices as a Surgeon in Newark, NJ.
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90 Bergen St DOC 7th Floor, Newark, NJ 07103
Services Ravi Chokshi, MD provides surgery in Newark, NJ. The most common types of surgeons are: General, Cardiovascular, Otolaryngology, Neurological, Reconstructive, Neonatal and Orthopedic.

Please call Rutgers Health General Surgery at (973) 972-2400 to schedule an appointment in Newark, NJ or to get more information.
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If I could give negative rating, I would. I want to share a horrific experience I had with Dr. Ravi Chokshi at University Hospital (UH), Newark. Dr. Chokshi performed super invasive surgeries such as an exploratory laparotomy, Thoracotomy and vagotomy on me without explaining a word to me when I was in the emergency. I was intubated with the info that chest tubes will be placed and after intubation he used scare tactics for about 30 min to my husband to get his consent on laparotomy only. I got to know more than a month later that my ribs were broken and the huge scar on my chest and back were from thoracotomy. This provider never told anyone he/ his team will perform those, why that’s needed, etc.

The other procedures, alternatives and risks were not even explained or discussed. The request for a second opinion and transfer to a different facility were all rejected on the ground that Dr. Chokshi was 100 percent sure on my condition (perforated esophagus) and the only course is to operate and repair. Later this scare tactics were used multiple times to get my consent on other invasive procedures (EUS-FNA), all authorized by Dr. Chokshi and involving other providers. Ultimately, we did not need those procedures and when we wanted to have a discussion the chief surgical resident was very confrontational. We only asked them to inform us first before sending a different provider to my bedside with a consent form and schedule of an invasive procedure, in hand.

While the perforation was not found a few other aggressive and precautionary measures were taken during surgeries such as removing a part of my vagus nerve. I was repeatedly reminded about the mortality risk (~50%) associated with these surgeries, that I didn’t elect, and that I should be happy that I came out alive from the OR.

The consent form was riddled with misinformation, false statements and narratives, same as the final medical report. We are now having difficulties correcting those. Dr. Chokshi, despite being the attending surgeon, never attended a single family meeting in a course of a month’s stay in UH and only started informing us about my health and treatment once a day after my third week’s stay in ICU and PCU, only because patient relations got involved. I spent 1 month in ICU and PCU and then another one month at home with surgical tubes all over my body. This whole time he assured me that he’ll be available for health-related questions and doesn’t abandon critical patients but did exactly the opposite the moment the last tube was out. He asked me to follow up with other providers to figure things out. My husband and I are scientists and researched in medical field. This was the last thing we expected. I am left with severe and rare complications because of the surgeries.

I hope no patients would suffer from this ignorance and absolutely no sense of duty of care as this has been my experience with this provider. It takes a toll in my daily life while I am trying to manage my post-surgical complications without any support from the surgeon who performed all on me. University hospital just pushes the ball to University Physicians’ association like big box store transfers responsibility on third party suppliers, project manager for a botched project.

by Yana xxx.xxx.221.40
June 06, 2022