Patient Reviews

I was set to get my tonsils removed with another doctor at a different hospital, but my gut feeling said to cancel and go to UF Health. I made an appointment with Dr. Halawi and was seen the next day. Dr. Halawi spent more time with me than I would have expected and worked with me to fit in my surgery as soon as possible. She even gave me optional alternatives to surgery options, but I was set on having the tonsillectomy. The surgery was well over an hour because Dr. Halawi took her time and did a fantastic job. I know so many others who have had a tonsillectomy with other doctors and went through a nightmare recovery (some the same week as myself). My recovery was a dream. I elected to not have any sedatives prior to surgery and woke up feeling great. I did only soft foods the first day, but the second day I at Chick-Fil-A (although I had to write down my order since I could not talk). It has been nearly 3 months since surgery... I would 100% recommend to everyone I know.

Excellent! An exceptional doctor that truly cares for her patients. Thank you for guiding us through the hard process of medical decision making and surgery. We appreciate your ability to be empathetically specific, answering all of our questions and your obvious passion and commitment to us and for what you do.

Amazing experience today. Thank you to the staff for fighting diligently with my primary care to help me get the so needed referral and to the docs and staff for staying until almost 7pm and going above and beyond to figure out what is wrong with me. I need surgery but Im very confident with the doctors that the surgery will correct the issues that Im having. Thanks so much, youre literally lifesavers and our area is lucky to have such a caring staff and doctors like you.

I absolutely love the doctors here. They are extremely thorough and definitely know what they're talking about. They care about their patients and the office staff is lovely too.

I was having issues breathing and chronic sinusitis, after having sinus surgery by Dr. Shikani, I am able to breath better and I no longer have the congestion that I had every day. Dr. Shikani is a excellent surgeon. I would recommend him to anyone