Family Medicine of Merrillville

Great doctors. I've lost so must weight with Dr. Aleobeid and Dr. Luke. Plus they are my regular doctors. They take great care of me and my wife and my two grown daughters. They have been there for me in all emergencys. I highly recommend Family Medicine of Merrillville for weight loss and as your family doctor. The staff is excellent and respond quickly.

This place is so unprofessional if I could give them zero stars I will. So today I had an appointment at 1:30 that I scheduled online over a week ago. During the waiting process of my appointment I have been receiving text messages and emails about my up and coming appointment and to make sure not to miss the date because I would be charged $50 for a missed appointment. Which is very understandable, so I made sure I was on time 15 minutes early thinking since it's my first visit I might have paper work or something. FYI I left work early respecting the fact that I don't want to Waste other people time at this doctors office because if I don't show they could have scheduled someone else. I enter the building first off there's no sign other than the one outside by the street. Inside it's stairs and another door to the left of your entrance again no signs to display clinic this way or something. So I decided to go up the stairs I walk in notice no one's in the waiting room, then I notice the lights are off behind the counter, and guess what guys No Sign. So I take a seat thinking to myself maybe they are on lunch and will be back before my 1:30 appointment. Ok it's now 1:35 I notice still no one so now I decided to call maybe I'll hear a phone or someone come running realizing they do have a job to do. Ok a very puzzled young lady picks up I explained who I was, my appointment time and where I'm currently sitting. She places me on hold, now a young man gets on the phone acting like she just didn't put me on hold and nervously explain my situation to him. So once again I explained my situation, he's confused as while talking about no one's in the office and the online system is currently done. I ask him ok I understand changes was made but it's ver unprofessional of the entire staff including the doctors if no one doesn't take the time out and either call, text, email, or Hell send a bird out with a note to inform your clients. Of this up in coming change, then he trying to explain who's in control of the online process and the guy is gone away to school. I mean he talking to me like we friends and telling all this other guy business. Very long story short this first time visit was horrible, unprofessional, and for the time I spent making this review I have watched 5 other patients drive up and waste their gas to find out no one's in the office today. I mean at this point Dr. Alobeid and staff you got to do better. Maybe this message want even effect you but I just hope that in future you have more respect for other people's time. FYI I will be sharing this story and pictures with my 1.2k followers on Facebook, 1k followers on TikTok, and 1.1k followers on Instagram..... have a nice day

Great doctor nurse practitioner Peter Luke bachniak has been great as a family doctor and has helped with weight loss highly recommend.

If you're looking to lose weight this is the place to go. I've been going here for just about a year now and I'm down 75 plus pounds. I really haven't even started working out yet. I have a ways to go but Dr Alobeid and his outstanding staff have started me on the right path to a happier and healthier life. Check 'em out!

It's hard to give a rating. I want to give 4 stars because even though all the chaos I've endured these past 2 months, I have been able to at least get my medication. But theres just been so many issues, i have to give 3. They allow walk ins, on tops of those who actually make appointments. So even tho you have an appointment for a certain time, they allow those walk Ins to go before you and you just have to wait. My first time seeing the doctor I had an appointment. I waited almost 2 hours past that time before I was seen. Then my second time, apparently the doctor decided to take vacation time last minute, they stated they notified everyone but I received nothing. And this last time, I made an appointment online for 10am, didn't learn til I got there, that they don't start seeing patients till 11am. So why is there an option online starting at 10?? Like I said, even through all the confusion, I have been able to continue my medication, and I've lost 20lbs since I started. So I'm very thankful for that. I just wish they had a better system when it comes to appointments. I take time off of work when I make these appointments. It should not take over 2 hours to be seen. If they can't keep up with, they should stop taking walkins and be by appointment only. It's not fair to those who planned ahead, scheduled their day around this appointment, only to be pushed by the walks ins.