Scott A Bovard, MD, FACS

Dr. Bovard is the worst, most arrogant physican ever. I was a patient of his and I had noone to drive me to the surgery. His wife who works in his office as cheap labor told me that I would be able take a taxi back and forth to surgery. I confirmed this with her and the office manager two seperate times. In fac, t I was told by the Operating room staff in my pre op work up that I would not be allowed to take the taxi back and forth and that Dr. Bovard and his staff should know the rules of the hospital. Thrity six hours before surgery, the office manager in Dr. Bovards offiice had not called down to the operating room to make arragngements for me or even to find out what to do about my surgery, Now, anyone who is 36 hours pre surgery knows how nerve wracking and anxious this time can be. I said to the office manager over the phone what the F is goin on. Not the whole word just the letter F. This is said on television and has been for many years. The office manager lied to Dr Bovard and said i used the full profane word with her which I did not. Once I finally got in touch with Dr. Bovard directly, Dr Bovard told me that he would not do surgery on me and that not having a ride was my fault. That how could he be expected to know the rules of the Operating Room? It was not up to him or his office to know that I need to be discharged to a person that would stay with me for 24 hours. This was something that was never told to me by Dr Bovard or any of his staff at any time. He told me that he did not believe that I had noone to transport me although i tried to explain to him that I had just moved down herefrom another state and my family what little of it there is, is still there, not here with me. The surgery was scheduled for a thursda, y so of course, my friends who work could not take off to drive me. Dr Bovard was rude and refused to take responsibilty for the actions of his office. This disgraceful behavior of Dr. Bovard led me to become curious about him. As I started to research his backround I found out, that in fact the medical school that he went to is not in New Jersey as is listed in his bio but only has an office there. In fac, t he is schooled outside of the United States in a Medical School that ranked half a star. From my research I ascertained that Dr. Bovard did not have the grades or the MCAT scores to be accepted by an American medi cal school. I was so grateful that this happened and that Dr. Bovard did not have the chance to do any invasive procedures on me. Between his sub par training at a foreign medical school and his knowledge deficit on the hospital policies as well as his lack of responsibilty for a problem, created by his wife and office manager, I was only to happy that he was so rude, nasty and mean to me and that he refused to take me to surgery.
I found another more qualified physician in the Raleight area. He was shocked when i told him what happened with Dr. Bovard. He said it was all surgeons responsibilties to know about the discharge of a patient from surgery from a hospital and that in fact it should have been included in my pre operative teaching as well as provided in written documentation.
Finally, I had found a surgeon that knew what he was doing, knew the rules of the hospital, had gone to an American medical school and had compassion and understanding not like the shameful and unprofessional attitude of Dr. Bovard.
Please research Dr. Bovard for yourself. Make sure you investigate his education and see for yourself that in fact he did not go to Medical school in New jersey. Is this really the kind of Doctor you want to do surgery on you? My suggestion is run not walk to another more competent, better educated, comapssionate physician who will give you the care and expertise you need for such a life chagning surgery. Good luck.