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Cardiologists and Vascular Surgeons - Tampa Bay and Lakeland

CardiologyLakeland, FL

★★★★★4.6/5477 reviews across 8 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Birdeye (Heart and Vascular Associates of Tampa): 3.5/5 (64)
  • Birdeye (Dr. Vasco M. Marques): 4.0/5 (62)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. John Gerald Canto): 4.4/5 (10)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Sami Baddoura): 4.1/5 (8)
  • Vitals (Dr. Luis E. Carrillo): 4.5/5 (19)
  • USF Health (Dr. Jean Bismuth): 4.9/5 (193)
  • USF Health (Dr. Murray Shames): 4.9/5 (112)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Brandt Jones): 5.0/5 (9)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • High level of clinical competence and life-saving care
  • Effective communication of complex conditions and treatment plans
  • Professional and compassionate bedside manner for many physicians
  • Thoroughness in diagnostics and follow-up care

Common complaints

  • Poor office communication, specifically difficulty in obtaining test results or clearing appointments
  • Staff turnover and perceived lack of staff professionalism or friendliness
  • Billing transparency issues and unexpected medical costs
  • Perceived lack of attentiveness or dismissal of patient concerns during appointments

In patients' words

"Hands down the worst practice in my lifetime! I've had three tests performed here for hypertension and risks. ALL THREE TESTS, NO WORD ON RESULTS FOR WEEKS!!"

Birdeye (Heart and Vascular Associates of Tampa)

"Definitely my favorite cardiologist EVER! He will ALWAYS be my choice to care for me and my rare vascular compression disorders that I have!!"

Vitals (Dr. Avinash Khanna)

"Dr. Bismuth never made feel rushed and took time to answer questions and address concerns. A++ service"

USF Health (Dr. Jean Bismuth)

"Did not have procedure after multiple appts waiting to make the actual appt. Could not bare the attitude from staff and his walking away ignoring me when I asked to speak to him about it."

WebMD (Dr. Thomas Kerr)

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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