I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Nezhat and his team. He saved my life and is the only reason I received an accurate diagnosis, and finally have hope for the future. Long story short (because I could talk about this for hours), I began having debilitating, unexplained symptoms 2.5 years ago that presented like an autoimmune disorder (autoimmune testing was continuously negative). I spent tens of thousands of dollars, countless hours researching, and saw over 15 doctors/specialists who couldn’t diagnose me. It got to the point where I was told it was probably Fibromyalgia, and essentially there was nothing wrong with me and I should consider a psych evaluation for a pain disorder (beyond humiliating and degrading). I even asked my Gynecologist about the possibility of having endometriosis two years ago, but she said endometriosis doesn’t cause back pain or leg numbness (very wrong), so I didn’t pursue it further because I believed her. Fast forward to May 2025, out of sheer desperation, I decided to “retrace my steps” to see if something was missed, and I found Dr. Nezhat on Google. My only regret is not finding him sooner. Every single symptom I mentioned, he validated as a possible symptom of endometriosis, and never once dismissed me because I didn’t necessarily have the stereotypical symptoms of Endo. I immediately felt comfortable with Dr. Nezhat and even told my husband “this is where I’m supposed to be”. Such an amazing feeling. Dr. Nezhat performed surgery a week and a half ago, and said it was the worst case he’s seen. I ended up having deep infiltrating endometriosis throughout my pelvis and abdomen (over 40 excisions/biopsies). This condition caused systemic, inflammatory and auto-immune-like symptoms; it literally destroyed my body and I don’t know what I would have done without him. He genuinely saved my life. I can’t predict the future, but Dr. Nezhat will never get rid of me :). Thank you for believing me. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for helping me when no one else could. P.s., I also want to thank the amazing ladies at his clinic. They are extremely knowledgeable, kind, professional and they made a stressful experience as easy as possible. You guys are amazing.
Hannah Gillespie
About the Author: Dr. Ceana
Ceana Nezhat, MD is a world‐renowned gynecological surgeon and medical director of Nezhat Medical Center in Atlanta, which specializes in minimally invasive surgical treatment of severe and multi‐organ endometriosis, infertility, and urologic and pelvic reconstruction. He has developed techniques and refined instrumentation for minimally invasive surgery for the benefit of patients globally.









