The deepest cuts are his reviews.
A New Jersey plastic surgeon now running for Congress—under fire for his long friendship with the notorious, terror-plotting "Blind Sheikh"—has left a string of patients with lifelong burns, scars, and other disfigurements, according to multiple allegations against his medical practice.
Adam Hamawy, a far-left progressive, is currently the favorite to win a crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring member Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in the Garden State's 12th district, which leans heavily Democratic. He's been endorsed by Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), and other luminaries of the party's far left.
But at least some of Hamawy's former patients won't be voting for him. In addition to being hit by a lawsuit, Hamawy's plastic surgery practice has been buffeted by a wave of negative Yelp reviews, some going back almost a decade—well before he became prominent politically.
In a harrowing Yelp review from July 2019, a Princeton Junction woman named "Diva S." said she was left permanently burned after seeing Hamawy for a routine laser hair removal treatment.
I left the practice in a significant amount of pain and drove home. Upon arriving home my parents saw my face and asked what happened. That's when I noticed the second degree burns under my chin on my neck. I emailed Princeton Plastic Surgeons asking them what I should do. They got back to me the following morning telling me that "It will be fine. Put Neosporin on it". I asked if they could prescribe me some mediation as the pain was unbearable. Adrienne confirmed that Dr Hamawy would prescribe me medication. However a full day went by and he did not prescribe any medication. I followed up with Adrienne several times and she was of no help. As a last resort my parents took me to the emergency room where I was treated for second degree burns. Three days later Dr Hamawy finally prescribed me medication. Apparently he was too busy up until then to follow up with his own patient. It has been six months since this unfortunate experience and I still have large scars. As an actress by profession these scars have made working very difficult. Dr Hamawy has still not called a single time to follow up.
Diva also included a photo with her review showing the burns with the caption "Second degree burn courtesy of Dr Hamawy."
In another post from 2025, "Clair T" noted that "this Doctor and his staff are horrible!"—before telling her own story.
"What was supposed to take 45 minutes he completed in 12 minutes, the outcome was filler improperly injected in the wrong areas," she said.
When Clair tried to have the issue resolved, she was told Hamawy was unavailable as he'd left for Gaza, where he famously volunteered at a hospital that sat on top of a Hamas command center.
"He refused to fix improper filler procedure he performed on me. He left lumps under my eyes, chin and my cheek and dark marks on my face that yet to subside," Clair said. "So beware of this physician, he is only out to get your money, once he gets it, he'll do the most terrible job and you will be stuck, he is uncaring about what damage he does to his patient."
In her August 2020 review, Nicole F. in Monroe Township said Hamawy was a "creep" with "awful bedside manner, and the worst attitude ever!" and noted that he was "very rude" when she declined to opt for an invasive procedure he had recommended.
John C warned in a November 2017 review to "Save yourself a lot of grief and unnecessary suffering. Not only is this doctor dishonest, he does not tell you what side effects your procedure will have," he wrote.
"I now have to seek another doctor to undo the damage that Doctor Hamawy did. I have never written a bad review for anyone in my life and only wrote this one because I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I did. I have never in my life had a bad experience with a doctor before this."
Complaints against Hamawy have also made their way to the courts. In July 2017, Annamarie Scarpati, a retired academic support staff member of Princeton University, sued Hamawy, alleging that a botched neck lift and chemical peel left her with "severe and permanent injuries," according to the court filing.
"The above named Defendant was negligent and deviated from the appropriate medical standard of care or standard medical practice; was careless and failed to exercise the degree of knowledge, training, skill and expertise he held himself out to possess; failed to follow and carry out rules, practices and requirements for standard, safe medical diagnosis, care and treatment of Plaintiff; failed and neglected to heed the signs and symptoms that Plaintiff was exhibiting in the course of treatment; failed to administer and perform proper diagnostic steps or treatment necessary to safely and effectively diagnose and treat Plaintiff's condition; failed to otherwise exercise due, proper and reasonable care in the treatment, care, rehabilitation, and convalescence of Plaintiff; and were otherwise careless and negligent in the medical care rendered to Plaintiff," the suit read.
The lawsuit was dismissed in 2022—only after the parties settled for an undisclosed amount.
"We settled because I had moved from New Jersey to Florida, and it was kind of becoming a problem going back and forth and having the right documentation," Scarpati told the Washington Free Beacon by phone. "At the time, I was devastated."
"I wouldn't recommend him to anybody else, because I don't think he did right by me," Scarpati said—adding that she was "shocked" to hear he was running for Congress.
"I don't feel that he has the qualifications to be a congressman, because he's a plastic surgeon."
Hamawy has raised more than $540,000 so far in his quest for Congress. Democrats hold a 13-point advantage in the district, and the winner of the June 2 primary will almost certainly cruise to victory in the November general election.
In addition to providing medical services at a Hamas command center in Gaza, Hamawy also served as a defense witness in the 1995 trial of terrorist mastermind Omar Abdel-Rahman. The so-called Blind Sheikh was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in orchestrating the 1993 bombings of the World Trade Center bombings and planning a host of other terrorist attacks.
In his trial testimony, a 26-year-old Hamawy said he maintained a yearslong relationship with the sheikh, visiting his home, traveling with him, and meeting his associates abroad.
"If you need anything, you can just give me a call," Hamawy told Rahman in 1993, just months after the WTC bombing, which left six dead, trial transcripts show.
On Thursday, when confronted by local press, Hamawy refused to denounce his late mentor, referring to him as a gentle old man who said "innocuous" things.
Reps for Hamawy did not respond to requests for comment from the Free Beacon.
