Spectrum Health Medical Group Lakeshore Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Center

My first impression was that he was a very experienced and knowledgable surgeon in this field. His office staff and all the staff at the Barix clinic are amazing! They are kind, thoughtful and willing to spend time with you and answer ALL your questions and address your concerns. After-care appears to be just as important to Dr. Schram and his staff as the actual surgery. The clinic offers life time care for their patients. Dr. Schram and his staff addressed all the risks of the surgery. I felt they were honest and upfront about details. The seminar I attended was very well planned and organized as well as being wonderfully informative. Dr. Schram has an awesome bedside manner and made me feel completely comfortable in his surgical competence. This is his specialty and he knows it inside out. I have tried to find something negative, but I just can't!

Very personable. Knowledgable. The staff from the receptionist to the nurses to the billing staff, nutritionist, behavorist have been great. Pleasant to work with and see each time. I would diffently recommend my surgeon and office to anyone who is interested. This is a very scary process, but they all made it run smoothly from my very first appointment to my most recent 6 month post-op appointment.

My impressions of Dr. Foote (MMPC Grand Rapids) are that he is a well educated, compassionate, and thorough physician. During my initial visit I was quite nervous but the friendly and open manner of Dr. Foote soon put me at ease. Like most patients, I had many questions and concerns. He took the time to address each one and completely went over the procedure the surgery entails, as well as the risks involved.

I found the other professional and office staff at MMPC also to be top notch. All are pleasant and very accomodating. My experience with both MMPC staff and Dr. Foote has been very positive to date.

My surgery is scheduled for July 1, 2005. I will update these remarks post op.

Met with Dr. Foote and his PA briefly prior to surgery. I say briefly because I had no questions and was ready to go. Visited by another dr. from his office day after surgery.

Dr. Foote was great. I have only wonderful things to say about him. He explained everything and took his time. Dr. Foote and the staff at MMPC are supportive and they have helped me to finally have confidence in myself.

I met Dr. Jon Schram at both a Barix presentation in Windsor with many people in attendance, as well as 1-on-1 for my surgery consultation. Jon comes across as a caring, sensitive and informative doctor. He answered all of my questions and didn't beat around the bush with his answers. I didn't feel rushed and he took the time to explain everything in detail. He has a personality and can share a joke. His stats are very impressive. He truly is a wonderful man.

Dr. Foote was fantastic and the people at MMPC were very helpful. Dr. Foote even took a picture of my ovaries during surgery for me because he knew I had PCOS and fertility issues. It was so nice of him to take that extra time out during surgery for something he knew was important to me. The aftercare at MMPC is wonderful as well. I had a two week check up with the physicans assistant as well as the nutritionist. I had a 4 week check up with the surgeon Dr. Foote and at 6 weeks I have another nutritionist appointment as well as an appointment with the exercise coach. My overall rating of my surgeon is a 10 out of 10, I am very pleased with the surgery!

The first time I met the staff at MMPC was 3 years ago, the first time I went to their orientation to check into the surgery. They were very informative and helpful in trying to help me to get approved for the surgery. Their office is so fantastic! They are available 24 hrs a day, and are always helpful when I need a question answered. Dr. Foote is very professional, kind and considerate. During the orientation, they are very open about the surgery, its risks, and the benefits. They have a very informative web site. www.mmpc.com I was totally comfortable with the surgery and the hospital stay was great too. I was so at ease the whole time.

June 9, 2005

I met with my surgeon, Dr. Jon Schram, for my consultation. I have been researching this surgery for about 9 months and really didn't have many questions and am already really comfortable with the thought of doing this. My husband,however, is not quite so sure. Dr. Schram described the surgery in detail to us and answered every question that we had. He helped to ease my husbands nerves some. He was very down to earth when he talked to us and spoke on our level and not in doctor's terms. He didn't rush us at all. He also has a great track record. I felt very comfortable with him. He does have a structured aftercare program through the Barix Clinx. They are are so nice there that I am really looking forward to getting to know them all better. As far as surgical competence or bedside manner go, I think that both are important but competence is #1. Dr. Schram seems to be great at both.

Dr. Foote is a wonderful man! He has great bedside manners and he is very good at what he does! I have nothing but good things to say about him and my experience with MMPC was absolutely FABULOUS!! :0)

Dr. Foote was very informative and answered all my questions to my satisfaction. He seems to be very knowledgable and I believe we will have a great doctor-patient relationship. The staff in the MMPC is very nice and helpful and understanding. He explained the risks and aftercare of surgery to me at our first meeting. I would rate him as pretty great at this time. I believe surgical competence is better which is why I am going to Grand Rapids instead of Traverse City as I know the Drs. are very competant in the surgery and I am not sure the Drs. around here are.