Grand Traverse Surgery, P.C. Bariatric Center

DR Slikkers is An Excellent Surgon Hands down but............. After all the talk about the follow through and how important it is to do all the right things I Find it real Funny that the Dr will allow his practice to dismiss you after only a short 9 mo after surgery, due to billing issues. Now have a devise in body Lap Band with no one following it and not finding any surgon that wants to take on someone who has already had procedure done by another Dr. Leaves you out there with no help?? Better have the discussion with Dr about this or it could be you!!!! No wonder there are so many Law suits for malpractice.

I just met my surgeon a little while ago and he is a wonderful man. He as the best bed side manners, very caring about you as a person and not just a patient. He is on top of his stuff he was the one who found out I had a bunch of ulcers in my stomach and that is why my surgery was delayed. I will fill out more as I get closer to my date Sept. 8th 2010.

My thoughts & impression of my doctor Dr. Featherstone is he is a very nice man, no bull shit gets to the point, tells you the best surgery to have that would fit you.
What you should know about Dr. Featherstone is he will tell you his thoughts.
Over all I like him. Outdoors type guy, so I'm I. I'm not like most women.
The rest have to let you know later about him.
Other wise very freindly, nice will talk with you.
I give him the OKAY!

Dr. Featherstone is the best in my book. I have known him since the summer of 2002. He did both my cancer surgeries. One in 2002 and then again in 2005.
So after those surgeries I had no reason to look any further for this surgery. He had concerns since I was a two time cancer survivor and insisted I wait until he thought it would be safe for me.
This was proof to me that he truly cared about my health and safety. I have never mentioned his name to anyone including my doctors in Cadillac and heard a bad word.
I owe my life and now my new life to Dr. Featherstone.

This surgeon is amazing vary caring and always willing to listen.

Dr Slikkers, so far has been amazing. Very informative and makes sure you know what you are getting into. Gives you the \"good and the bad\". Explains what you may have questions about and is very friendly. I would definately recommend to anyone!! so far i have not experienced anything that would be considered negative!

Doctor Featherstone is such a joy to work with. I had met him several years prior on an ER visit that required immediate surgery. His manner and true care was evident even in some major pain. When I decided to go with a WLS and saw he was part of the group that would do them in my town i knew whom I wanted doing my surgery. rnrnThe entire staff at Grand Traverse Surgery is awesome they make the decision much easier to handle as they truly want to educate you so you can make informed decisions. rnrnThe care I have received to date has been great from the hospital stay to the follow ups and the willingness to have any question i have answered. The only thing that I would like to see improved is the food/menu descriptions and amounts so that it is easier to follow while trying to adjust to the new you and feels that come with it.rnrnThe decision for WLS was long in coming for me but beside the way that i feel and the care that has been given I would recommend Doctor Featherstone to ANYONE.

I met Dr. Slikkers before i even thought that maybe WLS was right for me. He was my moms surgeon, and i had went to her six month checkup with her. rnrnWhen i went for my own appointment over a year later, i understood why my Mom liked him so much. He is extremely informative, and can connect to each person on a level they understand. I'm going towards a nursing degree in College, and i liked that he went into exact detail of everything that was going to be done for me. rnrnHis staff is absolutely amazing!! There are three, possibly four surgeons at Munson Medical for Bariatric Surgery. THe staff is a huge reason i decided to pick Dr. Slikkers, they are very helpful and friendly and one of their staff was the first patient there so she is good to relate to, and she can give advice. rnrnI appreciate that Dr. Slikkers gives you all the information, positive and negative about each surgery and why one might or might not be better for me personally, but he leaves the decision completely up to the patient. The first surgeon i met with at another facility really pushed only one type of surgery on the patients without considering each individual person. rnrnI completely reccomend checking out Munson Medical as a place to have your surgery.

Dr. Slikkers is very nice and professional. He has always been very helpful and understanding.

wow great guy I have great faith in him, he is so very nice. treated me with respect and gave me dignity that I rarely encounter with medical professionals, I was actually very impressed with the whole medical team at munsen medical centre. I am still waiting for tests and a surgury date but he was able to answer all my questions and he put me completly at ease.he was wonderful and came to see me right before surgury right after surgury and later that day , he was so awesome so gentle and so kind and reachable.when my pain meds where making me nauseated he was around to change them right away. he took my drain out himself to save me a five hour drive for just a drain removal. over all he is my new hero I could not have been in better hands I would recommend him and his whole clinic and team to anyone anywhere.Hands down the best surgeon/person I have met in the medical field.