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Dr. Kam is a very good surgeon he takes his time with you and explains everything. Don’t be surprised when you feel at ease it’s because he knows what he's doing. He will explain everything to you and if you have any additional questions he will be more then happy to answer them for you.
Dr. Kam is AWESOME! He is professional, thorough, supportive, and has a great sense of humor! His entire staff is wonderful. I couldn't possibly say enough good things about him/them! The support for pre- and post- surgery is top notch. The binder of information and support staff help you with every step of the journey. Someone at the Barix Clinic is ALWAYS there to help you. I would rate Dr. Kam an A+++!
I first met Dr. Kam during a seminar on the Barix Clinics. He was very knowledgable and upfront with botht he RNY and the LapBand surgeries. During my first meeting with him he made sure I understood everything and was more than willing to answer any question. On surgery day he came to talk with me both before and after the surgery. I am very pleased with how everything went and I wouldn't ask for another doctor. The staff at Barix treated me like family. I can't wait to go back and see everyone again.
I went into the consult wondering if I would get all the info I wanted or needed, and came out with more than I thought I would.
Dr. Kam was Great, willing to answer questions, encouraged me to keep researching the procedure even after deciding that I was a candidate
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had great people working with him to help share their experiences with the surgery and to answer questions first hand.
I would recomend them to anyone considering surgery or even learning about it.
I really liked Dr. Kam from the beginning. Very soft-spoken and answered all of my questions and really told it like it was going to be. He did not seem rushed, and before surgery, once again he came in to meet me and my husband, answering more questions. I would highly recommend him to anyone interested in going to Ypsilanti.
My personal impression was. At First I thought that Marry Kay ran everything and Dr. Nizzi Was a puppet on a string. Shows you how much I know. I Feel that GTS has a verry well oiled machine. Every staff person is a spoke on the wheel and if one spoke is missing the other make up for it by taking on other jobs to make everyting run smoothly and without complaint. Dr Nizzi ran lots of test at first in my personal opnion I thought it was a money making thing. But after a few test (and not getting the result I would have liked to get) I knew he was truly looking out for my health and that help put me at ease. The more I saw of Dr. Nizzi the more I saw he was in charge but not in the way that would make you think he was the "All Powerful OZ" but he cared about you and what was happening with you and your case. MY Mother and I Went to every appointment together (she also had WLS with Dr. Nizzi) now at these appointments we would go into the exam room together and We would be Weighed by Sharon, who put us in the room and asked how we were. Marry Kay would come in shortly after and she would greet us warmly and corectly (she knew who was the mother and who was the daughter. She even knew our names!) Marry Kay would go over any test we had done and explain what the next set of test were for, why one of us had to have one test but not the other. She always called with the results of the test and instruction for fallow up and or the next test with dates and times already set up and if those dates and times did not work she got you one that did and confermed that verry day. As Marry Kay was finishing up Dr. Nizzi would come in and he would go over our test with us too and ask if we had questions and he would answer every silly one we asked He never made us feel we were taken up too much of his time and he never left us feeling like "Ohh man he realy rushed us in and out I forgot to ask what blah- blah was and how to do this or that" Like you do at most offices. I have only meet the other Doctors breffly but They too give off the same "Spoke of the wheel" team work air that the rest of the staff and Dr Nizzi give off. As for addressing the risks of the surgery. He told it like it is. Not in a bed of roses kind of way. Kinda like Joe Friday "the facts mam just the facts." It was kinda scary, even though we knew through our own reasurch, but that a doctor would tell you all this stuff that could go wrong, and that they would not leave you if anything would go wrong the Doctors would be with you every step of the way. After Care is a Huge part of the program. I am at 6 months post op and have see Dr Nizzi about 10 times! as I have said he answered every silly question I had (my moms too) and he did not leave me when things went not so right (nothing major but to me it was and he treated it as such not like "Oh no not her again! Im not in.") Warm smiles and soft hand shakes every time. Which is better, surgical competence or bedside manner? well Competence by far out ways bedside manner (that is what family is for!) but Those who have any surgen from GTS gets the best of both worlds I am sure of that in my personal opinion. I know my mother and I got both form Dr. Nizzi and his whole staff at GTS. Overall how would I rate Dr. Nizzi I would say A,B,C,and D for Above and Beyond the Call of Duty! I like to think of him as my Father for he gave me a New well informed life and he will be with me till the day I die. Thank You Shelly P
Dr. Featherstone is a caring, informative, intelligent and committed man. I couldn't ask for a better surgeon!
I like Dr Slikkers very much. He is very personable and very caring. We talked alot about all my medical problems at the first visit. He is very well learned in what he does.And very cautious. The office staff was very nice indeed and very helpful to me. Dr Slikkers and his office staff are very into post op visits and aftercare. They want to see you every 6 months at first then at least once a year afterwards.Hr told me point blank what the risks are and I told him what my risks of keeping this weight on were.
He was very nice, has a great bed side manner. Best I have ever seen in a doc.
No, my impression has only gotten stronger, and we can now add that he has a GREAT sense of humor :)
The staff is very friendly, and willing to answer any and all questions.
There wasn't anything that I can say that I didn't like about Doc Featherstone.
That he cares about his patients. Genuinely cares!
They all emphasize that it is a HUGE part of the success of the surgery!
He lets you know all that can go wrong, and that it is a decesion that you should not go into lightly.
I rate Doc Featherstone at this point... A Saint!