Signature Medical Group Patient Testimonials
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Dala shares her story of care through two pregnancies with Dr. Ann Marie Rockamann. Dr. Rockamann is in private practice at The Healthcare Group for Women.
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Lindsay's obstetrician Ann Marie Rockamann, M.D. is with The Healthcare Group for Women. Lindsay describes how Dr. Rockamann helped her and her husband through the loss of a baby in her second trimester. She also talks about her now two month old son!
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Elizabeth and her family have gone through losses and successes with Dr. Thomas Shaner of OB/GYN Physicians. She describes the care he's provided her as he's grown from a physician to a friend she and her family trust wholeheartedly.
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Molly describes her story of care through her three pregnancies with Gregory Jewell, M.D. Dr. Jewell is in private practice at OB/GYN Physicians.
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Betsy shares her story of care through her two pregnancies with Dr. Gregory Jewell M.D. Dr. Jewell is in private practice at OB/GYN Physicians.
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At age 60, Larry Brockhaus decided he needed to do something about the knee pain he was dealing with. He sought help from Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Scott Luallin of Carondelet Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Luallin performed a total knee replacement on Larry.
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Kat has always been athletic, skiing her whole life,
playing volleyball and soccer. But in 2010, three hours into a ski vacation with her husband, she experienced her
first injury and it was major. Kat needed knee and hip surgery. She shares her story of care with John C. Carlisle, M.D.
of Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic.
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Larry was a tennis player for 26 years and says eventually his
shoulder just wore out. He went to see Orthopaedic Surgeon Greg Van den Berghe, M.D. at Carondelet Orthopaedic
Surgeons in Overland Park, Kansas. Larry had a torn rotator cuff. Dr. Van den Berghe performed surgery on Larry's shoulder
and now Larry's doing well!
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Weslene Prevallet was 62 when she scheduled her first colonoscopy.
She was past the recommended age of 50 to begin routine screenings, but with no symptoms and no family
history she delayed the check up a few years. Her colonoscopy found a canerous polyp in her colon.
She sought help from colon and rectal surgeon Dr. Ralph Silverman of ColoRectal Specialists. Five years later Weslene is cancer free and sharing her story.
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Chris Ford's played rugby, races
triathlons and jumped out of airplanes in the Airborne Infantry for close to 10 years. Through
it all he stayed injury free. But while walking down a dark pathway he missed a few steps and
rolled and fractured his ankle. He underwent surgery for a spiral fracture with Orthopaedic
Surgeon Dr. Scott Abraham of Carondelet Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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When someone walks in and tells you that you have cancer it's like taking a light switch and just flipping the switch down. Everything just all of a sudden turned black," Samm Tague explained. Age at 52, Samm was diagnosed with colon cancer. The disease was found through a colonoscopy. He underwent Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection Surgery performed by Dr. Ralph Silverman of ColoRectal Specialists.
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Keith Allen felt a painful pop in his shoulder during a strenuous weight
lifting session. He went to orthopaedic surgeon Thomas S. Samuelson, M.D. with Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic, a division of Signature
Medical Group, where an MRI showed he had a torn rotator cuff. Dr. Samuelson performed surgery. Keith is back to racing triathlons with a healed shoulder.
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Colorectal Cancer: One Woman's Journey from Diagnosis to Recovery: Brooke Poskin was diagnosed with rectal cancer in September 2010. At age 39 she was not yet to the age when routine colonoscopies are recommended for people without a family history. When a 2 inch tumor was found during a colonoscopy she turned to colon and rectal surgeon David Schuval, M.D. of ColoRectal Specialists.
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Colon Cancer: Preventable, Treatable & Beatable - A St. Louis Woman's Story of Survival: A cancer diagnosis is never something Kim expected to get. She was 46 when a 4 inch tumor was found in her colon during a colonoscopy. She shares her story from diagnosis to recovery. Kim underwent a minimally invasive surgery performed by David Schuval, M.D. of ColoRectal Specialists.
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Stella Gillen was experiencing
sharp pains in her hand. She couldn't shake hands without pain and it hurt to do any sort of
gripping or tearing motion. She sought help from J. Clinton Walker, M.D., a hand and
upper extremity surgeon at Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Dr. Walker performed a Tendon Transfer.
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Ashley Nerman had a torn labrum that was causing her severe pain in her hip joint. After pursuing other non-surgical options, John C. Carlisle, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon with Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic, performed a hip arthroscopy. Ashley says the surgery changed her life.
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Carolyn Carra says she's had hand problems on and off for years. She went through Carpal Tunnel surgery with Suzanne G. Elton, M.D. of Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Now Carolyn has total strength back in her hands and no pain.
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Anne Keays was experiencing terrible pains from her knees up to her groin. She went to see Jeffrey W. Salin, D.O., an orthopaedic surgeon with Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Anne had both hips replaced. Now she is standing tall and walking without pain.
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Ann Tortorici couldn't fully move her arm for 11 years. She needed an elbow replacement. The procedure was performed by J. Clinton Walker, M.D., a hand and upper extremity surgeon with Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Now Ann has full movement again.
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Max Gottschalk has been seeing Orthopaedic Surgeon Gerald R. McNamara, M.D. of Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic for his medical needs for years. He has had surgery on his rotator cuff and receives injections for osteoarthritis in his hip and knee.
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Four years ago, Allyn Schwinn had a stroke. It paralyzed her left side and left her with pain in her arm and leg. Now she visits Atul Patel, M.D., a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist with Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Dr. Patel monitors her Baclofen Pump and also gives Allyn Botox injections to help with spasticity in her left arm. Allyn can now walk with the use of a cane.
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Dr. Donald Clement shares his patient experience with orthopaedic surgeon Scott R. Luallin, M.D. of Carondelet Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Luallin has performed surgery on both of Don's shoulders and one of his knees.
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Carolyn Clemons is an active mother of four who's always enjoyed walking, biking and playing tennis. But she says severe pain in both of her knees left her unable to walk a block or stand for long periods of time. Carolyn went to see Thomas S. Samuelson, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon at Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Dr. Samuelson performed Bilateral Total Knee Replacements and now Carolyn is back to her active ways.
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Soccer player Luke Sassano talks about the care he's been provided by orthopaedic surgeon Scott Luallin, M.D. with Carondelet Orthopaedic Surgeons. Luke experienced two knee injuries during soccer games. Dr. Luallin helped get him healed and back on the playing field.
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Dr. Gerald R. McNamara with Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic performed a total knee replacement and a total hip replacement on a Kansas woman. Karen Peters loves to run marathons, cycle, garden and golf. Thanks to the care Dr. McNamara has provided, she continues to do the activities she loves, without pain.
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Wendy Davidson feared she would never walk again after being dragged
by her horse and seriously injured. She was provided care by Robert P. Bruce, M.D. of Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic, a division
of Signature Medical Group. After going through surgery and physical therapy, Wendy is walking and enjoying her favorite activities once again.
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Dr. Kevin Easley is a gynecologic oncologist with Women's Oncology Center,
a division of Signature Medical Group, in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, Dr. Easley has been performing robotic laparoscopic gynecologic procedures using the Da Vinci Surgical System. Hear what a difference the surgery made in two of his patients lives.
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Greg O'Connor is a landscape photographer who hikes uneven terrains to get the
pictures he wants. One trip out with his camera, his knee gave out. He found out he had a severed ACL and a torn Meniscus. Greg received
care and treatment from Thomas S. Samuelson, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon at Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic. Dr. Samuelson performed an
ACL Reconstruction..
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Blake Sampson is a busy almost 8-year-old. Even wearing a cast on each
arm couldn't slow him down one summer. Blake went to see hand and upper extremity specialist Dr. Suzanne G. Elton with Kansas City
Bone & Joint Clinic, for each injury: a broken thumb and wrist.
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Ruth Schlappi has Multiple Sclerosis. She was experiencing a lot of pain and
spasticity in her legs and back and couldn't straighten her left leg. She visited Atul T. Patel, M.D. of Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic,
a division of Signature Medical Group. Dr. Patel specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation. With the use of a Baclofen Pump Ruth
says she went from a 9 on a pain scale to a one. She can now walk again.
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A St. Louis mother of ten talks about the care her children have been provided through
the years by pediatric orthopedist Robert G. Medler, M.D. Dr. Medler is a private practice physician at Premier Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
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Charles Puff is an active gamesman who's always on the move. When severe hip pain started affecting his every day comfort Charles went to Dennis A. Dusek, M.D. with Premier Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, a division of Signature Medical Group. Dr. Dusek performed a hip replacement on Charles.
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11-year-old Nathan Becker fractured his wrist the Summer of 2012. His
parents took him to see Robert G. Medler, M.D. with Premier Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Dr. Medler, a pediatric orthopedist,
provided care for Nathan. Nathan's wrist healed in about four weeks. He wasted no time getting back to his active lifestyle!
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Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic patient Leslie McMillian describes
the care she received from hand and upper extremity surgeon J. Clinton Walker, M.D. after a cut on her finger became infected. "He
never wanted to rush anything. We could've gone ahead and done a skin graft early on, but he was willing to be patient, as were we,
in letting it heal on its own," McMillian said.
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Colleen E. Glisson, M.D. with Mid County Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports
Medicine is fellowship trained in hand surgery and certified in the Xiaflex treatment. Dr. Glisson has found success treating qualified
Dupuytren's Contracture patients with a collagenase injection instead of surgery. St. Louis patient Donald Williams shares his success
story after receiving the non-surgical treatment from Dr. Glisson.
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Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic patient Greg Hadel shares his success
story after having a muscle sparing, minimally invasive hip replacement in 2012. Jeff Salin, D.O. performed the surgery. Mr. Hadel was
back to work within 7 days and says his life is "extraordinarily better off" since his surgery.
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Kansas City Bone & Joint Clinic patient Louise Chapman shares her
success story after having a minimally invasive partial knee replacement in December of 2011. Jeff Salin, D.O. performed the surgery.
Dr. Salin has performed a partial knee replacement on each of Louise's knees. He says the big difference between the two replacements
was the use of a tourniquet. Dr. Salin says he's decided to do more as he did Louise's second knee and that is without the use of a
tourniquet as it results in less pain and a quicker recovery.
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Enrico Stazzone, M.D. of Mid County Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a division of Signature Medical Group,
performed a 12 hour Anterior & Posterior Spine Fusion on Kevin Flores Rios of Honduras. Kevin was brought to the U.S. by the World Pediatric Project to undergo the surgery.
Dr. Stazzone corrected his spine from a 90 degree angle to a 25 degree curve. Kevin's medical care and accommodations for him & his mother were donated by Dr. Stazzone, The
World Pediatric Project and others.
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