APS was recently informed of an article written by Brenda Smith, M.D. that was published in Briarcliff Life magazine.  Dr. Smith is a well respected obstetrician/gynecolgist  who has practiced in the Kansas City area since 1990.  The article is titled “Dr. Smith’s Favorite Women’s Health Services”.  Below is an excerpt from Dr. Smith’s article.

“We all know how hard it is to sort through an insurance list of providers and pick one.  I am the first to admit that the healthcare system needs overhauling and patients are often disappointed at the level of care & caring they get in the typical, impersonal, time consuming and disorienting visit to a healthcare provider or facility.  That’s why over the years, I have collected information about positive healthcare experiences – not only personally, but information gleaned from my patients experiences.  I always take the time to ask my patients about their satisfaction with health services.  This has resulted in a notebook I keep with information on providers/facilities that consistently get good reviews.

The following list is a hodge-podge of services I have pulled from my preferred, health provider’s notebook.

Plastic Surgeons

Dr. Philip Gutek & Dr. Joseph Cannova, Jr.

Associated Plastic Surgeons

One of the interesting things about my job is that I get to see everyone’s plastic surgery and over the years a few surgeons and their work has caught my attention.  Dr. Gutek has been, in my opinion, the reigning facelift surgeon for years. His facelifts look so natural.  He has not only great technical skills, but also an artistic eye.  As an added benefit, he is an old-fashioned, true gentleman-type surgeon not the overr-the-top-type plastic surgeons so common on TV.

When it comes to breast work – augmentation, reduction, reconstruction after mastectomy, I have seen some really consistent & excellent work by Dr. Joseph Cannova, Jr. who actually works in the same plastic surgery group as Dr. Gutek.”

APS would like to that Dr. Smith for her kind words!