Atlantic Foot and Ankle Specialists » Doctors Life http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog Atlantic Foot and Ankle Specialists Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:54:23 +0000 en hourly 1 Doctor Review Contest http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/doctor-review-contest http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/doctor-review-contest#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:28:36 +0000 Brendan Townend - Patient & Community Relations http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=794 Read More...]]> We know our patients love all the doctors at Atlantic Foot & Ankle, so we thought we would have a little fun.

All the doctors have agreed to a friendly competition, whoever receives the most reviews on their Google page wins!

What could be better than that? What if every review you wrote entered you to win a free pair of custom orthotics?!

So if there is one of our doctors in particular that has a special place in your heart, say thank you by writing them an amazing review.

Click on any of the doctors pictures below to review them!

Review Dr. Runkel

Review Dr. Newsom

Review Dr. Robitaille

Review Dr. Jeffress

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/doctor-review-contest/feed 0 Dr. Newsom is Back for Summer! http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/dr-newsom-is-back-for-summer http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/dr-newsom-is-back-for-summer#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:35:31 +0000 Brendan Townend - Patient & Community Relations http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=684 Well it appears that law school is out for summer, because Dr. Newsom is back seeing patients at Atlantic Foot & Ankle Specialists. When you see Dr. Newsom make sure to congratulate him, as he is currently ranked in the Top 4 % of his class at Florida Coastal School of Law. We are all happy to have him back, he always brings a smile to both employees and patients alike. To keep up with him make sure to follow him on Twitter @DrToddNewsom. Welcome back Dr. Newsom!

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/dr-newsom-is-back-for-summer/feed 0 2010 Savannah Bridge Run http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/2010-savannah-bridge-run http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/2010-savannah-bridge-run#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:52:59 +0000 Brendan Townend - Patient & Community Relations http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=560 Check out our Facebook Page for all the Bridge Run Pics!

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/2010-savannah-bridge-run/feed 0 Gaining A Patient’s Trust http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/gaining-a-patients-trust http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/gaining-a-patients-trust#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:04:39 +0000 Dr. Bruce McClendon http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=507

Dr. Bruce McClendon

I first encountered a patient about 1-2 months ago that was very upset. The main reason for his disgust was because he felt that he wasn’t notified that the Podiatrist that was treating him in our group is currently not available at this time, and will be gone for a few years due to other obligations.

My staff was very cordial and explained to the patient that they are sorry but we did send out a notice to all our patients to notify them of the change. They reinforced to the patient that I was very competent and that he can still be seen today if he wants.

Well, I did see the patient but I can tell that he wasn’t quite pleased because he wanted the doctor that he has always been seeing. I made sure I keep a friendly voice and tried to reassure the patient that he will still get the same quality of care that my associate has given him. Well at check out time he still wasn’t quite pleased and stated that he didn’t want to see me again.

To my surprise this patient was on my schedule again recently last week but this time he was much more friendly and actually apologized to me for his behavior. I told him don’t worry about it and I just want to make sure that he gets taken care of. During his visit we actually started to discuss personal things about ourselves.

I was always taught treat others the way you would want to be treated. Also you never know what your patients are going through personally so it is in the patient’s and your best interest to not make the situation any worst. Shower them with kindness and they will come around. You don’t want to fight fire with fire because I never heard of someone calling the fire department and expecting them to put out their burning house with more fire.

I got into medicine because I like my patient’s to walk out the door feeling like they saw a very good doctor. And I want my patients to know that I don’t see them as a dollar sign but as a human being that needs help with their foot and ankle problem.

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/gaining-a-patients-trust/feed 0 MacGyver of the Foot http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/macgyver-of-the-foot http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/macgyver-of-the-foot#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:41:06 +0000 Dr. Kristian Jeffress, DPM http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=416

Kristian Jeffress DPM

Our diminutive foot doc.

As an adult with smaller feet I tend to buy shoes that are for kids. For example, I recently bought a pair of pink and black Nike’s from a local shoe store. As I wore them they were very comfortable except for the right shoe. It was pinching my foot as my great toe pushed off the ground when walking. I was sincerely perplexed and as frugal as I tend to be, I refused to return the shoe. Plus, the shoes are so cute! At any rate, I decided to fix the problems if it was the last thing I did. So, I fashioned a piece of adhesive felt to the underside where the shoe was bending and hurting my foot and as Emeril would say “BAM”! My pain is resolved. How about that! I now crown myself the “MacGyver of the Foot”!

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/macgyver-of-the-foot/feed 0 A Video Message from Dr. Todd Newsom http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/a-video-message-from-dr-todd-newsom http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/a-video-message-from-dr-todd-newsom#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:55:45 +0000 Brendan Townend - Patient & Community Relations http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=378 A Video Message from Dr. Todd Newsom

]]> http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/a-video-message-from-dr-todd-newsom/feed 0 My Vacation, Treating More Patients! http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/my-vacation-treating-more-patients http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/doctors-life/my-vacation-treating-more-patients#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:10:25 +0000 Dr. Melissa Robitaille, DPM http://www.atlanticfeet.com/blog/?p=251 Dr. Melissa RobitailleLast week I spent some time treating patients in my home town of Montreal. This was a great experience but the days sure were long (some nights I was in surgery until 11pm!). On top of this, about half of the patients spoke French while the other half spoke English. Lucky for me French is my first language. I noticed a trend while I was treating patients. It seems that a lot of Canadian citizens are primarily focused on preventative care (I’d say almost 85%). These people were mostly athletes, or at the very least weekend warriors. To my surprise I actually treated an old friend that I have not seen in at least 10 years! She is now a flight attendant and you can imagine with all that time serving passengers, her feet are very important to her. I’m happy to say I could treat her with a simple injection and now she is feeling great! My time in Montreal also provided me with the opportunity to visit with my family. Unfortunately, on my way back to Savannah it seems that my luggage has gone on a trip of its own! But now that I’m back in Savannah I feel recharged and ready to help the great people of Savannah and the surrounding Lowcountry get back on their feet! There’s no place I’d rather be.

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