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She made my son feel at ease and have less pain. The nurses, radiologist and the doctor were all great.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">August 17, 2023</p> <p>Staff worked well together</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">August 17, 2023</p> <p>Overall good</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">June 30, 2023</p> <p>Cook children's always have taken care of me very well. thanks for your attention for my son</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">June 22, 2023</p> <p>The Dr, took the time to listen to all my son's questions and answer them.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">June 08, 2023</p> <p>Dr Schuster and PA Katy Diggs have been amazing with our toddler. He had a bad femur fracture in august 22 and now a tibia injury and doc really helped ease our fears with the femur recovery and I have all the confidence in his abilities to treat anything that comes up.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">June 08, 2023</p> <p>When we had huge doubts about our toddlers recovery from his break they reassured us, and ordered X-rays to show us his bone healing progress and immediately put us at ease. Thanks Doc & Katy! 100% recommend them to ANYONE!</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">May 22, 2023</p> <p>The nurse who helped put me contact was home health to get my son a wheelchair. I don't remember her name. No one has offered a wheelchair as an option and she overhead me asking about it at checkout and jumped on it.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">May 18, 2023</p> <p>Everything perfect</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">May 13, 2023</p> <p>Our appointment was at 2pm We got there at 130 to register and by 2pm we had already been called into a room and being seen by Dr Schuster! Wonderful experience. We had met him n ER. This was our first office visit.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">May 04, 2023</p> <p>Everyone was really helpful.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">April 26, 2023</p> <p>The care team was awesome.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">March 10, 2023</p> <p>Everybody was awesome, from the valet staff to the clinic staff!</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">February 16, 2023</p> <p>Dr Shuster was very polite and really helpful, take care my daughter really well , God bless him and all the personal</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">February 16, 2023</p> <p>All good. No bad experiences at all.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">February 16, 2023</p> <p>Dr. Schuster is such a great communicator and makes our daughter feel comfortable. The staff was prompt and helpful.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">January 12, 2023</p> <p>From the moment of scheduling the appointment, to leaving to schedule our follow up appointment, everyone was extremely kind, knowledgeable, and efficient. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">January 11, 2023</p> <p>Everyone was very nice and helpful.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">January 05, 2023</p> <p>All the staff were prefects in attending to my and my friend daughter.</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">January 05, 2023</p> <p>Congratulate all staff on their work</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">December 22, 2022</p> <p>Quick visit. Everything ran very smoothly. Came right in and got X-rays, MD came quickly and discusses plan and follow up. All questions answered. Staff very friendly and welcoming/proficient</p> </li> <li class="review"> <p class="review-date">September 29, 2022</p> <p>They always tried to make her feel comfortable and calm. All very well. 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