Re: Dr. Zaltz Royal Oak MI Oakland Orthopedics

[Guest guest]

I had emailed you a while back - I live in MI as well, and my son

Zach was born with c/f in 2002. At that time, when I contacted Dr.

Ponseti he said that no doctors in MI had " proven " themselves as

using the method as it's FULLY intended. He said several docs from

MI had come to work with him but none " had their hearts in it " . I

don't recall anybody from our list using a Dr. from MI -

successfully. I do think Holly ( and Holly) - who doesn't post

much had started with Dr. Craig - but switched to Dr. Ponseti (who

succesfully treated her daughter) after be recommended for surgery.

If I were you, I would contact Dr. Ponseti and see what his thoughts

are.

Good luck!

Hey, you're due right around the time I'm do with my second. Are

you delivering at Royal Oak Beaumont? If so, perhaps we'll see

eachother there - wouldn't that be a hoot?

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

Due: 1/8 - Straight Tootsies

-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " gleache "

wrote:

>

> Can anyone recommend Dr. Zaltz? We interviewed him today for our

> daughter to be born Jan 11 with bilateral club feet. He stated he

> trained with Dr. Ponseti in IA with another Dr. from Detroit (Dr.

> Mendelow?). He has done several hundred club feet using Ponseti

after

> doing a few hundred the old method. He treats about 60 children a

> year. All of his methods match what the Ponseti information

(website,

> book, &c) recommend. We interviewed a parent of a 15-month-old who

> had been treated by Dr. Zaltz who was very satisified with her sons

> progress. He went from bilateral level 5 of 6 to walking before

one

> year. He is still in the DBB with no complications. Dr. Zaltz

sounds

> very experienced and knowledgeable, but he is not certified by Dr.

> Ponseti. We don't know yet the severity of our daughter, but

finding

> a local Dr. would be a godsend as we have three other children. We

> have also considered Dr. Craig in Ann Arbor, Dr. Schreiber in

Flint,

> and Dr. Mendelow in Detroit. Dr. Zaltz is recommended by our

> pediatrician and she is confident that our MCare insurance will

cover

> him.

[Guest guest]

Holly,

My name is Carolyn and my husband and I live in Michigan in the Detroit area.

Our son was born on November 17, 2002 with bilateral clubfoot and was treated at

Children's Hospital in Detroit with the Ponseti Method. He is now 2 and is

doing great. He was corrected with 5 casts, no tentomy and we are in the DBB

currently for 12 hours a day. He started walking at 10 months.

Our doctor followed the protocol exactly. My husband is a PT and questioned

everything. His reasoning for not being on the list, he doesn't have the time

to do all the documentation that is needed to be on the list and he sees a lot

of patients as it is. Our pediatrician was not to sure about us using this

method and has since been so impressed and patient she has born with clubfoot is

referred to Dr. Mendenlow at Children's.

Sorry this is long, but I just wanted to let you know that we are out here and

in Michigan with great success.

Carolyn and Bruce (11-17-02)

Re: Dr. Zaltz Royal Oak MI Oakland Orthopedics

I had emailed you a while back - I live in MI as well, and my son

Zach was born with c/f in 2002. At that time, when I contacted Dr.

Ponseti he said that no doctors in MI had " proven " themselves as

using the method as it's FULLY intended. He said several docs from

MI had come to work with him but none " had their hearts in it " . I

don't recall anybody from our list using a Dr. from MI -

successfully. I do think Holly ( and Holly) - who doesn't post

much had started with Dr. Craig - but switched to Dr. Ponseti (who

succesfully treated her daughter) after be recommended for surgery.

If I were you, I would contact Dr. Ponseti and see what his thoughts

are.

Good luck!

Hey, you're due right around the time I'm do with my second. Are

you delivering at Royal Oak Beaumont? If so, perhaps we'll see

eachother there - wouldn't that be a hoot?

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

Due: 1/8 - Straight Tootsies

-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " gleache "

wrote:

>

> Can anyone recommend Dr. Zaltz? We interviewed him today for our

> daughter to be born Jan 11 with bilateral club feet. He stated he

> trained with Dr. Ponseti in IA with another Dr. from Detroit (Dr.

> Mendelow?). He has done several hundred club feet using Ponseti

after

> doing a few hundred the old method. He treats about 60 children a

> year. All of his methods match what the Ponseti information

(website,

> book, &c) recommend. We interviewed a parent of a 15-month-old who

> had been treated by Dr. Zaltz who was very satisified with her sons

> progress. He went from bilateral level 5 of 6 to walking before

one

> year. He is still in the DBB with no complications. Dr. Zaltz

sounds

> very experienced and knowledgeable, but he is not certified by Dr.

> Ponseti. We don't know yet the severity of our daughter, but

finding

> a local Dr. would be a godsend as we have three other children. We

> have also considered Dr. Craig in Ann Arbor, Dr. Schreiber in

Flint,

> and Dr. Mendelow in Detroit. Dr. Zaltz is recommended by our

> pediatrician and she is confident that our MCare insurance will

cover

> him.

[Guest guest]

Carolyn,

That's great news - I wish your doc would get his name on the list,

I've encountered several people who live in this area, who are

searching for a Ponseti Doc and only come to dead ends. Although I

do have some problems with Dr. Ponseti's list anyway, as it tends to

be misleading - so many of the people on the list (you would think

you could trust as Ponseti certified) but aren't following the

protocol entirely. Anyway, your post will hopefully help the

orginal poster (can't think of their name) who was searching for a

MI doc to treat their upcoming bundle of joy!

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right C/F Treated By Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

Due: 1/8 ~ Straight Feet!

> >

> > Can anyone recommend Dr. Zaltz? We interviewed him today for

our

> > daughter to be born Jan 11 with bilateral club feet. He

stated he

> > trained with Dr. Ponseti in IA with another Dr. from Detroit

(Dr.

> > Mendelow?). He has done several hundred club feet using

Ponseti

> after

> > doing a few hundred the old method. He treats about 60

children a

> > year. All of his methods match what the Ponseti information

> (website,

> > book, &c) recommend. We interviewed a parent of a 15-month-

old who

> > had been treated by Dr. Zaltz who was very satisified with her

sons

> > progress. He went from bilateral level 5 of 6 to walking

before

> one

> > year. He is still in the DBB with no complications. Dr.

Zaltz

> sounds

> > very experienced and knowledgeable, but he is not certified by

Dr.

> > Ponseti. We don't know yet the severity of our daughter, but

> finding

> > a local Dr. would be a godsend as we have three other

children. We

> > have also considered Dr. Craig in Ann Arbor, Dr. Schreiber in

> Flint,

> > and Dr. Mendelow in Detroit. Dr. Zaltz is recommended by our

> > pediatrician and she is confident that our MCare insurance

will

> cover

> > him.

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