Dr. Susan Willard Lifetime Commitment to Health
I first met Dr. Willard in the mid 1980's when she was extremely busy growing her practice. I was immediately impressed by her determined dedication to promote health and wellness to all her patients by literally practicing what she preached. She was an exercise guru and healthy eating enthusiast. She has treated me throughout my personal health journey with understanding, empathy and respect. She has given great advice, given exceptional referrals as needed and followed up when necessary. She was my late father-in-law's and mother-in-law's primary care physician. She was extremely compassionate and gave them the same care I described earlier. By what I have personally witnessed, I believe she gives amazing care to ALL her patients.
I was pleased to have her as my doctor when she changed her practice to MDVIP. This was actually quite exciting for me, as I understood the concept, she would have less patients to deal with and be able to spend more time with each of us. Selfishly, I knew this meant she was not going to retire and force me to find another doctor ... whew! That would be a tough challenge as she's irreplaceable! The timing was perfect as I was wanting to schedule a hysterectomy and bladder lift that were long overdue. She made it happen and made everything extremely convenient with referrals. We both agreed on which surgeons were best, and all the pre-op tests were scheduled and the surgeries were accomplished with great results. The following year I had some health concerns all resulting from being a little overweight. Since Dr. Willard actually knows me and my propensity to want to fix health issues by making long term changes rather than depending on medication, she went over a healthy eating plan that was informative and she was extremely encouraging. She looked me in the face and said, out of all my patients I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. Her words totally MOTIVATED, ENCOURAGED, STRENGTHENED and RESOLVED me to do it.
I was so excited to see her eight months later for my yearly check up and share excitement over some great health results. I lost 30 pounds and achieved good blood pressure numbers. I got to share with her how her words of encouragement spurred me forward to accomplish these health goals. This is what MDVIP is all about! That is what a Lifetime Commitment to Health is all about! Dr. Susan Willard is that doctor, and I am proud to call her my friend!
Michele Winters