My family and I have been patients of Dr. Andre Sanschagrin since he began his medical practice, now in excess of twenty years.

I retired after 21 years in the military (USMC) at the age of 42 in 1977 and along with my family continued to use the military medical system until into the late 80s. We transferred our care from the military system in the early 90s after being less than satisfied with the constant rotation of doctors and the reduction of priority in wait time for an appointment to see a doctor provided by the military system for retired personnel.
My family and I have been patients of Dr. Andre Sanschagrin since he began his medical practice, now in excess of twenty years. In my opinion, he has always been the most intelligent, thorough, patient-oriented doctor, who continuously emphasizes and promotes preventive care with his patients that I and my family have ever experienced. I can confidently say that he has never let time be a factor in resolving any medical problem that we might have.
Prior to retiring in 1977 our sixth child had been born with a catastrophic medical condition called Prune Belly Syndrome related to urinary tract problems. During his life he had two failed kidney transplants and spent the last thirteen years of his life on dialysis. He eventually passed away in February of 2000, just short of becoming 25 years old. Dr. Sanschagrin wisely counseled us during those years.
In 1992 my wife was diagnosed with 3rd stage colon cancer after testing recommended by Dr. Sanschagrin. She was immediately referred to a cancer specialist. For the next fourteen years she courageously fought the disease. My wife had total confidence in Dr. Sanschagrins wise council. During the entire time of her illness and the involvement of many other doctors she used Dr. Sanschagrin as a sounding board to evaluate his advice and that of her cancer specialists. She trusted him for his knowledge and his freely given conscientious suggestions. He encouraged her continuously and personally displayed empathy for her situation. She, after many years of struggle and a total of nine surgeries during that time quietly passed away in November of 2006.
I am now a couple of months away from my 79th birthday and can, with confidence, give credit to Dr. Sanschagrin for my current good health situation. His efforts to encourage a healthy lifestyle and his aggressive attempts to always express his concern for quickly finding a solution for any illness I might bring to him have been a sincere comfort to me over the years.
One final point that needs to be expressed is my belief in the MDVIP system of health care support. For many years it was obvious to me that medical care was being encumbered by the growing doctor to patient ratio. This resulted in limiting the amount of time doctors could devote to each patient appointment. MDVIPs system of limiting the number of patients a doctor could have in his system provided the necessary relief for this growing problem. Their approach to minimizing appointment wait and scheduling time, improvement in doctor/patient communications and a more thorough, efficient and complete annual physical results in a much needed benefit to both doctor and patient, in my opinion.
I recently married a high school classmate of mine. We both graduated from the same class in 1953 and both were born in 1935. She also is a member of MDVIP and a patient of Dr. Sanschagrin. We consider ourselves happy and confident at this stage of life. I have enclosed a picture of my new wife, Maurine and me and a second one of my three year old granddaughter, Ashlyn and me.