Program Leadership

Program Director:
Marc Schlatter, MD, FACS, FAAP
Dr. Schlatter is a pediatric surgeon, certified in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. A graduate of the Ohio State University College of Medicine, he completed his general surgery residency in Grand Rapids at the Butterworth/Michigan State University affiliated program, and fellowships in pediatric liver transplantation at the University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas and pediatric surgery at Indiana University in Indianapolis. He has been involved in resident education in Grand Rapids since 1992, and has received several teaching awards. He is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and an active member of the Children’s Oncology Group.

Assistant Program Director
Site Director Blodgett Hospital:
Jayne Paulson MD
Dr. Paulson is a graduate of the Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine. She completed her internship and residency training at the Grand Rapids/MSU General Surgery Residency. Dr. Paulson’s interests include general surgery and surgical education.

Assistant Program Director
Site Director Spectrum Health (General):
David Figg MD, FACS Dr. Figg is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He completed his internship and residency training at the Butterworth/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency. Dr. Figg’s interests include general surgery, endocrine, third world surgery as well as resident education. He is a two-time recipient of the “Teacher of the Year” Award from the surgical residents.

Assistant Program Director
Site Director Spectrum Health (Specialty):
Paul Kemmeter, MD Dr. Kemmeter is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. At the Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center/Michigan State University Dr. Kemmeter completed his general surgery internship and residency and also completed the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. Dr. Kemmeter’s interests include general surgery, bariatric surgery, surgical critical care, and surgical education. He is a recipient of the 2004-1005 resident teaching award.

Assistant Program Director
Site Director St Mary’s Health Care:
Stanley R. Sherman MD, FACS Dr. Sherman is an Associate Clinical Professor at Michigan State University. He is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Sherman completed his residency at Blodgett/St. Mary’s General Surgery Residency, and completed a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Sherman’s interests include transplantation and surgical critical care.

Surgical Education Clinic Faculty- Spectrum:
Mathew H. Chung, MD, FACS Dr. Chung is a graduate of George Washington University in Washington, DC. His internship and residency was completed at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Chung completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at John Wayne Cancer Institute. Dr. Chung was the Residency Program Director for General Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center. Dr. Chung’s interests include general surgery and surgical oncology. He was a former program director of the general surgery residency program at Tripler Army Medical Center.

General Surgery Teaching Faculty

Bruce W. Bonnell, MD, FACS, FCCM
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Towers Surgeons, 3230 Eagle Part Dr SE, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: 456-8613
Interests: Surgical Critical Care, Gastrointestinal Surgery

Daniel K. Borreson, MD, FACS
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Interest: Laparoscopic Surgery, Endoscopy, Transplant Surgery

Mathew H. Chung, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
MMPC, 4069 Lake Drive, Suite 315, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 459-4601
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology
Interest: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Michael J. DeJong, MD, FACS, FCCM
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine
Interests: Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

David M. Figg, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Towers Surgeons, 3230 Eagle Part Dr SE, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: 456-8613
Interests: Endocrine, Third World Surgery

Ryan E. Figg, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Towers Surgeons, 3230 Eagle Part Dr SE, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: 456-8613
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Timothy C. Fitzgerald, MD
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology
Interests: Surgical Oncology

James A. Foote, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
MMPC, 4100 Lake Drive, Suite B01, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 974-4400
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care
Interests: Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Anthony J. Foster, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
MMPC, 4069 Lake Drive, Suite 315, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 459-4601
Interest: General Surgery, Breast Surgery

Jeffrey C. Gawel, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
MMPC, 4069 Lake Drive, Suite 315, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 459-4601
Interests: General Surgery, Trauma

Gregory W. Johnson, MD, FACS
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Interests: General Surgery, Transplant Surgery

Paul R. Kemmeter, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
MMPC, 4100 Lake Drive, Suite B01, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 974-4400
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care
Interests: Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Jay Labine, MD, FACS
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Fellowship: Trauma and Critical Care
Interests: General Surgery, Critical Care, Trauma Surgery

Marianne Lange, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Academic Surgical Associates, 1000 E Paris SE, Suite 150, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 977-6243
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology
Interests: Surgical Oncology and Research

Michael C. Leahy, MD, FACS
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Interests: General Surgery

F. Raymer Lovell, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: Breast, General Surgery

Leon D. Oostendorp, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Towers Surgeons, 3230 Eagle Part Dr SE, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: 456-8613
Interests: Breast, Melanoma, Endocrine Surgery

Jayne E. Paulson, MD
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: General Surgery

Jane Pettinga, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
221 Michigan NE, Suite 402, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-7477
Interests: General Surgery

Kenneth W. Post, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
4070 Lake Drive SE, Suite 205, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 954-1763
Fellowship: Peripheral Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular, Trauma, General Surgery

Carlos H. Rodriguez, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: Trauma, General Surgery

Melissa A. Sandman, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
4070 Lake Drive SE, Suite 205, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 975-6553
Interests: General Surgery, Trauma

David E. Scheeres, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Academic Surgical Associates, 1000 E Paris SE, Suite 150, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 977-6243
Fellowships: Surgical Endoscopy, and Biliary ESWL and Biliary Research
Interests: Laparoscopic, Endoscopic, Gastrointestinal, Biliary Surgery and Research

Donald J. Scholten, MD, FACS, FCCM
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Academic Surgical Associates, 1000 E Paris SE, Suite 150, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 977-6243
Fellowships: Surgical Critical Care, Resuscitation Research
Interests: Trauma, Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery

Stanley R. Sherman, MD, FACS
St. Mary’s Health Care
West Michigan Surgical Specialists, PC, 245 Cherry St SE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 456-5311
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care
Interests: Critical Care, Transplantation, General Surgery

Dean T. Smith, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
422 Plymouth Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Phone: 776-6034
Interests: Trauma, General Surgery

Willard S. Stawski, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: Burn, General Surgery

Wayne E. VanderKolk, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Towers Surgeons, 3230 Eagle Part Dr SE, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Phone: 456-8613
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgical Research
Interests: General Surgery, Trauma, Bariatric Surgery and Research

Richard M. Wilcox, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: Burn, General Surgery

Ivars Zadvinskis, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Healthquest Surgical Associates, 1900 Wealthy SE, Suite 180, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 458-1200
Interests: Gastrointestinal, General Surgery

Subspecialty Faculty

Colorectal Surgery

Nadav Dujovny, MD
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Rebecca Hoedema, MD
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Donald Kim, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Martin Luchtefeld, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Dan Metcalf, MD
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Heather Slay, MD
Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus
Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Pediatric Surgeons

Robert Connors, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – DeVos Children’s Hospital
Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Trauma

James DeCou, MD
Spectrum Health – DeVos Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery

Daniel Robertson, MD
Spectrum Health – DeVos Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Interests: Minimally invasive pediatric and neonatal surgery

Marc Schlatter, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – DeVos Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Interests: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Surgical Education

Neal Uitvlught, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – DeVos Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery
Interests: Pediatric Surgery, ECMO, Pediatric Surgery Research

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Michael DeFrain, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

John Heiser, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Robert Hooker, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Edward Murphy, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lawrence Patzelt, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Charles Willekes, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Robert Cali, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Robert Cuff, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular Surgery

Jill Gorsuch, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular Surgery

M. Ashraf Mansour, MD, FACS
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Peripheral Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Joseph Sage, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Interests: Vascular Surgery

Peter Wong, MD
Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery
Interests: Vascular Surgery