Garrett J. Kerns, D.O.

Very thorough and listened to everything I had to say. Good bedside manner and very intelligent man.

Awesome John

Dr. Kerns was thorough and concise. As a second opinion for a sports-related injury, his evaluation, attention to detail, and non-nonsense manner was appreciated. Very thankful to have educated individuals like Dr. Kerns available locally.

He is a wonderful young Doctor

Great Job

Surgery and recovery went great! His bedside is a little cool. Husband would have liked more information reported to him immediately after the surgery. All else was great.

I came to Dr Kerns with great anticipation and some dread because of my knee.

Dr. Kerns explained everything about my procedure and answered all my questions.

Very straight forward helpful thankful for the visit to know what was going on and what my opinions were

Very straight forward

Very friendly and thorough.

Great surgeon! Good personality. Very easy to talk with.

Very straightforward and answers questions throughly! Also did a get job with my son’s knee! Thanks

Very good doctor, explained everything so I could understand

Very easy to talk to, and make himself understood. Answered all my questions and made me feel comfortable asking them.

Excellent doctor. Takes the time to go over things and make sure I understand. Treats me with respect, and even entertained my 3 girls when I had to bring them along.

Great visit. Direct and to the point. High marks

Very friendly, he answered all my questions and made sure I understood my procedure.

Dr. Kerns is the surgeon I trust most with any considerations of my knee that I'm facing challenges with. The most critical reason is due to the fact that Dr. Kerns is a top orthopedic surgeon who doesn't look at surgery as the 1st step. It's important too me as well how thoroughly Dr. Kerns good into the facts and details of ever considering surgery. Dr. Kerns not only has my trust, he has my respect. 💯 Thank you for helping me Dr. Kerns! Sincerely, Colleen Ennis

Always professional and a very straightforward and very professional easy to talk with

Doctor Kerns is great, He comes into the room with a smile and a good attitude. He had a young man with him and explained to him about both my shoulders , where he places the needle n why. I would recommend him to everyone.

First doctor I've seen in a long time that actually sits down and takes the time to explain everything in detail. That was one of the best experiences I've had in a long time dealing with a medical person.

Dr. Kernn took a thoughtful look at my MRI and took an X-RAY prior to making any decision with me. I feel 💯 confident in Dr. Kernn and know that his decision with my care was exactly that. Thoughtful. Thank you for conning to Escanaba and making your difference with OSF.

Was very descriptive and seemed to answer my questions before I had to ask them.

Very nice. Took time to explain everything.His nurse was very nice.

Dr Kerns took a lot of time with me to examine my knee and work through a plan for treatment. He is very kind and knowledgeable!!!

Very thorough exam and treatment options.

Dr. Kerns repaired my Medial Meniscus, mine had a pretty significant tear, but nonetheless he did an amazing job repairing it. He is very knowledgeable and has always answered any of my questions or concerns. I would highly recommend him to anyone needing knee surgery. I'd also like mention his nurses and staff are very friendly and caring which also made for a great patient experience!

Friendly. Clear explanation of the problem and solution. Left with a sense of confidence and hope.

Very helpful and excellent at communicating with patients. Very clear and concise with explanations. Extremely positive experience!

Very knowledgeable and explained options well.

Thorough, professional, compassionate and informative.

I appreciate his explanation and am hoping the non-surgical treatment works. I am happy we can try a less invasive treatment first.

Explains everything well. Very nice guy. I highly recommend

Dr. Kerns was very nice and explained our options. He explained the full procedure in detail and answered all of our questions

No compassion,very cold attitude.

Excellent. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I highly recommend him. I have a difficult hip due to a birth defect and he knew exactly the right direction for me.

Dr Kerns was great. Very caring and had a very pleasant experience.

Very informative and looking forward to his help with my knee issues. I am also very pleased that he is going to help my daughter Kristy Beauchamp with her issues on her hip and legs

He was very friendly and took time to answer our questions and what the next steps will be. Thank you for such good care for my mom.

Very courteous, respectful, and professional. Scheduled me in last minute, which I really appreciated.

He was very thorough with his exam.

Great job I was impressed

Very thorough and informative

Not very friendly

Dr. Kern was courteous, attentive, and professional. His evaluation of my knee was thorough and he explained his determinations, recommendations, and all the options well. He asked me questions to help make his determinations and he listened carefully to my answers. His approach to my evaluation has instilled confidence that I and my injured knee are in the best possible hands.

Extremely thorough and explained everything to me. Made me very confident going forward

He looked and listened, appreciated that perspective. He was respectful and explained the available treatment options thoroughly.

Very friendly nice doctor

Dr. Kerns seemed like he did what needed to be done. However, his bedside manner was impersonable. Upon meeting him, didn’t shake our hands and barely any eye contact during the appointment. Eyes on the computer and assessed the patient, that was it.

Great experience all around. He and his team were perfect.

I liked him very much. Easy to talk too. You can ask him questions and he works with you

Dr. Kerns did an excellent job of examining my son’s knee. He asked questions and preformed a thorough examination. Dr. Kerns comes across as a surgeon who wants what’s best for his patients and not just get you in the operating room. Extremely professional and caring.

Thank you

Excellent doctor!!!

Very disappointed in the outcome of my medial meniscus surgery! Was not given proper paperwork after surgery to start post op physical therapy on time, was told at one of my follow up appts that the persistent pain I still had 8 weeks out is as good as it’s going to get, and had absolutely no empathy whatsoever! I would never recommend Dr Kerns to anyone!! I hope his actions won’t reflect bad on Dr Dixon as he is an awesome physician.