Brian Lane, MD, PhD 4069 Lake Drive Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

"Dr. Lane treated my husband, Jim, for kidney cancer in the Fall of 2009. Jim's CT-scan on Friday found a softball-sized tumor on Jim's left kidney, and all of a sudden, our appointment to see Dr. Lane was urgently rescheduled to first-thing on Monday. Dr. Lane took us into the examination room, and over the next 20 minutes, he talked to Jim, getting to know him, asking about his line of work, hobbies, family, and lifestyle...and he genuinely wanted to know the answers so he could know his patient. At that time he told us that there was a tumor and he was 99% certain it was malignant. He showed us on the scan where the tumor was and he answered every single question we asked He never intentionally went over our heads with medical terms we didn't understand, and he patiently explained any unfamiliar terms we didn't know. He never made us feel rushed or unimportant. He made us feel like Jim was the only patient in the world. He explained all stages of the upcoming surgery. When I had questions, I called his office and he would quickly call me back to explain what I needed to know. He treated me just as well as he did the patient, because he knew we were a team and we were going through all of this together. We always felt we were in the very best care with Dr. Lane. We always felt like he genuinely cared about Jim (and me too), no only as a patient, but as a fellow human. Some time after Jim's surgery, we moved to another state, but kept following up every six months with Dr. Lane. That meant plane tickets across the country for a doctor's appointment, but we trusted him 100% and didn't believe we could ever find anyone else with whom we'd be more comfortable (and we've since found this to be true). Recently, a friend's relative was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and she told me the doctor was Dr. Lane. I told her that her relative was in the absolute best hands. Dr. Lane is not only brilliant, educated, and experienced, but he also genuinely cares. And that's a combination that's one-in-a-million. Dr. Lane is the best doctor I've ever encountered, and I'd recommend his services without hesitation."