Your Voice, Our Guide: Share Your Insights on GR’s Top Docs+
Grand Rapids is expanding rapidly, and with that, a ton of families are looking for the best care around.
Your opinion could help thousands of people in metro Grand Rapids – and win you a $300 gift card to Bricks & Minifigs!
Each year we update our guide to the Best Grand Rapids Doctors using the votes of the people that live here.
For that to happen this year, we need your input – Where are local top doctors, midwives, dentists, eye doctors, and mental health professionals that YOU trust?
The Prize: $300 Bricks & Mini-figs Gift Card
One lucky winner will get a $300 Gift Card to Bricks & Mini-figs.
Use this AMAZING prize for a birthday party or the shopping-spree of a LEGO®-lover’s dream.
Everyone that completes the ballot (according to the rules outlined below) is entered to win!
Contest Details
Voting is open from August 19 – September 25, 2024.
Results are published in early 2025.
See a list of voting categories
There are 16 Family Care Provider categories to vote on this year:
- ADHD Testing Services
- ADHD Therapist
- Allergist
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Testing
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- Dermatologist
- Eye Doctor
- Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids
- Midwife
- OB/GYN
- Occupational Therapist
- Orthodontist
- Pediatrician
- Physical Therapist
- Speech Therapist
How to Add a Name to the Ballot
- You can add a name – even your own name – to the ballot.
- First, check the ballot for the provider’s name.
- If you don’t see your provider, add the name by using the write-in option.
- Your provider’s name will go to our content moderators for approval. After approval, it will appear on the ballot.
Vote Here
Voting Rules
- Only vote based on your personal FIRST-HAND experiences only.
- Fill out every category you have experience with – Entries with only one vote will be removed.
- One ballot is allowed per person. Ages 18+
- Our ballot system flags fraudulent entries. Fraudulent entries will be removed. Example: Do not use multiple email accounts to enter.
* You may start voting and return later to continue.
* Use the toggles to see voting categories, instructions, or to learn how to add names to the list.
* A laptop may provide an easier voting experience.
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Great place
Excellent service and care! Always smiling and very blessed environment to visit and be cared for! Thank you, Dr. Lang, Kelly and Jodi💖😇
Dr Meggan is kind, patient, knowledgeable, and makes everyone feel right at home.
Dr. Mike and his staff are the absolute best at Great Lakes Family Dentistry. I have been the worst dental patient, very afraid, until I started going there. They are so courteous and gentle, Highly Recommend
Dr. Kowalke and the entire team at Higher Health Chiropractic provide the best care! We are in better health because of it.
Renee has been the best! We are so lucky to have found her
Brenda was part of my birth doula team. We met virtually and I connected with her immediately. The conversations she had with my spouse and I were thought provoking and encouraging. Her training in GentleBirth was an added bonus to having her as our birth team!
Ginger Hollemans was my birth doula in the middle of a global pandemic. She adapted to the flexibility and social distancing needed to meet up virtually. The conversations she had with my spouse and I were thought provoking and encouraging. Her support did not only happen in the delivery room, she stayed by my side when my daughter was rushed to the NICU and did not leave until I was reunited with my spouse and daughter. She followed up and checked in on me knowing that I had struggled with PPD previously. Her support can never fully be put into words. I am forever grateful for her and for the opportunity to have her as my birth doula.
Williams Orthodontics Is AWESOME!!😬 They Are Very Caring And Customer Service Oriented!! Our Family And Relatives Are Very Satisfied Clients/Patients!! We Highly Recommend Williams Orthodontics To Everyone❣
Dr Seif is amazing. He adjusted my daughters feet and fit her for orthotics. She no longer experiences foot pain!
Dr.Chris is awesome and does an amazing job thanks for being a great Doctor for my children u rock.
Very pleased with care received.
So patient and knowledgeable. She easily puts kids at ease and explains everything in easily understandable terms.
Would there be enough interested to do a “Best ABA clinic” in Grand Rapids vote next year? (Behavioral therapy for kids with autism)
I would recommend all of our care team!!
Dr. Stephanie Walter is a great pediatrician and her team is top notch! We love her!
Dr. Chris VanDeven is an amazing dentist! Our kids love going to see him and their team!! Highly recommended!
Diana Opisov is amazing behavior therapist!! Both of our kids have ADHD diagnoses and we have all benefitted from her care!
Rebecca Ingles is amazing. She builds such a great connection with the kids. And, by doing so, she is able to accelerate their speech progress through the use of the many tools at her disposal. She really cares!
I LOVE this office! Everyone is so kind, caring and non-judgemental – they truly do treat you like family! Everything is always clean and organized; even their appointment and payment system is effortless and easy (they have an app for the appointments!). Takes a lot off my mind knowing that my payment is taken care of and if I need to change an appointment, I can easily do that without having to bug them.
The treatments are so gentle and don’t hurt at all! What a nice change from the twist and crack treatments I’ve been used to all my life, but yet my spine, neck, muscles, nerves and my health are in VERY good condition and getting better/stronger all the time. I don’t have problems with my neck anymore since starting going to Dr. Lang, whereas I always did with my previous “twist and crack” chiropractor.
Although I don’t have any children, on several occasions I’ve observed Dr. Lang with children and he is SO fantastic with them!! Kind, caring, considerate, talks with them like they are adults (no coo coo baby talk) and just plain interacts how I’d want a healthcare provider to interact with my children. Furthermore, the office staff is wonderful at entertaining and interacting with any children who aren’t currently being treated – it makes me smile every time!
Dr. Kurt Lang is by FAR the best chiropractor anywhere ever and believe me, I’ve seen my fair share!
We drive down from Rockford just to see Dr. Kruse. Great staff, nice office, excellent care, honest.
Dr Hofman and his team is the best!
We are so grateful for the entire team at Mitten Kids Dentistry. My daughter has special needs and Dr. Kingma has provided us with not only exceptional care but comfort every time we are there. We also had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Grady as well who was just as amazing. We live 2 hours away and when my nephew had a dental emergency where he was not able to get immediate care close to home, we recommended Mitten Kids and they were equally as pleased. Caring, considerate and professional – what more can you ask for! We are very happy to have found them!
Dr. Michael Rediske at Great Lakes Family Dentistry in Hudsonville is a new to our area. He served in the Air Force and has practiced dentistry for over 7 years. As a patient, I observed first hand his excellent dental skills and the compassion he has for his patients. His staff is warm and welcoming and I would recommend Great Lakes Family Dentistry to anyone in need of dental care.
Dr Eric Kowalke and his staff at Higher Health Chiropractic are so patient and fun loving chiropractors for your kids.
Erik and all the Drs and staff are absolutely amazing at Higher Health Chiropractic.
Carrie Zinser does amazing work with the children and families she works with.
Thank you, Gene. I know Carrie puts her heart and soul into the care she provides for her clients and families at BRAINS. We appreciate the nomination 🙂
Dr. Chris VanDeven is not only the nicest dentist, he is the smartest!!
Great people
Dr. Ward Rocks!!
Paper Plane Therapies has the most compassionate speech and occupational therapists. We could not be happier!
Nancy- thank you so much for this feedback! We are so appreciative of every family that chooses Paper Plane Therapies for their child’s care!
Yes ! Paper Plane Therapies is the best !!
Dr. Eric Hannapel and his team from Hannapel Orthodontics are so awesome, friendly and very professional. They keep the office very fun for kids and they do an amazing job working with children and their families. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a straighter smile.
Paper plane is best hands down.
We have so many qualified excellent Doctors!
Beaches & Braces with Dr. Cory Coe. He is awesome. Then his wife, who manages the practice is also a Dr. She is terrific too. They both are excellent with not only the kids but also the parents, we love them. Excellent care and fare pricing. Please check them out. Their practice is new.
FTT is an awesome place! They really take the time to work to find individual solutions for each unique child.
I been see dr Talcott for a long time now good dr
Stacy Pulley, speech language pathologist and Terri Cooper, occupational therapist are two of the best therapists one could hope to have. Smart, compassionate and capable. Family Tree Therapies is the only place I will take my children. All the therapists there are highly qualified and it’s a great atmosphere to be treated.
Dr. Kelly Daugherty Zielaskowski is an amazing children’s Optometrist.
Dr. David Ward is amazing! The method he uses for chiropractic care is so simple, but SO effective!
I NEVER thought after having 4 kids, I’d be without daily sciatica spasms!!!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM!!!
Dr. Veenema at Western Michigan Pediatrics is our FAVE!
Ali Egy, The Belmont Doula is amazing. She helped me achieve the birth/ labor experience I was hoping for! She was respectful, informative, and warm. I recommend her over and over!
Dr. Patricia Roslund from the Sensory Learning Center in Allendale is only treatment of its kind in the area. It supports children on the Autistic Spectrum be their best selves and treats other diagnosis such as ADHD
Dr. Budisnky has been seeing my son since he was born. He takes his time with my son and directs things at him even though he’s only two. He always has answered all of my questions (even the silly new mom questions) without judgement. I can tell that he cares – he stayed late once to see my son because he was sick. He never seems rushed which is so refreshing. He moved to a different office and without hesitation we followed. We will always go to him no matter where he goes or where we live.
our OT & speech path are amazing!!! is there any way I can nominate them?
He is great with kids and cares about his people
Dr. David Ward is the only chiropractor my family and I will ever go to! He has made our entire family so much better and healthier! His caring and different ways of treating our conditions is amazing! My husband is now free of back pain and he is a miracle worker on my migraines!
Great place! So much fun from contests to slushies!! Kids have a great experience while learning the importance of dental hygiene and keeping your great smile!
Tiffany Townsend is an amazing doula. She sets the standard of what a doula is all about. She’s patient, a peacemaker, and a very skilled hard worker.
Rachel is very accommodating and friendly
We move this office!! Everyone here is absolutely amazing!!! Highly highly recommended!
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Great place and so gentle, even my kids don’t mind going.