Sherman Nagler, DPM, FACFAS

I had an ingrown toe nail removed by Dr. Nagler a few months ago. It has not returned, but it took two months to heal and does not look great now that it is healed. There’s nothing wrong with Dr. Nagler except that I have now had three ingrown toe nails removed and I know how much better it can be done. The first ingrown toe nail I had was removed by Dr. Serrina Yozsa at Talus in Motion in Scottsdale, AZ and compared to her the other podiatrists I’ve seen are butchers. Her technique was much less invasive, she removed a far smaller portion of the nail, it healed in two weeks and the ingrown nail she removed has not returned. She set the bar so high that I fear all others will be a disappointment.

So I came in today to eagerly get rid of a problem that I have been dealing with since I was younger. I always get pedicures so they take care of my in grown nail problems, but I wanted medical attention now to get rid of this problem once and for all. It’s not currently bothering me like it use to, but who knew it had to be bad for it to get treated. Normal civilians like me don’t know better, so why wasn’t I told in advance? For me, its like getting a root canal. They see its bad but it hasn’t started to agitate the patient yet, so they take care of it before it worsens. Thats my mentality, but I completely understand that it is different for a different body part.
The thing that just threw me overboard after visiting here is that, as a new patient, I arrived early. I arrived 20 minutes early and didn’t get seated till 15 minutes after my assigned appointment time. No complaints there because thats what I expected, although I wish my earlier arrival and being the only one in the waiting room expedited my time.
Then I get seated and maybe 10 minutes later, a nurse walks in. She asks me what I was there for, examined my foot and warned me that the doctor probably won’t treat it since its not inflamed. Okay, I had no issue with her advice, but I was just going to be on the safe side and wait for the doctor. She asks me the usual, like weight and height… but then she asks me for my blood pressure. Seriously? Do you think I have a blood pressure reader installed in my brain that can automatically tell me throughout the day what my reading was? I tell her, «I don’t know». You would think she would get up and start to get my blood pressure reading through some sort of device, but nope. She just asks me if its normal, like I know better, and just wrote random numbers on the chart. I checked off in my medical history of my father having high blood pressure, so lets just say if I was treated that day and a complication arose in regards to my blood pressure… I won’t even finish. She finishes her part and tells me to play on my phone because the doctor isn’t even there yet. No problem right? Its only 45 minutes after my scheduled appointment…
I hear the doctor arrive in the office, talks to his staff and jokes around, then enters my room. I worked in a health profession office where the doctor always strolls in late after lunch with a full house worth of patients, blue tooth in ear, and a huge smile. That was Dr. Nagler, spot on. I’m not saying he wasn’t friendly or unapproachable, but his tardiness was just not my cup of tea. He was extremely friendly when walking in, and could tell that I was not happy at all. He tried to make me feel better, but my time was wasted. I’m already completely annoyed since I wasted so much time there just to be told they wouldn’t treat on me. I respect the fact that he was honest, but wow, an hour was all it took for him to dismiss me. If he had told me at a reasonable time in regards to my scheduled appointment, I wouldn’t be so upset. Not only that, once I started to make my exit, he had a full waiting room of patients. That definitely made me rethink of coming back because if he’s that late for my appointment, imagine how behind schedule he is.
I could be upset for absolutely the wrong reasons. He could’ve had an emergency he had to take care of, misunderstanding of the scheduling, the over filled waiting room could’ve been his associate’s patients as well, who knows. I’m going to try to be as understanding as I can be, but the fact I was in his office for 1 hour and 30 minutes (including my earlier arrival time) to hear a 2 minute consult and no apologies for his lateness, unacceptable.
I’ll leave some sort of rating because perhaps he is an amazing doctor that worked extremely hard to get to where he is, and it was just an off day. I never got to experience his medical treatment, so for everyone who wants to give it a try, go for it.

If you are looking for a doctor who loves what he does, is a perfetionist, has a great bed side manner, is caring, knowledgeable, and experienced, then you should trust Dr. Nagler with your feet! I love him for what he has done for my feet. I had two bunions that I’ve dealt with for over 10 years and finally decided to have the procedure after the pain had become absolutely unbearable. From the initial visit, to the procedure, to the after care Dr. Nagler exudes care and professionalism at every turn. I would recommend him to any of my loved ones and friends, he is truly the best by far!!!

Visiting Dr. Nagler’s office was one of the best experiences I’ve had with medical care. His staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. And Dr. Nagler was incredibly patient and caring. He spent a lot of time with me in the room, both listening to my explanation of my injury and answering my copious questions about it. He described all options available to me and didn’t try to pressure me into making a decision on the spot. I agree with Rebecca – great bedside manner. If I do end up opting for the surgery to help recover from my injury, I’ll certainly ask Dr. Nagler to perform it.

I’ve been seeing doctors about my feet for decades all over the country and there is no one better than Dr. Nagler. Not only is he the best foot surgeon ever but he is genuinely a super star of a person. Great staff, great office, and you can’t do better than Dr. Nagler. I had bunions and other problems and now my feet are fantastic.

I will start saying i had two nasty bunions that hurt like crazy. i went to other doctors and i just did not trust them. A friend recommended doctor Nagler and it was the best decision ever.
He is kind, his staff is amazing and my feet are perfect, go ahead and try it yourself you will not regret a bit of it.
One month after the first surgery i was walking around overseas like no surgery was ever done and back to running in two months =).

Dr. Nagler has THE best «bedside manner» of any doctor I’ve ever dealt with. Brought my Dad to Houston to have a bunion removed last year. His staff was incredibly helpful in getting all the documentation necessary and since Dad lives in PA this was no little task.
Surgery and recovery went fantastic, so we are back this year for the other foot. I would recommend this doctor and his entire staff to anyone!