Gennady Kolodenker, DPM, AACFAS

i first visited dr kolodenker 2 years ago for an ingrown toenail and left with a fixed nail plus the tools and knowledge necessary to take better care of my toes. fast forward and i went in for another ingrown toenail issue that led to an infection. again, the doc fixes me up and also gives me some good stretch recommendations for the plantar fasciitis i’m dealing with. the next morning he personally calls me to follow up and see how i’m doing. how amazing is that? i give the doc full marks and highly recommend him! great personality and office staff are pleasant and on their game as well. thank you!

Dr. Kolodenker is truly the best. He was so patient with my piled up questions as we talked about the procedures and options for me. Even when I did come across a flurry of invoices and confusion with billing, he really was the source to help clear it up and make sure I was taken care of. I highly recommend Dr. Kolodenker to anyone.

Came in bc 5+ yr old orthotics were causing pain since Nov back surgery. Dr adjusted orthotics and made follow up appt. if adjustment helped he would cast me for new ones. Adjustments didn’t help. 2^nd appt led to addtl adjustment of only one (added a lift to the heel and arch). Dr took no X-​rays, never saw me walk w/​o orthotics (gait analysis), no measurements of flex ion etc., with my sock on & with his fingers showed me how to tape my own foot and gave me a band for an exercise. But diagnosed me with Posterior Tib Tendon Dysfunction! Awesome-thanks…for nothing except unusable orthotics.

Dr. Kolodenker is an incredible doctor. He is so kind and attentive, and he’s also really gentle and thorough during his examinations. My surgery experience with him was fantastic. He put all my reservations at ease. I am so glad I went to see him. If you’re searching for a foot doctor, there isn’t a better one I would recommend. Dr. Kolodenker is AWESOME.

This office is amazing! Dr. Kolodenker was fabulous and fast. I called Monday morning and was able to see him in the early afternoon. I had an ingrown toenail, (I had never had one of these before,) due to pregnancy! He checked it out, did a little procedure and sent me on my way in under 45 mins with simple instructions! He is smart, nice, answered all my questions and had me laughing!
The staff is amazing and very helpful!
I recommend Dr. Kolodneker to anyone who is worried about their feet and wants a great experience!

I love to workout regularly. Since May of this year my left ankle was swollen after every visit to the gym, to the point that icing wouldn’t reduce the swelling anymore. I also suffer from plantar fasciitis… double whammy. After a couple of months of rest and PT, the swelling was down, but the pain was still there.
My first visit to Dr. Kolodenker was a couple of weeks ago. He listened to my history, had easy bedside manner, and solved the pain! After months of frustration and annoying pain, he knew how to help me get back to the gym! Amazing Doctor! Highly recommend if you’re an athlete, or active person.

Here are the positive from Dr. Gennady Kolodenker: A nice doctor with good bedside manner and he take his time to discuss his finding with patient. In my case, Gennady Kolodenker was treating my eight years old son foot. Here is the downside: The billing department and the front desk. After I paid the copay in his office, his staff kept sending bills after bills for copay. I called his office and I explained that his copay was paid and the receptionist tells me that issue will be taken care of and it took them nearly four months and I finally had to scream at them when they kept sending me unpaid notices. Here is what Gennady Kolodenker did: He went out of his way to communicate with me and address my ONLY concern about his billing department and I suggested that I am not interested in receiving a refund and to me it was about the nuisance. To my surprise, Dr. Gennady Kolodenker made a very nice gesture. He voluntarily donated $ 100 to Saint Jude Hospital children fund. It showed me that how much character and kindness he has in his heart and I think highly of his actions. Actions speaks louder than words and his gesture was genuinely a nice action. I think that this guy really cares.

Receptionists were extremely rude. I showed up at 12:30 for my appointment and I checked back in with the receptionists at 1:15 after all other patients had been taken back (who came in after me). She then told me my appt was «I think at 11:30». She then said «oh it looks like it was at 12». I was told 12:30 on the phone. You think they’d check the schedule when you check in and/​or notify you if it’s wrong. After I said «I was told 12:30 on the phone» the receptionist goes «oh ok.»
Doctor has great reviews as he should, but reception staff is terrible

Dr. Kolondenker is wonderful! He listens to my concerns, and is very patient in describing the process to me. He doesn’t even mind that I was freaking out as it was my first visit to the podiatrist. I had an infection, and an ingrown toe nail and it was just looking really bad. Dr. Kolondenker even offered me a cookie that someone gave to him that day LOL because I was just shaken up from my bad toe. Michelle is wonderful as well and guided me through the whole process when I was taking care of myself after the procedure. Thanks Dr. Kolondenker and Michelle, you guys are wonderful!

Had a great experience with Dr. K! I got an infection over the weekend due to a botched ingrown toe nail trimming while my big toe nail was falling off due to a sport injury. The office accomodated a same day appt on Monday due to my infection. Very efficient front office staff and friendly. Dr. K was very patient, soothing even though I was scared and for the first time ever with a doctor I didn’t feel rushed. He trimmed my dead nail nice, fixed my infection area and bandaged very quick and efficiently. I like and noticed the quality bandages and products he uses. Obviously my injury was minor but i’d definitely recommend others and will come back again. He even did a follow-​up personal call 2 days later. Love the service! Most importantly, you can tell he is a very competent doctor.

I saw Dr. Kolodender today for chronic plantar fascitis which I’ve had for 5 years now. I’ve been to 12 specialists and Dr. Kolodender is by far one of the best MD I’ve seen thus far. He was very patient, listened and answered ALL of my concerns/​questions. He’s not quick to do surgery. He wants to cover all bases and have surgery as a very last resort. I definitely recommend him! His staff was very friendly as well! :-)

Went to see Dr. Kolodenker for pain in the ball of my foot. The receptionist got me checked in quickly and was pleasant to deal with as well as the rest of the office staff. Service is very efficient, even with the forms I had to fill out it took only about 10 minutes to see the doctor. He listened to my concerns, examined my foot, and took an x-​ray to make sure there were no fractures. Dr. Kolodenker sent me on my way with some metatarsal pads to put in my shoes along with some recommended orthotics. The entire visit including x-ray’s took maybe 35 minutes. Also since installing the pads in my shoes the pain in my foot has subsided.

Let me tell you why I love this office.
First the Dr. is smart– he figured out what was wrong with an orthotic made by another Dr and fixed it. By doing this, we get to his second great point– his honesty. He could have told me I need a new one, — instead he fixed the existing orthotic, saving me a lot of money. When I asked him to make another one for my regular shoes since I’d heard you need different ones for sneakers, he told me that I could use the same orthotic– saving me more money. His staff love him and tell me how great he is and how they recommend him to all their friends. Dr. Kolodenker looks you in the eye, talks calmly and honestly and I totally trust him. He is checking my feet with an MRI to confirm that to fix my separating toes, he can do a much less complicated surgery than the other podiatrist told me I needed. See him. There is nothing but good vibes in this place.

Great experience. Dr. Kolodenker was very nice and did a great job on my toenail procedure. I would definitely recommend him to others. They also called me the next day to check on me which I always think is a nice touch.

Dr. Kolodenker is amazing! He came highly recommended by my physical therapist.
I love that I never have to wait long to be seen, he takes his time and is very considerate and thorough. My son had some planters warts removed by him and throughout the whole process he was accessible when I had questions and made the procedure less frightening for myself and my son. I would highly recommend him for pediatrics as well as adults. Dr. Kolodenker is an exceptional doctor!

I decided to visit Dr. Kolodenker after having issues with a previous podiatrist for an ingrown toenail removal procedure that became infected. The other doctor was telling me I may have had to have my entire toenail removed so I decided to get a second opinion. His office was able to get me an appointment the day after I called and everyone in his office is very helpful and pleasant to work with — it’s a well-​oiled machine.
Dr. Kolodenker himself has a great bedside manner — he actually sat and took the time to listen to all my concerns and was very patient as he described my options. It’s now about a week later and the infection is clearing up and doing much better — without having to have my whole nail removed. I even received two calls from his office just to check in and see how I was doing — one the day after I saw him and one on the Friday after, at which time they made sure to give me his email address in case I had any concerns over the weekend.
I’m so glad I went to Dr. Kolodenker and I will definitely recommend him to anyone who has a need to visit a podiatrist.

Let me just start out by saying my poor feet have a history. I have broken my feet, had a horse fall on one of my feet; I have had bunions repaired on both feet, plantar warts, and plantar fasciitis. Like I said, poor feet!
So when I developed this sudden bulge on my big toe joint after a particularly difficult yoga pose, I was dismayed. Not another foot issue! Well I chose to ignore it as long as I could but it just didn’t go away and it started causing me pain in my shoes. So I went on Unilocal to find a doctor in my area as I now live and work in Irvine. Dr. Kolodenker had a lot of reviews and most were incredibly positive. I decided to go see him and I was not disappointed. The reviews were right on.
Here is why I gave Dr. Kolodenker five stars:
–The staff were friendly when I arrived.
–My appointment was on time.
–He was extremely friendly and down to earth, not the snotty, arrogant and rushed manner of most doctors in my experience.
–He seemed to really enjoy what he does.
–He seemed to really care about my issues.
–He gave me several good options, the last of which was surgery. No pressure.
I chose option number two which was an office treatment.
–He performed it gently and efficiently.
–He called me the next day to see how I was doing.
One week later and the foot looks almost as good as new. I was doing yoga again two days after my treatment with very little pain.
I wish more doctors were like Dr. Kolodenker, kind, caring and very good at what he does. It is obvious he went into medicine for more than just the money.

I told the front desk I did not have insurance when I made the appointment and when I arrived but they never told the doctor. I was charged $ 150 for an office visit that was no more than 10 minutes, if that. I was given a prescription for a tube of foot cream that cost $ 500. Needless to say I refused it. I called the doctor back but he said there was nothing else he could prescribe and told me to go to buy something off the shelf at a drug store. End result is no prescription, wasted $ 150 and a lot of my time. What a waste!
In response to the doctor’s comment…
Our lengthy conversation was less than 5 mins, I have a timer on my phone.
During our conversation you confused me with another patient with a different medical issue.
$ 500 for a tube is of foot cream is absurd.
The card you gave me does waive the co-pay…if you have insurance, I have told your office twice that I did not. I wasn’t sure what the card was for when you gave it to me so I asked at the front when I left and they told me to just give it to the pharmacy.
I never complained about the amount of time you spent with me so I don’t understand your comment about questions.
I asked for a reduced rate on the office visit because it was very brief and non productive and you told me you could only take $ 20 off the office visit and only if I wrote a letter which is not worth my time.
I was very surprised by the doctor’s response. He could have simply said please contact us so we can make this right which would have been professional. A woman from his office did contact me AFTER
I posted on Unilocal offering me free samples of foot cream. I applaud her customer service, however after reading the doctor response I will decline

I suffer from Plantar Fasciitis and have been to one other Podiatrist who was a good Doctor, but was quick to suggest surgery (don’t get me wrong, he is great), but I really tried steering away from surgery, so …
I researched other Podiatrists and found Dr. Kolodenker in Irvine, CA. It’s quite a drive for me, but, before I scheduled my appointment, what sold me was a video of Kolondenker and from what I gathered is, he really is a fan of ‘let’s try everything first’ before even thinking surgery is an option.
At the end of my visit, I asked if there will there be a follow up appt. Kolendenkers reply was, «not if you would like one, because I am sure you will be a lot better after PT». I thought, this guy is a Podiatrist for ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. No up selling, or booking me just to get me in for repetitive crap.
Thank you Kolondenker and Staff. You were very pleasant and professional.

I am a girl who wore Toms. I shouldn’t have because I have feet problems. This is what landed me in the office.
Dr. Kolodenker was great from the beginning. The staff got me in the day after I called and I had almost no wait (which is RARE). He did a quick examination, took an x-​ray, saw nothing was broken, did more of the doctor examination thing, and sent me off to get an MRI. He also gave me advice on getting a special ankle brace to help me out (which was loads better than what I had initially bought). I didn’t have to go back to the office to get the results of the MRI as he was prompt to call me the day after I got the MRI done. Luckily, nothing is torn but I do have to baby my foot a bit. and those Toms went into the trash.
Hopefully I don’t have to go to the doctor’s again for my foot issue but if I do, I will be sure to go to Dr. Kolodenker.