Ken C Nguyen DPM

Dr. Nguyen is a very thoughtful, considerate, and highly rated Podiatrist. I know four people in my church who have him as their doctor, all of them have had nothing but good experiences with Dr. Ken. My experience has been great — he’s funny, always explains my options, and even responds to my email questions on the weekend while surfing! His staff is friendly and always greet me when I come in. A good friend of mine who is a 20 year PA in the Emergency Room at PIH highly recommended Dr. Ken (he also is a patient and so is his wife). I knew Dr. Ken was a quality practitioner with that kind of recommendation, so I tried him and I couldn’t be happier. I had another friend who was seeing a previous Podiatrist and she was in a wheelchair for months with her condition worsening. She finally moved over to Dr. Ken and she’s out of the wheelchair and walking again! I don’t understand the other Unilocal review who gave Dr. Ken 1 star and ranted about his experience. I have never seen any behavior like that from Dr. Ken or his staff and I’ve been a patient for six months now. I would not put too much stock in that review. If you’re looking for a Podiatrist who’s caring and will provide one-​on-​one personalized treatment Dr. Ken is your guy! He’s also a very talented and skillful surgeon who received high praise from my primary care physician and my ER friend. People in the business know who’s good and who’s not… I trusted them and they were right. As a student of his profession Dr. Ken does wood carving to increase his fine motor skills, control, precision, and finishing detail. He’s not only a surgeon but works hard to be an artist as well and make your final result look and feel good. I highly recommend Dr. Ken!

We met Dr. Nguyen after my dad was admitted to PIH with a bacterial infection that was not treated properly under the care of another podiatrist in Whittier. The infection was so bad my dad was in the hospital for 10 days. Thanks to the expert care provided by Dr. Nguyen my father is recovering better than anyone expected. Dr. Nguyen’s bedside manner is excellent and I appreciated his patience with my dad who has a language barrier. He even called me on my cell phone a few times to give me an update on my dad’s condition when i was not at the hospital. He outlined a clear treatment plan for him and communicated with the other doctors in his care team. This doctor turned out to be a huge blessing for our family. I also appreciate his office staff who is always so kind to us and even helped me order some lambs wool for his feet in bulk at a discounted price.

dr ken nguyen is the «best » i have been seening him since 2003 and he has the best bed side manners and is always concerned for my well beig. he is not just doing his job but takes you in like a friend and knows what to do to make you confortable and ant the same time he is getting you healed. i would highly highly recommend him to any and everyone. thank you dr nguyen for making my foot better and able to walk agian

He is a horrible doctor. He sent me for an MRI which showed I had a torn tendon, but beyond that he couldn’t explain why or how it happened. He diagnosed my foot problem by saying «I just had a bad foot», «It was messed up»…not very clinical. I have a college education & am confident I can understand a more medical diagnosis. I was supposed to wear a boot walker for a month which became 2 months then 3 months, at which point I asked «how much longer» and «If I didn’t know what caused the problem, how was I going to be able to make sure it didn’t happen again» his reply was just that I might need to wear the boot 1 or 2 more months. He asked if I had orthodics, & said it would be a good idea to wear them in the boot walker. I was surprised at this because 1) Of course I had orthodics, HE was the one who made them for me! And 2) After 3 months of wearing the boot without my orthodics, he said I should be wearing them??? How much more damage could this have caused to my foot? I was so frustrated, after 3 months, I still didn’t have any answers as to how this happened, and how it was going to be fixed. The final straw was when we were discussing (or at least I thought we were) what the long term treatment plan was so that the problem could be fixed & I would be able to walk pain free in the future. Well… as I was asking a question, he walked to the doorway, said to make an appointment in 2 weeks, and left the room. I was shocked! I sat there is disbelief. Did he actually just walk out of the room while I was talking to him??? I could not believe it, I was so frustrated and now upset, that I walked directly out of the office. As I walked out, the receptionist asked if I was «OK» I told her «No I wasn’t» She asked if I was going to make a follow up appointment and I told her «Never, I wouldn’t be coming back again, and neither would any of my family»
I have never had an experience like this with a doctor in all my 47 years. I have also never posted a comment on a message board either.

Dr. Nguyen is the best. Awesome bed side manner. He worked exceptionally well with my young son before and after surgery. He responded to my concerns and calls even after hours. The front office staff is also curtious and professional. Great Doc!

Dr. Nguyen is amazing! My husband had major foot pain. I made an appt with Dr. Nguyen and he quickly diagnosis my husbands problem. Within weeks my husband was having surgery to repair the issue. The surgery went so well and his recovery has been amazing. Dr. Nguyen explained the problem and surgery is such detailed and answered all our concerns. He and his staff are very friendly and his receptionist remembered my husbands name after just the 2^nd visit. Don’t live with Foot Pain, come see Dr. Nguyen.

Dr. Nguyen is one of the very BEST podiatrists around – skilled and a consummate professional, patient and kind. Besides operating in his private practice here in La Mirada, Dr. Nguyen is also affiliated with Whittier PIH and works with the Wound Healing Center there which is an important consideration for anyone who suffers from chronic foot wounds that might need continuous care in the event hospitalization is required. Dr. Nguyen worked tirelessly this last year to heal my partner’s chronic foot wounds that were diabetes-​related. Another surgeon might have forced surgery and amputation, but Dr. Nguyen respected my partner’s wishes and debrided and treated him week after week and finally we are 100% healed up and all better. Now we’re back to just routine maintenance once a month or so in his La Mirada office where it’s always a pleasure to see his courteous staff. You will not go wrong with Dr. Nguyen or his super team, either in his office or at Whittier PIH’s Wound Healing Center which is also FANTASTIC.