David Thordarson, MD

I cannot believe you could find a finer or more professional doctor than Dr. Thordarson. As another reviewer so beautifully said: he is kind, welcoming, and comforting and he is considered the best on the West Coast. Everyone – from other physicians to nurses to support staff – talk about him in glowing terms. Yesterday he operated on my left foot for a Morton’s Nueroma. I have had two previous operations on the same foot by two different doctors, but this time I truly believe the problem is solved. I was traumatized by a meeting I had with another doctor (Glenn Pferrer who is also at Cedars). I went to him for a third opinion. He told me that I had some oof the ugliest feet he’s ever seen, that my condition was inoperable, and that my two prior procedures were unnecessary. I had given up hope (which is sad because I am a 50 year old woman and I need my feet for a good while longer), but then my husband found Dr. Thordarson. Thordarson injected the area with Novicane. The pain went away, proving that I did have a nueroma. What a simple solution! The operation was yesterday and it went perfectly. Everyone at Cedars couldn’t have been nicer, and just seeing Dr. Thordarson’s warm smile and kind demeanor put me immediately at ease. After the procedure, the doctor said that I had been walking on the nerve, but that he cut it back, hid it in the muscle and I should be good to go! My fingers (and toes) are crossed! Thanks, Doc, for finally getting to the root of the problem!

Dr. Thordarson is, I have been told by referring doctors, the best on the West Coast, and certainly one of the best in the country (people come from overseas to see him, and well worth the trip). I have had six foot surgeries and he was the only one who was able to resolve the complex problem. Not to mention, he is so kind, welcoming and humble, with so much heart. Thank you so much…

Dr. Thordarson ruined my foot. Went in for bunion surgery but can’t walk anymore. He put in screws that have started to get infected. I have been to three other doctors since because of the pain. All of them have been astonished at the bad job that he did on my foot.

Dr. Thordarson actually changed my life. I severely broke my ankle in 2000 and it never healed right. I was bone on bone and in severe, level 10 pain every day for years and I had no quality of life. Dr. Thordarson conducted an ankle-​replacement surgery in December 2013. Nearly 2 years later I’m pain free, I walk anywhere, exercise and live my life again. I can even wear a pair of heels (low-​ish). I’m extremely grateful to Dr. Thordarson and the entire staff over at Cedars and I would highly recommend him. Also, he’s a really kind and down to earth man, which you don’t always come across with surgeons.

Dr. Thordarson has operated on me twice. Not only is he an excellent surgeon, but he’s a really nice person, too. Highly recommended.

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Thordarson is as good as it gets, by far. He’s a superior surgeon, the best in his field, and I’m fortunate he took me on as his patient. I had a botched first surgery from a podiatrist and have had 4 surgeries with Dr. Thordarson (3 at USC and 1 at Cedars Sinai). He’s never been anything except attentive, courteous, patient, professional, caring and compassionate. I have had a very complicated surgical history regarding my foot and he didn’t hesitate to accept me as his patient. He’s been excellent with me as far as returning my phone calls and emails, and his assistant is always prompt in taking care of my paperwork. He never rushes me, despite my lengthy lists of questions at each follow-​up appointment. I’m only sorry that I didn’t go to him for my first surgery because I’m certain it would have been successful and I wouldn’t have had to deal with repeated complex reconstructive surgery to fix what another person did. I can’t speak highly enough about Dr. Thordarson. If you need foot surgery, go to him first and don’t play around with another surgeon who isn’t as much of an expert in the field as Dr. Thordarson is.

Dr. David Thordarson is no longer at USC. He practices at Cedar Sinai and apparently he has changed his way of practicing. I have had very poor results after a mid foot fusion. Constant pain, poor healing. Dr. Thordarson does NOT take calls from patients or provide any post operative care or treatment. He is not at all interested in trying to figure out why the surgery he performed failed. Avoid this arrogant surgeon and his orthopedic surgical mill at all costs.

Dr. Thordarson and all of the staff at Cedars-​Sinai are the best. Aside from being one of the top ankle surgeons in the nation, I truly appreciate his straight-​forward manner and that on top of a wickedly busy schedule, he takes the time to get back to you with answers to your questions. Plus, the Cedars staff truly can’t be beat!

I had ankle surgery in March everything seemed fine. Now, I can’t walk on it at all and he won’t return calls, can’t get him on the phone, I waited 3 hours in his waiting room twice now only to see him for 4 minutes. Not impressed with the terrible treatment from him!

I to had ankle surgery with Dr. Thordarson and found him attentive, informative and an expert in his field.
Go see him without reservation.

GREATEST ankle surgeon ever! I’m a dancer and my ankle is 100% now because he is a superstar.

Dr Thordarson and his staff are the BEST! He completed 2 heel surgeries on me. I had surgery at another Dr’s office and after 4 months I went to Dr. Thordarson for a 2^nd opinion. Dr Thordarson had to remove 7 screws and a steel plate because of a serious e-​coli infection that had turned into a blood infection and spread through my body. I had to wait to repair the actual fracture until my blood tests came back clear of any infection. After 8 weeks of antibiotics I was cured of infection and Dr Thordarson did another surgery to repair the fracture. He fixed it with 2 screws instead of a steel plate and 7 screws and he only had to cut me on one side of my foot which minimized the pain dramatically. The first Dr cut me open on both sides.
Dr. Thordarson is my hero. He saved my foot and probably my life if the infection would have continued untreated. They were great at managing my pain and they were there to answer any questions I had anytime I had them. I could contact them via phone or email anytime. I received the best care I can remember in my life. The experience itself was awful but I would not have made it through the ordeal without Dr Thordarson and his staff. He is THE BEST at what he does!!!

January 2009 Dr. Thordarson preformed surgical repair to my left foot. Due to a severe car accident i had to learn how to walk all over again, and none of my other Dr’s could find a reason why walking was so painful to me because in all X-​rays and cat scans the injury was impossible to see. Dr. Thordarson found that my injury was hard to see because of the location. Bones were shattered on the top of my foot, Dr. Thordarson found a name for my type of injury «Lis Franc Fracture» (not sure of the spelling. lol But Long story short, He is superb! the USC office he operates out of is very professional. He has a high patient rate, (because hes AWESOME) and the waiting time is well worth it. My surgery was brief and accurate. I was afraid at first, but the nurses, staff and Dr. Thordarson all helped to put me at ease. After the surgery, i was well taken care of by he and staff, there was even a check up call made to me the following day to see how things were going post op. LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr. Thordarson. He is highly recommended for foot and ankle specializing.

It is rare to find an orthopaedic surgeon who deals soley with foot and ankle disorders etc. Most surgeons who deal with diseases of the foot and ankle specialize in other areas of orthopaedic surgery however, Dr. Thordarson is one of the very few ortho’s who does specialize in the foot and ankle. He’s well known throughout the world. He deals with all types of foot and ankle issues and is very very good with complex cases as well as redos when things have gone wrong with another surgeon/​podiatrist.
Most ortho’s are somewhat cold and too the point. Dr. Thordarson is a very calm, caring and compassionate man. He is very communicative and helpful. Myself have gone to him for years and he’s dealt with some very serious ankle problems I have and I can’t say enough about him other than, no matter how complicated it is, he will take it on, and fix it even if it’s over a course of years.
He’s assistant dean of orthopaedics @ USC’s Keck School of Medicine.