Kent Feldman, DPM

Took my 14 year old son with ingrown toenails on both feet. The procedure was quick and Dr. Feldman did it while keeping my son distracted and entertained with his quick wit. The office was clean, the staff was very friendly and the location was easy to find.

I had a horrible experience with Dr. Feldman over a year ago. I was referred to him by another podiatrist when the first one discovered I had a complete disruption of my lisfranc ligament. This was verified by an MRI. I went to his office around the time they had moved. He told me I would probably need surgery and that he would submit the request to my insurance and at the same time wait for his handy dandy weight bearing CT scan machine to be certified so he could get an image off of it. This is not a requirement for surgery. After waiting 2 more weeks, I called the office for an update and was told a surgery request was not put into for my insurance and the CT scan machine was not certified and probably wouldn’t be for a few more weeks. I was irate at this point as I had been in pain for at least 7 weeks. Dr. Feldman denied telling me I would need surgery. He denied saying he would put in a request for surgery and he denied that my lisfranc was ruptured, however I have the MRI results to prove it. I told him I was filing a complaint again him and in retaliation he called my insurance company told me he couldn’t work with me because I have «anger issues.» It is now over a year later and I am still in pain because by the time I saw someone else I was told I should have had surgery, but it was now too late. My foot never healed correctly. This past August I finally found a dr. that knows what they are doing and is treating me properly and after all this time I may have to still have surgery where he goes in rebreaks things and pins them back together correctly. I am seriously contemplating a medical malpractice suit against the urgent care I went to the night of my injury, my primary care doc that I went to 2 days after my injury, and Dr. Feldman who was only concerned about using his nifty little toy that «is the only one is San Diego County,» so it’s obviously not needed to determine whether or not surgery is necessary. I am still furious over how I was treated by him. I tell other doctors, x-​ray technicians, MRI people, my physical therapist what a jerk I think he is and they say they hear that a lot from people. Your 3 five star reviews mean nothing.

Dr. Feldman repaired an arthritic toe joint with an Interpositional Arthroplasty. After 2.5 months I feel almost completely back to normal and mostly pain free. He was very thorough in explaining the surgery beforehand and has great bedside manners. He was great in the quantity and quality of after care. I highly recommend him to anyone needing a podiatrist.

I went to Dr. Feldman with a plantar tear and he was able to get me on the right track within days of seeing him, whereas another podiatrist had been unsuccessful after weeks of ‘treatment.’ I was referred to him by a physical therapist whom I trust, and I wasn’t disappointed.
Dr. Feldman is skilled, personable, fair and knowledgeable. He’s up to date on treatments, latest research and he’s someone whose advice I trust.
His office staff is friendly, professional and they answered all my questions about costs and insurance.
I highly recommend him.

How in the world can someone make getting shots in my feet not be the nightmare that it is? And let me tell you, if you’ve ever received injections in your heals, you know the hell of what I speak. But did I cry? Nope. Did I cuss? Uh, yes. But did I laugh and have a downright good time? Why yes I did! What a fun and personable doctor! Five stars of awesome, for sure!