Astoria Advanced Foot Care

Takes your deposit for orthotics and never calls you back, same story with a few of my friends.

I visited Dr Hans to remove my big toenail. His service was exceptional the staff was very polite and I definitely recommend it.

I saw Dr. Hans today for a recurring foot problem. I received two injections with no pain. I have been a patient of Dr. Hans for about 8 years, and have referred many people who are still his patients. I am a very picky person, the fact that I have stayed with this practice for such a long time shows that I have seen the deep commitment that Dr. Hans has to his specialty and patients.

Dr. Hans refused to go through my insurance when I asked him to submit a request. I had some minor swelling and he did X-​rays which revealed nothing. I went back for a follow up with my foot still swollen and he gave me a shot and told me I had some tendon disorder. Less than a week later my foot and toes went numb. I panicked and went in to Dr. Hans, he told me I had something called tarsal tunnel syndrome and gave me another shot and a RX to go to a neurologist to check for nerve damage. I am trying to get all of my records so I can claim the expenses with my insurance company myself. It has been over a month and this office refuses to give me my records. I call every week and they give some lame ass excuse why they have not finished dictating my medical records which are legally mine. They are just fueling a fire for a lawsuit in this office. Avoid at all costs. Find someone who actually wants to help you.

Dr Hans and his staff in Astoria were very polite and professional. My surgery with him went well and was provided with all the necessary information I needed to have a successful recovery. My overall experience was great and will refer him to anyone.

Dr. Hans operated on my foot in 2008. Surgery went fine, I had an infection while recovering and he put me on a couple of different antibiotics to treat the infection. I ended up have a reaction to one of the antibiotics which was not Dr. Hans fault as I had no known allergies.
My reaction started on Friday, I had an appointment with him on Saturday and he told me I was not having an allergic reaction to the medicine. I ended up in the ER 36 hours later hemorrhaging. I lost a third of my blood and needed 4 platelet transfusions and spent four days in the hospital. I was in fact having a severe reaction to the medication which could have been avoided had I stopped taking it after my appointment with him.
The hospital had called Dr. Hans to get my history and he was concerned. However, when I went back to him for a follow up on my foot which was still in a boot he said, «wow my friends were all worried and kept asking about how I was doing». I was like yeah, people were worried about me, more so then say my incompetent doctor. He also asked me to explain how it was possible I was having a reaction to the medication a week later because he did not understand. I explained it had suppressed my bone marrow and the reaction started once all of my blood cells died so it took time. He did not seem to grasp it which is hard to believe since a quick internet search showed it was a rare but known reaction of this medication.
Interestingly, a few months later, I met someone in a bar in Astoria who had a similar experience with him. She was told she was not having a reaction and ended up in the ER.
So he should not be allowed to prescribe medication as he does not seem to understand reactions to them and to top it all off, my foot is deformed and I cannot bend three of my five toes and my pinky toe sticks straight up.
Avoid Dr. Bombay.

This place is great! Thanks to a massive random guy stepping on my foot, my tiny toe was injured. After walking around on it for a few weeks, I decide to see if it actually was broken. I got an appointment within 2 hours of calling and met with Dr. Espiritu-​Santo. She was so kind and understanding, and very knowledgeable. Turns out, it wasn’t broken but I had a bruised bone. She gave me some awesome purple wrap tape and I’ll be back in 2 weeks to get checked out again. Clean office, nice staff. Overall, great experience, so glad I finally went :)