Anthony Fedrigo, DPM

Dr. Fedrigo and his staff exceeded my expectations of an office staff and medical practitioner. He takes a very sensible approach and the staff is very welcoming, which makes the negative comments from previous patients the furthest from my experience. After surgery and during recovery, even when I arrived for an appointment in flip flops just 2 weeks after surgery, the Dr. and staff were very professional and not without a sense of humor especially regarding my recovery. They were even open to my comments regarding the magazine selection in the waiting room. My only lament is that Dr. Fedrigo and his staff are limited to that which is below the knee and not the rest of the body.
If you need somebody to check out your feet he is… «as good as it gets!»

One year ago I went to Dr. Fredrigo to get medicine for a toe fungus. He suggested oral Lamisil as the best option as long as my liver got the OK from lab results. He explained to me that that was the concern with this medicine, and did not tell me about any other potential side effects. Six weeks after taking the medicine I began losing body hair, first eyelashes and then spots on my head. A quick and easy Google search I did turned up with hair loss as being a rare but possible side effect of oral Lamisil. Had the doctor told me this I would never have taken the medicine. I work in healthcare and know what informed consent is supposed to consist of and this includes telling a patient all the known possible outcomes, both good and bad. It is his responsibility to know this or find out as I did.
A phone call to the doctor to inform him of what was happening simply resulted in the advice to stop taking the medicine (which I did immediately before the conversation anyway), no request to come in to be seen, and then he made a flippant remark (perhaps out of nervousness and good intent) but still it was not well received: «good thing shaved heads are in style these days.»
Fast forward to a year later and I am completely hairless from head to toe including eyebrows and eyelashes which is quite frustrating and difficult for someone with allergies and living in a sunny Marin climate. Not to mention the personal struggles & issues.

I have never been a patient of Dr. Fedrigo. I tried to schedule a new patient appointment by calling his office. After listening to a lengthy voice message at his office, I left a message. I got a call-​back about 5 hours later and wasn’t home. I called again, listened to the same voice message and left another one. I was called back the next day. By that time, I had concluded that it would be difficult to communicate with this office and decided to go elsewhere.

I had the worst pain in both feet! Turned out to be plantar fasciitis. Had xrays and he had his staff check my insurance for custom orthotics. Gwen called me the next day with my benefits and scheduled an appointment for my feet to be casted for molds for the orthotics. I went back and the molds were done. A few weeks later I went back for the orthotics. It’s been about a month with my orthotics. Foot pain gone! Great doctor! Great staff!

I’m astonished to read the negative reviews of Fedrigo Podiatry — my experience has been nothing but 5 star through multiple years of treatment.
Dr. Fedrigo was referred to me by my primary care physician (of 20+ years) upon the occasion of a nasty fracture to my big toe. I was deeply concerned about regaining full functionality in that foot, and it was a long road to recovery… but with the Dr.‘s assistance, I did just that. Well beyond mending my bones, the Dr. intervened with (the stereotypically strict) Lufthansa Airlines to help me obtain a refund for a trip I was in no position whatsoever to take. That was well over $ 1000 that would have been completely forfeited.
Most recently (Fall 2013): I was summoned to Jury Duty at the beginning of a serious foot issue, and could not get the Court’s attention or recognition of the problem. Instead, I was compelled to attend — and, e.g., to walk blocks to & from Court to feed meters because there was no parking lot, when I should have been resting, icing, compressing, and elevating my foot. It was literally crippling me. In desperation, I turned back to Dr. Fedrigo.
I never had to go back to the courthouse: the Dr.‘s note saw to that. I got the care I needed and a temporary handicapped placard that saved me considerable further distress. Moreover, the DOCTOR CALLED ME PERSONALLY TO FOLLOW-​UP, because he was concerned that I might also have developed an infection. (I hadn’t — I’d caught a cold from my fellow prospective jurors — but I really appreciated the call).
At every turn, the care I’ve received has been flawless, and I’ve always found Dr. Fedrigo to be personable and attentive… and I’ve never met anyone e.g. in the waiting room who was anything but enthusiastic about him. I obviously can’t speak to others’ experience but if you are considering a podiatrist, I have no hesitation whatsoever about recommending Fedrigo Podiatry.

I had suffered from painful pronation of my right foot, after wearing an ankle brace on my left leg, which had gone untreated by several doctors. Dr. Fedrigo was competent &had a high level of professionalism. He immediately diagnosed the problem & recommended a brace to help correct the problem that had been impacting my gait & causing pain. The brace is helping to correct this problem. I am grateful to Dr. Fedrigo for his recommendation.

Made appointment specifically for nail cleaning due to fungus. He did not clean the nails because he said he «did not plan on it.». A few days later, when I called in to find out why a prescription was not yet at the drug store by the time the Dr. said it would be there, I mentioned my disappointment regarding the nail cleaning to the receptionist. A little later I received a call from the doctor inquiring about my disappointment. I explained again that the appointment had been made for cleaning. His response was that podiatrists don’t do cleaning of the nails. I explained that I had seen it done before and that some doctors actually shave off some of the fungus etc. He said he can’t imagine who I ever saw do that and then hung up on me. This was quite a shock. In reading some of the prior reviews, I see that he’s either wonderful or quite the opposite. My impression is that he is too volatile to be dependable. Too bad, since it sounds as if he has the capability to help some patients so well.

I have not an ounce of respect for this doctor. His dishonesty and character should put him out of business. Stay away.

Five weeks ago Dr. Fedrigo performed surgery on the middle toe of my left foot to alleviate the continual, radiating, excruciating pain I felt when wearing a closed toe shoe.
I cannot say enough about Dr. Fedrigo’s consummate professionalism, surgical skills and the TLC I received before and after my surgery. I had absolutely NO pain whatsoever immediately following the procedure and, although he told me he had given me a pain blocker in my foot and it would wear off in a day or so, that never happened. At no time following surgery did I ever need to use the pain pills he prescribed or even a Motrin! I know I followed Dr. Fedrigo’s instructions of icing and elevating my foot, but I never experienced any pain whatsoever.
I was able to return to work, wearing tennis shoes the first 2 weeks, then into flat shoes, and now cannot wait to get back into my high heels! I am thrilled I had the surgery, but more importantly, I feel very grateful and extremely blessed that I found Dr. Fedrigo to perform this procedure. (Just an aside: His office staff was so congenial, helpful and caring which, combined with Dr. Fedrigo’s kind attention, went a long way to allay any fears I had about having the surgery performed.)

I recently have been referred to Dr. Fedrigo to treat a plantar wart I’ve been battling for the past 2 – 3 years. I’ve spent the past two years freezing it once a month with no success and to only see it get larger. This is on top of all the prescription medicine, over the counter medicine, and any wacky suggestions I’ve heard (ie duct tape).
He offered to remove it the same day of my appointment and it only took 30 minutes. The healing process does take about 2 – 4 weeks though. I wish I had knew of him 2 – 3 years ago.
Also to note, Dr. Fedrigo is probably the nicest doctor I’ve ever met. He’s very personable and easy to talk to. I highly recommend him.

My appointment with Dr. Fedrigo was highly unsatisfactory. After a cursory examination of my foot, he suggested an X-​ray in his office with his film machine. I told him I prefer digital X-​rays because they give less radiation exposure. He tried to convince me that his film machine is better because:
A) He would turn the dial down to low and the technician at the hospital with the digital machine might possibly turn the dial up high as they do for full body X-​rays and so I would get more radiation from a digital machine than from his office equipment.
B.) The second reason he gave me was that all X-​ray exposure is determined by the amount of ambient light in the room, not by the equipment.
He seemed very determined to convince me that I should have the X-​ray with his equipment and almost did succeed. Before proceeding, I politely asked him if he was 100% sure that his Film X-​ray would expose me to no more radiation than a digital one, he did not answer me but abruptly said, «I will write you a prescription for a digital X-​ray and you have a nice day,» whereupon he turned his back on me and left the room. This was a stunning reversal of his previously friendly attitude.
When I returned home, I researched the difference between film and digital X-​rays on the Internet and found conclusive statements that the advantage of digital over film is less radiation exposure. Surely, as a medical professional, Dr Fedrigo is aware of this very basic information. I emailed this information to the doctor but never heard back.

Thank you! I’ve waited years to have my in-​grown toenail treated, and I finally bit the bullet. I couldn’t have picked a better doctor. I have nothing but positive things to say about the experience. Two weeks since the procedure I have zero pain in my toe when running or biking. I can’t believe I waited 20 years to take care of this troublesome nail. Thanks Fedrigo!

Dr. Fedrigo has a friendly staff and his bed side manner is great. My son had a giant wart on his food and Dr. Fedrigo made him feel very safe during his procedure. I was pleased with my visit.

I went to see Dr. Fedrigo for some pain I was experiencing in my right shin. I’m a runner and had been training for a half marathon, so in all likeliness, I had shin splints, but wanted a doctor’s opinion.
I got into see Dr. Fedrigo and was very pleased with his demeanor and attention level. I never got that feeling that we wasn’t listening, which can be all too common when speaking to doctors. He was very inquisitive during his examination seeming to be as thorough as possible.
After determining that slight pronation in my right ankle was causing the pain in my shin and that it was likely shin splints, he wanted to rule out the possibility of a stress fracture. He wrote a prescription for a series of x-​rays on both legs despite the fact I had only complained of pain (THE primary symptom of a stress fracture) in one leg.
Fast forward 2 months — I receive an $ 820 bill from the hospital for x-​rays. I called the doctor’s office to find out why x-​rays were ordered on both legs. I spoke to Karen in the billing department, who at first was quite nice (admittedly, I was a little exasperated after having been on the phone with insurance, the hospital and now the doctor) but got rather snippy with me as the conversation went on.
I was told that it is common procedure for doctors to order both legs ‘because [the doctor] has to protect himself.’ No shit — that’s what she told me. When I told her that during the x-​ray I thought it odd the hospital was doing both legs, she had the nerve to tell me that I should have stopped them! As the patient, shouldn’t I be able to trust that the doctor is prescribing what I need, not what’s going to ‘protect him’ (entirely different debate here) and that said, am I really going to tell them to stop the x-​ray?
To her credit, Karen did as she said she would, which was talk to the doctor per my request to see if I couldn’t at least cut my bill in half by having Dr. Fedrigo call the hospital explaining that only one leg needed to be x-​rayed. When she called back she explained that had talked to the doctor who said that both legs have to be x-​rayed for comparison i.e. the doctor needs to see the healthy leg next to the possibly fractured leg due to the fact that stress fractures are so fine. I have yet to find anything verifying this to be true and am currently in the process of checking with other podiatrists, but my question was, couldn’t it be compared to an x-​ray of ANY healthy leg? And shouldn’t a podiatrist already know what a healthy leg looks like?
Karen’s answer was simply, ‘no’.
I got no further explanation and was told to ‘chalk this one up to a lesson learned.’ I then asked for some advice on how to go about negotiating something with the hospital. I have *fortunately* never had any experience with medical bills prior to this and didn’t know what areas providers might be willing to negotiate. Karen on the other hand works in the billing department of a provider office — naturally I thought she might have some first-​hand advice.
She basically laughed at me and told me that my personal finances are not something she has any knowledge of and that I need to take this up myself. Again — no shit. Just thought someone in her profession would have a few pointers, but she was absolutely no help.
Bottom line — I thought Dr. Fedrigo provided attentive care, which is the most important thing, hence the 3 stars, but I would question his overcautious procedures (–1) and make sure you understand what the real consequences are. In the review below mine, over-​caution was apparently life saving; in my case, what would have been the worst case scenario? I have to stay off my leg for a few more weeks than originally thought? Have to come back again if the pain persisted? I would have appreciated the doctor explaining these options rather than prescribing the x-​rays immediately as though they were medically necessary.
Oh, and the staff could use a course in a little patient empathy (–1).

Back in 1999 I developed an ingrown toenail on my big toe. It was quite painful, so I had it ‘corrected’ by another podiatrist in Marin County. Even after the procedure, it did not go away. In fact it got worse. A few months later after having that same podiatrist try to correct it again, and fail to do so, I gave up and thought that it would just go away, as it seemed medicine couldn’t help me. I was wrong.
Fast forward to late 2000, after I had been suffering from this horrible ingrown toenail for over a year. I couldn’t take it anymore, and decided to try medical help again… Although this time, I tried Dr. Fedrigo.
After telling him my story, Dr. Fedrigo did something that I believe saved my life (something that the other podiatrist did not do.) He suggested that I have an X-​Ray at his office just to make sure that the infection had not spread into the bone after being active for so long, and after doing so he discovered that in fact it had. Had Dr. Fedrigo not taken the extra step to ensure my health and well being, I could certainly have died from the spreading osteomyelitis that I didn’t even know I had.
Dr. Fedrigo’s honesty, professionalism, thoroughness and forethought saved me from very serious illness, if not death. This is why I would highly suggest him to anyone in need of an excellent podiatrist.