Vittorio Lagana, DPM

Dr Lagana is not your typical Podiatrist. He is pretty quick-​witted and has a great sense of humor. I feel he is a great doctor that cares for his patients. His office, on the other hand ain’t so great. They can’t seem to follow his instructions or mine regarding prescription delivery. Ever have to try 3 times to get a prescription filled? It is not very pleasant. I’ll take the hit on part of it, because his office was awaiting lab test results which madmen for one false start. I guess I need to find a new lab as well. I am leaving anyway, because he has ceased contracting with Blue Cross like so many a Doctors in our area.

It pains me to write this review, because of the pain I was in… However, Dr. Lagana made the pain go away.
March of 2014 I was having an issue that required me to get a shot in the foot, yes in the FOOT. Not an experience you want to write home about, or shall I say Unilocal about.
For as unfortunate as it was Dr. L walked me through the process and kept me as comfortably as possible. I hope I don’t need his services anytime soon but if I do I will call on him again.
Cleanliness of office 5-​stars
Office staff 5-​stars
Dr. Laguna 5-​stars

Had a bad experience in the Monterey office. I got a call saying that they needed my address, because bill went to wrong address. Then next day get another call asking if I received the bill. What? How can I receive bill when barely asked for address the evening before. Then get an email saying if I don’t pay it in 2 days I will be sent to collections. The bill was for our copay, the girl in the front Laura says I did not pay. I looked up my papers to see if I already paid copay and I did in the office with proof of receipt, had to send to her for proof.
When she called I could barely hear her, asked her to please speak up several times, but she did not.
I wanted to ask the Dr. a question and left a message, but he never called me back. Laura is the one I left message with. Then I called again, wasn’t there, so I asked for his email. She gave me an email address, I emailed him and never got a response.
I got the X-​rays from their Salinas office and now found a new podiatrist. The New Podiatrist said the X-​rays should have showed the sides of ankles and not just the fronts, they were not good X-​rays.

My first experience with a podiatrist and I could not be happier. Great folks up front in the office, very personal and friendly. Once screened I spent time with Dr. Lagana explaining my ailment and he actually took the time to listen to me. A plus for me as many physicians will size you up when you walk through the door, prescribe you some pills and pat you on the @ss on your way out the door. After X-​rays were taken, Dr. Lagana explained everything to me and came up a course of treatment that met my needs. I’m coming back here for a flu shot!
Bravo!

My first review :) Good doc. Went it for a painful plantar wart treatment. Doc was informative, provided extra suggestions along with the treatment which was nice. Wart pain went away and able to walk freely. Next thing on the list: ingrown toenail urgghh

Dr. Lagana made my experience a breeze! I had bunion surgery, which is where bone on the side of your big toe protrudes, and this surgery was comfortable and very fast. He explained how it was done, what I needed to do for it to heal and have minimal pain. In fact, he and his surgical staff were so attentive, i have had hardly to take any pain meds. It is now 9 days since surgery and its amazing! I recommend him for any foot problems, my husband and I both go to him and we love his nurturing manner and expertise.