North Bay Foot & Ankle Center-A Podiatry Group

Like others on here I didn’t have a poor experience with medical care here… but had a majorly stupid misunderstanding with the doctor and office staff that has me feeling taken advantage of. At my appointment Dr. Redko offered me a night splint to immobilize my ankle when I sleep. I knew I would be charged for these because I’ve had orthotics for decades and know how these things go. I literally said «no, thank you. I don’t want to pay for that,» and that I would find the item elsewhere. They said that I would not be charged. After some back-​and-​forth about this the doctor asked the woman in the reception area who handles billing to check with my insurance. She assured me that I would not be charged. Sure enough, my bill showed up saying these two splints cost $ 495 each (!!! — I just looked these up and found the same exact item on Amazon for $ 24.99) and the charge to me was $ 258.10 for both, with no recourse (as if my insurance company will say, «Oh, they told you you wouldn’t have to pay? Ok, then!»). The most frustrating part is that I talked with both the woman at the desk and Dr. Redko himself and they refused to acknowledge my experience and that I might have a valid reason for not wanting to pay, tried to blame me as if I’d done something wrong («You took them… the minute you walk out of the office there’s nothing we can do…,» «It’s not our responsibility to know your benefits,» etc.) There’s more to the whole boring story… the point is, I would never go back to this doctor as he showed a lack of integrity and violated my trust — I would steer anyone I care about away from this office.

Don’t have experience with surgery at this place. I have to say, though, that if you intend to get rid of toenail fungus, laser does not do the trick. I have had two treatments. In addition i’ve also been applying topical cream that I purchased there every single day. So far it hasn’t really cleared up and my nails are now orange-​yellow. The process was uncomfortable and at times painful and some of my toes are left with a little bleeding and toenails that looked chopped up. It was very expensive and I don’t think I will be going back in the future. This treatment doesn’t seem any better than Tea tree oil or coconut oil or any other home remedies that you may read about on the web. That’s been my experience but perhaps it will work better for someone else.

Many Unilocal reviewers either love or hate a doctor because of his/​her staff; that’s not a thoughtful standard, though it is understandable. Happily, Peter Redko wins on any standard. I’d ripped a toe nail mostly off, and he explained the alternatives and his recommendation, which he then carried out as well as it can be carried out. Most impressive, when I had subsequent questions, he replied very quickly by email, and when I didn’t like how it looked, I sent him a picture and again he replied quickly and helpfully. If you need help with foot/​ankle issues in Sonoma or Petaluma, he’s your guy. P. S. His staff folks are all great and friendly as well.

I had my surgery on Friday April 04, 2014 by Dr, Redko. I can tell you from experience that he is one of the Best foot doctors in Northern California. A heal spur was removed without any pain. I was totally amazed since I have 0 tolerance to pain. My surgery was at Petaluma Valley Hospital. I have to give a big shoutout to the staff of Petaluma Valley Hospital for being so professional. They keep me informed and very calm. I’m not a relative of Dr. Redko, just a happy patient. I highly recommend him for any foot needs!
Kerry Gilchrist
Rohnert park ca

I’ve been seeing Dr. Redko once a year for the past 3 years. My feet have never been happier. The office & staff are cheerful and Dr. Redko is very professional. I see that there has been action by the state medical board… but as far as I’m concerned, that’s what the board is there for. If somebody makes a mistake, they pay the price, learn from their mistake and move on. It doesn’t appear that there are multiple and systematic actions taken against this Dr. from the medical board. So I feel fine going to Dr. Redko.

After 2 visits with Dr. Redko he ordered inserts for my husbands shoes. Never disclosing to him that the inserts had a warranty. He wore the inserts for about 15 min and got blisters. Saw the invoices he was charging to our insurance (Anthem Blue Cross) and thought they were extremely excessive. At each visit his office staff collected a $ 50 co-​pay BEFORE my husband was seen. When I made the final payment for the inserts, his office staff asked me how my husbands feet were feeling. I told them that he wasn’t wearing them due to discomfort. They recommended that he make an appointment to correct the issue at NO CHARGE because they weren’t fitting correctly and if any changes needed to be made that they were still under warranty. At the «NO CHARGE» visit, my husband was seen by Dr. Redko who ended up shaving down the heal of the inserts, something anyone could have done. But the adjustment should have been caught on the forefront at the original fitting. Upon departure AFTER being seen by the Dr. the office staff asked my husband to pay $ 50 co-​pay. Extremely rude front desk lady, & office mgr. Do not go here. They will take advantage of you. After reading several reviews on various websites, we are not the first patients to go through similar situation regarding funds.

I never though I would be able to walk again. Last Nov., I shattered my heel into 8 pieces and broke my ankle. I bet you’re thinking about what kind of genius is able to do that kind of damage to himself. Answer=this guy! Anyways, Dr. Redko is the head surgeon I believe and he did a fantastic job! The surgeon at the Petaluma hospital that initially was going to do the surgery was in his 50s or 60s and said he had only done the surgery I needed once or twice. I was about to go to Santa Cruz and see if I could find somebody better down there until this angel of a man flew up on his flying horse (I was heavily dosed on morphine) and said that he could use his lightning and other godly tools to reconstruct my earthquake shattered ankle. I was down with this. They told me that if I couldn’t pee 300ml before they put me into surgery, that I would have to rock a catheter. I am very anti-​pee hole penetration so I huffed and I puffed and I sent a yellow stream down. Woke up like 8 hours later, high as a kite, and was excited to be alive and not have a sore weiner. Working with doctor Redko over the next couple months was awesome, as he always seemed to genuinely care and have good advice for me. Now, about a year later, I am skateboarding again. I can run and jump and play like a real boy. I don’t think any of this would be possible with Dr. Peter Redko, MD of the heavens. Dr. Redko, you are a god among men!