Towfigh Abbasseh DPM – The Santa Monica Podiatry Group

I have been here multiple times and have always had a pleasant experience. The staff is extremely nice and very accommodating. I highly recommend Dr.Towfigh. I have been to many doctors for my pain and I have finally been cured!!!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I saw Dr. Towfigh today for the first time and she made a very bad first impression. First of all she did not introduce herself when she came into the room and the first thing she said to me is that she had somewhere she needed to be. Definitely not a great way to start the visit.
But the worst part is that after the initial question of «why are you here» to which I replied «I have had pain in the arches of my feet for the past 3 years. I have tried to treat it myself doing x, y, z» she never asked me another question about the pain. I am a physician myself and every medical student knows to ask things like, «where is the pain exactly», «how did it start», «how does it feel i.e. sharp, dull, burning», «does anything alleviate the pain» etc. She never did any of this. She also NEVER EXAMINED MY FEET! How can you see a patient for the first time and make a diagnosis without examining them?! I know that the most common cause for my pain is Plantar Fascitis and this is the diagnosis she made and she is probably right. But it is still extremely poor medicine to make a diagnosis based on a single fact (pain in the arches of the feet) without asking any additional questions or doing an exam.
In addition she was literally in an out of the room in less than 5 minutes. I was on time for my appointment. As a physician I realize the pressure doctors are in to see patients quickly and how busy their schedules are, but to spend 5 minutes with a new patient is inexcusable.
Lastly the instructions for the treatment of my pain were given to me on a piece of paper at the front desk. The doctor did not review them with me and did not stick around so that I could ask questions about them. I was just handed the sheet and sent on my way.

The office staff is incompetent, I left so many messages and they don’t call back. When I finally get someone on the phone they give me the wrong medication (which apparently they said that Dr. Towfigh does not write down in the chart so when she is out of the office I can’t get because Dr. Towfigh is the only one that knows. So I would have to come in and see another Doctor to get the same strips (by the way it’s a very small wart on the foot from wearing high heels.) Horrible communication by the office staff and why doesn’t the Doctor write down what medicated strips she «prescribed» to my employer. Hardly the best foot doctor in L.A. or maybe it’s the staff, regardless a real headache.

I will start by saying that Dr. Abby Towfigh is drop dead gorgeous and I have a crush on her (but I play it cool cucumber so she doesn’t know).
Ok, now that that is out of the way… she is THE BEST foot doctor in LA. I have been to her a handful of times now for everything ranging from an ingrown nail (which to me was an emergency because I couldn’t even walk and she opened her office just for me on Thanksgiving day!) to a sliced tendon in my toe and having custom orthodics made for my Fred Flinstone like feet. Dr. Towfigh explains things to you in a simple way that is easy to understand and unlike so many doctors she LISTENS to you and doesn’t rush you out of the office. She believes that surgery is a last resort and this comforts me since there are so many doctors out there only interested in making as much $ as they can off of you and rushing you under the knife. Dr. Towfigh is one of the few doctors I have that I consider a «lifetime doctor» and I know that she really cares about my feet and overall health and well being.