The doctor is VERY nice and personable. I really liked her. But she is not experienced enough to…read moretrust with your feet. I went in for nail fungus treatment which I had been getting laser for the fungus from a podiatrist who relocated. She recommended an oral treatment instead. I asked her about the side effects and she did not know of any. Well, when I got home, I did a little research on the medication she ordered and WHOA! There were alot of serious side effects. I called her and asked for a topical treatment instead. She said I should stop in the office M W F at 9:15 to buy the topical ointment. I went today, waited and waited and waited. No one was there at 9:25. So I called and she said someone would be there in 10 minutes. I waited 15 minutes and no one showed. Pretty shabby office treatment. I do not recommend her.

Dr. Atoyebi is a competent, smart Doctor, and did an excellent job reducing the corn on my foot…read more She has a well appointed office, and provided prompt, i\professional care. I will use her again.

So, my experience with Scheck and Siress (also called Ballert Othopedics) has been mixed…read more I thought that given the management he had to work under, the prosthetist did reasonably well. He was nice, informative, and knowledgeable. But in my opinion, my experience with the office procedures was distinctly unsatisfactory. After a weeks wait to get in, my appointment time was coded incorrectly, even though the orders and referral came directly from the office of my orthopedic surgeon. Ninety percent of my appointment time had to be used to correct this problem. Even extending into the next patients appointment time, this left minimal time for my treatment, and no time for administrivia. Here's a warning. When they want you to do an electronic signature, insist on getting a copy of the document that signature will be applied to before you sign. In my case, it didn't say what I was told it would say. And regardless of the time crunch, insist on getting cost information in writing. Medical paperwork can take time to sort out, so having a bill delayed is not unusual. I eventually found out that my bill was delayed because it was being sent to an address not my own. That means that my account information and some medical information is being sent to a stranger. In these days of identity theft, that's alarming. There are many places in northeast Illinois to get prosthetic care. If I had the opportunity to do it over again, I would choose someone other than Scheck & Siress or Ballert.

I went to this location because the Oak Park location no longer does custom compression stockings…read more In December 2019 the cost was $806. They wanted to charge me $2400 for the same thing now. I have found a local store that will get me a better product for $500. This is why we pay so much for medical insurance. The price of items using your insurance is grossly inflated! By the way Scheck and Siress is now The Hanger Clinic. Shame on you taking advantage of patients.

How is this doctor still allowed to practice?! He did a bunionectomy on my right foot in 2015. He…read moresaid the screws would never need to be removed. I've been having pain. I went to my current foot doctor. He stated that the screws need to come out. Well I went in this morning for the surgery. They put me under anesthesia and discovered that they cannot remove the screws bc they are disintegrating. I am waiting for my foot doctor to call me tonight to let me know exactly what this means. I hope i am not going to be suffering for the rest of my life. Dr. Nichols did not use medical grade screws. Medical grade screws should last forever. It's only been 7 years. I am so scared. I am wondering why this doctor hasn't been sued multiple times after everything I'm reading about him. Other people have just as horrible experiences as me. Check out these other really scary reviews that I found on this site. https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/2396989/dr-donald-nichols-oak+brook-il.html/

Dr. Nichols and his student combined expert knowledge (and a bit of wit) to help my 84-year-old…read moreaunt today with a bad case of plantar fasciitis. What could have been a frightening uncertain first visit was relaxed and we left feeling at ease with the care plan laid out. I would recommend this practice to anyone I know. Five stars!

I thought Dr Alianello was excellent. The reason for the one star rating was with the staff. My 1st…read moreappointment with Dr Alianello went great. He listened to my questions and went over my xrays. he talked about different treatment options and explained them well. We agreed to having two injections one the the left big toe that was to be Cortizone and on the other right big toe to be a Hyaluronic acid injection. He advise me that a stem cell injection would not be helpful for me.Dr told me that the HA injection would be out of pocket expense of $275. I agreed to the terms. I made an appointment for two weeks later. I showed up for Appointment on 03/23/2026 and when I checked in I was told I owe $1000 for an injection. I told the receptionist that that is wrong, I owe $275 for an HA injection. After 10 mins of disputing this I was told that I am having a stem cell injection. I said I need to talk to Dr Alianello. I met with him and he agreed that a mistake was made and he was surprised himself when he saw stem cell was ordered. He was told that I called in and changed it which I never would have done that for that would have not helped me. Dr apologized for the inconvenience and had to to come back in two weeks. I made a new appointment for 04/06/2026 at 1:50pm. I wasted my day driving from Plainfield IL to Oak Brook IL. If I had not shown up for my appointment with a 24 hour notice I would have been charged. What discount did I receive, Zero. On the 1st of April I called the office to ask if it was safe to take Diclofenac and was told they will get a hold of the DR Alianello's team and would call me back on Friday. I told her that this was urgent because I stopped taking the medication in fear that it would interfere with the injections that I was having on the 6th of April. That I was in a lot of pain not taking the drug. I never received a phone call back. Then on Saturday I received a call stating that the HA medication has not arrived and they had no tracking info. They said to call back Monday morning. Here we go again!!! I called back in the morning to ask if the medication had arrived. I was told no. That maybe it would be best to reschedule the 13th of April. I replied with lets just wait and call me back if the medicine shows up. To my surprise I got a call back and it did finally showed up. So finally I got my injections and DR Alianello was excellent.

Questionable billing practice, quoted one price, charged a higher rate, charges on bill 3 weeks…read moreafter visit, unable to explain the charges

Let me start by saying I hope you never need this place. But if you are like me and find yourself…read more"gimping" around one day with a sore foot, Dr. Salvino and his crew may be the people to see depending on the kind of treatment you like. The staff is friendly, they run on time (a must for any place in my book) and the doc takes the time to hear what your issue is and then works to solve the problem- in some cases- on the spot with protective padding and other helpful suggestions. The down side for me was he was also quick with shots of cortisone which only masked the pain but didn't really solve the issue which I had to find another doctor to do. Pain shots might be a good solution for some but that's not really the way I want to live. Dr. Salvino has been around a long time so clearly his patients like his approach. It just wasn't the kind of care that I was hoping for.

Dr. Salvino listened to my issues and I have been a long term sufferer of plantar fasciitis. I…read morehave tried everything and spent hundreds of dollars on aids to help my feet feel better. He recommended Shock Wave, which I had immediate relief the day after the session. This is a very tricky thing to fix as anyone with PF will tell you. After the second Shock wave treatment I was about 85% better. He also added stem cell injections into the heel that will regenerate and fix the inflamed heel tendons and muscles. I'm one-week past that injection and finally feel for the first time in over 10 years, that I might be pain free in my heels! What a blessing and he got farther with my feet than the chiro and podiatrist before him. Thanks team Salvino!

I can not say enough good things about SmartLife Medicine and Dr. Vogt! I can't get over the…read morepersonal attention, the help and relief I have received with my many aches and injuries over the past few years. I saw Dr. Vogt recently for a combination of hip and groin pain. He didn't want to just treat the pain, he wanted to figure out what was causing it. He ordered imaging for me and talked directly to the radiologist to better understand the report so he could help me figure out how to best treat it. He's awesome. A+++ rating!

Dr. Vogt is a very good doctor. He has fixed a few of my ailments. But his front desk staff could…read morebe nicer and more polite to the patients who are spending a lot of money to come without the possibility for many of insurance coverage.

I had an amazing experience at the ankle and foot center. I saw Dr. Christina who treated me for a…read moreplantar wart that I had been reluctant to get treated for many years. Within 15 minutes she was able to painlessly remove it and provided excellent after care instructions. They also have several doctors available so scheduling was as soon as the next day for me.

I saw this center I. 2019, they made an orthotic for my foot that did not help at all! Plus, no one…read moretold me the exorbitant cost that I would have to pay. I never received any bills until 4/2022 where they charged me over $600 and sent this bill to collections! No one ever contacted me and I never received a bill until 4/2022! I have excellent credit and now they have ruined my credit! I pay my bills immediately and this is really poor management. I would NEVER recommend this place and will tell everyone I know, plus posting on social media what they did to me! Plus, they did not help my foot problem!!! Very poor service, poor management and I will seek other providers in the future!!

Dr. Tikiwala was very attentive and caring towards my concerns. She was thorough with her…read moreexplanations. I felt like she truly listened and patiently answered all my questions. I would highly recommend!

From the owner: Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists is a group of full-service foot and ankle clinics…read morelocated in downtown Cary, Lake in the Hills, Fox Lake, Crystal Lake, Hoffman Estates, Edison Park, Elgin, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Geneva, Oakbrook & Wheaton, Illinois. We proudly offer cutting-edge, minimally-invasive inpatient, outpatient, and surgical care management for all of your foot and ankle needs.