DO NOT TRUST YOUR FEET WITH THIS DOCTOR!…read more I visited Dr. Del Monte to have a few corns removed from my small toes on both feet. They weren't causing me any pain and it was only a cosmetic concern. At my consultation, he was quick to say I'd need surgery and given all the positive reviews I read on here I trusted him with all my heart and proceeded with the surgery. On the day of the surgery, a nurse asked me during pre-op if I was there for hammertoe surgery. This surprised me, as I had only asked Dr. Del monte to remove a few corns. When I brought it up with him, he explained, 'It's the same thing.' I trusted him and didn't question him any further. During our consultation, Dr. Del Monte had also convinced me to have my bunion removed. He explained that he would use a new procedure called lapiplasty, which involves inserting a metal plate to correct the deformity. He assured me that this technique was much simpler than a traditional bunionectomy and promised a three-month recovery time, with my feet looking great afterward. Fast forward to 8 months post-surgery, I realized that I can no longer curl up my toes like I used to. My toes can now only fan up and down in one direction (like a plastic doll's toes) and they were shortened too (something which I had do never asked him to do). Regarding the lapiplasty portion of the surgery, the recovery was far from the easy experience I was led to expect. It changed the way I walk, requiring me to undergo hours of physical therapy. I even had to have another surgery to remove the plate in hopes of finding relief and improving my gait, but unfortunately, that did not help. Dr. Del Monte downplayed the significance of the surgery and failed to adequately explain what it would entail. His poor clinical judgment has caused me immense pain and depression, to the point where I've been on antidepressant medication for over a year now. I'm only 30 years old and I've never faced as many issues as I have following the surgeries performed by Dr. Del Monte. I no longer enjoy doing yoga and pilates classes as I used to given how stiff and rigid my toes feel. My toes no longer feel natural and I constantly wear socks to avoid seeing the awful scars that have been left behind. I do not recommend getting surgery with Dr. Del Monte. He tried to make money of me and test a metal plate at the expense of costing me my mental and physical wellbeing. Once I addressed these issues with him, he only gaslit me by saying corn removal surgery and hammer toe surgery are the same thing and he constantly downplayed the situation by saying it will get better. I'm now almost 2 years post-surgery and things have not gotten better and I continue to struggle every single day. I even sought a second opinion from another qualified surgeon, who informed me that this surgery should never have been performed in the first place and there is no way to reverse any of it. If anyone is considering this type of bunion surgery, please do not let him talk you into it. I strongly urge you to join the "Lapiplasty before, during, after" Facebook group. There, you can read the experiences of hundreds of patients who, like me, were persuaded to undergo surgery by surgeons more interested in testing their devices than in the well-being of their patients. I have attached before-and-after pictures of my feet for reference. As you can see, I didn't even have a significant bunion; I sought this surgery solely for cosmetic reasons, but I ended up worse off. Doctors are supposed to be healers and take an oath to do no harm. Sadly this doctor did the opposite and I regret going to him with all my heart.

I went to Dr John Delmonte on November 2023 because of pain on bunion, right away he recommended a…read morenew procedure called Labplasty, he said recovery would only be 6 weeks, one year later I'm so much worse off than before, after 8 weeks I kept complaining of pain and he was dismissive, kept saying it was normal and just kept prescribing medication, after 5 months of pain and discomfort he decided to remove the hardware he had put into my foot, I still was not getting better so in June 2024 I decided to go see another doctor who proceeded to get me an MIR and a CT scan which Dr Delmonte never suggested to find out what was happening,the Ct revealed that two of my bones are not fused, the new doctor told me that in her opinion the surgery that he performed was to aggressive for such a simple problem. Now I have to deal with another operation, which would make it the third in less than a year, I'm in constant pain, my foot gets swollen if I walk more than an hour and I have numbness which new doctor said is irreversible, my life has changed so much, I can only wear sneakers, if I even wear flats my foot is swollen in less than an hour, please don't go to Dr Delmonte,when I used to go to him I started paying attention and realize that he would suggest surgery to so many of his patients,I am going to file a complaint against him, my life hasn't been the same. I wrote this in hopes that I may help people not go thru what I'm going thru

Such a fan of Dr. Lipkin! He's easily one of the most personable doctors I've dealt with, and I've…read morenever felt rushed out of his office. He's gone the extra mile for me on several occasions - combining appointments for my various foot issues and working with me through problems with my insurance. Good doctor and good human. Can't beat that combo!

Very professional, knowledgeable and gives you accurate and easy to understand description of your…read morecondition and possible treatments

The doctor here has a great bedside manner. He thoroughly explained everything going on and did…read morehis best to make me comfortable during procedures. Parking can be a pain, especially since you probably do not want to walk here since this is foot's specialist's office after all. On a funny note, the waiting room TV will have daytime talk shows on. Not exactly entertained for the younger crowd, but you will not wait long anyway.

I really hate writing bad reviews, especially since the doctor was so friendly and nice. However, I…read morefeel compelled to because he wanted me to agree for a foot surgery after he saw the report from the MRI office that he sent me to for an ankle injury. He was really pushing for the surgery but I said I needed to think about it before scheduling it. I showed the MRI report to a family member who is a radiologist and he said it was a very vague report that didn't give much info, and said I should be suspicious of the rec for surgery, and recommending I get a second opinion. Another friend who is a sports pt said she had never heard of that surgery done after just one injury, so I went to see her boss who is an orthopeadic surgeon. He was shocked after looking at the images and reading the report that surgery had been suggested. He even told me to get out of the boot and see what I could do on my own. Needless to say I'm walking just fine now and PT is getting me well on my way without an invasive and unnecessary surgery. Just make sure to always get a second opinion.

Easy appointment, Dr. Tjoe took care of my ingrown toenail on the first visit, and it was pain…read morefree. I would go again for other foot issues

I was excited that there was availability the same day I called, in fact within an hour. happily I…read morewent. After filling out paperwork, met with Dr. Tjoe. In my experience, he severely lacked bedside manner, didn't look at me and came across unpleasantly introverted. Without looking at my issue on my foot, started telling me about treatments, their cost and length. I was flabbergasted, I have been to a podiatrist before and they had never suggested anything like what Dr. Tjoy was for a similar problem. He finally looked at my foot, recognized the corn I had, and offered a different and also costly treatment. At that point, I had had it and decided to somewhere else. The other podiatrist I saw, shaved off the corn (which I expected to be the treatment) and suggested an orthotic to use to avoid corns in future. My recommendation is to go somewhere else that Tjoy!

Dr hawawini is awesome dr I went to my first appointment he was very kind he listened to me he…read moreexplained everything to me so I could understand i left my feet were good no more pain I truly recommend this dr..the office was nice and very clean as soon as I got there he took me right away

Dr. Hawawini's care is hard to find nowadays. He is patient and from the heart. He is honest and…read moretruly there for you as he has taken the oath for. He is not in it for the money or to get rich. He truly takes his time and makes sure you feel no more pain and follows through! One of the best foot doctors out there. Thanks again doctor!

I really can't give this less than three stars because the doctor's office did what it was supposed…read moreto do - but let me tell you, this is a no nonsense doctor's office that cares more about volume than about making a patient feel valued and cared for. You get basic care here - your issues will be addressed and that's about it. I chose this particular doctor's office because I had an impact injury that I ultimately knew was not a normal bruise - and this office had several appointments available next day. My injury really couldn't wait, and the other offices in this network had appointments about a week out. So the one positive of this place is that you CAN get in quickly, although that could also be considered a red flag. You see, they take walk-in appointments - which, on a busy street like Bergenline Avenue, is a recipe for disaster. While I was able to secure a next-day appointment, and despite the fact that I came to my appointment on time (10:30), I sat there for two hours and waited for the doctor to see me because of walk-ins. (The company did have a live person call and confirm my each of my appointments here however, which was nice.) One thing I will say - the support staff here is what keeps this place afloat. They are patient and are as efficient as possible - it's honestly not their fault that this place serves such a high volume. (Although, they told me an hour-and-a-half into waiting for my appointment that before I could see a doctor, I needed to confirm my "coordination of benefits" by calling my insurance AT THE OFFICE and WAITING UNTIL A REPRESENTATIVE gave me the confirmation number, which added another half hour to my waiting time. I understand they were dealing with several patients but it would have been nice to know sooner. That was definitely a mark against them.) After waiting for two hours, I was able to see Dr. Chowdhury. I am saying this in the nicest way possible - but he has absolutely no bedside manner. I don't think this is any fault of his own - I don't think he IS ABLE TO have a bedside manner with the sheer amount of patients he sees on a daily basis. He is the epitome of 'doctor that is oversaturated and has a billion patients and is trying to attend to as many appointments as possible.' I waited two hours and was with him less than 10 minutes. He looked at my foot (and was genuinely shocked at the bruise/injury) and that's about it - he explained nothing, did not talk about the nature of the injury other than it was likely fractured. He did give me a boot but only after I told him I really couldn't walk on it, and also gave me no indication of how long I should wear said boot. He also gave me an x-ray but only after I suggested that perhaps we should see if it is indeed a fracture. In addition, the extra-strength ibuprofen that he ordered never got to my pharmacy. That was the first appointment. The second appointment was even weirder. One positive note was that it was raining outside so there were a lot less people in the office because there were less walk-ins - and I actually got into my appointment early, which is a good thing. After speaking with the doctor's assistant (who actually was lovely and way more helpful than the actual doctor), I told her my foot was feeling better and that I was attempting to walk around my house without wearing the boot for a few minutes. Well, apparently she relayed this information to Dr. Chowdhury, who burst in the door a few minutes later and straight-up yelled at me for not wearing the boot. That was basically my follow-up appointment - being yelled at by the doctor for not wearing something that I received no instruction to begin with. Does this mean I should wear it the minute I get out of bed when walking to the bathroom? Unclear, as there was (and still is) no instruction. In addition, I had gotten an xray and was hoping that Dr. Chowdhury would at least read my report. Nope! In the midst of yelling at me, he casually dropped in that I had a fracture (did not tell me where) and that the boot would help and that I am in it for 6 to 8 weeks. (It would have been nice to have heard this timeline during my first appointment.) Then I said to him, "Since it's fractured, shouldn't I have a follow up x-ray to make sure it's healing?" At this, he said no, but then considered what I said and was like, "Ok, ok, maybe you're right but it needs to be after a certain date." Thank you, Dr. Obvious. On a positive note - the best part about this appointment was that I was in and out in about 20 minutes total. So. After saying all this, would I choose of my own accord to come here again? Probably not. But this is where I started for this injury and I will be continuing to go here until I see this through because it seems silly to switch doctors/offices when I am in the middle of this saga. I think it's a safe bet to say that the other offices in this network probably offer better care, so (as always) choose your doctors wisely.

Absolutely very clean staff very pleasant, Doctor is very professional and took his time to ask…read morequestions and to listen too very pleased and open on Saturday thank you

Their helpdesk is terrible ! They didn't buzz us in for 30…read moremin another time they said they scheduled our appointment but they didn't .. and good luck getting their attention if the baby is sick .. they don't respond

Amazing clinic with compassionate doctors and a great team!! The Doctors are excellent and take the…read moretime to listen to patients, go over concerns throughly, and are truly wonderful. I must also mention Daniya who is a gem, and always very kind, reassuring, organised, and helpful. It's rare to find a clinic that combines this level of professionalism with genuine warmth. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this practice to any family wanting the very best care and support

I was referred to Dr. Silverstein by my mother who has similar issues with her feet and we both…read morelove the care and treatment that we get from him. I need orthotics, which is hard for a young woman in her 30's to deal with, but he's been more than generous and understanding. He's a true professional and I wish that all of my doctors were as reliable, patient, thorough and kind as he is. He's also been very flexible about seeing me early in the mornings when needed to fit my schedule. I'd recommend him any day of the week!

I've been Dr. Silverstein's patient for more than 20 years. He has treated my heel spurs and other…read morefoot ailments using different modalities--several different types of orthotics, steroidal injections, herbal injections, walking boots, night-time boots, etc. Dr. Silverstein is a caring, wonderful and honest man. He keeps up with the latest literature in his field. I have referred a number of my friends to him, and every one of them has been satisfied with his care. I believe he is on many insurance panels--he has certainly been "in network" for me the entire time I've been his patient.