Very pleasant office in Castro Valley. The dr i great and as always professional. She is very pleasant and knowledgeable of what treatment is necessary. She is interested in how to manage your foot care issues and is as helpful as can be. read more

We went to see Dr. McAloon based on the reviews here on Yelp. And may I say, fellow Yelpers, you did not disappoint. She was wonderful. Funny, kind, and efficient. The only negative was the long wait time. My husband wanted to leave several times, but I persuaded him to stay. To be fair, he had a bad experience years ago with a doctor who hurt him, so he was afraid that it would hurt again. I can't count how many times he said, " I can't believe she didn't hurt me!" It was getting so tiring already. He was so pleased with Dr. McAloon. I'm glad we waited. I didn't rate 5 stars precisely because of the wait. read more

Dr Mcaloon is the best doctor you will ever have. That she is a foot specialist is the bonus. I had surgery and in the preOp appt she went over the whole procesß which really calmed me. She communicates so well She understands right where you are. Experienced sure-- but a real Care and concern for her patients. But in a real no nonsense way. She put her hand on my leg in the operating room and a little "chins up"smile --reassuring me without words. She has the touch of a healer. I wish her all success in her firm. If you need a foot doc--you can't go wrong read more

So I've been seeing Dr. McAloon for over two months with my heel pain (planter fasciitis). It got better after she administered a steroid shot and taped my foot. Once it came off, even with the stretching treatments, icing, she recommended and buying a pair of $125 motion control shoes, my pain came back with a vengeance. Also, during my first, three visits I inquired about the orthotics her office offered. Each time they said they would check my insurance and each time, they acted like I never asked before. I called and called and never got a follow up until my third visit, which at that point, i was completely frustrated with my service there since my pain hadn't improved at all. Completely going off of Dr. McAloon's recommendation, I put my down payment and when I arrived on my forth visit, I couldn't get a straight answer from 3 attendants at the desk until one of them found my file on a computer and it stated that my insurance did not approve my orthotics. Great, a month later, I finally get a answer. (This is more of a knock at the office, not the Dr.) So i dish out $400 for these orthotics, yes $400 out of pocket. When I got them, they didn't fit. So they had to trim it down. $400 and they couldn't even get my foot size right. After using them for three days, my pain got SOO bad that I couldn't even get out of bed. I couldn't even sit and watch TV without my whole foot throbbing. My next step is to try and return these evil things. I feel like i was conned. Be wary of money hungry doctors that just want you to shell out a ton of money for their products. And for those that want a good cheap remedy for Planter Fasciitis, what worked for me is heel lifts. I'm not kidding, they cost $8, another podiatrist friend of a friend recommended them. I then went off to research this on the internet and podiatrists did recommend it. So I've tried them and and FINALLY i can walk without limping. Icing and stretching are good though, but honestly, the heel lifts did the trick for me. To walk pain free is a good thing, unfortunately it was my research & good advice that got me here, not a 'specialist'. So rule of thumb for doctors is if they can't give you sensible, affordable remedies, its best to look online, research and find a doctor that will. They exist, but do your research. Don't get conned like I did. UPDATE: After seeing my review, Dr McAloon did refund my money for the orthotics I bought. I recommend buying PowerStep orthotics from Amazon. They've helped me tremendously and they are $35! I still have plantar fasciitis, but it's moderate pain, nothing like i had before. Everything i read about it seems to be 16 months min for dealing with this. Find things that work for you and don't rely on doctors too much, the internet is your friend read more

I had heel pain for 3 weeks now so I finally decided to go see Carolyn in her Dublin office. I got an appointment right away. She was very personable and made me really comfortable. She gave me a shot of cortisone and showed me some stretches I can do at home. She also told me to ice it and wear comfortable shoes all day. I woke up this morning already feeling 95% better. I usually have a lot of pain when I get out of bed, not today (I sound like an old lady). Thank you Carolyn. read more

This Doctor is one of the Best you will ever find. Ingrown toenail....Gone, for Good. Very attentive!!!!!!!!

Just got off the phone with Amy. I have an extreme fear of any kind of Dr. Office so even making this call was difficult. Amy was so calming and pleasant and even though my appointment isn't until Tuesday, I feel extreme relief already :) read more

Why do you go to any doctor? You can take an anti-inflammatory and use ice on your own, right? One reason I see a doctor is that if I have a problem, that appears to be a common problem, I want to rule out it being something serious. Here, Dr. McAloon failed. To make matters worse, she either tried to conceal the error, or didn't care enough to admit to it. I saw her for what appeared to be a common foot malady. It wasn't getting better after seven months of treatment. I got worse. Ultimately, she order an MRI. She did not call me when the results came in. When I saw her two weeks later, while waiting I asked the staff for my MRI report and although they had it, they, for whatever reason, wouldn't give it to me. When I saw Dr. McAloon she did not tell me that I had a significant finding on the MRI. She just said there is something that caused a stress fracture and maybe in a couple weeks it will get better. I asked her to show me the images and give me the report. She didn't show me the images and told me to get the report from her office staff. The staff intentionally gave me only the original request for the MRI and refused to give me the report. I went to the MRI center and obtained the disc and report. My condition was potentially serious and I went to a real surgeon for help. These are major errors on Dr. McAloon's part: She did not notify me of a significant MRI finding. She misled me during an office visit and refused to provide me important health information that was at her fingertips. She made a grossly bad decision, and she apparently made it just to conceal that she misdiagnosed me. The misdiagnoses is nothing. It happens all the time. But only incompetence or possibly bad intent can explain that she concealed and/or deliberately delayed reporting something she needed to discuss with me. If you know that you have a broken toe nail, or some athlete's foot, she is nice enough and can maybe give you competent care. But a doctor needs to know when she is in over her head and, most importantly, a doctor must act with the utmost of integrity. Bad judgment like this could have serious consequences. read more

I have been suffering from chronic Tendinosis of the Achilles on the right ankle for almost a year. The pain reached a stage where I made a decision to consult my Podiatrist, Carolyn McAloon. She had successfully treated me for plantar fasciitis on my right foot about 12 years ago. My first time consulting her for AT was sometime in November2013 . She x-rayed the ankle and diagnosed the condition as overused Achilles Tendon for which she sent me to a Physical Therapist. She assured me that she could "completely heal" the condition. I got treatment from the P.T for three weeks, twice a week. At the end of the treatment I did not see any improvement. Dr McAloon then decided to put my foot in a walking boot for six weeks and simultaneously receive physical therapy. At the end of six weeks I went back to her as I did not see any improvement. She then sent me to get an MRI which revealed a partial tear in the tendon. She suggested that I have a cast on the foot for about six weeks. At the end of the six weeks the cast was released. I still did not see any improvement. She put me in a walking boot again and had me seek Physical Therapy for three weeks. At the conclusion of this regimen I still did not see any improvement. I made another appointment and I was seen by Dr. Reyzelman. He put a heel raise on my insert to relieve the stretching of the tendon to assist in the healing according to him. He also prescribed a pharmaceutical compound made of a cocktail of drugs including: Amantadine 3% Carbamazepine 3% Doxepin 5% Gabapentin 6% Piroxicam 0.5% Guaifenesin 5% Pentoxifylline 3% I used the cream and rubbed it on the heel for up to four times a day for two weeks. There was a five percent improvement. Dr Reyzelman had asked me to see him again in two weeks. I made an appointment.Dr R. was not available. I was seen by Dr. Mher Vartivarian The pain was still awful. Dr V looked at my ankle and he said that they had tried everything except surgery which he did not recommend as the prognosis was doubtful. He also ruled out Cortisone shot which he said could compromise the strength of the tendon and could cause it to rupture. I was dismissed from any further treatment. I am still in pain. It has been very frustrating. I spent months of P.T. being confined to a walking boot and a cast all for nothing. If anyone reading this comment of mine has gone through a similar experience but found an alternative source of treatment which has helped the tendon to heal I would appreciate it if you will post it here. I may try that source to fix my constant pain. A pain which has altered my life style to such an extent that I am no longer able to hike and back pack in nature as I used to. read more

down to earth doctor. makes you feel really comfortable, very personable. and spends quality time (no rush with your care) with your any and all of your concerns. recommend!! read more