Dr. Badalian is an excellent surgeon. I am under his care at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown and I…read morehighly recommend him.

While this office has closed due to Dr Badalian moving to a new position out of town, I felt…read morecompelled to offset the other review and offer my own review. Dr. Badalian and his staff were always wonderful and caring. I was heartbroken when I found out he was moving to another position and wish him well!

Terrible. Went in for a normal ingrown toenail surgery and after 7 months of constant doctors, ER…read moreand hospital stays, I am in need of having my entire toe removed next week. I'm speechless. I did everything I was told to do..I am diabetic (sugars have been great & A1C is 7) so no blaming it back on me. I switched doctors and had a bad bone infection. My new toe dr just told me this week that he's had this same situation with another new patient from this same dr Nickelsons office.

Dr. Dickson is a great doctor! He listens to his patients, he doesn't talk down to them, but he…read moreisn't afraid to tell it like it is. He's very personable and takes the time to tell you what's going on with your feet. I like him enough so that when he moved his office from North Syracuse to East Syracuse, I stayed with him as a patient. It takes me a good half hour, instead of fifteen minutes to get there, but it's worth the drive.

I would highly recommend Dr D. in a heart beat to anyone who needs any type of knee surgery. Thank…read moreyou to all at Orthopedic East!

I had an extremely disappointing and frankly unacceptable experience with this office. The front…read moredesk staff were incredibly rude, unprofessional, and completely unwilling to help. I called to schedule an appointment for a chronic orthopedic pain issue--something that is ongoing and significantly impacts my quality of life--and instead of receiving even basic assistance, I was met with condescension and dismissive behavior. The staff acted as though my concerns were an inconvenience rather than a legitimate medical need. They refused to properly assist me in scheduling and offered no guidance, alternatives, or solutions. There was zero empathy, zero professionalism, and absolutely no sense of patient care. For a medical office, especially one dealing with orthopedic issues, this level of disrespect and lack of support is unacceptable. Patients dealing with chronic pain should not have to fight just to be heard or to book an appointment. I would strongly caution others before attempting to seek care here. The way patients are treated at the first point of contact says everything--and in this case, it's not good.

This practice is definitely old school. Providers and nurses are very down to earth. they were able…read moreto diagnose me with something I have never been able to be diagnosed with that. I was apparently born with. our feet are important and that's the type of care they offer and it's great.

I have been a patient of Dr. Weinstein for over 20 years. He is gentle and kind, always takes time…read moreto talk with you,yet the whole visit is usually less than an hour.

I would rate my experience with Dr. Weinstein's office as two star for the following reasons:…read more 1) They didn't have a time available for about four weeks out from when I called 2) They rescheduled an appointment we made within two weeks of the date 3) They made my appointment at a different location than my original location without letting me know (a location a half hour farther away) 4) They do not take calls during the normal lunch hour (12-1pm) and about ten minutes before or after, making it hard for a person working a normal job to speak with someone. I drove out to their office, an hour drive round trip, twice because of miscommunications about rescheduling and the location of the appointment. I was not able to make it into an appoint from Oct to Dec of 2014 and decided to move onto another doctors office because of it. I have had no issues with any other doctor I go to (dentist, primary care, etc) like I have with this one. I can only speak to the schedule and service part of their business, but regarding those I would not recommend this doctor's office.

Chris Fatti DPM, literally 'saved my Foot' after a terribly botched surgical procedure performed by…read moreanother surgeon. His knowledge, compassion, caring and gentleness absolutely calmed my fears and uncertainty. He wears his heart proudly upon his professionalism and when you leave his office - you feel that you matter! He has taken calls, given his expert advice - as well as 'council when necessary', and we, my husband and I, have given his name out several times and not 1 has been disappointed! Experiencing foot/feet issues?? Christopher Fatti is your guy! We have been in his care for well over 10 years! Wouldn't go anywhere else.

Dr. Fatti saved my ability to walk and be mobile. He provides exceptional service, skills,…read moreknowledge, and a lot of patience. He has performed many difficult surgeries on my foot and ankle as well as many hours to help me have a better quality of life. He has always consulted me with my options, explained the pros and cons for every decision we made that would provide the best possible outcome for my situation. He has always demonstrated compassion and well-being for me as a patient. His staff has always been accommodating and caring to my needs. I can't thank Dr. Fatti and his team enough.

Dr Novek was my first podiatrist that I had to see in my early teens from track-induced issues. He…read morefit me with hands down the best pair of orthotics I have ever owned; they were so good, that they are still fully working today (which amazes even him). Sadly, the original manufacturer is no longer in business, but Dr Novek keeps up on all the latest information and products out there. He takes really good care of my dad who would be literally crippled today (his feet are pretty mangled) if he wasn't under his care. So almost thirty years later (good grief I'm getting old), I ended up back in his office after over six months of major foot pain and had yet to procure relief through PT and other methods, which was seriously cramping my work out regime. As he is also still an athlete, he really knows how to treat issues. I called the office as I was visiting my family pre holidays. Although he had not seen me since my teens, they literally got me in the next morning. Dr Novek is still a very kind, friendly and personable doctor. He really listened to my complaints, looked over my recent scans that I brought with me. He had an inkling of what was going on and touched a part of my foot that no one had yet touched, but it produced immense pain. He said my walking vigor (under 15 min mile pace) was causing the issue and I'd be better off going back to running because I was putting too much pressure on my heels by pushing off on my strides (I walk like I XC Ski-long, fast strides). So he told me what to ask the chiropractor to do (unlock those side bones) and to take anti-inflammatory OTCs until the inflammation healed, as I had too many pain spots for corticosteroid injections. He then marveled over the still pristine quality of my orthotics (dad always said if someone held me up for my sneakers, to ask to keep the orthotics, lol) and then he built them up slightly to see if that helped. He said to call the office if I needed to come back in before heading back to D.C. for any fine tuning. Two weeks now later, I just walked 8.5 miles during my trip in Reykjavik and I have NO pain. No hobbling out of bed every morning; no stumbling around in misery all day long. It's like I have new feet again and I couldn't be happier. I saw two other podiatrists during my years living in D.C. Neither came close to the care and relief I've gotten from Dr Novek (and I've got two additional expensive pair of orthotics to prove it). He's highly intuitive and I can attest to the fact that he is not a promoter of foot surgery. We have referred several people to him over the years and he always had other options to help them. Only one went on to have surgery on another opinion and unfortunately, ended up with three more before sadly being too hobbled to walk any longer. I cannot highly recommend enough Dr Novek.