Stuart Steinberg, DPM

Dr. Steinberg is a cool dude. very confident, knowledgeable, and his office is organized and staff is helpful. Steinberg himself feels like he’d rather be golfing, but who wouldn’t. I actually prefer a doctor who dresses like he’s on his way to the country club than a guy in a white coat or scrubs. Levels the playing field and makes the conversation more fluid and open. Truth is, you need to be your own medical advocate anyway. Doctors are too busy seeing too many patients, clocking billable hours, and flirting with pharmaceutical reps. but Steinberg takes the time to help you heal and if you take care of yourself and do what he says, you’ll be walking again in no time.

He will butcher your foot/​feet. PLEASE, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LOOK ELSEWHERE!!! This man almost left me wheelchair bound for the rest of my life due to his lack of knowledge as well as his inability to admit when he makes a major medical mistake. He could have taken the necessary steps to prevent further damage, but failed to even do that. His motto is, «it’s only a foot.» Let’s see how he would feel if it was his own foot that was left damaged. Perhaps he would be more honest and compassionate.

Dr. Steinberg is okay — my son had an ingrown toenail that was bothering him to no end and Dr. Sternberg too care of the issue. The problem is his office; upon arrival you are given forms to fill out (which makes sense), however, the person handling the forms refuses to make eye contact, refuses to answer any questions, and as other reviewers mentioned wants to keep you credit card information. After dealing with the front desk, you are then left to cool your heels for better than 30 minutes, can’t get an answer as to whether the doctor is running on time or not. Upon leaving and making a follow up appointment, one mentions the wait time, and the response is, «when don’t you wait at a doctors office». Really? Does that fit with the age old adage of «if all the other doctors jump off a cliff you would as well?». Why is poor service acceptable? Does the office not understand that there are other DPM’s in the world? That out of 10 million people in Los Angeles one might find a DPM that has an office staff that takes pride in the level of service?
Like I said Dr. Sternberg is okay — however, certainly not fabulous enough to put up with the service and the snotty front desk staff.

Dr. Steinberg is excellent! I first starting going to him in 1998, and he’s helped my problematic feet time and time again… always excellent service and he’s a nice guy to talk to, too! I highly recommend him!

I visited the said person do not even want to call him a doctor in 2008 but today for some reason it came into my mind to enlighten people about Stuart’s true character. I do not know who gave him a doctor’s license, but this SHENANIGAN sounds more like a corrupt used car salesperson who knows that the engine and transmission is busted but will sell it to you for a new one. My experience with him was this. I had flat arches and was simple in need of a pair of custom made orthotics. But he kept taping my feet, having me wear my ten year old orthotics which weren’t even the right prescription. He had a great Wall Street Broker Secretary. She was very good at packing up the appointment list and just collecting the copays. His silky hair, blue eyes, extra large belly, and 5 series Bmw at the time, did portray a classic picture of a dishonest, bloodsucking butcher.
HIGHLY DON’T RECOMMEND THIS ENTITY.

I would happily recommend Dr. Steinberg to ANYONE looking for help with their feet! He and his staff are great — very personable and professional. Scheduling surgery was a breeze and the surgery itself was much easier than I anticipated. His follow up care was fantastic and he had me walking and back to my regular life quickly. A great experience from beginning to end. I had this same surgery done 20 years ago (with a different doctor) and Dr. Steinberg was even able to correct some of the mistakes that were made back then! Huge thumbs up!

I’m very happy with Dr Steinberg. I had previously went to Kaiser for treatment. In two years, they did not help my foot AT ALL. Dr Steinberg diagnosed me correctly and helped me immediately. I have stuck with my present insurance company because I don’t want to lose him as a doctor.
Everyone at the office is friendly and professional.
Highly recommended.

WOW! My foot pain and problems continue since I saw Dr. Steinberg. I finally had an implant put in my right foot after taking out the bone that made my big toe spread further and further away from the other toes. Besides my one friend I have heard two others have the same problem. I never had a problem with my left foot until he made orthodics for me. They caused my foot to raise (which already had a high intep) and made it worse. I am still having issues and want to see a foot orthopedic specialist ASAP!
His attitude is not a concerned one. He didn’t seem to care much when I first brought to his attention one year after my bunion removal how my big toe started moving away from the other toes. He said it could have gone either wayto the loeft or the right! What kind of answer is that? It got so bad it looked like I had one or two toes missing.
Do NOT see Dr. Steinberg for your foot issues!

I went to Dr. Steinberg. He is a very nice gentle man. I had a bump right below the ball of my foot. He put a needle in to deaden the area, then he took a needle to try to bust the bump, but it wasn’t liquid. He then proceeded on to tell me he didn’t know what it was, and gave me a cortizone shot, said I would have to get these all the time because it’s dangerour to have your foot operated on. That relieved the pain and now its back. The shot hurt so bad, I’m scared to go, yet I can hardly walk on the foot, and the doctor doesn’t know what it is. Anyone have any suggestions for another podiatrist, not that the shots would hurt less, i just want to know what it is.

Dr. Steinberg’s office is very clean and everyone is super nice. He was able to get me approved through insurance for orthopedic inserts which is no easy task with MPHP. I’m very happy here and would certainly recommend him to anyone needing an orthopedic doctor.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Steinberg on and off almost 10 years with odd-​ball foot and toe ailments. He and his staff are fabulous and I would never, ever consider trusting my tootsies to any other doc. My husband, mom and dad are all patients of his and between all of us, we have enough foot issues to fill Gray’s Anatomy.
My feet are the path to my income and I trust Dr. Steinberg without reservation. Walk, run or limp to his office if you need a good and caring foot doctor!

Been having pain in the outside part of my left foot for a number of years. Not one to readily seek medical attention for anything… I finally got a reference from the Toulca Lake Medical Center to visit podiatrist, Dr. Stuart Steinberg. After scrutinizing x-​rays of my foot, he explained the problem and gave me my options: surgery, steroids or… the use of a carefully designed, orthodic device.
Not one for using anything more intrusive than say, a bandaid, I chose the orthodic. I have now been wearing the thing for about a month and the problem is gone. I’m still a little amazed that by just making an adjustment to the surface that my foot sits on in my shoe, that my foot can finally stop being irritated and inflamed. Dang. Feel kinda foolish for not visiting the good Dr. sooner.

Not sure what the bad reviews are about. I have been going to Doc Steinberg for 15 years. I had a diagnosis called a Morton’s Neuroma. I went to the doc since he was on my plan and wanted to do a technique of shooting the nerve with alcohol. I thought it was a bit primitive so I consulted a friend who had a another podiatrist. I told him what was up and he said who was the doctor? I told him Steinberg. He said «Stuart Steinberg? Whatever he says trust him, he one of the best in the business. I went back and started the treatments. It felt like a brick was put in my foot for 8 weeks, once a week. The treatment doesn’t cure the Neuroma but sort of makes the bdy think its gon by killing the receptors that send pain to the brain. After 2 months it ws gone and has been gone for q5 years. I also went back fro various things over the years, ingrown nails, Orthodics (which I highly recommend to anyone) and for looksys. He is a great doctor and I trust him with all I have… and my feet are EXTREMELY important to me like everyone else!

I have to agree with the majority of reviews on Burbank Food Care. I was recommended to his office to see Dr Park — also by Stetson Powell. Dr Park is very nice but my experience really left a bad taste in my mouth — I understand wanting a profitable business but this was
(1) When you arrive, they want you to sign something that keeps your credit card details on file in case of an «emergency»
(2) Although I offered to pay at the time of service, they only took my co-​pay and then sent me an invoice with a $ 5 billing charge
(3) I had a broken big toe, previously operated on, and he gave me these massive pneumatic cast — total insurance scam — I got a second opinion and basically needed a small inexpensive shoe

I was not impressed by Dr. Steinberg. I went to him with bunion pain and without even touching my foot he prescribed medication and told me to come back in two weeks. When I returned and said it wasn’t any better, he strongly implied that I wasn’t taking the medication properly (though I was) and I had to specifically ask for an X-​Ray. It took another visit for him to even put his hands on me and then all he did was recommend orthotics. I found no relief of my foot pain in the 6 weeks I had been seeing him.
Rather then continuing to see him, and spending several hundred dollars on orthotics, I found a DPM named Dr. Espensen who has been helping me through a bunionectomy and physical therapy.

Dr. Stuart Steinberg is thee best Podiatrist that I have ever been to.
after YEARS of suffering from «pronation» or «flat feet» or «collapsed ankles» inherent in my type of dwarfism and being told that nothing short of SURGERY would help me (and even AFTER surgery, I’d probably be in the same situation, if not worse).
Thank goodness for the Screen Actors Guild Insurance (which I have had for nearly 25 years now) — My primary Physcian recommended a «specialist» — Dr. Stuart Steinberg.
Just a few minutes (literally) with Dr. Steinberg (back in 2007) after telling him of the horror stories and the PAIN that I am (was) having (at that time) He said «let’s take some X-​Rays» — Then he did the typical «does this hurt?» «how about this?» etc.
He hit me with a couple of Cortizone injections in my ankles and BAM I was up and walking PAIN FREE for like 2 years.
The PAIN came back after nearly 2 years — BAM! He hits me again with ONE Cortizone injection and says «come back in a few days and we will fix you up with some NEW orthodics»
I am not going to gush or fawn all over this man like some «school girl» … I am only going to tell the truth the way that I personally experienced it.
Dr. Stuart Steinberg is one of thee most DEDICATED and DEVOTED Professionals in his field.
and his Office Manager (Barbara) is TOP NOTCH; professional and «by-​the-​book», yet personable, friendly and courteous!
–ed gale

Look no further ! This IS thee podiatrist to visit for your precious feet.
Back in 1993, Dr. Steinberg modified my feet. I was water skiing in 3 weeks, and ran my first marathon 6 months later. Fast-​forward to October 2008: During ballet class, I injured my Achilles tendon and sought a UCLA «sports doctor» thinking they would have all the answers. After spending a ton of money on inferior physical therapy, useless and dangerous prescription medication, and discussions of impending surgery, I finally realized that I should have seen Dr. Steinberg to begin with. He reviewed my MRI, analyzed my gait and gave me homework to avoid surgery, which included proper stretching exercises, foot taping and of course effective orthotics which improved my foot function 100%. I am now dancing again without incident. More importantly, without surgery. Thank you Dr. Steinberg ! you’re the best !!!

I wasn’t «butchered» by Dr. Steinberg, but I didn’t have the best experience either.
I basically had to demand that he order an MRI for my ankle after his «treatment» was doing nothing to heal it and I was convinced that even though the X-​ray showed no broken bones, there had to be SOMETHING causing the pain in my foot! After he reluctantly ordered one (do I miss Motion Picture insurance or what? I didn’t pay a penny for it), it revealed a transverse fracture of my right cuboid. I left his office for greener pastures and saw a «professional» and left his podiatry doors for an orthopedic surgeon (who I should’ve gone to initially).
Before this mishap, I had good experiences with his making me two different pairs of orthodics. They are still holding up pretty well even after a few years of use…