Evanston Podiatric Surgeons

Dr. Hussain’s office requires you to complete the admin tasks associated with treatment. Upon completion of my second visit, Dr. Hussain’s staff handed me a form and asked me to call my insurance to find out what areas of treatment my insurance company would cover.
Considering the doctor and his office are compensated very well for any work and procedures associated with my treatment, I found it unacceptable that I be asked to spend my personal time completing a task he could easily ask his own staff to do. When I explained why calling my insurance would be difficult (due to working full-​time and recently becoming a parent) the office continued to refuse to help. I discontinued my therapy.

In September 2013 I climbed Kilimanjaro. I had no foot pain at all. What a change this surgery has made in my life! I could barely walk before it.

I’m sorry to disagree with the two published positive reviews of Dr. Tayeb S. Hussain. When I visited him nine months ago about severe foot pains, he X-​rayed my foot and immediately diagnosed a stress fracture. He prescribed a big black fracture boot, along with a stabilizer wrap with Velcro.
After two months of using the boot I returned to Dr. Hussain, whose assistant began to measure me for a specially designed piece of footwear the doctor said would correct a bone malformation in my foot. I would need to relearn how to walk with this new piece of footwear, which would cost me close to $ 500. When I refused to go through with the new procedure, Dr. Hussain politely backed off.
Months later my foot pains returned. I visited another podiatrist, a foot surgeon, in Highland Park. He took new X-​rays and diagnosed my problem as gout. This seemed consistent with other symptoms I’ve had, including tophi prominent on the very foot Dr. Hussain examined – and ignored in his haste. I’ve since had an MRI and seen a rheumatologist, who confirmed that I have gout, not a stress fracture.
Considering Dr. Hussain’s misdiagnosis, I’ve concluded that, at least in my case, he’s a careless practitioner. He dressed very nattily and was accompanied by student podiatrists during office visits – all very impressive. But the fact that I wasted time and money with Dr. Hussain is a red flag. My experience may serve as a reminder to future patients to think twice about a man who is charming and affable but whose advice may be questionable.

I’ve been bringing Mom here to deal with the foot issues that come with old age. This is a wonderful place. (Fresh lemonade in the waiting room, free for patients). The staff is so pleasant and Dr. Bochat has helped Mom so much in just 2 visits.
The first visit, they comped her a whirlpool and foot massage. She loved it so much that she has decided to make that a permanent treat during her visits. She likes being pampered.
If I ever need foot care, you can bet your sweet bippy that I’ll be coming here.