Michael A Stein, DPM

Please be aware, that most of the 5 star reviews on Michael Stein are from profiles that are obviously fakes. Most of these profiles or accounts have 1 or 2 reviews. Sometimes zero reviews before giving Michael Stein a 5 star review.
If you are new and looking for a podiatrist, do not be fooled by the possible fabricated reviews on here. Read the negative reviews and put 1 and 1 together. Everyone has the same issue, its pretty apparent that this is not the place to go to.
That is all.

I am very satisfied with the results of my toenail fungus treatment. The laser treatments and anti-​fungal cream and oil applications have dramatically improved my affliction. The important thing is to keep up with the daily applications and laser treatments.

Dr. Stein and his staff at The Foot Doctor of the East Bay are awesome. He has helped me tremendously with «my problem» and I am continuing to go to him for aftercare. I don’t know what I would have done if I didn’t find him… My toenails were horrible. :(
They are starting to look much better now thanks to Dr Stein and some crazy laser technology that I won’t even try to understand. Thanks Doc!
The office is in a convenient location, with lots of parking.

I tried it here. Nice people but totally ineffective treatment. And I fully followed the protocol. In fact it made other toes worse.

It has been nearly a year since I last saw Dr Stein for treatment of foot and toe fungus. When I left his office last year I was nearly healed of my fungus condition. Now when I look at my feet I am amazed at the results of healing and I feel that the community must know how enduringly well I was served by Dr. Stein’s office and Dr. Stein himself from his treatments and prescriptions. There is a war between the podiatric and dermatological communities on fungus treatment. Dr. Stein gets results that no dermatologist has ever managed for me over a lifetime of troubles with foot fungus. I also want address the Unilocal comment about Dr Stein up-​selling. That is absolute nonsense. The treatments are not free but the office bills in manageable amounts that make the treatments quite reasonable, particularly when one considers the results. Dr.
Stein also goes the extra mile to assist patients with finding the best prices for the ointments that are required. I feel that the whole treatment was a bargain and blessing.

Dr. Stein and Crew are great! He’s very knowledgeable, understanding and personable. I’ve been a patient of his for the last 6 mo and would definitely recommend him. And added bonus late appointment availability and plenty of parking.

I’ve been going to Dr. Stein for several months now for my persistent toenail fungus and skin fungus on the bottom of my feet. I have been dealing with this problem my entire adult life with very little success – until now. If you could have seen my feet before treatment and then compare them to today you would think they are not my feet! I can’t believe it myself! I remember not too long ago that I was getting a massage and I was so embarrassed by how my feet looked that I told the massage therapist to not massage my feet. But today I am proud of how my feet look and feel. My feet don’t have that disgusting scaly, itchy condition anymore and my toenails are clean and healthy.
Now, don’t think that this is a condition that goes away easily and that you can eradicate the fungus in one treatment. it is very persistent and most likely require several office visits. This fungus is everywhere: in the gym, our floors at home, our shoes. We have to be very diligent about applying the cream and the anti-​fungal oil to our toenails twice daily.
Your nails will look better after the first visit because the technician uses a small dremel-​like grinding tool to grind down the surface of the nail. Then once the nail is thinned they go back over the nail with a state of the art pinpoint laser to help kill the fungus. All in all if you suffer from toenail fungus and/​or skin rash on the bottom of your feet and between your toes, go see Dr. Michael Stein, the Foot Dr. Of the East Bay and he’ll fix you up! Thanks, Dr. Stein! You’re the best!

Dr. Stein and his staff are very professional and friendly. I am extremely pleased with their treatments and results for toenail fungus. I had been cursed with toenail fungus for a very long time and was self-​conscious to wear any type of open-​toe shoes. I went through a regiment of laser treatments, foot cream and a liquid nail solution. (took about one year). Completely gone and my nails are beautiful, I am even wearing sandals for the winter season :-). I would highly recommend Dr. Stein without hesitation.

This place is all about up-​selling. They were only interested in getting me to buy more, more, more. The treatment did not help, I was given advice on prescriptions that the Dr was not qualified to make, and they kept trying to get me to buy other/​additional treatments. I went here based on Unilocal reviews and, I must say, I am not sure that I believe these reviews. There was such a mis-​match between my poor experience here and these reviews.

When i went to my doctor at kaiser she gave me two options to treat my nail fungus, either take a pill which would cause me to come in for liver function test or she could just cut off my nail!!! Needless to say i seeked other options and found Dr. Steins office. I’ve been coming to Dr. Stein for awhile now and my toes are on the way to being clear and free of the nasty nail fungus. The staff here are very welcoming (raven is awesome) and the office and treatment rooms are pristinely clean. Yes the process is long but toe nails take much longer to grow out than your fingernails so Just Have PATIENCE. What I really like about this office is how well everything is explained during the process. Easy to get to, plenty of parking, comfortable waiting area overall great experience.

Dr. Stein is very experienced and an excellent doctor. He took the time needed to explain why my feet have been hurting so much and offered several solutions that ranged in cost to fit my budget. I highly recommend him to anyone experiencing foot pain!

I came into Dr. Steins office as a final try to get rid of toenail fungus. I had tried everything, and was beginning to give up hope of having healthy nails again. I am so pleased to say that after treatment and following the home care system, my toenails are healthy again! I recommend Dr Stein, Foot Doctor East Bay highly! Thank you Dr Stein!

I am writing this review for my treatment of nail fungus with the laser. It has been very successful. It took almost a year but my results are surprising. I had thick yellow, sometimes green nails on both my big toes. Now they look almost like normal nails. They probably need to grow a little more to get the last remnant of discoloration but I can wear open shoes w/​o nail polish to cover my nails. I decided to do laser treatment after seeing a groupon for Laser fungus nail treatment. I did the treatment and then 2 more follow up treatments and used a fungicide oil on all my toes. I also bought a cleaning system to clean all my shoes of fungus. I am happy with my results and will continue to maintain my toes with the oil. So if you have this problem, I would recommend Dr. Stein but remember it is a long process. No instant fix but I knew that before starting.

Last week I went back to Dr. Stein for another treatment and am so happy to say my nail is doing great. His assistants have filed the nail down each time so that the crack can grow back properly and it is doing very well. I look forward to having the crack be totally gone one day. It also has been important that I do my homework so I have been treating the toe every morning and evening with the Formula. If you have a problem with your toe nail (s), see Dr. Stein!

It is good to see his rating has gone up. When I went there, all of his good reviews weren’t coming through. Now, it is more representative of his skill and ability. I was pleased with the service I received. I think everyone should have a good foot doctor if they need one. My one wish is that he were closer to me in SF.
Keep up the good work!

I have been going to Dr. Stein since last year for Nail fungus and feet therapy. His therapy has healed my feet where I can finally wear high heel shoes all day. He is also taking extra diligent care in curing my nail fungus by using this amazing powerful laser he has in his office. My nails are finally starting to clear up after years of fungus and no remedy. I love the office and the staff have been wonderful.

I saw Dr. Ahmad today in his Pleasanton office and my experience was very pleasant. He was very professional and explained everything. The staff was very helpful and kind. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I will return in 3 months for a recheck.

Don’t have much good to say about the office. I visited for toenail fungus treatment. It’s been over 6 months and over $ 1000 dollars later and I don’t see any results at all. Regardless, during the course of treatment the Dr. tried to sell me more products I wouldn’t need, and advertised that we wouldn’t need to use Lamisil oral tablets, but finally resolved at the end to suggesting we try the oral tablets (for additional cost.)
The office staff tried to help me when one of the products he sold me broke, but ended up forgetting about it and never helping me, so I called the company directly. Then, another time they told me my appointment was at the wrong office 30 minutes away. When I showed up, of course my appointment wasn’t on the books and I’d wasted an hour and a good bit of gas.
The bottom line, you can do better and I’m not sure that the treatment even works though that can vary from person to person.
So, an addition. I went in because I had a numb foot after snowboarding. After improperly exposing an x-​ray that the Dr. was essentially unable to read, he basically told me that it would «probably get better,» with no explanation, referral, or follow-​up, other than to recommend that I continue with getting my orthotics (probably so he could deliver and bill me for them).

Ok. I honestly do not understand why Dr. Stein has such a high rating. I relied on Unilocal to find me a good doctor, but what I found was no where near what I was looking for.
I just realized that most of his high rating came from Unilocal accounts with 1 or 2 review. This was pointed out to me by a fellow Unilocaler. I hope everyone else who is thinking about seeing Dr. Stein takes note of this.
Okay. Dr. Stein’s staff was friendly and polite. I think that’s the only good thing about his office.
First Appointment:
Dr. Stein saw me at a late appointment and I was very appreciative of that. I brought him x-​rays from my MD since I was complaining about some foot pain. He first started out asking me questions about my pain, which was normal and I felt that he was actually diagnosing me. After listening to my complaints, he then starts to tell me EVERYTHING that is wrong with my foot/​legs. He tells me I have knocked knees (i have no idea what that means), flat feet, something about my enlarged toe bone is sticking out too much, and just everything else! Gosh way to make a girl feel secure huh doctor? He told me we were running out of time and that he wanted me to come back at another appointment to get my custom shoe soles made. (I got suckered into buying them)
Second Appointment:
I got molded for my custom soles. Then he told me he wanted to take another «view» of my foot on x-​rays because the ones I brought him didn’t show a certain angle. But then he told me to make another appointment for that since we were out of time. I said okay fine.
Third Appointment:
At this appointment he seemed to have completely forgotten everything! He asked me the same exact questions he asked me on the first appointment. I thought he wrote it all down!!! Then he tried to sell me another product. He didn’t mention anything about another x-​ray or that he wanted to run anymore test. At this point I was irritated and just wanted to leave. I was told to set up another appointment to get my custom molds. I said fine, whatever. At the front desk, I found out that I was being charged for this «exam» where he only asked me the same questions he asked the first appointment. I was furious! But I understand that I took up the doctor’s schedule and was liable to pay for his time. So I fussed up the money.
Fourth Appointment:
He gave me my custom molds and again tried to sell me another product and try to prescribe me pills. I got out as soon as possible and avoided making anymore appointments with him.
Later, I found that I was being charged with the exam ($ 75) that I had already paid before leaving! I tried called their medical biller and leaving messages, but no one ever called back. But the bills just kept on coming. So finally I went to the office with my credit card statement and the receipt THEY gave me to prove that I had already paid. The front desk apologized and told me I shouldn’t be receiving anymore bills.
Next month, I receive a bill! I think this continued for about 3 – 4 months where they told me I wouldn’t receive another bill, but I did before it was actually resolved.
HEADACHE!!! I wouldn’t recommend Dr. Stein. Please be aware that he will try to sucker money out of you and sell you product you might not need.

DR. Stein has nice staff, and that have worked hard to help me as new customer.
That was good to help me feel good quickly!!!
Dr. Stein has help my feet feel better.
Give him a call, you will happy you did