Foot Specialists of Cedar Park-Dr. Wayne Hurst and Dr. Shine John

12/11/11

Highly Recommend Dr. Shine John

by lolob512 at Citysearch

Dr. Shine John is an excellent Podiatrist and I would highly recommend him. I had a total of 4 metatarsal fractures on my third and fourth bones. I originally went to a medical clinic, thinking I had a sprain or possible break. Upon Xray, the clinic realized I had multiple fractures. They referred me to Dr. John and he was able to work me into his schedule and see me immediately, due to my tight time line. I was flying out the next day on an important business trip. Dr. John and his wonderful nurse, Lorraine, made sure I had all the approrpiate x-rays, CT scans, lab work, the hospital appointment for future surgery, prescriptions, foot padding, boot, crutches, etc. all within hours. They accomodated my travel schedule and advised me how to fly with a broken foot-never judged-just gave me very sound medical advise and sincere caution. Upon my return, I was operated on within the week and became the proud new owner of 3 titanium plates and 9 pins. Dr. John took meticulous care during surgery and what was to be a 2 hour surgery, resulted in over 4 hours of surgery. He has incredible attention to detail while having a great personality and outstanding patient care. His entire staff is efficient and friendly. I have never had to wait for an appointment. While it appears his collegue, Dr. Hurst has received some negative reviews on Yelp for wait time, I have always had a very positive experience and all of my appointments have been on time with Dr. John. I am now in my 5th week of recovery and should be walking within 3 weeks and I am healing right on track. I might add I took another flight after the surgery, all the way to Australia, and once again, Dr. John and his staff were incredibly accomodating, making sure I had extra wrapping around the foot, plenty of anti-inflammatories, ice packs, and antibiotics on hand just in case. Very accomodating! Overall, I have had minimal pain and good recovery time. I implicity trust Dr. John. If you have to experience the pain of the broken foot...I couldn't recommend a better Doctor , then Dr. Shine John, to get you back on your feet in no time.

09/15/11

I had a terrible experience

by dtshepard at Citysearch

I have more pain now than before I went to see Dr. Hurst. But, I'm getting ahead of myself. I waited 2 hours for some appointments in a lobby full of people...fyi, I arrived on time! They seem to overbook every time slot. Dr. Hurst is very nice, but nice doesn't mean that he gives the best care. He did my surgery after months of shots, removed one neuroma and left another one in even though he could have taken that one too! I have pain far worse than I ever had before the surgery. Also, he never mentioned that I needed to have a bunion removed or that I had an additional neuroma that needed to come out as well.

And the pain is worse than before...and I developed a stump. Which basically means I'm stuck with this pain forever. Fortunately, I found another foot specialist that has educated me on realistic expectations, costs, etc.

And then there are the costs that were NEVER explained. Rather than having a frank discussion about costs, he never mentioned it. The lady at the counter just says that will be your co-pay. Then I received a bill for $300+ in the mail and never ending collection calls until I was able to pay it. We are not impoverished in any way, but $300 at that time was not in the budget. Nobody discussed that in office procedures are not always covered by copays. This needs to be discussed before you have a procedure. PERIOD!

With the lack of discussion on cost and lack of discussion on the realities following the surgery AND the ridiculous wait time to get my five minutes with him...In my opinion, this is not the place that I would send anyone I liked to...maybe my worst enemy. Like I said, he seems like a nice man, but that doesn't make him a great surgeon or that he has good business practices. I don't like saying negative things about others, but I felt obligated to share my experience.

03/23/11

Unsatisfied-disappointed

by Shopper 5 at Citysearch

Unsatisfied - Wish I'd seen all the reviews and comments about the poor scheduling before I got involved with Dr Hurst. First visit he predicted the need for surgery but we went with injections over several months that rendered no improvement. My last visit an MRI was ordered that showed surgery would NOT have solved the problem either. The wait was unprofessional every time, I should have billed for that time at my regualr hourly rate to recoup some of the thousands paid to this office.

10/15/09

Great Doctor

by Seera Crockett at Citysearch

Dr Hurst is the best. He is extremely knowledgeable about prescription, medical conditions and how to accomodate your needs for medications. He is a great surgeon. I have had several surgeries on my feet and this is the first time I have had no problem healing. For the first time in many years I can walk in regular shoes and I have no pain. The office staff are terrific. He is very caring and spends the same amount of time with you as he does his other patients. He makes you just as important as the next patient. He is well worth waiting for. If I could rate him with a billion stars I would. I would and I do recommend him to everyone with foot problems. I even have my other family members seeing him for their foot care.

• Pros: This doctor is an excellent surgeon.
• Cons: You will have to wait a while.

07/15/09

Wonderful Doctor and staff

by dnshgrl at Citysearch

His office staff are very friendly and accomdating. He takes as much time with you as he does his other patient. He is very sincere and has your best intrest and health at heart. It has been a wonderful experence being his patient. I would recommened Dr hurst to any one who has a need for foot care. He is the best in the world. I have had foot surgery before and the surgeries have failed. Dr hurst has corrected past so I can add many more miles on my feet in the future.

Thank You Dr. Hurst!!!!!

• Pros: Dr Hurst is the best.
• Cons: I have found nothing to be negative about Dr Hurst.