Meleca Foot and Ankle

I saw Dr. Meleca because I had partially ripped my big toenail off & urgent care recommended I have a Podiatrist take it off. They gave me his pamphlet & said he was who they sent patients to. I went straight there because both urgent care, the pamphlet, and the website states they take walk in’s, however they do not state that they are closed on Monday’s - of course, it was a Monday, so I showed up to empty building. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and when I finally got a hold of the receptionist she was able to get me in fairly quickly, and the removal was done well. He gave me clear instructions for follow up care and we scheduled my next appointment. However, to say I was disappointed in my follow up is an extreme understatement. I was in the exam room maybe all of 60 seconds, and the doctor glanced down and said “yep good to go”. He didn’t even come in the room enough to close the door or say hello. Didn’t ask how it was feeling, or if I had any questions. He was more concerned about getting his lunch out of the microwave down the hall. When I asked about a fake nail and if I could use nail glue he simply said “Ehh, I wouldn’t use glue, but I’m not sure, maybe you can use ChatGPT”. I was speechless. It was incredibly unprofessional & honestly, it was a waste of my time and money. I would not recommend.

I wanted to send a great review but one week before my scheduled surgery the doctor canceled. HE didn't call to explain why. The surgery coordinator from Texas called to say he just decided not to do surgeries anymore. I almost didn't answer. I know no anyone in Texas. So no explanation, no coordination to hand off my scheduled surgery to another surgeon, just canceled. Really? A podiatrist that doesn't do surgery? I don't have the world's greatest benefits so paid for the pre-op blood tests and physician visit. Now it looks like I'll need to pay for all that again because the doctor doesn't care. Completely unprofessional and absolutely lame. He committed to do my surgery and then just decided nah, I'm not gonna. The least he should have done is line up a new surgeon for me.

When I got to Dr Meleca’s office I found out my insurance didn’t cover his practice. I payed the fee, but couldn’t pay for the X-rays. Dr Meleca waved the fee. I was overcome by his generosity. After discussing my issue, I was surprised to find he had given me a much better alternative then my orthopedist suggested. He has more updated knowledge of how achieve success that would cause less down time and much less intrusion. I was so happy to have met him and his staff and I would definetly recommend him. Very grateful.

My first visit with this doctor went very well, I really liked him, and I was very impressed with his care. I just had my follow-up appointment and I was very unhappy with this appointment. I was lucky to get him to speak with me for 2 minutes, he wasn't going to examine the foot or anything. I had to ask him to check and see if the foot seemed to be strengthened since the last visit, and then he only did one quick check, not the three or four like last time. The doctor seemed distracted and uninterested.