Joseph H Snowden, DPM

I visited him twice and got a steroid shot each time. We talked about my previous experience with planters fasciitis. I received acupuncture and massage when I had it before and it went away. In the second visit he told me to try acupuncture and massage again and gave me orthotics and told me to come back of that did not work. I did acupuncture and massage for 2 months. Unfortunately the acupuncture and massage did not work. The foot got worse and it has become difficult to walk. My hips, back, ankle and knees are now aching.
Today I went back to report all of this and he blames me for not coming back. Got very argumentative and rude and asserted that I did not come back. Then dismissed me by saying that’s neither here nor there. I was so upset that in the middle of him talking I got up and put my shoes on and was ready to walk out from his argumentative tone. I’m already in pain. I don’t need aggravation on top of that pain.
I’m really disappointed in his attitude and how I was treated. He could use a class in bed side manners.
I was told by Dr. Snowden to stay off the foot. Big help!
In the end he did not help and I walked away in pain, agitated and of course with a bill. I’m seeing an orthopedic surgeon and getting an X-​ray of the foot.

Awful service by the staff. When I saw the doctor he cut me open with surgical knife and told me to take Advil for pain. On top of that he didn’t give me more antibiotics and asked me to take the 2 days that I had left from ER worth of the pills and call him again for more. When I called the office for more, they told me to have the pharmacy contact them and it seemed to me I bothered them. The pharmacy said they don’t contact doctor offices and it is the doctors office job to send prescriptions. I called 3 more times and finally they said that the doctor will send in the prescription another day. This is antibiotics we are talking about and it needs to be taken without any breaks so I just don’t understand why a 1 min prescription request has to be waited. This was the worst doctor experience ever. Do not go there and don’t waste your time.

Went to this doctor only after reading all the great reviews on Unilocal.Well, He was not as helpful nor enthusastic in finding a prognosis nor treating me. I went to see him twice because I was in so much pain but he referred me to an orthopedic only to be finally referred to Dr. Thomajan who did help me and give me relief. Dont waste your time going to him.

I called Dr. Snowden’s office to ask if they knew of anyone who could make a home visit as my husband is getting ready for cancer surgery and unable to leave the house much. He just needed some nails clipped and a small cut looked at. Dr. Snowden said he could come to see him! His schedule was open and we aren’t far from the office. He doesn’t do it often, but I am so pleased he did it today! He was great and we are both very appreciative– thank you!

Dr Snowden expertly repaired my feet in 2004 — hereditary bunions. He’s experienced and highly capable.

I am 39 years old and have had bunions since I was 12. Thank you to my great-​mother and my aunt. My poor feet didn’t stand a chance. Add to that 20+ years of wearing 4−5in heels 5 days a week and that is one hell of a recipe for disaster. I had always wanted to have the surgery due to the agonizing pain, but had always heard such horror stories and seen women walking around with metal pins sticking out of their feet and the «you’ll never be able to wear high heels again» warning. To that I said forget it. Then a new friend came on the seen, 10 years younger than me, who had it done and raved about it. It was then that I decided to do more research.
I was first referred to Austin Foot an Ankle. Read the reviews — lots of people loved them. I went to make my consultation appointment and hung up so angry I wanted to go down there in person and chew them out. I had switched hand bags and didn’t grab my insurance card. I was told that it was, «Against the law» for them to book my consultation without having my insurance information. I don’t know who they thought they were talking to, but I have worked in the medical field, and my mother owns and operated a large Home Health and Hospice agency throughout S. Texas, was the President of the Texas Association for Home Health and still sits on the board — and she’s a practicing R.N. I know a lot about insurance and for them to BOLD FACE LIE to me and insult my intelligence was infuriating. So, I continued my research.
I came across Dr. Snowden’s name from yet another friend. I called, scheduled my consult and went in. No, the front desk is not warm and fuzzy, however, they are efficient, on point and get their jobs done. Dr. Snowden has two office locations so I imagine that their job is not easy. Add to that the fact that they talk feet all day, and I don’t know how warm and fuzzy I would be either. They are nice.
I met Dr. Snowden, we talked about my situation and wether or not to do both feet at the same time or separately. I want to have a baby soon and he suggested that it would be 5+ years before I would get the second one done if I did them separately. I immediately decided to do both at the same time — the day after Christmas just a month ago today. BEST DECISION EVER!
If you follow the Dr’s orders exactly — no work for two weeks, sleep in the post surgical shoes, elevate, ice, don’t get your feet wet, take your meds as directed, don’t heavy lift… you should be good to go. My pain on a scale of 1 – 10, 1 being none and 10 being holy sh! t — I was at about a 4 for the first 2 weeks (with pain meds) and have not taken so much as aspirin/​ibubrofen since that two week period. Seriously. I am so glad that I did both at the same time. I am now, one month later, able to wear certain side zip boots, flat shoes, tennis shoes and was told that in two more weeks that I could wear whatever I could comfortably get my feet in to. I have been instructed now to soak, massage, stretch and moisturize — and I do this daily/​nightly. It feels so good (and a little painful) to do this.
Dr. Snowden assured me that I could wear shoes that I wore before and they would be more comfortable than before the surgery, provided I do my stretching, massaging and soaking. He also assured me that my foot size would not change (I had heard about this and wanted to make sure — I have a heafty investment in my shoes!) My younger girlfriend, who had both done at the same time, wears her 5 in heels now like it’s nothing. I can’t wait!
If you have been hesitating due to pain, or others stories, I assure you times have changed. This was so easy in the grand scheme of things and so worth it. When people see my scars they can’t believe how good everything looks. They can’t believe I am in normal, pretty, fashionable shoes.
I cannot thank Dr. Snowden and his team enough for changing my life — literally. I highly recommend you check him out. Don’t let the slightly dated office or non-​sorority-​like front desk stop you — these guys know what they are doing and do it well! Traveling the world will be so much more comfortable now!
Cheers!

I could not care less if his office is outdated and smells funny (there’s a lot of feet being worked on!). I liked Dr. Snowden and I think he did an awesome job on my feet.
He did a bunion removal from both feet for me and I’ve had really great results. Recovery from surgery is difficult, of course, but after a few months I was back to walking normal and doing yoga (with caution).
When I was at the surgery center, the nurse told me that she had Dr. Snowden do her foot surgery and her daughter’s surgery, and that pretty much everyone in the surgery center goes to him when they need a podiatrist. That definitely made me feel better.
His beside manner with me was nonchalant, but it was probably because I’m young and he wasn’t going to baby me — he needed me to walk normal and bend my toes in order to have a full recovery and he wasn’t going let me use «but it hurts» as an excuse. I saw a softer side of him, though, when a person with a mental disability was in his office and he was very patient with the man, who was very scared of the exam. He was kind and respectful.
I saw a comment or two in other reviews about the front desk service. It is true that your not going to get a «come on in sweetie and have a seat!» type of reception. I think that’s just not her personality. But you’re there to take care of business and that’s what she does. I had no problems with billing or scheduling surgery, etc. And when I was trying to force myself to wear shoes for the first time after surgery she let me know I was doing fine, that other patients don’t do as well. So I appreciated her support.
Overall, if you’re there to get quality care for your feet and can overlook the less important stuff, I highly recommend him.

i think 5 out of 6 patients are above 65 years old. the décor is really simple and outdated. i don’t mind that. it can show a sense of frugality. what i did mind was the unfriendliness of the staff. there was no «hi how are you doing today». when i stepped up to the window and requested a new patient form i was told to «wait a minute» without the courtesy of eye contact. i was 15 minutes early to my appointment, filled out the forms with 5 minutes left before my appointment, and still didn’t get seen for another 15 minutes. i did think it really weird that the exam doors were left wide open so i could hear everything that was going on in each room while i was waiting in the reception area.
when i was led into the exam room i was given a seat and told to wait for dr snowden. as i was waiting i noticed a smell like a soiled diaper. it was so disgusting. he walked in and didn’t dispense with any pleasantries, asking right away what was wrong. i explained my situation in about 30 seconds, and he said i needed shoe inserts, a steroid shot, and recommended an exercise to strengthen my fascia. he administered the shot, gave my shoe inserts, and left. no handshake, just a «we’ll see you in two weeks». total time, less than 5 minutes. consistent with what i had observed before, the door was left open the whole time.
that wasn’t the worst part. the worst part was about 5 minutes later, in my car driving home my feet starting hurting really badly, to the point it was hard to push the pedals because of the pain. it felt like there were golf balls being shot into the arch of my foot. i know it sounds like i’m exaggerating but i’m not. i pull over, wait 20 more minutes and it doesn’t get any better. so i turn around and made my way back to the office. i limp shuffled into the waiting room where the receptionist greeted me with an inquisitive stare and i explained what had happened. she said «well that’s somewhat normal, it’ll probably go away in about 15 minutes» before turning her attention back to whatever it was she was doing before i so rudely interrupted her. i said it’d been about 40 minutes since the shot happened, and there was no way this was normal. dr snowden happened to be walking by and asked her what was going on. she explained, and he said «tell him to call back tomorrow if it’s still bothering him». as if i wasn’t in the room? at that point i said «no, i’m not calling back, is this normal? how come you didn’t mention this before?» he said «sometimes it happens.» i could tell i wasn’t getting anywhere so i left. the pain lasted all day, but it was debilitating only for about 2 hours.
i won’t be going back. i’ll be looking for someone more capable with better manners that takes better care to answer questions and addresses concerns in a satisfactory way. the whole time i was there it felt like the whole office had mailed it in.

I went to this podiatrist to get replacement inserts for my running shoes. Snowden took one look at them and told me that they didn’t need replacing, therefore saving me $ 300. I thought that was really great because he could have easily made a lot of money off of that.
However, I probably wouldn’t go back because the office looks outdated and even kind of smells stale; it’s super quiet in there; and no one was particularly friendly.