Chirtea Deborah L DPM

I’m a healthcare professional who has visited at least four different podiatrists over the last twenty five years. I chose this doctor based on her impressive reviews and I was not disappointed! She was fabulous. Professional, informative, personable, knowledgable, and best of all, pain free in administration of steroid injection for plantar fasciitis. The other two times I had this done by two different providers it was so excruciating I swore I would never again subject myself to the injection. So glad I found this fantastic doctor. She’s the only podiatrist I ever want to see from here on!

Everything about this visit (visited on Wednesday, 3÷13÷13) eased the amount of stress on my mind owing the unfortunate situation that brought me in to see Deborah. The office is clean, decorated with cheery, earthy art, and very well organized. As a first time patient, the paper work was easy to fill out and quickly processed. The receptionist was willing to answer questions, and cheerful.
I was ushered into yet another well decorated private room, where a tech asked me what I was experiencing to better ascertain what exactly had happened to my foot. She quickly decided X-​Rays would be a good idea. She was gentle, and did what she could to comfort me as she helped me onto an X-​Ray machine platform that was facing still more whimsical artwork painted on the wall. Another nurse helped me balance as the tech quickly got the needed images. With in five minutes of being reseated in the private room, Deborah arrived.
It was easy to see that the wonderful, warm, whimsical spirit behind the art work that makes this office feel so much more inviting and less like you are just an insurance number, was indeed my doctor. She was cheerful, and thorough, making sure we clarified on symptoms I was experiencing before coming to a conclusion that I have Achilles Tendonitis. She made sure to thoroughly go over the necessary care to put me on the path of healing– even when there were things I didn’t want to hear, she explained them in logical ways that made me see the value of what she was telling me. She also went over some stretching exercises for me to do each morning to help the tendon to limber up for the day to help lessen the pain. She even made sure a tech helped me to understand how to operate the airbags in my air cast. (walking cast, with air bags for support of the injured tendon, and a heel lift to help with tension on the tendon)
It is very clear from my interaction with her that she enjoys her job, and cares about her patients. Having such a good experience with her, I’m not nervous about the office visit my follow-​up will entail at all– and that for me means a lot.