Thomas J Elardo, DPM

I have been seeing Dr. Elardo for my foot pain now for a few months. The office staff has always been very friendly, kind and professional. So far I have never had to wait excessive amounts of time in the waiting room, in fact I always arrive early and am escorted most times immediately back to the exam room. The Doctor arrives just a few minutes later. Dr. Elardo is very through and professional, he listens intently about my pains and has provided me with exceptional pain relief. I have seen more than three other orthopedic doctors about my foot pain over the last six years and not one has been capable to provide any kind of remedy (other than suggesting surgery) for my condition. Dr. Thomas J Elardo, DPM is an exceptional doctor, he is not in my HMO medical group he is classified as a PPO provider under my plan, but he is well worth the extra cost. Thank you very much Dr. Elardo you are the best.

I am a chiropractor, and I have had a very large bunion for many years. I finally decided to have a bunionectomy, not because it hurt (it rarely did), but because I was concerned that if I waited much longer it would start to deform my foot in a way that would necessitate more complex radical surgeries. I went to 3 different podiatrists and 3 very different recommendations on surgery types.
I chose Dr. Elardo, not only because he understood my lifestyle and recommended the sanest and least radical surgery, but he also accurately diagnosed and successfully cured what NO dermatologist or podiastrist had ever done. He told me that I had a skin fungus on my foot and wanted that cleared before he did surgery. Everyone else had told me it was dry skin! We are talking years and years of cracking peeling skin on my foot. Ick!
Now my skin is like a baby’s bottom (skin wise!) and the surgery went off without a hitch. I had very little pain. Swelling takes awhile to resolve. Was able to hike the hills in 5 weeks time. Barely noticeable scar and the bunion is gone!
Today I had Dr. Elardo drain a huge synovial cyst. He is so skillful. Not one bit of pain.
Awesome Podiatrist. I recommend him to my patients regularly.
Oh, and I love his staff. They are all excellent

Consummate professional. I have seen Dr. Elardo now for two foot issues. Ended up getting orthotics and he treated my plantar fasciitis where the pain was gone in one day.
Very courteous, listens well, and really explains what is going on. Just a quality physician.
Highly recommended for any foot/​ankle issues.

Dr. Elardo has been our podiatrist for many years. He is very honest and never has recommended surgery when not warranted. When my daughter was a teenager he removed 15 warts from her feet and with what could have been a very traumatic experience he handled her with reassurance and got her back to competitive soccer within two weeks. He has seen me for chronic achilles tendonitis, plantar fascists, and heel spurs. He never suggested surgery as the first line of treatment. He is thorough and knows his profession. I am a physical therapist and have treated his patients for years. I know who I want treating my family and I and will return if injured in the future.

Six months ago I had complicated bunion, hammertoe and neuroma surgery done by Dr. Elardo. And this was all on one foot! I have to say that the surgery was amazingly successful and I am now back to running and participating in Olympic distance triathlons and my new foot feels amazing. Dr. Elardo is amazingly talented at what he does. I have had some very bad results with other orthopedic surgeons… in 2006 I had a distal femoral osteotomy performed by a well-​known surgeon at Stanford who was a former 49ers doctor and unfortunately the procedure went awry and now my leg is permanently bowed and I need a knee-​replacement before the end of the summer. I had better results from my foot surgery from a DPM than surgery on my leg by an MD! So happy I found Dr. Elardo, I have sent many friends to him and they have had surgery with fabulous results.

Dr. Elardo rocks! He has taken care of my family and I for quite a while. Nice guy, who cares and takes the time explain and answer any and all of your questions. He always takes the additional time to take excellent care of my 85 year old Dad. I dropped a 45 lb weight on my big toe at the gym; he was able to see and diagnose me the next day. He has also done bunion surgery on my foot. Pain gone! Barbara and the staff there are also EXCELLENT!!!

OK. Dr. Elardo definitely kicks ass (in a good way)! He is easy-​going, professional, and great with patients. He has done three surgeries on me previously to remove some bone spurs and I’m still walkin’.

This guy rocks! Well he could rock more if he would just relax. No just kidding. I have seen this guy a few times. The first time was back in 99 – 00 for the weird growth on my toe. He had it diagnosed in a few minutes, setup a time to operate in the office and I haven’t had a problem since. I have recommended him to several others that have had great results with him. Of late I started to have pain in the bottom of my foot. Some days not as much as others so I decided to go see him. Within just a few minutes he had it nailed to PLANTAR FASCIITIS. Talk about a painful thing to have. Well I get to have some cool custom orthodics now for the rest of my life. Barbara is a cool cat and needs to be mentioned in the review because she does a great job. I would say if you have a pain in your foot, and it’s not your mate, then this is the guy to see.
The one knock against this office is that their magazine selection is way below the office standard, I mean who reads ELDER!