Michael M Amirkiai, DPM

This Dr is AMAZING. I took a rather nasty fall four weeks ago. Fear kept me from doing anything for a week. I went to a chiropractor I know and asked him to x-​ray for me as the swelling was pretty intense. He did, saw no fracture. Three weeks later, still a lot of swelling. He sent me for an MRI. MRI showed a fracture. I didn’t know where to go. Someone said I should go see an orthopedic doctor. I was calling around, but then one of the MD’s said anything above the ankle go to an ortho. Below the ankle — Podiatrist is the expert. He gave me the name of Dr. Michael.
I did NOT want to have to have surgery. I called for an appointment and they didn’t have anything for quite some time. I told the person on the phone I didn’t know whether I should be stretching/​flexing my foot, if it should be immobilized and I needed to know! She checked with the Dr. and came back and scheduled me the next day during his lunch hour.
I went in with my x-​rays and my MRI. Scared. The staff is really lovely. Most were headed out to lunch. No one treated me like I was ruining their day. The Dr was nearby and I was thanking them for seeing me on their lunch hour. He was incredibly gracious.
During his exam, he was thorough and very, very gentle. He LISTENED to me. By the way, he walked in the room and it was clear he had reviewed my MRI, the MRI report and the x-​rays. So refreshing from the doctors who have you fill out ridiculous amounts of history, then walk in the room and ask what you are here for today. Not this doctor!
He took his time with me, he was gentle, he gave me very happy news after all his tests/​exams/​diagnostics/​questions.
Professionalism: CHECK
Knowledge: CHECK
Bedside Manner: CHECK
Staff Care: CHECK
GO! Do not look further, this guy is IT for me!

After $ 500 and three appointments… this doctor is the first I’ve ever referred to as a quack. Seemed really nice. Contradicted himself from appointment to appointment. Pushed the insoles hard but the taping of my foot in the first appointment made absolutely no difference. Hard to justify paying $ 700+ for insoles. He said he couldn’t diagnose me, it was too hard to do. He said I didn’t have plantars then he said I did. He said I didn’t need physical therapy because what could that possibly do for me, then he said I did. Never took an x-​ray. Never considered the possible contributing factors such as posture or my chronic back issues. He’s a doctor and I figured he new what he was doing, who am I to question. And he didn’t like it when I questioned him. The other frustrating thing is I told him I was paying out of pocket. He just kept saying come back in a few weeks. Finally I decided not to go back and am getting actual care from a massage therapist and a chiropractor.

After trying unsuccessfully to get some doctor in the PAMF Podiatry department to see me, I finally called the Remington Podiatry. My call was after the regular work hours and I paged the doctor with very low expectations (my experience with PAMF left me jaded). To my pleasant surprise, the doctor himself called me back in 15 minutes. He spent time listening to me over the phone. He asked me if I was ok waiting until the next day for an appointment and when I said that was not a problem, he scheduled me for an 8am. I found out only later that the office opens at 9am and the doctor and his staff went out of their way to accomodate me. Given how much pain I was in, this kindness was very touching. During the appointment too, the doctor was very patient and gentle. I had managed to burn the outer layer on my sole in a foolish attempt to treat a plantar wart with duct tape. The doctor gave me a very good description of my treatment options and suggested the best treatment based on his knowledge. His treatment could not start until the burnt skin healed, but he provided me with a solution to reduce the pain. Overall I left the office feeling much better.
The staff too is very friendly and caring. It was a joy to be treated so nicely.
Other podiatrists have asked me to stop running when I describe my foot issues to them. This is the first doctor who understood how important running is to me and provided me a solution that works well with my running.

While making appointment don’t forget to ask about 100 $ cancellation policy which u will end up paying no matter how legit the reason for cancellation would be.
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I have been a regular patient of Dr. Michael M Amirkiai. I had problems with both of my feet to begin with and over time he cured and help me a lot. one foot is completely cured and I have absolutely no pain, however the other one still bothers me every now and then. I lost my insurance due to lost of employment and I was in a lot of pain however this doctor allowed me to go in without charging me a penny. This is what I call a CARING HUMAN BEING, I personally can not think of any doctor that would help you without a charge other than this man, Dr. Amirkiai.
I never had any problem with my billing nor his staff. His office staff are very friendly and straight forward. I always asked for a discount and they always worked it out for me. His office is very clean and has air conditioning for hot summer days! I would like to personally thank Dr. Amirkiai for being such an amazing person beside his profession and mention that he did not have to help me however he did.
It makes me happy to see good people still exist on this planet :) Dr. Amirkiai is a very friendly person and spend time with his patient as long as they need him.
Dr. Amirkiai you are awesome thanks for being a part of our community in Sunnyvale.
You made a different in my daily activity as well as my daily life.

I am somewhat an OCD person, so I am going to say this office is very clean and rooms smell fresh.
Secondly, the staff are friendly and helpful and was able to call and make an appointment very conveniently.
Dr. Amirkiai is very friendly and easy to talk to. During my visit with him, he seemed very knowledgable and confident in his diagnosis. I have been dealing with heel pain and fungal toe nail, for both of which he offered a range of treatments and walked me through each treatment mentioning the benefits and risks. I no longer have heel pain and am seeing progress in my fungal toe nails. I highly recomment him for your feet!

Misdiagnosed, mistreated, and over charged my insurance for doing absolutely nothing! AND, yes! he tried to push for custom insoles, which I had to let him know they did not work for my current busy life style. Then, he wanted to get some ‘teaser’ machine and never called again! They just stopped calling me! I’m not even sure if that’s ethical as a medical professional.

moy name is Mosen, I am 64 years old, trough out my life, I was wrestler from 14 to 28.
when the perfect years for wrestling was ended, I was attracted to
Marshal art I continued on that sport for four years, in the mean time, soccer
valley ball, swimming and mostly mountain climbing and any other sport as sky
and others, I never said no, I believe physical activity only ends with death.
But I could not get away from my joint problems. My general practitioner doctor,
referred me to Dr. Amirkiaie, he had two surgery on my foot and another .
Thanks for him, I am in a good health, again back to exercise, a million thanks for him,
I see a sweet and wonderful life ahead of me. God bless doctors like him, they are the rue ageles.

On behalf of the thousands of patients that Dr. Amirkiai has helped walk again without pain…
To address two previous low rating posts, Dr. Amirkiai, first off, is NOT an insurance fraud or anything of the sort. He cannot help if you are too ignorant or stupid to understand your own insurance policies concerning orthotics. Orthotics are very expensive and typically insurance will not cover them. This is a medical doctor. Money is not this man’s motivation for practicing medicine. His patients are. This is not some type of goon working at an oil change garage trying to get you to buy a new air filter to get a few extra bucks out of you; It is a purely professional medical prescription. If you were prescribed orthotics then you definitely needed them. If you don’t believe that, we’ll see how you feel about it in a few years when you are walking like the tin man. The lower ranking comments on this Unilocal are clearly written by individuals who blabbed away without regard to a person’s professional reputation merely because they didn’t get what they wanted. Apparently these people expected Jesus Christ himself to immediately relieve their foot pain with instantaneous healing! Shame on you both. At least at a minimum he most likely had enough respect for you to spell your name correctly unlike you have with his.
I visited Dr. Amirkiai on referral from my primary care physician concerning severe foot pain. I was seen immediately after I was referred. He identified the problem after careful observation and Q&A. He took x-​rays to determine no fractures and provided pain relief in the form of a shot in both feet on site. He then ordered me back for orthotics fitting. Today I visited for the fitting which took place fairly efficiently. The equipment was modern and the Dr. took the opportunity despite heavy office traffic to address my concerns and questions.
I look forward to my next visit and recommend Dr. Michael Amirkiai with enthusiasm.

Beware of the insurance FRAUD first! They require a deposit of several hundred $$ to make you their fancy shoe inserts, but they don’t pay it back to you even though your insurance statement says that the inserts were covered 100%.
Second, there’s a bad deal with doctor mixing up your xrays with another client’s, promising you a foot surgery because your foot is slightly pronated, but then withdrawing all his statements saying that your chart has a fact that doesn’t pertain to you. I wonder whose xray he showed me…