Ross Talarico's Online Review Report Card

I had a 50 year old scare tissue flare up on my left Achilles tendon. This caused enough pain that it impeded my ability to walk. Dr. Talarico had me fitted for a walking boot and discussed a surgical procedure (Topaz procedure). This minimally invisible state-of-the-art procedure is done in an outpatient OR setting. Dr. Talarico did a great job in the OR.  I would recommend him to anyone needing an excellent DPM.

Broke my leg skiing. Got hit by an out of control snow boarder. Ugh.! Got a ride down the mountain with ski- patrol. Went to a local ER and finally got to Dr. Talarico who reset my leg bones in the office until I could get a date on his surgery schedule. His scheduler (Kim) is very nice. Surgery was a breeze- since I was out. Dr. T is very knowledgeable, great surgeon, nice clinic, surgery at a nice surgery center on Telegraph (The Surgery Center of Summit Alta Bates)- he wears cool socks- check that out. Really stupid that Yelp doesn't do something about the couple of fake 1 star reviews. Pretty sad that people feel the need to do that.

Amazing when I read these reviews it is somewhat perplexing. It is pretty obvious that many/all of the 1 star reviews in this system are completely fake or made up. I wouldn't be surprised if this is from his competition because Dr. Talarico is such an amazing and caring physician and surgeon. I was in a car accident and broke my Tibia and fibula and talus and I was admitted to the hospital for an open compound fracture. He put my bones perfectly into place and I am back to regular shoes after eight weeks. My opinion is that Yelp is generally not an avenue for reviewing doctors, medical practitioners, airline pilots or emergency service workers. But I felt inclined to place a review after seeing some false or fake reviews. Dr. T is the best foot and ankle surgeon - hands down.

Great doc. Fixed my bunion. Seems like a lot of fake reviews. Sad.

I needed surgery for a very badly broken leg. My encounter with Dr. Talarico left me feeling uncared for. I found him to be arrogant and unkind. He was impatient and condescending, judging me for not being treated for osteoporosis without knowing any details of my decision. I have an idea that perhaps he has a better relationship with men and younger women. I am used to being respectful of and respected by the doctors I consult. This was NOT the case here. His staff was lovely. Since I have had the surgery, I am so glad that I have had a kind and generous rapport with the surgeon from UCSF who was with me every step of the way.

So, after seeing several other orthopedic surgeons and being somewhat disappointed I followed my wife's advise and contacted Webster Orthopedics and Dr. Talarico.  In a nutshell, the service was great, he explained my condition and all the possible treatment plans.  He answered all my questions thoughtfully and thoroughly.  He suggested some orthopedics which greatly improved my condition and I couldn't be more satisfied with his service.  My search has ended and i'm very thankful for finding such a wonderful doctor.

Excellent doctor, great surgeon. Overall great experience.

I really recommend Dr. Talarico! The staff is very  friendly! If u need a dpm he is the one u need to see!

Dr. Talarico is awesome!! He's great at making sure you have the appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan for your condition.

My situation was unique as all are.  I sustained an ankleInjury back East playing in a pickup soccer game. It was an oblique fracture of the fibula close to the ankle joint.  Long story short i was put into a cast and flew cross country a week later.  I chose to see Dr Talarico the next morning in a general consult, told him this is where I'm at, my circumstances and he made me feel confident that surgery was not the right thing to do with minimal displacement.He is a no nonsense guy who sticks to not only the imaging for treatment but also feedback from the patient on how to move forward (treat the patient not the X-ray).8 weeks on i am in a boot moving to ankle brace and in therapy, and appreciate the conservative treatment path and analysis of my X-rays for PT.Just a disclaimer and to be clear, i did not have surgery but feel with the guidance, expertise and reviews that DR Talarico would be an excellent choice, certainly for non surgical guidance. I took one star off mostly due to the fact that Webster is very hard to get a hold of and sometimes hard to get answers once you do get a hold of someone.