Re: any good Ponseti Doctors in the Indianapolis area?

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie,

We live in Ft. Wayne (about 1 1/2 hours north of Indianapolis). We used

to drive to Indy to see Dr. Randall Loder with Riley Hospital. Dr. Loder

did a good job in casting her foot and performing her tenotomy and her foot is

fully corrected and looks good. He did follow the ponsetti method to the

" T " . Is your son in the Markell's or the PM's? Dr. Loder had not

had a previous patient with the PM's....he was willing to write the script so

our daughter could use the PM's ( the DBB caused a sore on her non cf) but I

think he was threatened by all of the knowledge I had gained from this

WONDERFUL group and that I was introducing shoes to him that he himself was not

completely familiar with. Because of this we set up an appointment with Dr.

Ponseti in April.... Dr. Ponseti said her foot was fully corrected and look

great! Because we had such a wonderful experience in Iowa city we have

choosen not to return to Indianapolis but to make the 6 hour drive to see Dr.

Ponseti every 6 months! It really is worth the drive!

Dan the brace man at Riley is wonderful! Very knowledgeable and

personable to work with. The nurses at Riley were wonderful....very kind and

compassionate!

I do know there are other doctors in Indy that people have used that used to

work at Riley and now work at St. 's hospital. It is my

understanding that Dr. Ponseti came to Riley (while these doctors still worked

there)

and trained them on the Ponseti method!

HTH,

and Mallory (7 months, PM's 18/7)

[Guest guest]

OH you could just drive over to Dr. P! We do it from the Cleveland area and if

you are willing to go to Chicago just go on over to Iowa instead.

Chris

any good Ponseti Doctors in the Indianapolis

area?

My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a year now; he was

born with bi-

lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have corrected

nicely. My last

follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time for another

follow up appt.

The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job to a job in

Indianapolis.

This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now an HMO.

Does anyone

have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to continue seeing

Dr. H. (or at

least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly, does anyone

know any good

Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago is also an

option). I would

greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the Ponseti

Method.

Thanks!

-bonnie

[Guest guest]

My daughter is treated by Dr. Diane Von Stein in Cincinnati. She has been

great for us. I seem to recall some others recently mentioned that some Doctors

have gotten on board in Indianapolis but I cannot recall their names.

Jenni

bonnie30904 wrote:

My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a year now; he was born

with bi-

lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have corrected

nicely. My last

follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time for another

follow up appt.

The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job to a job in

Indianapolis.

This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now an HMO.

Does anyone

have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to continue seeing

Dr. H. (or at

least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly, does anyone

know any good

Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago is also an

option). I would

greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the Ponseti

Method.

Thanks!

-bonnie

Jenni-

Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in FAB nights only for

left clubfoot.

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to Indianapolis!! It is a great city. We live on the southwest side.

We started out with Dr. Berrios, who did a fine job casting, but wanted to us

AFO's and the DBB and get rid of both when started walking. Because we

wanted to not have to switch again, we went with a certified doctor, and travel

to Cinncinnati. It is about 2 to 2 1/2 hours away, so not bad! However, there

is a least one mom on her who sees either Dr. Didelot or Dr. Kayes, I can't

remember which. They are not certified, but have worked with Dr. Ponseti, and I

have heard great things about them. They were at Riley, but now have their own

office. I am not sure if it is affiliated with St. Children's Hospital

or not, but the office is in one of their buildings. Hopefully, Kathleen will

chime in because she has more experience with them than I do.

So you have the option to travel or stay close. I really like Dr. Von Stein,

so you can't go wrong.

Again, welcome to Indianapolis! If you have any questions feel free to email

me. We have like in Indy for 4 years, but I grew up an hour south of here, and

taught in one of the school districts for 3 years.

HTH,

11/19/04

bonnie30904 wrote:

My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a year now;

he was born with bi-

lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have corrected

nicely. My last

follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time for another

follow up appt.

The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job to a job in

Indianapolis.

This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now an HMO. Does

anyone

have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to continue seeing

Dr. H. (or at

least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly, does anyone

know any good

Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago is also an

option). I would

greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the Ponseti

Method.

Thanks!

-bonnie

[Guest guest]

I think Kathleen, 's mom is also in the indy area, you could

email her at leenernd@... as it looks like she hasn't been on

the board in a few days.

> My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a

year now; he was born with bi-

> lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have

corrected nicely. My last

> follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time for

another follow up appt.

> The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job

to a job in Indianapolis.

> This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now

an HMO. Does anyone

> have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to

continue seeing Dr. H. (or at

> least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly,

does anyone know any good

> Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago is

also an option). I would

> greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the

Ponseti Method.

>

> Thanks!

> -bonnie

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[Guest guest]

Another option would be Dr. Dobbs in St. Louis, of course, he would

be 3 1/2 to 4 hours away. He is also at Shriner's if you have an

insurance problem.

Pam

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> My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a year

now; he was born with bi-

> lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have

corrected nicely. My last

> follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time

for another follow up appt.

> The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job

to a job in Indianapolis.

> This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now

an HMO. Does anyone

> have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to

continue seeing Dr. H. (or at

> least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly,

does anyone know any good

> Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago

is also an option). I would

> greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the

Ponseti Method.

>

> Thanks!

> -bonnie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie-

Welcome to the area. My son is a patient of Dr Didelot who is in

Indianapolis-he is based out of the St hospital network. He

and 2 others just left Riley hospital in October to begin their own

ortho practice. All 3 are students of the ponseti method-just not

officially certified. We have been quite pleased with Dr Didelot as

he is conservative in his training-follows the bracing protocol.

Please let me know if you want contact information!

thanks,

kathleen

mom to david bcf fab 12/7 22 mo old

and baby girl edd 9/1/06

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> My son has been a patient of Dr. Herzenburg's for almost a year

now; he was born with bi-

> lateral clubfeet. His feet look beautiful now and seemed to have

corrected nicely. My last

> follow up with Dr. H was about 3.5 months ago and it is now time

for another follow up appt.

> The problem is that my husband has re-located from his Georgia job

to a job in Indianapolis.

> This also means our insurance changed from an excellent PPO to now

an HMO. Does anyone

> have any suggestions on what options we have in being able to

continue seeing Dr. H. (or at

> least one last time before we have to switch doctors)? Secondly,

does anyone know any good

> Ponseti doctors in the Indianapolis or surrounding areas (Chicago

is also an option). I would

> greatly appreciate any advice, as I am very strict with using the

Ponseti Method.

>

> Thanks!

> -bonnie

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