Patient Reviews of University Foot and Ankle Institute

Dr. Baravarian repaired a complete rupture of my Achilles. My physical therapist said I had a great surgeon and it was one of the best repairs he has ever seen. Apparently, if it’s not done by an experienced surgeon, your foot can tend to pull to one side or the other. Mine is completely straight with only a 1 inch scar. Highly recommend his services! I was 6 weeks in a cast and 4 weeks in the Boot. I’m now wearing 1 1/2 inch heels.

Our family loves Dr. Franson and his staff. We are always well taken care of and his vast knowledge makes us very comfortable with his suggestions and recommendations. In addition, the scooter he designed which my son, Arrden (15 yoa) used for his broken foot, is absolutely incredible!!

The billing department held up ordering my much needed orthotics because they said I had a co-pay due. I called to find out how much and to tell them I'd come in and pay it but had to leave messages twice. What I got was an email of my Portal which wasn't a current bill.

When my husband finally got billing on the phone, they said it was $30 and that they had not ordered the orthotics.

I had to go on a 6 day vacation to Atlanta with no orthotics which caused me to do more damage to my foot and made the vacation quite uncomfortable.

Dr. Franson apologized when I went to pick up the orthotics a week later.

I feel very comfortable with Dr Baravarian’s recommendations, particularly after obtaining a second opinion which would require a major lifestyle change for me. Now I just need to schedule my surgery

Dr Baravarian and the entire UFAI staff were wonderful, kind and very professional. Every interaction with the team at the office and at the surgery center was enjoyable. I wouldn't hesitate to highly recommend the University Foot and Ankle Institute to anyone needing their services!

Our family loves Dr. Franson and his staff. We are always well taken care of and his vast knowledge makes us very comfortable with his suggestions and recommendations. In addition, the scooter he designed which my son, Arrden (15 yoa) used for his broken foot, is absolutely incredible!!

I will be returning to your office to show you my current orthotic for your approval. I have also recommended my co-worker Carla Amador to your office. She should be making an appointment to see you soon.

Our visit with Dr Baravarian was great, he took his time to explain the injury and to give instructions for recovery, he was also quick to answer my questions by email, we felt very confident we saw the right Doctor.
Thank you Dr Baravarian!

I’m still waiting for insurance payments for physical therapy that I had in February from a December surgery. I also need more visits approved and I cannot request them, only UFAI can. I don’t know if the problem lies with UFAI or the insurance company but I’ve called both to no avail. Insurance states that I’ve used up my visits since I also had shoulder surgery but they tell me that it’s easy to get more; the medical facility just needs to request them with a letter of medical necessity. Then they will also pay the back visits. I’ve gotten no feedback from either as to where the hang up is. I’m afraid now that since it’s been so long that they’ll deny more visits and won’t pay the ones I owe.