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Los Angeles Institute of Foot and Ankle Surgery offers comprehensive care, treating all lower limb conditions under one roof but in three convenient locations: Burbank, Santa Clarita, and Northridge, California. The experienced podiatrists take pride in giving every patient their individual attention as they provide customized care that preserves foot health and function.

They offer advanced foot care for every type of foot condition, from acute fractures to chronic arthritis, ankle and foot sprains, ligament and tendon injuries, reconstruction of congenital and acquired foot and ankle deformities. The podiatric surgeons at Los Angeles Institute of Foot and Ankle Surgery perform the most complex total ankle and total Talus replacements and routinely revise failed procedures performed elsewhere. They treat bunions and hammertoes, neuromas and plantar fasciitis. The podiatric physicians and surgeons at Los Angeles Institute of Foot and Ankle Surgery are experts in limb preservation. They also perform routine diabetic and geriatric foot care for corns and calluses, ingrown toenails, and plantar warts.

The podiatrists are on staff at five major hospitals in the San Fernando Valley. In addition to having access to advanced facilities for surgical care, they’re available to provide exceptional emergency treatment.

Los Angeles Institute of Foot and Ankle Surgery welcomes anyone seeking state-of-the-art foot and ankle care. To schedule an appointment, call the nearest office or use the online booking feature today.

About The Practice

Board-certified podiatrist Neil H Hecht, DPM, has been practicing podiatric medicine and surgery in the Los Angeles area since finishing his residency at Memorial Hospital of Hawthorne in 1978. At his practice in Tarzana, California, Dr. Hecht provides high-quality podiatric care with the goal of educating each patient on available treatment plans and empowering them to take an active role in their health care. 

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Hecht attended Case Western Reserve University to complete his undergraduate studies. He went on to graduate from the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco as a Pi Delta Honor Society member.

Dr. Hecht is specialty board-certified from both the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (1984) and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics (1988). He is an active member of the American and California Podiatric Medical Associations and the Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society and has fellowships in the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the American College of Foot Orthopedists, and the American Professional Wound Care Association.  

In addition to his full-time private practice, Dr. Hecht is on staff at several local hospitals. He is the charter attending podiatric specialist for advanced wound care at The Center for Wound Care at Sherman Oaks Hospital and an invited attending specialist at The Wound Care Advantage at Verdugo Hills Hospital, providing advanced wound healing technology on a continuing basis. He is the former director of the podiatric residency training program at Sherman Oaks Hospital and attending staff for the residency training program at Providence Tarzana Medical Center. 

Dr. Hecht has lived and worked in the San Fernando Valley since 1979 and welcomes new patients to his practice. His office is located in Encino in Suite 325 at  5400 Balboa Blvd.