Kirk Alexander,DPM

This guy is the most heartless doctor I’ve ever met. I told this idiot that the bone on my foot feels like it’s hitting the floor everytime I walk and he replied, «theres alot of people living with pain». Well dr. alexander I really don’t have to live with this pain because I will be going to a real doctor!!! You have no buisness calling yourself a healer when you’re not apart of the soultion I feel sorry for your future patients!!! BE CAREFUL people he’s scary!!!

During the summer of 2010 I saw Dr. Kirk Alexander at his office concerning pain in the main joint of my right big toe. He diagnosed the condition as osteoarthritis and bunion, an enlargement of the joint and misdirection of the toe. He advised joint fusion as the best way to correct the problem. The two bone segments would be prepared and secured together by metal screws and so in final effect there would be only one bone, no joint to flex and therefore no pain. He said it was a common procedure, which he had done often and had few risks except I would have the discomfort of wearing a knee high cast for six weeks and also could not put any weight on that foot.
I agreed to have the surgery that September 2010. After several weeks I went to a scheduled appointment with Dr. Alexander and the cast was removed by his assistant who I recall reminded me a lot of Kathy Bates in the movie Misery. She warned me harshly that if I dared move she would probably cut into my leg with the electric saw she was using. Of course I tried very hard to not even twitch. Then my foot was x-​rayed, examined by Dr. Alexander, a new plaster cast was applied by the same assistant, and I was sent home still on my crutches until the next scheduled exam in a couple of weeks.
In a few days I began to feel pain in my lower leg in the cast and also I noticed swelling on my leg just above the cast. I called Dr. Alexander’s office, described the problems and was told I would need to wait till the following week before I could return. The pain persisted and I was grateful when I returned to his office to have it removed. He examined my leg, prodded my calf a few times with his finger and said no problem. My cast was then replaced with a plastic one.
About a week later I began having pains in my rib cage which I associated with all of the walking with crutches I was doing, trying to remain active. Also I became easily fatigued, felt constantly tired and some difficulty breathing at times. Having no warning beforehand I did not think this was related to the surgery and immobilization of my lower leg. All of the symptoms increased until I called a friend who advised we should go to the ER to have it checked out. Once there I was immediately placed on oxygen, given an intravenous anticoagulant, and a scan. By then I was not able to draw a deep breath necessary for the scan. I heard the scan techs whistling and oohing as they saw the image of my lungs and blood vessels filling up with blood clots. The intensive care doctor told me if I hadn’t been in good physical condition before this ordeal I would never have survived. After two days in the ICU and three more in the ward I was released, happy to be alive after my «low risk surgery». Dr. Alexander called while I was there merely just to cover his ass, saying they had taken every precaution and sometimes those things just happen.
Later I engaged a personal injury lawyer but as he said in our first meeting, with the state laws as they are it’s extremely hard to bring a case of malpractice against a doctor. In his opinion and the opinion of his medical advisor Dr. Alexander had been negligent. Nothing was accomplished however since we could not find another podiatrist who would swear in a written statement that he was negligent and it almost resulted in my death.
So the best I can say for this guy is that he is a skilled surgeon but his follow care was grossly inadequate, in fact the surgery was a success but the patient almost died.