Bay Area Foot Care

Podiatry • Santa Cruz, CA

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About

Bay Area Foot Care in Santa Cruz, CA is a podiatry clinic offering foot and ankle surgery, lower extremity sports medicine, and treatments for conditions including Achilles tendonitis, ankle pain, plantar fibromas, and skin disorders. The clinic provides services such as amniotic stem cell therapy, pain and inflammation laser treatment, and reconstructive foot surgery.

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Clinic Type

Podiatry

Address

9029 Soquel Ave, Ste D, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Phone

(831) 200-2429

Email

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Opening Hours

8:00am - 4:00pm

Website

https://balancehealth.com/location/bay-area-foot-care-santa-cruz-ca/

Services Offered

Podiatry
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Lower Extremity Sports Medicine
Pain and Inflammation Laser
Reconstructive Foot Surgery
Achilles Tendonitis
Amniotic Stem Cell Therapy
Ankle Instability
Ankle Pain
Broken Toes, Foot and Ankle
Foot and Ankle
Plantar Fibromas (Ledderhose Disease)
Skin Disorders and Rashes

Technology & Equipment

Foot and ankle surgery
Laser therapy
Amniotic stem cell therapy
Reconstructive techniques
Sports medicine

Team

Joe Albright — DPM
Kristen Albright — DPM
Michelle Hurless, AACFAS, DABPM — DPM
Alvie Hurray — DPM
Carolyn McAloon — DPM
Joshua Mitnick, ABPM — DPM

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

English

Social Media

Twitter

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

Birdeye: 4.8 out of 5 stars (484 reviews)
Yelp: N/A (1 review)

Patients praise

Expert and knowledgeable care
Thorough explanations of medical issues
Courteous and quick service mentioned by many patients

Common complaints

Difficulties with phone scheduling/call center responsiveness
Concerns regarding diagnostic accuracy and patient communication for specific providers
Reports of rushed appointments and unfriendly staff interactions

"Totally thorough and spent time carefully explaining the issue and how to resolve it."

— Birdeye Review

"New call center sucks. On hold for a while, then they couldn't find my family member's account."

— Yelp Review

"I insisted on an MRi only to find out that indeed I didn’t have PF at all but in fact, had Baxter’s Neuritis. He seemed irritated that I wasn’t responding to the treatment..."

— Healthgrades Patient Review of a provider at the practice

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].