Welcome to the personal website of

Dr. Michael A. Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, FACFAOM

Thank you for visiting the web site of Dr. Michael Zapf. He is a member of the Agoura-Los Robles Podiatry Centers

The "real" practice web site, the one that contains registration forms, doctor information for all the office and directions to the office is located at:

www.conejofeet.com   ç Click here

I am Dr. Michael Zapf. I have been offering a full range of podiatric medical services, from ingrown nails to heel pain and foot surgery, to my friends and neighbors in the Las Virgenes, Conejo and Simi Valleys since 1985. This is my personal web site. It has been up since 1990 and has received more than 2 million visits. The entire site is my responsibility only and nearly everything on the site was written by me. You are welcome to peruse this site and learn what you can about me, your feet and the problems your feet can develop. Things happen fast in medicine so whatever you read could well be outdated, especially if it was written many years ago. On this site you will read historic articles that I wrote for a lay audience as long as 25 years ago, so please do not take anything on this site as definitive or as applying directly to your condition. You may wonder why I have my own site even though there is also an official practice site. Well, my partners are of a younger generation raised on tweets, e-mails and iPhones. They want a professional site that they believe better represents the professional nature of our practice. They also believe that people no longer take the time to read anything of length. I, on the other foot, think there is still a world out there full of people who still read lengthy descriptions of problems and solutions. if you are one of those old fashioned readers, then this site if for you. Let me know what you think. Let me know you are out there.

Please note that all information and photographs on this site are copyrighted by me, Michael Zapf, DPM, and cannot be used for any private or commercial purposes. I work with two other podiatrists in my practice who may or may not share any of my ideas and philosophy. Do not expect them to practice the way I do or even believe in any of the speculation I present here. If you appreciate what I have written and want me to be your treating doctor, you will have to ask for me specifically. Even if my office says at first, " He is booked until next month",  I still want to see you as long as you are a little flexible with your schedule. If your visit is an emergency, I know that  you will be happy with either of my associates, Dr. Darren Payne or Dr. Steve Benson. They are exceedingly well trained and capable in any foot emergency.

 

Michael Zapf, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, FACFAOM     (If you want to know what all those initials mean, click here   è  

Our office phone number is (818) 707-3668 and my e-mail address is zfootdoc [at] doctor [dot] com

Agoura Hills Office: 28240 Agoura Road, Suite 101, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Thousand Oaks Office: 555 Marin Street, Suite 290, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

For the address, hours and registration forms please see the practice web site: www.conejofeet.com


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ACORN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE April 1996

The Right Way To Fix A Corn

By: Michael Zapf, D.P.M., M.P.H., F.A.C.F.O.

Maybe you saw the story that appeared in all the media last month about a 38 year old woman in Muncie, Indiana who used a unique way to remove a callus from her foot. After a bit of Kentucky "corn derived" pre-anesthesia, Bonnie Booth went into her back yard and, well, (I am not making this up - I have the newspaper clipping to prove it) shot the callus off with a 10-gague shotgun. No matter what else you might think - she did remove the callus. And the hospital reported that she was in good condition. Kids, do not try this at home. This is not what I consider a good example of out-patient surgery.

Contrast this with Sheree. I received a phone call Saturday at 9:00 a.m. from my service. It seems that a young lady, Sheree, had a toe that was killing her and kept her awake all night. I know from experience that a toe that suddenly starts to kill usually has a corn that became infected. At 11:00 a.m. I saw her at my office (try that with your HMO).

True to form, Sheree had an infected corn that will resolve quickly with a little cleaning and some antibiotics. Her corn was on the inside of the little toe just behind the toe nail. It had been present and hurting on an off for years but Sheree never knew there was treatment available besides corn pads and wider shoes. This particular little corn is quite annoying and quite common. Fortunately a simple office procedure can eliminate the corn and its inherent risk of infection. The corn is caused by a tiny underlying bone spur. Under local anesthesia the spur can be shaved off with a small ¼" incision. The single stitch used to close the wound is removed in a few days and patients can return to regular shoes.

Patients are continually impressed with the lack of pain and the high degree of success of this mini spur-ectomy. As soon as we are sure the infection is cleared and a safe time has passed to make sure it is gone, Sheree will have the procedure. However, if she chooses a more radical approach to corn removal, I bet there is a more rustic tool to do it in a pawn shop somewhere in Muncie.

Dr. Michael Zapf is a board certified podiatrist with offices in Agoura and Thousand Oaks. For more information you can call his office at (818) 707-3668.

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