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 Things happen fast in medicine so whatever you read could well be outdated, especially if it was written many years ago.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

07/24/2010

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This page will show some pictures of things that podiatrists can see in practice. 

Double click the pictures to see them larger.

Examine them and see if you have any idea what is going on. Follow the links and see if you have guessed right.

1. This is a 60 year old man who presented with a flock of "purple spots" at the tips of his toes. A few days prior he underwent a coronary angioplasty (placing a tube in a heart artery and spreading it wider for improved blood flow). He is not on coumadin - a blood thinner. Answer a

2.  This is a 30ish woman with a 6 month history of swelling of the right 4th toe. There was no history of trauma, injury or infection. She suffers from migraines, has psoriasis, gall bladder problems, hip arthritis and ringing in her ears. What is causing her toe to be swollen.

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This young woman came to the office complaining of fungus under her right big toe nail. DOUBLE CLICK on the photo to see what it looks like up close. Note the color which will help to distinguish it from a fungus infection. -a

This 60 year old woman reports that she developed a painful black and blue lesion on the tip of her right 3rd toe. What is this thing? See a

See a to see if her husband should remove these lesions.

This is a 55 year old woman who complained that the side of her right foot hurt in almost every pair of shoes she tried to wear. What is that thing on the side of her foot?

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This is the leg of a most attractive young lady with a strange multi-colored fantastic plant on the outside of the right leg. It actually extends from the ankle to the (very) upper thigh. She is coming in for weekly sclerosing injections for neuromas and I get to see the leg on days she is not working.  I understand that this one on the left side goes from the lower calf to (way) above the leg (I'll take her word on that). For a better look at this leg (and she did give me permission to put this on the web) please click a 

This thing on the outside of Werner's right foot toe has been present for several months. It has resisted treatment by two other doctors before me. What is it? See

This bump on the tip of the big toe (double click the picture to get a better view) belongs to a 12 year old dancer names Porsia. She first noted it about 2 weeks before her visit. To touch it, the bump is hard, not soft and fleshy. To learn what it is Double click on -->

        This is a photographs of Anna's foot during a bunion surgery. She is an 18 year old young woman who had a surprise for me when I opened the foot to get to the bone causing her bunion - she has blue-gray bone. Now what could cause the bone to be so discolored in an otherwise perfectly healthy young woman? For the answer double click on --> 

Send mail to (zfootdoc at doctor dot com) with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2000 Michael A. Zapf, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S., F.A.C.F.AOA.M.
Last modified: July 24, 2010