A clear, plain-language second opinion on your foot or ankle — from a surgically-trained podiatric specialist. Bring a report, a scan, a diagnosis, or even an AI answer you're unsure about.
You've been told what you have, or handed a report full of terms — maybe you've even asked an AI to explain it. What's often missing is someone qualified telling you what it actually means for you, and what your real choices are.
A rushed appointment, a report you can't decode, or an AI summary that sounds confident but nobody has checked. You're left deciding on something serious without knowing your options.
A licensed specialist reviews what you have, explains it in plain language, and lays out your realistic options — including what to ask the clinician managing your care.
Tell us what you have and what you want to understand, through a short guided form.
Securely add reports, results, images, or photos — any file type, as much as is relevant.
Pay by M-Pesa or card. Local patients are billed in KES, international in USD.
Get a clear written report — and, if you chose it, a live video consultation to talk it through.
Most podiatry training outside North America is non-surgical by design. That's an important distinction when the question on the table is whether an operation is the right choice — because answering it well means understanding the operation itself.
"Do I actually need this surgery — and what happens if I don't?"
A note on framing: this is a description of training scope, not a judgement of any other clinician. Many excellent practitioners work within a non-surgical scope and serve their patients well. The point is simply that a decision about surgery benefits from a perspective trained in surgery — and that perspective is what this service adds alongside the clinician already managing your care.
An operation has been proposed and you want an independent, surgically-informed view before you commit.
You've been handed imaging or results full of terminology and want it explained in language you can act on.
You've been given one plan and want to understand the realistic options and trade-offs around it.
You asked ChatGPT or similar about your condition and want a licensed specialist to sanity-check what it told you.
Access to a foot-and-ankle specialist is limited where you are, and you want expert input remotely.
You're managing a case and want a specialist interpretation to inform your own plan. See the clinician referral option.
Every case is reviewed personally by a surgically-trained podiatric specialist. Pick the depth that fits — a written evaluation, a live consultation, or a clinician-to-clinician referral.
For patients who want their results and options explained.
$65per case
For patients who want the written report and a live conversation.
$95per case
For doctors requesting a specialist interpretation of a case.
Per caseor retainer
Already had a case with us? A follow-up on any completed case is available at half the original fee. Request a follow-up.
Prices are in US dollars; local patients are billed the KES equivalent. Talus Health provides educational second opinions and interpretation — not diagnosis, treatment, or prescribing.
Your case is reviewed by Samir Lalani, DPM FACFAS — a podiatric physician and surgeon trained in the United States, Board Certified in Foot Surgery, now practising in Canada (licensed by the College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta) and Kenya (licensed by the KHPOA in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery).
The US training pathway is an eleven-year, physician-level route: a four-year undergraduate degree, a four-year doctoral degree in podiatric medicine, and a three-year hospital surgical residency. It's a scope of training that doesn't exist in most of the region — and it's what lets this service speak to operative decisions from the inside.
KHPOA registration no. KHPOA/TPL06AQ25
CPPA registration no. 0075
No. Talus Health provides an educational second opinion and interpretation — helping you understand what you have and what your options are. It doesn't replace the clinician managing your care, and no diagnosis, treatment, or prescription is issued through this service.
Not necessarily. Imaging is reviewed when you have it, but a case can be built from a report, a diagnosis, test results, clinical photos, or an AI summary you want checked. Bring whatever is relevant.
Payment is by M-Pesa or card through a secure payment page. Patients in Kenya are billed the KES equivalent; international and diaspora patients are billed in US dollars.
Written evaluations are typically returned within a few working days of receiving your complete material. Video consultations are scheduled at a time that works for you once your case is submitted.
Yes. Your material is handled confidentially and in line with applicable data-protection law. It's used only to prepare your evaluation.
This is not an emergency service. If you have severe pain, signs of infection, loss of sensation, or any urgent symptom, seek in-person care immediately or contact your local emergency services.
Choose your service, describe what you'd like understood, and securely upload any reports, results, imaging, or photos. Payment is arranged at the end, once your details are in.
Start a case in a few minutes. Upload what you have, and receive a specialist's plain-language read on what it means and what to do next.
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