Patient Testimonials

Dr. Engasser was great! The procedure was done efficiently and perfectly. He is very empathetic, truly cares about your issues, and makes sure you have a successful resolution. He was so pleased with the success of the operation and how well everything went during my recovery. If you need ankle surgery, especially a replacement, I would see Dr. Engasser!

I have had the unique opportunity to know Dr. William Engasser from both sides of healthcare – as a perioperative nurse who worked with him in the operating room and now as his patient.

I first worked with Dr. Engasser when he came to Twin Cities Orthopedics as a Foot & Ankle Fellow working alongside Dr. Chris Coetzee at Crosstown Surgery Center. Even early in his career, I was impressed by his surgical skill, professionalism, and the way he interacted with both patients and the surgical team.

Years later, when I needed foot and ankle surgery myself, choosing Dr. Engasser was an easy decision. He repaired my bunion in 2024. After an excellent experience and outcome, I trusted him again for my ankle arthroscopy and Broström ligament reconstruction in 2026.

Being an OR nurse makes you very aware of what you look for when choosing a surgeon for yourself. Technical skill matters tremendously, but so do communication, judgment, compassion, and trust. Dr. Engasser has all of those qualities. He listens, explains the plan clearly, answers questions, and genuinely cares about helping his patients return to the lives and activities that matter to them.

Perhaps the greatest compliment I can give is this: I knew Dr. Engasser’s work before I ever became his patient, and when it was my turn to be on the operating table, I chose him. Twice.

I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Engasser and his team for the care they have given me, and I would highly recommend him to anyone needing foot or ankle care.

I have greatly appreciated Dr. Engasser as my surgeon for a right ankle replacement and would recommend him for anyone needing an ankle surgery. He answered every question I had with knowledge, experience, compassion, and good humor. He sincerely cared about me and about the surgery going perfectly. Images were taken of my ankle pre-op to have an ankle joint made in the shape of my original joint. The surgery itself went very well from both Dr. Engasser’s perspective and mine. Pain from the surgery was minimal. Once I could, I put weight on my ankle and started physical therapy. The recovery went very quickly. My ankle was imaged at all follow-up appointments and Dr. Engasser met with me to discuss the results which have all been excellent. He and his team also helped me make connections with a surgeon where I winter to continue monitoring my ankle and continue physical therapy there.

Three months ago, I received ankle tendon repair surgery from Dr. Christopher Traynor. My results are great! I am back to enjoying the activities I love in life. Thank you to the team at TCO Maple Grove.

I had my total ankle replacement surgery done this past January. Before the surgery, I couldn’t walk without pain and even just standing could be excruciating. Dr. Seybold was an excellent surgeon, and I knew what to expect every step of the way. He truly listened to me! I am now pain free and my quality of life has improved immensely. You will not find a better doctor or surgeon to help you through this. I am so thankful for his care. He did a great job!

My daughter broke her fibula during basketball practice. I loved the fact that we could get her in to TCO Urgent Care and had X-rays taken immediately after it happened. We got there at 7:45pm and they closed at 8pm. The next morning, we received a phone call from Dr. Chen that we need to come in and see her right away to evaluate if my daughter needed surgery, which she did.

Dr. Chen was amazing to work with! She was super helpful and explained everything with the level of detail we needed. My daughter was a high school senior when it happened and committed to play college basketball this upcoming season. Dr. Chen performed the surgery, and we’ve met with her multiple times since. We would 100% recommend her to anyone that needed her specialty service.

For a few years, I suffered with foot problems. I have had great relief since seeing Dr. Nolan. I would highly recommend him.

When I decided to get back into playing soccer, I didn’t think it would lead to one of the most feared sports injuries. After my fourth week in an adult soccer league, I fell to the ground after beginning to sprint after a long ball. I heard a pop from the back of my heel and it felt like somebody had kicked me but there was nobody behind me. That’s when my TCO journey began. I went to the TCO Urgent Care clinic in Waconia, scheduled repair surgery which went well, and started on the road to recovery. I started early on physical therapy. I knew a strong program and adherence would lead to a faster, better recovery. I worked with Physical Therapist John Bottoms to tailor my program with a goal to get back to where I used to be.

Prior to the injury I was strength training six days a week, along with some running. Being a former personal trainer and physiologist myself, I could tell that John was tailoring the program to my goals and timelines, not just a typical program for every person. He was able to work with me on the physical and emotional difficulties that come with an injury and rehabilitation of this nature. I kept up with the program and was able to complete it on time and ahead of typical timelines. At the end of my rehab, I asked John about the goal of running a 10K on my one year “snipaversary.” I’m proud to say that on the one year mark I was able to complete a 10K race in 56 minutes. My Achilles was not bothered or sore at all. I’m very grateful for the level of care and rehab I was given by TCO to get back to my activities and workouts that I enjoy. Keep going.

I had an excellent experience with Dr. Chen. She took the time to listen to my concerns, carefully evaluated my ankle, and explained everything clearly. The experience made me feel very confident in her treatment plan. I would highly recommend her to others, and I truly appreciated the excellent care she provided.

Dr. Chen is very personable and knowledgeable. She gave me great advice with toe spacers before and after surgery. The bunion surgery recovery went very well! I was doing my home gym lifting workout in my little boot after week one. Workouts helped bring inflammation down with extra circulation. It felt good. She gave me exercises to do to strengthen feet. By one month, I was walking on the beach. I only took Tylenol post-surgery. The incision looks good and feels good. I am ready to do my other foot next December/January with Dr. Chen. Her and her staff were great on checking in throughout the process of my recovery.