Had a left elbow orthoscopy from Dr Ehrhart back in the 90's from a boxing injury. That surgery…read morewent well and I've had relatively no problems with that elbow since that surgery. I was advised to go to this doctor because at the time my roommate was an image technician (ct, xray, mri) at St Johns and dealt directly with patients like myself, and he noted that this doctor was the best in his opinion based on his experience dealing with his patients as compared to the outcomes of other doctors. Later on, I had another surgery on my right elbow from another doctor for a similar situation and the elbow that Dr. Ehrhardt touched has had much less problems. I'm writing this review because I was looking up Dr. Earnhardt for one of my friends injuries and noticed that he had some negative reviews. My experience was excellent with him and I would not hesitate to go with him again so long as insurance allowed it.

Dr Ehrhart is a great surgeon and a kind person. I have been seeing him for a number of years…read more(2017) Was scared to death of surgery Dr. Ehrhart was patient and treated me until I was ready. In 2023 he performed a full knee replacement successfully, minimal pain, went home same day! Recovery tough but expected so happy I met Dr Ehrhart

I made an appointment to get a second opinion from Dr Shamie. The first doctor in Ventura said that…read moreI needed a fusion at C7 C6. Went to see Dr Shamie he confirmed that I needed a fusion at those levels as well. Told me if it gets to the point where I'm in so much pain a fusion would definitely needed. I'm in that pain now. Can't sleep stressed out and heavily depressed that I've lost so much muscle mass from this injury. Going to have to make a serious decision here pretty quick. Thank you Dr Shamie for you professional expertise. It is highly appreciated.

This review is from my father, who does not have a Yelp account. I must say though, we are very…read morepleased with the experience. I have been suffering from chronic lower back pain for three years. It was diagnosed as due to Spinal Stenosis which severely impacted the sciatic nerve. The pain reduced my mobility and the quality of my life quickly degenerated. The pain spread all the way to the lower extremities of my left leg. In the past three years I had consulted with several orthopedic doctors and surgeons, pain management specialist, physical therapist, and acupuncturists. I had 6 Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI) in my spine. This proved to be ineffective after a week. I went for Physical Therapy for over a year. I got acupuncture which had little effect. I also enrolled in aqua therapy with marginal improvement. During the three years the effects of sciatica became pernicious to the point of rendering my left side numb intermittently. I was advised by the doctors to rush to emergency if the numbness spread. I was terrified of losing vital bodily functions. I changed my insurance provider and enrolled with UCL Health. UCLA Spine Center was extremely efficient. They got me an appointment with Dr, Shamie without much wait. My first encounter with Dr. Shamie lifted my spirits; Dr. Shamie was warm, communicative and full of energy. I went very well prepared with questions but had no need to ask. Dr. Shamie recommended laminectomy. A few weeks after my initial consultation Dr. Shamie performed the surgery. As soon as I recovered from the anesthesia, I noticed that I had no pain or numbness in my left leg. It felt like a miracle. I do feel very emotional-Dr. Shamie was God sent to perform the surgery. I am most grateful to him and his team for freeing me from the chronic pain. Anyone suffering from chronic back issue should consult with the UCLA Spine Center. Hopefully you will get to meet Dr. Shamie. The Santa Monical UCLA Medical Center is a first-class hospital with excellent staff which further helped my speedy recovery. It has been three weeks since my surgery and I am steadily making progress.

Just updating my review years later so grateful for Dr. Freedman. He didn't just save my hand after…read morea devastating injury and I could go on and on about the amazing doctor he is but what is more amazing is the person behind the "Dr." Kindness, humility, and a true loving person who will treat everyone with a much respect as he can give. No judgment, words of negativity, just simple word that its all going to be ok. Even when I literally thought I was going to die, while waiting on urgent test results, his office never left my side. Called constantly to check on me. It wasn't just me, its all their patients. I bless the ground these people walk on and if you are lucky enough to have Dr. Freedman cross your path, know you will be in better health for it.

My daughter and I have seen Dr. Freedman over the years and he is absolutely wonderful. He's…read morespot-on with treatments, is kind and funny, and doesn't BS you. Love this man!!

Amazing! My husband was in pain from a work injury for 10 yrs! He had herniated and bulging discs…read moreas well as stenosis in some of the foramen all in the vicinity of C6, C7, C8 & T1 Before allowing the orthopedist to hack my husband, we went for a 2nd opinion-he met a lady in Costco who had recent neck surgery and she recommended Dr. Taban literally called him God! It took 3 months to get into see him for consultation but we'll worth the wait! My husband was only 40 at the time and after going over his imaging and history he suggested something much different than what Dr. Grossman at SCOI wanted to do to him! (3 discectomies & fusion) holy crap! Dr. Taban said "absolutely not! You're young and healthy...You'll be back in 10 yrs for more surgery!" His recommendations were clearly what my husband needed and we scheduled his surgery w/Taban-had to wait 3 months for the date (that's how busy he is) but again we'll worth to wait! When Dr. Taban got going on the surgery he found that one of my husband's disks had ruptured, and that definitely explained why he was in so much more pain... So he cleaned up all the fragments as well as the bulges and said, there was plenty of disc remaining. No need to remove them. He also performed a Foraminotomy, and a laminectomy, as well as drilled the holes wider for the nerve roots to flow freely through. My husband was a new man within a week! Dr. Taban is amazing! My husband has been doing wonderful ever since-20 years later. He still has some soreness that he has to deal with and does see a chiropractor sometimes. We learned so much through this, and we're so grateful that we found this Dr. Taban. Do not let anyone touch your spine unless they're a neurosurgeon! Even if they're a "spine specialist" don't waste your time! Go to a neurosurgeon. Highly recommend Dr. Taban! P.S. At his office, in the lobby there's lots of reading material available which consists of hundreds of letters from patients thanking him and I can't remember how many of those letters were from people who were hacked by a different doctor and we're coming to Dr. Taban to fix/clean up their mess!

It's been 11 years since Dr. Taban, operated on my back because I was losing all feeling in my feet…read moreand my hands. I was told I could expect 55% recovery but instead I got 99%. I trusted him with my life and I'm glad I did. I would highly recommend him.

Eight years ago I couldn't walk more than 100 feet without taking a break. I was in constant pain…read more I was hunched over and could'nt stand up straight. I did shots in the spine, physical therapy. Nothing helped. I went to Dr Virella with my MRI video. He looked at it and explained it all to me. I said can you fix my problem, He said yes. I proceeded to have him do a laminectomy on my spine. I couldn't be happier with the results. I have nothing but praise for this man. I have been pain free since. Thank You very much Dr Virella. John Kivlen

Hi Everyone ! I had my lower spine surgery on Oct-18-2022…read moreand I will like to thank Dr. Virella because he and his crew did a wonderfull job ! I'm so happy that I'm recovering very good and I feeling stronger every day. My therapy sessions Nov-16-2022 to Feb-06-2023 and those help me a lot with the recovery. I still have precautions of no heavy lifting, no twisting and no bending until Dr. Virella approves it and just keep walking to fortalize muscles and give the time for the bones to get fusion. I sincerelly recomend Dr. Virella for your spine surgery, he is a very ethical and professional surgeon.

This is a tremendously amazing Doctor. And a excellent office staff. Very friendly and very…read moreorganized facility. I had a bad fall on my butt backwards going downhill on a sidewalk. Very painful. The moment i hit my whole back was sprung. I could barely move. I went home immediately put ice on it took Advil and a muscle relaxer. My husband made an appt. For two days later. It was 9:00a.m. I went right into xray snd found i had a compression fracture L1. I was suppose to go to France next day. The PA said i don't think you are going. I pleaded with him and said i am not disappointing my grandson. Jonathan what a great guy, he spoke with Dr.Spayde, came back in and said, did you eat anything, luckily I didn't. He said we are going to do a kyphoplasty and you should be able to go without pain. So immediately i was triage, everyone came in. I got an MRI. The nurse who is the most sensitive caring person, (wish i remembered his name) was the best IV person I ever had. And the anesthesiologist was so kind and reassuring. This is s little past four weeks now and i feel great. I would give ten stars. How it is so amazing that all these guys got it together to fit me into their schedule. I can't thank them enough. But thank you, thank you, thank you!

In August of 2018 Erik Spayde performed a bi-lateral fusion for scoliosis treating severe sciatica…read more I did not know at the time, but the hardware was flawed, angled 40 degrees forward and totally mis-aligned with my sacrum; his flawed hardware basically crippled me, I could barely walk. Previously, at 73 I was in perfect health, surfing and backpacking. By the time I realized I was not going to get better the statute of limitation has passed. As a result of now being crippled I lost everything; my car, my company, everything I owned, and facing homelessness. I was told by 4 USC and UCLA spine surgeons the surgery was permanent and irreversble. I was devastated and depressed. Fortunately I found Dr. Alamin at Stanford, he diagnosed the mis-alignment, (I included my xrays) but told me he could fix it. I underent 8 hours of surgery, Dr. Alamin removed the flawed hardware, installed new hardware most of the way up my back, and I can basically walk, but I'd lost everything, I'll never get my life back and I'll never surf or backpack again. I wrote Dr. Spayde, and he denied his mistake, even though Dr. Alamin confirmed the mistake and that after his surgery I was able to walk and stand up straight. Dr. Spayde has glowing testimonials, but for me, he derailed my whole life, a life I will never get back, and a doctor who refuses to admit he screwed up. He may have glowing testimonials, but one mistake is one too many, including a lawsuit in 2013, a former patient, Mr. Hurst won, settling out of court. I filed a malpractice complaint with the Medical Board, and they basically threw it in the trash can, they protect the physican, not the patient. Based on my loss, and whatever loss Mr. Hurst suffered, and Dr. Spayde's denial. Don't go to him for treatment, he could make a third mistake, a devastating and irrepairable mistake.

Dr. Phil Herel was referred by my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Clint Soppe, following a Total Reverse…read moreShoulder Replacement. This was a very complex surgery and Dr. Soppe stressed that I would require extensive and outstanding physical therapy. He enthusiastically and without hesitation, recommended Dr. Phil Herel. Six weeks after my surgery I visited Phil for an initial consultation/evaluation. I knew immediately that I could trust this gentleman to rehabilitate my shoulder. He was not only interested in me, clinically, but was also interested in my well being as a person. Phil designed a therapy program specifically tailored to my needs. He recognized that I needed a hands-on approach and thus (thankfully) no ultrasound or other electric devices are used. Phil works with his hands and his mind. As well, the office is immaculately clean, bright and his assistant, Monica, is as nice as can be. They are a great team. It took only a few visits to see improvement in my level of pain and my range of motion. Phil makes me work hard but the payoff is a great result. I never believed that I would feel well enough to drive and get back to a near-normal life so soon after this dramatic operation. Kudos to Phil Herel. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a superb physical therapist.

After I started training for my first half marathon, I was sidelined with chronic calf strain…read more Orthopedist Dr. Clint Soppe recommended Phil, who solved the mystery on my first visit- my running stride. He worked his magic with manual physical therapy and coached me on helpful exercises--and I was back in action after three sessions. I'd given up on the half marathon, but after an eight mile run without any strain, I went for it - and am thrilled to report I'm cured. I highly recommend Phil for whatever ails you - he's personable, knowledgeable and skilled.

Before I found Dr Holly, I was scared. My life had changed completely and I felt trapped in a body…read morethat was giving me nothing but pain. I searched all over Southern California trying to find an excellent neurosurgeon who could help me with this horrible sciatica and I finally found him. After surgery, I am pain free!! I can walk normal again. Dr Holly is kind and caring and takes time with you. His staff is wonderful too--the whole office makes the experience so much easier. I actually drive three hours to see Dr Holly and he is absolutely worth the drive. If you're dealing with back and spine pain anywhere in Southern California, I can't recommend him enough. He gave me my life back.

I scheduled an appt with Dr Holly with a confirmed chiari MRI. I never actually saw Dr Holly bc I…read morewas forced to see his gatekeeper who is a 30 something NP (Jenna) before I was allowed to see him. She spoke to me in a baby voice and talked to me like I was a toddler and was completely dismissive to me. Told me it sounds like I have a migraine. She also told me my heart rate spikes were unrelated and I should see my PCP to have my lungs checked. I told her it was 100% related. Well she's an idiot and it actually turned out I have a spinal CSF leak. How can you tell someone with so much certainty which symptoms are related without knowing the real issue?! This is dangerous. So many leakers experience this dismissive misdiagnosis and medical professionals who are uneducated and honestly seem so excited when they get to dismiss and gaslight someone. I ended up diagnosing myself and I didn't go to school to be a nurse practitioner. People like Jenna are the problem. Also the fact that I made an appt with Dr Holly and then at the last minute was told I would need to see his NP first was extremely frustrating as I had been suffering for weeks waiting for this appointment. Do better UCLA. I for one will never return and will stick with Cedars where they actually want to help their patients. Jenna, do yourself a favor and educate yourself on symptoms of spinal CSF leaks.