Ciara Harraher, MD - Santa Cruz (CA)

5 /5 Jason Morvay: Dr Ciara Harraher performed a Microdiscectomy on me for a herniated disc in March of 2021 and there was instant relief after what was 30 days of unbearable pain radiating from my r-glute to my toes. Initially my primary care physician thought the pain was caused by sciatica, which has similar symptoms, but once I determined physical therapy wasnt improving my situation, he referred me to Dr Harraher who identified the problem, provided the best solution, and her team got me in for her to do surgery almost immediately. I went into Dominicans Surgery Center an absolute mess and walked out of there a new person! I cant give Dr Harraher enough kudos on her bedside manor, her staffs attentiveness, and the fantastic results from my microdiscectomy. Im in my 7th week of physical therapy at Precision and my painless recovery is absolutely awesome! I was super active prior to the herniated disc but had to completely stop because of pain. Additionally, I was only sleeping about 3 hours per night on average and after a month of lack of sleep and no physical activity I was a shell of a person. Now Im in a great mood, Im sleeping 7 hours a night, and back to living life to post herniated disc, pain free... riding my bike again, taking long walks, and performing all my normal activities effortlessly, plus Im way more fun to be around for my family! Thanks so much Dr Harraher, Viana, and Megan! Life is wonderful again!!!

5 /5 Leslie Ryan: I was going through one of the worst times of my life with the pain I was experiencing from a severely herniated disc, truly unable to function. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Harraher, Vania, and all of their staff by being so understanding, their communication and information, and how quickly I was able to get in for surgery. I felt immediate relief waking up from the anesthesia after the surgery and have had no issues whatsoever since. I appreciate the professionalism and efficiency that their office provides and although probably was not the easiest patient during that time, I always felt supported and cared for.

1 /5 andrew lumpe: The office staff were some of the most rude people Ive ever interacted with in a doctors office. At times I was talking to them rather than the actual doctor about my medical condition - very unethical. They always acted put out and unprofessional. I did not have doctors undivided attention. This was a 2nd opinion. She didnt offer a clear diagnosis but proposed some possible issues. She suggested an experimental procedure she had never done on a live patient before. I was hesitant but needed relief. Insurance denied the request at first for not providing evidence of conservative treatment or imaging documentation of the problems which she clearly had. Three levels of appeals and still denied. There was no follow up directly with doctor but only a rude call from office staff about not knowing what to do next and that if insurance didnt approve that, they wouldnt approve anything. I finally went for third opinion in Los Angeles, the surgeon quickly and clearly pinpointed the issues, suggested a common surgery to correct the problems, and I got insurance approval immediately.

5 /5 Erik Stentz: Dr. Harraher is an outstanding and highly experienced Neurosurgeon. The Doctor’s clear and concise diagnosis and surgical plan was explained in detail: I really appreciated her patience and thorough review . Post- surgery and follow-up by Dr . Harraher- Her Administrative Team and Charge Nurse was timely and so very helpful . Dr . Harraher : -Kind - Caring - Precise : All Phases . - Thank - You Dr. Harraher 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️’s

5 /5 Jessica Keenum: Very helpful staff, planning to have micro lumbar disc surgery soon, staff kept asking if I had any questions about my upcoming surgery, and when there was an issue with my insurance, they worked extra hard to get to the solution even staying over late and coming in early to call Anthem. Im a RN at Dominican Hospital and she is the back doctor most of the staff uses, that says something. The guy in another review that said he had cervical fractures and had a bad experience, first of all, he would be paralyzed if he truly had cervical fractures. I think hes mistaken lol.