Dr. Nina Lara is a fellowship-trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with a strong connection to the Arizona medical community. She specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery and treats many different conditions of the spine including adult spinal deformity, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, sciatica, spinal instability, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, traumatic spine injuries, and more.
Dr. Nina Lara is a fellowship-trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with a strong connection to the Arizona medical community. She specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery and treats many different conditions of the spine including adult spinal deformity, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, sciatica, spinal instability, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, traumatic spine injuries, and more.
Dr. Nina Lara is a fellowship-trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with a strong connection to the Arizona medical community. She earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine in Phoenix and completed her Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the Mayo Clinic of Arizona. Dr. Lara’s desire to learn how to surgically treat the full spectrum of spinal disorders led her to complete her fellowship in minimally invasive and complex spinal disorders at the University of Maryland’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Dr. Lara believes that each patient’s pain is uniquely different. While there are many issues that back and neck pain have in common, everyone has their own journey. She is passionate about getting to know each of her patients individually and developing a treatment plan together to get them back to doing the activities they love.
She specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery and treats many different conditions of the spine including adult spinal deformity, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, sciatica, spinal instability, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, traumatic spine injuries, and more.
In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Lara spends a significant amount of time mentoring aspiring doctors. As a first-generation college graduate, she takes great pride in helping walk others down the road to achieving their dreams.
Conditions Treated:
- Adult spinal deformity
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Disc herniation
- Sciatica
- Spinal instability
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Traumatic Spine Injuries
Surgical Techniques
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
Dr. Lara is very knowledgeable, actively listens to your concerns, answer all your questions and take her time with the patient. She's very nice and friendly.
Dr. Lara was super informative, knowledgeable and took her time with me. I would highly recommend her!
They took X-rays, but she only talked to me about a 2 year old MRI.... She did order a new MRI and I will go back and ask her to go over the x-ray then.
Took more Xrays...then said ours didn't "load". Then as my daughter explained the details of her injury, the doctor undermined her and asked me if she has psych issues. I am an RN my husband is a Physician. Our daughter is very grounded and normal. There is no psych issue just pain. She didn't even cry, she only discribed her pain. She dismissed us and took me into to hall to ask if she was depressed. I explained again no. That we had traveled halfway across the country to try to figure things out. That she had been in pain a few weeks with this. That is challenging that is not depression. We later took her to a different specialist who did MRIs and was able to see she had a dislocated tailbone. Through a lot of specialized physical therapy and over the course of a year. My daughter is now better and able to lead a normal life.
efficient and friendly staff
Excellent communicator
Exceptional bedside manner and care.
I’m impressed! Plus she’s cute too!
Dr. Nina Lara is thorough and empathetic!
Very impressed with the doctors knowledge, demeanor, and over all attitude and personality. I would highly recommend her.