Nina Lara, M.D.

Can sometimes become a little short and less Empathetic. On the whole, she’s an excellent doctor.

Personable and knowledgeable

Dr. Lara extraordinary doctor. Professional, caring human. Thank you very much. Appreciate your kindness.

Professional and answered all my questions.

Dr Lara is an exceptional doctor. Her knowledge and professionalism is above all. The greatest attribute is her people skills .Dr. Lara talks to you so you can understand and cares about her patient's. Thank you Brian Coover

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.

Very thorough and caring! Knowledgeable and relatable.

Very nice and knowledgeable. My situation and age, she had a different direction for me to go by. I took her advice and am getting good service. I would gladly tell others about Dr. Lara she was able to get me going in the correct direction. My new doctor is very good and understands what I'm going through. Thanks you Dr. Lara.

Dr. Lara took plenty of time with me. She did not rush through our initial visit. Unfortunately in my case, physical therapy is whom I should have been seeing, but it was good to know the X-ray and MRI were clear of any structural defect.

Terrible bedside manner. Came off very arrogant and cocky. She was very uninterested in my backstory of how I received my neck injury.

She is amazing. Answered and listened to my 80 year old mothers concerns and was so kind, understanding with her, I have so much respect for doctors who actually listen to their patients. She should get 10 Stars.

The excellent Dr Lara was thorough and ver kind. She answered all my questions and concerns. I’m a happy patient.

Very professional and knowledgeable. Very easy to communicate with her as she explains as she goes along.

Extremely thorough and helpful

We met Dr Lara for the first time today and she was very professional, very easy to talk to and explained everything so it was easily understood. We enjoyed her upbeat personality. She is a breath of fresh air!

Very knowledgeable! I have a rare connective tissue disorder and she actually knew about it and how to handle me as a patient. She asks has a good bedside manner and goes over everything with you until any questions you have are answered. Highly recommend!

Dr. Lara was very informative felt so comfortable with her and your entire staff!

Very professional and nice

Most compassionate, thorough, kind spinal specialist I have ever had the pleasure to work with.

Showed no empathy and was kinda intimidating.

I can not begin to tell you how happy i am with the level of service and care i have received from Dr. Lara. She has just been a life saver for me. I have felt so defeated for so many years with the treatment i have received by other Drs, but i truly believe she cares about me and my treatment and recuperation. I highly recommend her for any of your ortho needs. My back has some recovery, but i could not have asked for a better outcome, or surgeon.

The best. Period

Dr. Nina is very compassionate and very friendly. I also had a great experience with everyone I met there.

Dr Lara and her staff from reception, nurse, x-ray tech and Dr. assistants are all exceptional. Thank you for your care and kindness. Brian

She reviewed all aspects of the pain area and shared information regarding surgery. She was courteous and always very informative, also allowing us to ask questions and give feedback.

Fantastic. Very helpful!!

Muy buena doctora dando muy buenas explicaciones

She"s to the point, and answered all my questions.

Want to thank Dr. Lara for her visit with me and appreciate that she was up front and took the time to explain to me what my problem is. I would definately see her again. Thank you and thanks to your staff polite and caring people. Finally someone listened to me.

Explained thing very beneficially!

I hope you never need her services, but if you do, you won't find a better doctor.

Always knowledgeable and professional we love dr lara

Very professional, polite and very detailed explanation.

Friendly, good listener, caring

The visit was very positive and friendly. The doctor snd staff were relaxed and knowledgeable. I was comfortable and confident that I made the right decision.

Excellent, Fantastic, High energy, Great Communication, explains what the x-rays show, and tells you want you need to do to fix the issue for me it's stretching

Very knowledgeable and informative. She takes the time to explain everything and answered my questions to my satisfaction,

Dr. Lara was very rude, harsh, dismissive, and condescending with me. I felt like she was rushing through our visit (for which she was an hour late), that I was wasting her time, and she was talking down to me. It felt adversarial, not collaborative at all and she was so harsh that she brought me to tears and I had to take several minutes to gain enough composure to leave. I felt bullied and traumatized. By contrast, the office staff was very nice, caring, compassionate, empathetic and professional - all of the things that Dr. Lara was not.

Dr. Lara is a kind and outstanding physician. I am so happy to have met her.

Friendly, smart, and personable

Appreciate her knowledge and advice

Doctor Lara is absolutely awesome and a joy to be around! She and her staff are wonderful!

Attentive-interactive-knowledgeable-understanding-caring.

I was totally blown away by Dr Lara's understanding of my problems. I am SO GRATEFUL for the time she spent and total preparation for my first visit. I have been dealing with a very painful right leg and back injury from condo moving that should have healed a long time ago. I injured it mid Jan this year and have been seen by the VA Hospital ever since with very little if any improvement...more than 3 months. I did a complete physical therapy routine and went to the VA ER 4 times in 5 weeks because the pain was so bad. I could barely walk. This about as serious as it gets and the VA has been very generous in trying to help me...but no healing. Dr. lara told me right off what was muscle, what was nerve injury, and showed me in detail on the various MRI and CT scans the VA had provided. NOW I feel I am in GREAT hands of an expert and look forward to getting back to my life. I have had to turn down 2 jobs because of doctors appts and pain. THANK YOU DR. LARA SINCERLY. JORGE

Dr. Nina Lara is an amazing doctor. She has good patient care and follows through even after! Very straight forward but kind. She goes in depth about everything to makes sure you understand fully. Very professional! She is one of the best doctors!!

I couldn't say enough about my experience with Dr. Lara! She is truly passionate and has been such a blessing!

Dr. Lara is amazing, she advocated for me at the Veteran Affairs and i am so grateful for her. I now have feeling in my arm again and no pain in my neck. Thank you Dr. Lara

Great bedside manner and she explained everything. Very upbeat and easy presence.

Positive and vibrant!

I REALLY liked my appointment with Dr. Lara. She was super knowledgeable about my issue, empathic, and gave me great information with a plan on improvement. I am happy she's my Dr. I'm glad to have her in my corner getting my back in better shape.

Dr. Lara was extremely knowledgeable and dedicated to her practice. I would recommend her to anyone with issues in their body. Especially athletes

Dr Lara does an excellent job of troubleshooting. I wish more doctors had her skills. Nice Job Dr. Lara.

Professional

Like her. She took the time to understand what my issues are and explain to me what I needed to do to work through them and that it would take time and if it doesn’t work then it would be surgery and I don’t want that. Thank you. Linda Kreiling

Exceptional. Excellent. Dr. Lara sets the bar. I was so impressed. Absolutely exceptional doctor. She is now my doctor for life.

She is wonderful Dr.

Great doctor. Cares about you after the surgery and forward.

Very personable attentive and patient. Explains all questions thoroughly in easy to understand terms. She doesn't rush you.

She was very personable and informative. I felt very educated about my medical concerns.

Very professional doctor.

Dr Lara. Is intelligent and interested in helping me find the root of my physical problems

First time seeing her for new pain which we think is from a 2017 fall that resulted in me having an L1 compression fracture. Took her time. Very thorough. Discussed what exercises I should get back to doing. Explained things well and at end of appointment ask me if I had additional questions. I will definitely do 6 weeks follow up appointment with her.

very satisfied

Really enjoyed our meeting. She explained my issue to me and gave me a good feeling about the upcoming surgery.

Dr. Lara is amazing!! I have been to so many doctors, all in different fields, and she is my favorite by far. You can tell she genuinely cares about her patients and takes time to really listen at each appointment.

Great Dr.

Looking forward to seeing her again, Grateful for honesty. She made me feel really comfortable and telling me the truth about my situation.

Great Dr. Thorough and detailed.

Great Doctor

Great besside manner and very knowledgeable.

THANKS FOR SHOWING XRAY AND WALKING ME THROUGH...I COULD SEE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. DID NOY RUSH... VERY IMPORTANT! WAITING FOR APPOINTMENT FROM OTHER DOC...

Great bedside mannerisms and listener.

I had gone in to foa w consultation regarding muscle soreness along the spine and shoulder blades. The doc basically told me to take advil for pain and "google" exercises to relieve my pain. These are the things I already do. What is the point in scheduling an appointment for professional advice? I did not get any useful advice on what's causing my problem and, preventive actions that I can take.

Dr. Lara was warm, professional compassionate and listened to all my concerns. She explained my diagnosis in detail. Didn't feel rushed as with some other providers. Will be following up with her on our plan.

Professional, efficient and has a great demeanor

Excellent

very knowable

Professional and personable.

Friendly. Seemed to confident and be very knowledgeable.

Awesome

She was by far the most courteous and friendly medical professional that I've ever encountered. While I hope to not continually need her services, I couldn't imagine working with any other orthopedic surgeon/specialist after my visit with her! Thank you Dr. Lara, you are awesome!

She’s great! Takes the time to listen to you.

Nina was sweet, kind and truly cared about my well being and making me feel better.

She was terrific. Spent the time with me to understand the X-rays and the MRI and show me what was needed for my coming surgery. That is the trait of a doctor that cares about you (me) first.

I came to Dr. Lara for a second opinion and left impressed. She listened to my concerns and offered a new perspective on my injury and why I'm still in pain after surgery. I also explained that I need to expedite things due to this being a military line of duty injury case and she was very accommodating with her schedule. I wish I found her in the first place to do my surgery!

Dr. Lara presented herself a very caring and knowledgeable physician. I would recommend her highly.

very knowledgeable and very pleasant. We appreciate your service Thank you

Patient, knowledgeable and friendly!

She was great !!!!

Very thorough. Didn't feel rushed. She explained everything and took the time to answer all my questions and to make sure I understood.

She explained everything about my back pain

Very knowledgeable and professional. Be warned though - if you're overweight, don't even bother scheduling an appointment. She won't be interested in helping you.

relatable and contemporary

Great! Listens and easy to speak to concerning your injury.

Took her time to explain everything related to my condition. Very happy with the consultation. She is very caring and compassionate.

Great Bedside Manner. Knowledgeable! I feel I'll get the help I need. Nice and Friendly Assistants! Thank You

She was caring and extremely thorough in explaining my situation. Very happy with Dr Lara

I am very impressed with Dr. Lara.

Listened to me explain my symptoms, received X-rays with me thoroughly, and then fully explained treatment plan.