Randolph O'Hara, MD

If you have the opportunity to find someone else please do. Office is constantly running behind be prepared to wait an hour or more. I waited 1.5 hrs for my last appointment. Impossible to get a hold of any front office staff.

He talks over his patients, I told him I have pain coming from my hip and si joint and he immediately told me it was a back problem. Upon review of the mri he so poorly explained my results that my general practitioner had to tell me what my actual issue was. Now after months of pt I'm going back to have a second mri because he was so sure it was a back injury he never ordered a review of the areas where I told him we're hurting. Also he told me I was young and healthy so I would be totally fine when I could barely walk really lacks bedside manner. The only plus was he didn't aggressively push surgery.

Looks like he's also paying someone to juice his google reviews since his reviews have dramatically gone up since last year. Def avoid.

Dr. O'hara handled two of my surgeries, neck & back. His is a top notch surgeon and his bedside manner is terrific.

BEWARE- BEWARE -get 2nd and 3rd opinions. Was pep-talked, miss diagnosed and sold by Dr O'hara on a lumbar laminectomy that I did not need, (he mis diagnosed sciatica- was actually blocked artery) . When it went horribly wrong, ( 4 emergency visits in excruciating pain and 4 spinal epidurals) Dr O'hara turned his back on me offered no explanation or help, except to send me to pain management. Now I live with constant residual pain. Dr O'hara even made a visit to me in the hospital just prior to this procedure to close the deal on me. I wish I had never met Dr O'hara

Dr. O'Hara gave me my life back

Because of Dr. O'Hara I Am leading a 'normal life.' After recuperating from the successful back surgery he performed in July (spinal fusion L2,L3), I was able to go to Walt Disney World at Christmastime with my husband and grandkids as planned. I was able to fly six hours sitting in an airplane seat, walk the Disney parks easily -- for the first time in years. Nerve pain in both my legs had been extremely painful beforehand, which curtailed so many normal activities many take for granted.

Dr. O'Hara is truly gifted. I've been seeing Dr. O'Hara for about 10 years and in that time he's performed 6 surgeries on my spine, all a result of hereditary issues, all successful and without residual problems. In fact, my Father and two sisters have been treated successfully by him as well. His approach is conservative -- which is what I most admire about him. He listens. He informs you of your options and provides you with options for the best plan forward.

My spine is now the best it's ever been, I'm now able to walk, hike, bike ride, travel and play with the grandkids. Dr. O'Hara made it possible and I couldn't be happier. He's surrounded himself with the BEST staff, as well. They are caring, understanding, efficient and great at following up which is so important.

I am thankful for what he's made possible. I highly recommend him to anyone.

I agree with all the comments about long waiting times. He's a very busy doctor. However, he's also very good at what he does and I'm willing to wait hours if needed to see one of the best spinal surgeons on the area. All doctors double and even tripple book appointments nowadays. Often it's not the doctors wish to do so but the network they are in. It's their insurance against too many patients cancelling and re-scheduling. The business end of things wants to squeeze every dollar out of clinics. Waiting times have increased everywhere.

Dr. O'Hara have worked on my neck and lower spine with excellent results. The nerves in my neck was so bad that I was losing use of my fingers in both hands and I had so much pain that I could barely breathe. After the fusion I was almost completely painless in that area of my body.

The disc between L5 - L6 was completely gone and needed another fusion. The surgery was only somewhat successful, this not due to any incompetence of Dr. O'Hara. Extenuating circumstances made it a very difficult operation. Dr. O'Hara did the best he could.

I now find myself in the position of needing another surgery and I'm going back to Dr. O'Hara a third time. I trust him to do everything in his power for the best possible solutions.

To those having problems getting appointments for emergencies, go to the ER. It's what it's there for after all.

This doctor is wonderful. Very attentive and caring. I highly recommend him. Good sense of humor. Spends a lot of time with his patients!!

Dr O'Hara is a truly gifted orthopedic surgeon! He performed a very successful spinal fusion on my back three months ago at the C4-5 region. After being bedridden due to pain for eight months, I decided to undergo surgery because physical therapy, chiropractic care & a spinal pain injection did nothing to relieve my pain. I'd highly recommend inpatient physical therapy afterwards to complete your full recovery. I'm now able to return to my yoga practice five days a week.

If I could give 0 stars I would. I was in the emergency room twice and the ER doctor recommended me to Dr. O'Hara and personally called him, too. When I went to see Dr. O'Hara he disregarded everything I said, laughed at me while I was crying of pain, didn't listen to anything I told him, and didn't even bother to request the correct MRI I needed. I'm astounded at how terrible his care was. In a time of crisis he really did nothing to help at all. I wouldn't recommend this doctor to anyone.