To say that this year is all about improving and focusing on my own health is an understatement…read more Simply look at all of my most recent reviews! It seems that once I turned 30 my body began to give up and health declined...and the reason I'm seeing an orthopedic doctor/surgeon is proof. Last week I ended up unintentionally rupturing a tendon in my non-dominant (thank goodness) hand. As someone who works as a nurse and an online Yelp Community Manager, I am required to use my hands constantly. Dr. Hollstein and his medical assistant Carol were able to fit me into his slammed busy schedule. I conveniently completed the registration paperwork online prior to my appointment. I checked in with Laura at the front desk who is absolutely a doll; welcoming everyone who comes in the door with a smile. While I wait to be brought back to an exam room, Laura and I had a friendly chit-chat. Upon going back to the exam room, Carol was lovely and easy going. Dr. Hollstein followed her and has such an amazing bedside manner and great sense of humor. Between the "eeks" and "ows" of him moving my hand/fingers and going over my medical information, we shared some good laughs. In the end, he ended up needing to immobilize and place a cast on my arm. Fast-forward a week and the first cast was uncomfortable by rubbing on my hand and fingers. Carol was able to get me in the same day to replace the cast with a new, better-fitting one. All in all, I would recommend any of the medical providers in this office when it comes to orthopedics and sports medicine. They truly care!

Holstein is a good doctor, his medical assistant is horrible. She is hard to get ahold of and rare…read morereturns calls,

I have had both a hip replacement and a knee replacement within 14 months. Both are stellar! Dr. E…read morehas a wonderful bed side manner. He is more than happy to answer your questions and address your concerns. I have had zero problems with his work. As well his staff is friendly, professional and welcoming. It was a situation I was very anxious over, and it turned out to be a very positive experience.

Dr. Emmerson did my hip replacement and did an excellent job. He is personable and informative as…read morewell as being an excellent surgeon. He took time to explain everything and communicated well. It seems that many surgeons are a bit cold and ego-driven, and I was very happy to find one who is a warm and caring as well as a true professional. His office staff is also first rate and put me at ease.

First filled out a very lengthy form online, as requested, before going to appointment. It included…read moremany questions that bore no relationship to why I was going. Once in the exam room, an assistant started asking me all the same questions I'd already spent 20-30 minutes answering. Told her that and asked why she was asking me the same questions. No apology, just silence. Dr Craviotto came in, spent 10-15 minutes tops looking at my sprained ankle and knee, and offered no help at all. I had to ask if there wasn't something I could do to speed this 3-month old injury that wasn't getting significantly better. Exercises, anything?? The only thing he could come up with was getting some ibuprofen cream, and only offered that because I asked. He was unhelpful, indifferent, a poor listener, and it was a complete waste of my time. The bill? $700! I would NEVER go back to him, for anything.

Skilled and professional with affable approach to his patients. He is reassuring and spends time…read moreexplaining the procedure necessary and excellent follow up,

If you are broken, he will fix you. Awesome bedside manner and experience in abundance. Can't…read morerecommend him enough. I suggest not breaking yourself as a good option.

I have had to see several surgeons, unfortunately. Dr. Tac and his staff are among the best…read more Ethical, courteous, and kind doctor and staff.

Normally I wouldn't waste my time with leaving a negative review but I feel obligated to inform…read moreothers and maybe help prevent some other poor soul from experiencing what I went through. My first mistake was not looking at all of Dr Pearson's reviews on Yelp and Google. I saw four stars for his Santa Barbara practice and assumed that was good enough. He's a doctor, he knows what he's doing, right? Wrong. I came to Dr Pearson as most, through a referral from my PC Doc via my HMO. He diagnosed me with a Morton's neuroma and told me surgery was the only option. After a few months, I decided to go through with the procedure. He never ordered an MRI or any imaging. The surgery went fine, but my recovery never happened. After 11 months , he finally ordered an MRI. The MRI clearly showed and described a recurring neuroma. Dr Pearson, ignored that and basically told me the pain was in my head. "Pain is pain" were his exact words. No offer to do a follow up surgery or admit he didn't do the procedure correctly. He was very elusive and dismissive in his responses to questions. After a total of 14 appointments over a 2 year period, and a failed surgery, I gave up on this guy and found another doctor. I'm now 6 weeks post Op with Dr Haggerty at Alta Orthopedic. She found the neuroma, removed it and I'm now back to hiking and walking at about 80% and hopeful to make a full recovery. Sorry, Dr Pearson, pain is not always pain. Sometimes pain is caused by the actual problem you diagnosed but failed to resolve. Dr Pearson may be good enough for simple broken ankles and sprangs, but I'd stay far away If you need surgery or have a complicated issue.

Dr Pearson operated on my ankle over 20 years ago, my wife's foot nearly that long ago, and he's…read morenow treating my foot. I've no complaints. He's very competent and doesn't recommend unnecessary procedures. His office staff is professional, and wait times to make appointments or to be seen once there are reasonable. I highly recommend him.

It's been eight months since my son's surgery, and I really wanted to write this sooner!…read more We had initial consultations with two Santa Barbara foot specialists and decided to go with Dr. Harrison. SO glad we did. His thorough study of all the reports, thorough examination of his feet (both were involved), and further questions resulting in more images, followed by taking the time to explain and educate, assured us that we would get the best outcome with Dr. Harrison. Everything he said jived with all the research I had done, as well as what I knew was on those reports (I couldn't say the same for the other doctor we saw, who had much cooler wallhangings in her office- and this created a challenge in explaining to my son who he should go with). I had researched and read that he would likely never walk normally again and that he would likely have to order specially made shoes to fit his deformed feet. In contrast, as of right now, although he still has months of physical therapy to go, 6 screws and a plate in one heel, and 2 screws in the other, he has been traveling internationally, is able to walk practically unhindered mostly all day, and he has been skiing. His gait is almost perfect and his shoe size increased by only 1/2 a size - Vans off the shelf - and he swims just fine! We can thank Dr Harrison for his amazing skills, for truly caring, for having the respect and personal regard toward his patients to explain, and for taking the time to get it right.

I came in from pain in my left foot when running from a bunion. He took x rays & gave me the…read moreinformation on what was going on. My issue- that was it. He didn't offer solutions, didn't offer guidance on pain management, he didn't say much in general. It was like pulling teeth to understand my options and what I could do. He was not informative at all. I since bought toe spacers (not his suggestion) and my pain went down from a 8 to a 2 which is amazing. I also followed up with another surgeon in town and now I fully understand my options and the road ahead of me. I do not recommend this doctor. He did the bare minimum with me and is very apathetic.

Dr. Burgoyne was very direct with me when I visited him for my appointment. He wasn't especially…read more"warm and fuzzy," but he was nice and he listened to me and my concerns, which is really what counts in my book. He made some suggestions for options and left it to me to decide when I would move ahead.

The care, explanations and kindness was wonderful. He took his time to explain the total knee…read morereplacement and was very patient with my questions. I can say that I really feel he is a great surgeon and my recovery has been much easier than I was expecting. I would and have recommended him to anyone looking for an orthopedic surgeon.