Ronnie I Mimran, MD

I had my L4 & L5 vertebrae fused and a pad put in between by Dr. Mimran in July 2014. I am very happy to say that it was a great decision and experience. I had sciatica, a limp, and numbness when walking too much and I could not run. Dr. Mimran laid out the plan and said that this procedure would fix it. I am happy to say that I am back to running 30 minutes 3 days a week and have no side effects. Dr. Mimran told be to listen to my body and go back to normal activities. I loved his style and his staff and everything was explained fully to me from start to finish. I am 66 years old and feel new again.

I had a car accident about 24 years ago. C5-​C7 were in bad shape now at age 44. Arthritis, bone spurs, bulging discs all causing massive shoulder, left arm, and neck pain. I also had a 3 inch numb spot a little below my neck on my back. I opted for fusion of C5-​C7. The hospital was Eden Medical in Castro Valley. Awesome hospital. Surgery went well. I am now over one month along after surgery now. All the pain and numbness I mentioned above is gone. Every day now I get a bit better, For me it was the right thing to do; and this Doctor took care of me. I highly recommend.
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6 Month follow up. I moved to WA so had my 6 month x-​ray follow up here and not with Dr. Mimran. My new Doctor was very impressed with my fusion. He called it «Perfect text book». I am also happy to say the nerve pains and numbness are slowly going away. I am very happy I went through the surgery with this Doctor.

I would give him a –2 if I could. I have been told by 3 other back/​muscle doctors that I had 2 herniated discs, a tear and that my nerves in my lower back were getting compressed. I have had a bad back since I was 25 years old. I started a part-​time job as a Mobile DJ. I lifted about 800 pounds worth of equipment back then when I did the weddings. I pulled my groin several times and noticed that my back was hurting here and there. As I have gotten older it has really kicked into overdrive. I can’t stand in 1 place for more than 10 minutes, I can’t walk like I use to, lifting anything sits my butt down or in bed for days. (yep) Sooo I get MRI… I start to do all the things that my doctors say to do: Physical therapy (no help, worse) Pain Management 2 different epidermals, muscle relaxers (no help). Oh yea, MRI had already came back from Webster orthopedics and I get told that L 1,2,3,4,5??? blah blah (read above) BAD. So now my doctor says that I should see a spine specialist/​surgeon. All the Horror stories I heard really made me not want to go (by the way, I was already on pain medicine) because some people think that everyone is a pill seeker. I already had mine!!. ok so stop the babble. Now I will make this short. I go to his office with the MRI disk and he comes out and says there is really nothing wrong with your back except a small tear, other than that you have a back of an 18 year old. I’m 52. I thought I was on a practical joke show. He was serious. So I exit very fast so I don’t cause a seen. Not because of professionals writing down what they saw but because of the pain I had then and still have right now. Why haven’t I gone to another surgeon well, Skin cancer, Intestinal obstruction with hospital stay, 6 ER visits. 1 upper endoscopy procedure and now I go today to see if John Muir hospital (NOT San Ramon Regional) was right and that I have gallstones and most likely will need my gallbladder removed. After that I press on. I will look for cameras in the office before I talk to the doctor. oh yea No more narcotic pain meds for me as of weeks ago.
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I spoke with a few local Doctors in the area about my neck and nobody had a positive solution for me. I have suffered for a year with a collapsed disc and bone on bone in my neck. I heard about Mr. Mimran and what a great Spine guy he was. I met Dr. Mimran May 1^st and he looked at my MRI & Xray and assured me it would be a 45 minute operation. My operation was scheduled for May 22^nd. I arrived at the Hospital at 7AM had my neck operated on at 9:45 and was home by 4PM. Ronnie Mimran is by far the Best Neck DR. a man could ever recommend. He is Classy, Concerned, and very Professional… I would highly recommend him to anyone in Pain.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Mimran for several years. He is a thorough, gentle, kind, and very knowledgable Neurosurgeon, with an excellent bedside manor.
Although i live in SF, I recently went to the Danville office. Very nice office with friendly, and professional staff. The medical building has a private lot with ample parking. Well worth my extra time on the road to keep such a great doctor.
If you need any type of spinal surgery, I highly recommend Dr. Ronnie Mimran.

A brilliant man! He explained everything in human terms without being condescending. He gave the pros and cons and fit me into his very busy schedule at my convenience. Before and during surgery he was friendly, professional and efficient. The hospital he suggested (Eden Medical) had great nurses and staff. If I should ever (God forbid!) need neurosurgery again, he is the only one I’d consider.

I was suffering from a herniated disc in my lower back for almost 2 years. The pain was excruciating and daily. I was afraid to get the back surgery because I had heard so many horror stories of discs being fused together and the surgery being unsuccessful.
I met with Dr. Mimran and he put all of my fears to rest. The surgery was fast and I could tell the difference as soon as I woke up. I have been pain free for over 2 years and I’m loving it!

I went to see him for neck surgery. He chose an aggressive option and wanted to fix multiple problems by doing a corpectemy (removing two of my vertebrae). I cancelled surgery in December while waiting for a second opinion from Dr. Weinstein at UCSF. At that time, UCSF said the procedure Mimran wanted to do was completely unnecessary. (I was already uncomfortable from the beginning.) So I book an appointment to discuss a simpler procedure to fix the problem, and they cancel my appointment with no notice and his office won’t return my message. Very bad service. I have been recommended to Dr. Talwar now, and still am getting a second opinion from Dr. Weinstein later this year. ALWAYS get second or third opinions!

Tends to run behind but he is worth the wait. Once you do see him you soon realize why he tends to run behind a bit, he takes his time with you. Dr. Mimran doesn’t rush his patients like most other doctors. He did a great job on my back.