I was very impressed and comforted by the competency and friendliness of everyone involved with this surgery. The doctors, the nurses, the hospital stay, everyone was great. Having surgery and facing the unknown in any situation is nerve racking and upsetting, but the overall experience was easy. Everyone involved made such a difference on this surgery, and the scar in removing my tumor from my parathyroid is barely noticeable. Thank you so much to Dr. Harari and your staff for making me all better

Thanks to a referral from my wonderful Endocrinologist, Dr. Jelena Maletkovic, I met with Dr. Avital Harari prior to having surgery on my Parathyroid. Dr. Harari exceeded all of my expectations. She thoroughly reviewed all aspects of the surgery, including possible but rarely experienced complications. I left the office visit with Dr. Harari knowing that her insight into Parathyroid disorders was exceptional and that she would do everything within her power to ensure that the surgery was a success. I was able to have the surgery as an outpatient. Dr. Harari was able to remove the gland that was creating the high Calcium level. Due to her excellent skills as a surgeon, Dr. Harari left me with only a small scar on my neck that was barely visible. Today, evidence of the scarring is completely gone. I would not hesitate to refer Dr. Harari for anyone needing Endocrine surgery.

For a few years I have had various Gastro complaints – none of them were substantiated by ultrasound or other test. I started thinking that perhaps I was a hypochondriac! But I just felt that something was not right. My energy level also was lower than I wanted it to be. As a 61 year old woman I am still very active and not ready to slow down. Then my wonderful gastroenterologist, Dr. Lena Martyak – noticed the increase of calcium on a blood test. This set in motion a series of doctor visits and examinations ending with my meeting of Dr. Harari. On December 8 the one parathyroid that was the culprit of my increased calcium and PTH levels was removed. I was released the same day. That evening I felt a bit tired but was able to take the dog on a short stroll and had a very restful night. It took two more days to really recover from the anesthesia – including a scary spike in blood pressure the next day. The pain from the incision was minimal (only took some over the counter pain medication the first night after the surgery) and only a bit of swelling on my neck. I was very glad that I did not have to go back to work until after the weekend. But by Monday – 6 days after the surgery I was totally fine. The incision was very small and healed well. Dr. Harari placed it in a fold on my neck and it is hardly visible. At first I could not tell a great difference in my wellbeing but after about 4 weeks I realized how healthy I felt and that all my gastro issues were gone. One more thing I want to mention: Dr. Harari is one of the nicest and most competent doctors you will ever meet! She has a lovely way of putting you at ease, explain everything without attitude, and I felt in very good hands with her!

I just recently had parathyroid surgery with Dr. Harari in January 2016. The staff and Dr. Harari made me feel very comfortable and they all were very competent and caring. I used their distance service since I was coming from Reno, NV. I saw Dr. Harari and had my CT scan on Friday, had surgery the next Tuesday, saw Dr. Harari again the next Friday and then was able to fly home. Despite having problems with finding my parathyroids and having a low calcium level for a couple of weeks, everything is going fine now. My scar, about 2 inches, is healing well, still a little pink, but looking better every day. I am so glad that I chose UCLA for my surgery, as I feel that the local surgeon may have had a challenge with my case. I really wanted a place that does hundreds of these surgeries every year. Dr. Harari was very good at explaining the testing, the surgery, and the healing. Will have my lab tests repeated in March and then again in 3 months. I am hoping that my osteoporosis will be greatly improved in a year since that was the main reason for having the surgery. My primary doctor told me that I had the bones of a 70 year old and I am only 54. Thanks again UCLA Endocrine Surgery for a job well done.

Dr. Harari performed thyroid surgery on me in 2015 and would like to say that she is a great surgeon. I recovered fully within months of surgery with minimal scarring.

I would recommend Dr. Harrari to anybody who is needing endocrine surgery!