Robert S. Millard, MD

Dr. Millard immediately diagnosed me with a neck problem and nerve damage into my R arm/​hand within minutes of hearing my story. I am a PT who was in denial for sure thinking I had a severe tendonitis causing weakness and pain and overuse of the shoulder/​neck. I am a competitive tennis player and manual physical therapist so this makes sense, right? Wrong! It was crazy for me to live in pain and weakness for so long before seeing an M.D. He did an MRI and a nerve EMG right away and was able to define several levels of problems in my neck and educate me on my future (fusion) if I did not heed the warning now and take care of my spine. I have modified my tennis and work life to not injure. Thank you Dr. Millard for helping me trust and see competence in our health care system. You should start with Dr. Millard for a correct diagnosis and then do what he suggests. He is in favor of injections and PT before running down to surgery lane. However, he is straight up enough that he will let you know what is best for your health and wellness even if it may be surgery. You are the best! Thank you.

Excellent Doctor!
Dr. Millard treated me in 2000 and resolved my lower back pain. Back flared up again in 2015 and Dr. Millard took great care of me… once again. I’m back to work and feeling great after being unable to sit for longer than 5 – 10 minutes at a time.
He’s highly recommended & a very good communicator.

Dr. Millard was the nicest most helpful doc I’ve ever seen in my life ! Made me feel very comfortable and explained in detail what and how we are going to start tackling my spine with multilevel damages.
After years of hitting dead ends with multiple doctors without hope of living a normal life, not ridden with severe pain.
When others didn’t know where to start, he didn’t flinch and said were heading to the most damaged area and if that doesn’t fix all the pain, we will hit the next area!
He has made me feel like I am finally on the road to repair and recovery from my long miserable bout with back problems !

THATTA PEPPER Dr Millard !

i have been seen by Dr. Millard for many years due to my back and neck issues that are mostly caused by playing sports and sports accidents.
He has always been forthcoming with the issue and «temporary» or «permanent» solutions. he doesn’t recommend surgery if he doesn’t see any benefit in it. i have received cortisone injections from Dr. Millard over the years and most of them have worked really well. this last December i went to see him for my arm/​shoulder pain he repeated my cervical and shoulder MRI order and immediately warned me about my bruised cervical nerve which was in terrible shape, squeezed to the side and being poked/​in serious jeopardy of by small bone particles that would have cut through it with even a simple mis-​step or accident. He was kind and compassionate enough to directly contact the neurosurgeon and get me on his already booked schedule so he could see the MRI scans. the C5-​C6 discectomy was done on February 26, 2015 and it was the best thing that happened to me! i am so relieved of SO much excruciating pain and i owe all of that to Dr. Millard’s diagnosis. he is a knowledgeable, caring, well connected, up-​to-​date, and well grounded doctor. His office staff is always very responsive and his nurses have always been the best! they are caring and great follow-​up-​ers! I am so grateful for the great service i have received over the years. unfortunately after i moved to SF it has been tough to go down to San Jose to see him and i should admit that i miss seeing all these friendly faces!
All the best to them.
Atefeh

I went to dr. Millard for a chronic spinal pain, he did 3 sets of epidural injections to no avail, and actually the procedure (s) itself caused me incredible pain.
I found him lacking compassion, very reluctant to give me pain medication, telling me to take Alleve which didn’t help at all.
From my own research I now know that I have spinal stenosis, the MRI clearly shows that injections are a band aid when a laminectomy is what I needed.
My first appt. with the spinal surgeon is not until November 17^th, and today Dr. Millard refused me medication. So he leaves me in pain and suffering for 2 months
and beyond.
In tears and pain
Mary Ann F

Dr. Millard is amazing! He did a great job diagnosing the cause of my back pain. I received injections in November 2013 and I’ve been pain free. He’s very personable and truly cares about his patients. I highly recommend him. He did what no other doctor was able to do for me.

Dr. Millard came into my life at the perfect time, and truly saved my back. Just for context, I’ve been incredibly active my entire life; from football and track to snow and water skiing, volleyball, triathlons, etc. Sports and being active are an incredibly important part of my life.
In January of 2013, I woke up with a numb right leg, from my lower back to my foot. After multiple consultations, it turned out that I had a series of re-​herniations from L3 down to S1, with the L3/​L4 bulge being the worst. I tried every alternative treatment recommended to try to avoid surgery, (steroid epidural, acupuncture, two different chiropractors, rolfing, DX-​9000 «back stretching machine,» etc.). None of it worked, and by September I chose from amongst the three back surgeons I’d consulted (none of them Dr. Millard) and had a Laminectomy.
For the first few weeks, things were considerably better, but then something happened (nobody is sure what) and I started experiencing massive pain on the left side of my back in addition to some recurrence on the right. Within weeks it went from pain and numbness to aggressive back spasms that left me unable to sit or stand. I lay on the floor for days and could only drag myself from the floor to the bathroom with a walker. The surgeon who performed the laminectomy was beginning to contemplate additional surgery.
A concerned friend introduced me to Dr. Millard on a Saturday and he was able to get me into his office by Tuesday. He went through my history with an incredibly detailed and patient eye, including all of the other Dr.‘s notes from my past attempts to relieve the pain prior to surgery as well as post surgery. He recommended a very different set of epidural procedures then what had been administered back in spring of 2013 and was able to get me in for the first epidural procedure that coming Monday.
It’s now been a little over 2 months since that first visit to his office. I’ve gone from being in constant, intense pain, back to my active lifestyle. While I’m not yet able to do sports that compress my spine, I’m mostly pain free and am actively swimming with our local masters program and have picked up pilates.
Dr. Millard literally saved my back, helped alleviate the most intense pain I’ve yet experienced, gave me my optimism and lightness back… all without surgery. I can’t recommend a Dr. more highly. And can’t thank him enough.

Dr. Robert Millard has changed my life and gave me hope where there was none. His staff is great and he is the best in the industry. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone with pain or discomfort. Of your on the fence on who to see, worry no more. Go see Dr. Millard and get some rest knowing your in the very best of hands :)