Dr. Tomaras, his PA, Chad, and the entire Polaris organization are the most caring and professional medical team I have ever been fortunate enough to find. Their pre and post surgical information and attention was top notch. Dr. Tomaras performed an L4/L5 spinal fusion and in six week I have made amazing progress. Can not say enough about Polaris.

Submitted March 30, 2021

i just had C5-C7 Fusion ACDF : After seeing 5 other spine and orthopedic specialist on my condition, I was fortunate to be referred to Polaris by friends in he Medical Sales world, that assured me Polaris was the best choice. They were right. Everything is top notch professional.

Submitted Jan. 9, 2021

I am so thankful to Dr. Tomaras and his staff. Dr. Tomaras performed cervical fusion as needed and I could not have asked for better. He also performed lumbar fusion a couple of years ago and the experience was wonderful so of course I returned with the cervical issue. Thank you Dr. Tomaras and staff!

Submitted Nov. 5, 2020

Awesome Dr and staff , Would highly recommend!!!!!

Submitted July 8, 2020

Had to have cervical fusion and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Dr. Tomaras and his staff are very professional and caring. Dr. Tomaras is very thorough and informative. He made sure I understood everything about my procedure and his expectations after surgery. After my procedure I am well on my way to recovery. Thank you Dr. Tomaras for giving me my life back!

Submitted June 18, 2020

Dr. Tomaras and his entire staff are great. I had L4/L5 cleaned out and the entire procedure went extremely well. Dr. Tomaras was always available and most helpful. Dr. Tomaras is truly a caring person who gave me all the time I needed to answer my questions. His surgical team couldn’t have been any better. They honestly cared about my recovery and well being. I highly recommend....

Submitted Nov. 20, 2019

I had a microsdiscectomy for a far lateral disc herniation at L4/L5 by Dr. Tamaras and I am worse off than I was before the surgery. I got another MRI five weeks after surgery which showed residual herniation that was not completely removed. Dr Tomaras elected to go with a midline approach which involved removing a fair amount of my facet joint. After consulting with two other neurosurgeons, the proper route would have been to go lateral. This would have preserved my facet joint and the herniation would have been much easier to get to. I realize there are multiple ways to approach different things but when two other neurosurgeons say "you have a direct path to the herniation going laterally and you would not have to sacrifice the facet joint”,  and “it would be very hard to get to the herniation with a midline approach”, I cannot wrack my brain as to why he would even consider not going the lateral route. From what I understand, the only reason a surgeon usually goes medial is they don’t feel comfortable anatomically going lateral because lateral herniations are not very common. If that is the case then I should have been referred to someone who did feel comfortable. The only other reason to do this is from a reimbursement standpoint as I would need another surgery. I would surely hope this was not the case. Hopefully it is a lesson learned for future cases as I am now in the same place I was before the surgery with a less stable spine and now I am having to have another microdiscetomy via the lateral approach to remove what should have been removed with the first surgery. This would mean another three months in which I cannot pick up my children and more days off of work. I am a firm believer in treating patients how you would treat yourself or a family member. I wonder if he would have done everything the same had this been one of his family members. I would highly advise getting a second opinion before surgery as this is the mistake I made.

Submitted May 25, 2019

No people skills whatsoever. I am sure he is an intelligent man but it felt like he was trying to make me feel like an idiot and thought it was funny when I would ask more questions since I have no medical knowledge.

Submitted July 6, 2018

Dr. Tomaras is an excellent surgeon. The staff at Polaris has always been so polite and helpful.

Submitted March 20, 2017

I think Dr Tomaras is wonderful. He did a fusion on my lower back. His knowledge and skill are excellent. His bedside manner is wonderful. He cares so much about his patients.

Submitted Feb. 25, 2015