Laura N Sciaroni, MD

Thorough examination. Clear communication. Conservative treatment. Highly recommended.

I have been trying to get through to the office for over a week. I was told several weeks ago that my rx would be called in by the end of the day, it still has not been called in. I have been calling several times a day, for over a week and always get the recording that says to call back during business hours. I have been calling at all different times during business hours. No one ever answers. Great way to do business!
I just found out that the office is now closed. They are moving to another location. Why not change the answering machine and let the answering service know so that people are not sent on a wild goose chase! I called the S.F. office, they told me to call another number, they said she hasn’t started there yet. Great Communication!

I saw Dr. Sciaroni after a fall. My kneecap was broken and so was one of my fingers. She gave me a removable cast for the knee and it healed well. However! She apparently doesn’t know anything about how to treat a broken finger: First, she had her assistant tape a little piece of splint on the tip of my finger. This was useless, and kept moving around. I then went back to her and she gave me a device that covered the entire tip of my finger. My finger was swollen and hurting. The device was way too tight and didn’t fit properly. I again went to see her a couple more times (by this time a couple of months had gone by) and she gave me another device that fit better. After wearing it for 4 months (I subsequently learned from a hand specialist that it should have healed in a few weeks, if properly treated, I got disgusted and now it looks like, because of her ineptitude, my options are a bent finger, or surgery. I thought she was cold and indifferent.

This review is not for the actual Dr. Sciaroni, but rather, the rude female receptionist with whom I just spoke.
I broke my wrist a few days ago, and was referred to Dr. Sciaroni by the wonderful folks at CPMC Davies. When I called today to set up an appointment for further x-​rays and a more permanent cast, I was shocked at the treatment I received. The conversation went as follows:
Me: I broke my wrist last Saturday, had have been referred here for further treatment.
Receptionist: (Sigh, mumble) What kind of insurance do you have?
Me: I don’t.
Receptionist: WHY NOT?
(Read the news, lady. I am one of the many, many people who lost their job this year.)
Me: Um… I…
Receptionist: Well, we require payment upfront.
Me: Okay. I probably can’t do that. What do you usually do for someone like me?
Receptionist: People like you? That’s what SF General is for.
And then she hung up on me.
I mean, fine. Of course I’ll go there. I just didn’t know. Did she have to shame me? If she continues to behave like that while working in the healthCARE industry, maybe she’ll be in the same position I am soon enough.

Dr. Laura Sciaroni is fantastic. Not sure why folks are saying she has no bedside manner. While i did wait an hour to see her, she made sure to spend time with me in the exam room and answer all my questions. I saw Dr. Sciaroni as my «second opinion» for a torn ACL, and she took the time to walk me through the MRI images, explain the surgery, and pros and cons of autograft v. allograft. Even though she knew i would likely have surgery with the first doctor, she was kind, funny, assuring, and very helpful.
God forbid i have another injury, I would definitely see her again.

Dr. Sciaroni is great. I’ve had a chronic leg problem, and have seen quite a few doctors about possible treatments. Dr. Sciaroni provided the most detailed explanation about my leg, and the benefits and risks if I were to have surgery. It was the best and most informed analysis I’ve received to date. Unlike other doctors who just suggest surgery, she explained that even after surgery, I would likely have the same problem, and that a lifelong physical therapy or exercise regimen would probably do better for my leg.

For those of us that remember ourself as a kid with our parent visiting the family doctor, our doctor use to be personal and caring. In the old days you see only one doctor for everything and that doctor knows your family and relatives too. You might even nick named that doctor an uncle or aunt. That doctor is an extention of your relatives although not really related.
This is my experience under the care of Dr Laura Sciaroni and the staffs there. Unlike the confusion of big hospitals with so many people, here you receive more personal care. I don’t have to worry about getting lost in their records for being just another patients. The staffs even remember my name when I shows up early for my appointment. That’s the advantage of clinic vs hospitals. It kind of bring back my childhood memory because I felt that she is a professional doctor who is genuinely looking after the best interest of her patients like what doctors use to be in the old days. I was in good hand under the direction of her care.

Dr. Sciaroni was a miracle find. I had this shoulder problem from years of volleyball but was too afraid to do anything about it. Dr. Sciaroni talked me through my options, answered all my questions, and was super patience while I noodled through the decision.
Now thanks to her, let’s say I’m back in the «swing» of things — loving life and volleyball again.

Dr. Laura is amazing. Can’t say enough about the care she provided for my climbing injury. (Warning: those rock climbing walls can be more dangerous than they look!)
OK, so I had to do my P.T. but I got full mobility back (as Dr. Laura said) when I thought I’d never be able to run again. While she and her staff are incredibly professional, she took a real personal interest in my injury and recovery and seems more like a friend than a doc.
Thankyou, thankyou!

Dr. Laura N. Sciaroni, M.D. did a great job on my broken arm surgery! I know this because not only was my arm broken, but it was also twisted! The scar healed perfectly and there is no pain and my surgery was only 3 months ago. I was unsure about taking my cast off 2 weeks earlier than expected. But she knew what she was doing and wanted me to keep my mobility and flexibility! She was sooo right because I didn’t need physical therapy! SHE ROCKS!
Her office staff is wonderful, too! Nate is super friendly and was gentle and calming when he had to cut off and replace my splints and casts! The receptionist (the one with the big smile) was sooo friendly and after my first visit, she always remembered I wanted a receipt everytime!
HIGH 5 and FIVE STARS to this office! (Not that I want to ever have to go to her office again, but if I know of anyone needing a great surgeon for a broken bone… I will hands down refer her and her office!

If you want an impersonal appointment, go here. Laura was nice but just didn’t really seem to care about me or my injury. She sent me to some random Physical Therapy place and when I came back 8 weeks later still feeling pain in my knee, she told me to «keep doing my PT exercises». A year later STILL with pain, I went to Dr. Akuzuki who did wonders. He discussed other options we could do like MRI, more PT, cortisone, etc. and actually recommended specific PT people (who were great!). Dr Akuzuki didn’t want to stop treatment until I was 100% better. He didn’t just shoo me away telling me to continue to do my exercises (which obviously weren’t working).
At first I thought laura was fine/​whatever, but after getting a second opinion, I decided the following: 1) she should really care about her patients future well being or 2) you, my friend, should check out somewhere else. And I would recommend the latter.