Ernest H Sponzilli, MD

I saw Dr. Sponzilli for a nerve conduction study. I thought he was great. He was caring and friendly. The nerve conduction study called for me to be pricked with needles and pulsed with electricity and he was as gentle as possible and kept checking in with me to let me know what he was going to do and asking how I was doing. I had a good experience with him.

Dr Spinzelli is a fine doctor but the front desk staff is a nightmare I called up to let them know I would be late due to some heavy rains .
I was left on the phone for 15 minutes to let them know I’d be late I arrived there 17 minutes late and they would not see me I had driven all the way from Lagunitas with an aching back
I am only allowed to be 10 minutes late they said yet I have waited a half hour to an hour to see the doctor many times
Boooo to the front deck

I had an appointment with Dr. Sponzilli for a spinal cortisone injection which I was ambivalent about. He took the time with me to review the MRI and told me that in my case it really was optional. When I decided to not have the injection, he took further time to review some of the rehab exercises I had been doing.
I felt that I was treated in a very professional caring and thoughtful manner.

Dr. Sponzilli has great bedside manner. Friendly, concerned and professional. I am extremely grateful for his help in managing my pain!

I have had two nerve block procedures to my lower back done by Doctor Sponzilli. The latest was this morning at 9:00 am. For both procedures Dr Sponzilli met with me before hand and explained the procedure in full. He also made sure I was comfortable, and checked to see if I needed anything.
During the procedure, he informed me of the steps he was taking. I was offered to be sedated, but chose not to, so he made sure that if anything mildly uncomfortable was coming up, he let me know.
He is an excellent Doctor and I will always request him for further procedures.
Thank You Doctor Sponzilli.

My 15 yr. old daughter recently had a sporting injury with her back. Dr Sponzilli and Nurse Lauren were absolutely wonderful in helping her to get better. She had a 4:00 appt and by 5:00 we were at a brace specialists getting fitted for a special brace. After wearing for 8 weeks, she still wasn’t feeling 100%. They got her in right away, always answered all of our questions and were just fantastic. She is now doing much better, and we are thankful to this office. I would recommend DR. Sponzilli and his staff to anyone of my friends or family members.

I am a physician who has suffered with cervical pain for many years after an accident.
Dr. Sponzilli first injected lidocaine to prove efficacy, then performed diathermy destruction of sensory nerves which has markedly improved the pain although it is still managed with analgesics.
For me his skill was remarkable and I did not experience any lack of professionalism.

Dr Sponzilli from the greatest dr I have ever seen, he was my aunt’s Dr from 2010
Till she past away this year.
He is amazing patient, she had Alzheimer, she was Rude to him, she went through
7back surgery, she wasn’t able to walk to the restroom, once he treated her from first time at his clinic, she walked back and forth at his clinic.
He was very gentle .
I think any reviews here to put him down, I think someone behind it, to fight his success.

I went to see Dr. Sponzilli for back pain that was undiagnosed. I found him to be professional, patient, and respectful. He took his time determining what was wrong and explained exactly what he thought the problem was. He answered all of my questions — which were quite a few– and gave me suggestions on how to prevent injury in the future. Overall, I found him to be a good doc.

Did not care for this guy. I agree with the other posters where Dr. Sponzilli was very rude. I came in to see what my options were now that medicine and technology have advanced since my accident in 1982. I was paralyzed from the waist down after being run over by a truck and regained mobility with heavy spasticity preventing me to walk correctly.
I went to see him and he told me I walked funny. I really wanted to tell him that I’ve only hear that coming from 4 year olds but blew it off thinking he might be trying to break the ice, but no, he wasn’t. He told me 3 options he thought of and would not allow me to ask questions as I thought of them. He would continue talking over me and in the end he said the only thing he could do for me was write me a liver test and a PT prescription. He did not offer and referrals or recommendations of who to see next and told me to go research on the internet the 3 options instead of discussing them with me. He told me I had been through the worst already and I told him «Ya now I am just a guinea pig in a lab»
I later went to another doctor who recommended me back to the Mt Tam Spine center to see a different doctor there which Dr. Sponzilli could of brought in for the appointment the day I was there =X

Dr. Sponzelli was my work comp doctor (not by my choice) and he was extremely condescending and rude from the first time I met with him. Furthermore, he misdiagnosed a very apparent shoulder tear (rotator cuff tear) and stated I had tendinitis! He injected me with very painful cortisone shots which in fact made me worse! Since I’m only 34 years old and never been injured before I decided to get a second opinion. The second and third doctors both stated «a first year medical student would have known I had a tear and not tendinitis!» since it was very apparent from the MRI. The last time I saw Dr. Sponzelli which was several weeks ago he screamed at me in the exam room and accused me of being a «dishonest» patient. Mind you this is AFTER he’s misdiagnosed me and been informed of it by the other two physicians. He also refused to fill out my long term disability paperwork which was his duty as the treating physician to do. I had been warned about him by another friend and former patient of his and should have listened to her prior to allowing this jerk to mistreat me for over a year. I am seriously considering reporting him to the medical board. Lastly, when I was waiting for him in the room he was shouting at another patient to quit interrupting him! I have never been treated more unprofessionally by any physician!