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Stanford Health Care (SHC) is a nonprofit health system based in Palo Alto, CA, known for advanced care in cancer, neuroscience, cardiovascular medicine, surgery, organ transplant, and primary care. It operates multiple Bay Area facilities and emphasizes cutting-edge research and coordinated patient care. If you’re looking specifically for a neurosurgery clinic in Santa Cruz, SHC’s main facilities are in Palo Alto and surrounding Bay Area locations; SHC is nationally recognized for neuroscience and brain-related treatments, but Santa Cruz itself is not listed as a SHC location. For exact neurosurgery services near Santa Cruz, you may want to check SHC-affiliated spine/neurosurgery programs in Palo Alto, Stanford Health Care’s main campuses, or nearby partner hospitals in Santa Cruz County.

Clinic Type

Neurology

Address

1595 Soquel Dr Ste 360, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Phone

831-475-5232

Email

GuestServices@stanfordhealthcare.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Neurosurgery
  • Brain and spinal disorders treatment
  • Brain and spinal tumors
  • Degenerative spinal conditions
  • Cervical and lumbar disc disorders
  • Spinal instability

Technology & Equipment

  • neurosurgical techniques
  • brain and spinal surgery expertise

Team

  • Stanford Medicine faculty neurosurgeons, Stanford Medicine faculty — Neurosurgery clinicians

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

  • English

FAQs

What services are offered at the Santa Cruz Neurosurgery Clinic?

Treatment of brain and spinal disorders, including brain and spinal tumors, degenerative spinal conditions, cervical and lumbar disc disorders, and spinal instability.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • WebMD Care (Dr. Jenli Waters): 4.0 out of 5 (3 ratings)
  • WebMD Care (Dr. Ciara Harraher): 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings)

Patients praise

  • Highly skilled, competent, and compassionate neurosurgeons
  • Clear and thorough communication of diagnoses and treatment plans
  • Effective clinical outcomes and relief from symptoms
  • Professional and helpful clinical support teams

Common complaints

  • Reports of rude or dismissive staff behavior
  • Frustration regarding administrative/insurance processes or surgery scheduling delays

"I received amazing care from Dr. Harraher! She is an incredibly skillful, competent, compassionate, and caring neurosurgeon! She explains things extremely clearly and thoroughly and provides care very quickly."

— WebMD Patient Review

"Staff is very rude treats you like you are beneath them."

— WebMD Patient Review

"Dr. Waters is a phenomenal professional, facilitating a complicated bicoronal craniotomy... with perfect results. You're a superstar."

— WebMD Patient Review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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