Mr. Charles D Varela

One year ago Dr. Varela replaced the middle knuckle and pinned my thumb on my left hand. Thanks to Charles and his Great Staff, I am Pain free, and have Total use of my left hand. I had pain in my left hand for sometime. He diagnosed me with bone on bone issue's and said that he could fix it up for me. So that's just what they did. Also I have Very Little Scaring. Therefore I am very happy with the White River Orthopedic Group.

Great surgeon, great staff!

I don't know if you remember me but I finally got my knee fixed I had a lot of outpocket money in three years and you did not after my knee went south and nobody even called to see if I was doing

I spent an hour getting there and paid to be seen 10 minutes by this doctor telling me he don’t see a problem with me and to get a second opinion and a smoke some weed for pain I have a badly damaged left hand most has been amputated now I have bad arthritis and nerve damage and every doctor I have seen prior was shocked condition of my hand and this doctor told me even a MRI or X-ray wasn’t needed and it’s the first thing other doctors wanted maybe a God blessing this surgeon didn’t touch me

Dr. Varela performed rotator cuff repair and also sutured a muscle to a tendon. I expected my pain to be 7-10 the first week. Unbelievably my pain has been 0-4 most of the time since after the 2nd day. I was really dreading the surgery because of the pain. Thanks to Dr. Varela my pain hasn't been a problem. Praise the Lord!! Thanks so much! Your tremendous ability is much appreciated!!

I had arthrosis of the DIP joint of the left index finger (that is inserting a screw into the bone in my index finger) 1/11/2022. The nurse asked what pharmacy I used. I told her Wal-Mart in Ash Flat, When I went to pick up the med. I was told (by Wal-Mat) they were out of that particular med and been for some time. I called r Varela's office to tell him and his ARNP about the situation. I was told to elevate my hand, on an ice pack and take Tylenol and alternate with Ibuprofen. I told her I had ben doing all of the above with no relief. I gave her the name, phone number and location of another pharmacy, I called this pharmacy to see if the order was ready, it has not been called in, I called the Dr office again 2nd day post-op and left a message. NO return call and no prescription filled. Luckily I had 4 pain pills left from a rotator cuff repair I gad done last Dec. These and Tylenol got me through the 1st 24 hrs. (the worst pain). Dr Varela is an excellent surgeon and compassionate person however office staff and ARNP have not experienced any type of bone surgeries, otherwise they would have understood how crucial pain intervention is 24-36 hours after the surgeries. rNP I had arthrosis of the DIP joint of the left index finger (that is inserting a screw into the bone in my index finger) 1/11/2022. The nurse asked what pharmacy I used. I told her Wal-Mart in Ash Flat, When I went to pick up the med. I was … More

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Reluctant to have knee replacement... Dr Varela discussed options and I was convinced it was time. Excellent office staff. Considerate and always willing to talk with me. I am 6 weeks post op and have no regrets! I highly recommend Dr Varela if you are considering knee replacement surgery. Stone county hospital staff treated me with kindness and the utmost respect. and my vet... Dr Bill Nixon indicated Dr Varela knows what he is doing, and knows how to do it!!! lol.... Reluctant to have knee replacement... Dr Varela discussed options and I was convinced it was time. Excellent office staff. Considerate and always willing to talk with me. I am 6 … More

The hip replacement for my 37 year old husband went well, surgery-wise. The wound healed well & he didn't need much pain medication a few days later. There were a few issues with the office staff and with after-care. My husband had difficulty with Dr. Varela's staff for paperwork requirements and PT should have been recommended. They refuse to be understanding when my husband wanted to take a few days off before surgery or when he needed more time to learn how to walk correctly with his knee and the new hip. The office staff made up the most stressful part of the surgery experience. He went to his primary care doctor to take care of his leave paperwork and a referral to physical therapy because working with the office was very frustrating. They did not seem to care or willing to ask the doctor about specific issues my husband was having. The surgery day went well, with the expected annoyances you get with staying a day or two in the hospital. Be prepared to be assertive.

Dr. Varela and his staff are always amazing. He is a first class doctor and surgeon.

Dr. Varela and his staff are professional, cheerful and accommodating. I would recommend for consulting and surgery.

A great doctor with an excellent office staff!

I saw Dr. Varela for both a knee and hand problem recently. Both times he was caring, concerned and efficient. Did not order unnecessary tests and explained my conditions clearly and completely. I highly recommend.

Very helpful with me knee problem.

Dr. Varela performed hand surgery for "trigger finger" on 2/27/18 and I am totally pleased with all aspects of the procedure. It is now 3/15/18, a little more than 2 weeks and I am pain free with no locking of my finger. The scar from the incision is barely noticeable and I have full function of the finger. Thanks to Dr. Varela and his staff for a job well done. I also should thank the staff at the Stone County Medical Center for the very professional work they performed, each person introducing themselves and giving a brief description of what they were responsible for and how it would take place. Great work from all. Dr. Varela performed hand surgery for "trigger finger" on 2/27/18 and I am totally pleased with all aspects of the procedure. It is now 3/15/18, a little more than 2 weeks and I am pain free with no locking of my finger. The scar from … More

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I had the worse experience with Dr. Varela. I had a joint replaced in my index finger a year ago and it was worse than when I came to him. He couldn't tell me what was wrong and really didn't care either, told me to get a second opinion. I got two and both Dr's agreed that the wrong joint was in my finger. The finger had deviated from my hand laying on my thumb. A different Dr redid the finger with correct joint and was successful!! I wouldn't go to Dr Varela for anything!!