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Cayuga Surgical Specialists

General SurgeryIthaca, NY

★★★★★4.8/549 reviews across 3 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Birdeye (Cayuga Surgical Specialists): 4.9 out of 5 (41 reviews)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Brian Bollo - Cayuga Surgical Specialists): 4.3 out of 5 (6 reviews)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Micah Katz - Cayuga Surgical Specialists): 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Highly rated overall experience at the facility (e.g., very high star rating and multiple positive comments)
  • Positive surgeon bedside manner and communication (warm, respectful, knowledgeable, listened to concerns)
  • Positive post-surgery follow-up and outcomes reported for some surgeons
  • Friendly/helpful staff and efficient visits / low waiting were mentioned

Common complaints

  • Some complaints about not listening to patient concerns / dismissive interactions
  • Administrative/office issues such as appointment scheduling problems mentioned alongside otherwise positive doctor feedback
  • Complaints on other platforms about billing issues (e.g., request for itemized receipt)
  • A separate post claims problematic surgery and painfully lacking after-care (Cayuga Medical Center context)
  • Reddit thread notes multiple bad experiences by others even while one commenter reports exceptional care (general mixed sentiment)

In patients' words

""Fantastic place! A clean, neat, new facility... He is kind and compassionate...""

Birdeye review snippet for Cayuga Surgical Specialists

""Worthless, doesn't listen to patients concerns.""

Healthgrades review snippet for Dr. Brian Bollo

""Yes he did my gastric sleeve and gallbladder surgery. Excellent work and great bedside manner...""

Healthgrades review snippet for Dr. Brian Bollo

""PLEASE READ THESE REVIEWS!! I had the same experience. I got a bill for over 900 dollars...""

MapQuest page user review snippet for Cayuga Surgical Specialists

""From the start major things went wrong with my surgery and then the after care was painfully lacking.""

Facebook group post about avoiding Cayuga Medical Center surgeries

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5].

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