
Cayuga Surgical Specialists
General Surgery • Ithaca, NY
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 surgeriesMore clinics in Ithaca
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