Cyril Desilva's Online Review Report Card

I have waited 8 months to get a MRI. Now they don't answer the phone & their mailbox has been full for 2 days. Very unprofessional. The PA always has an emergency, has canceled appointments & reschedule.

Horrible

My husband suffered a TBI while vacationing in Florida last year and this was our assigned neurosurgeon. He was unprofessional, uncaring, and neglectful. He walked out on me in the ICU when I was inquiring about my husband’s brain bleed. The nurses were apologizing for his rude, abrupt behavior. I never saw him again and he only sent his PA. Everyone else was amazing but this doc is horrible so if someone recommends him to you please run away!

Dr. DeSilva did surgery on my back in 2009. Prior to the surgery I was in severe pain and had trouble bearing weight on one of my legs. Within two months after the surgery, I was line dancing and mowing my own lawn with a push mower. 11 + years later I am still pain free. In 2012 I saw him for neck pain I was experiencing. He recommended physical therapy, not surgery, and explained the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Although his surgical skills are excellent, he is well aware of when surgery will be of most benefit, and when it will not. I appreciate that!

On vacation my husband suffered a traumatic brain injury and this was his doctor. I have never in my entire 53 years had a more unprofessional doctor. He walked out on me when I asked questions about brain surgery to relieve pressure due to a brain bleed. The icu nurses and staff were just as dumbfounded by his actions and were all apologizing for him. Please do not let this man near your loved ones.

Do not go to this doctor. He is the worst. My husband suffered a traumatic brain injury while on vacation and this was his doctor. The entire ICU staff apologized for his behavior. While I was asking questions about my husbands condition he walked out on me.

This guy is an absolute joke of a doctor. He has no regard for the person and all he wants is money. I had a tumor on my spine in 2017 and after 4 days in ICU then 4 more on the regular floor he sent me directly from the hospital to a pain clinic. No physical therapy, no after care, no follow up treatment plan. The way he treated me and my family was absolutely despicable! Guess what!!!!! My back still prevents me from living my life but now it hurts all over instead of a concentrated area! I wish I would have not been so scared of the tumor and did more research on the doctor and the surgery. Thanks for being an absolute monster to a person in shock and scared and alone. You should be ashamed of yourself!

I found Dr de Silva and his PA, Jeff Hamm to be professional and friendly. Dr de Silva also heard my concerns about a lower back problem I’ve had for almost 50 yrs but no other Doctor could diagnose. He sent me for a simple test that showed the problem, and suggested PT and pain management. While fusion surgery is the only way to fix my problem, I am being able to delay it with the path I’m on now. I am thrilled to finally know what the root of my pain is, and be able to work with it, instead of just enduring its pain. Thank you Dr de Silva!

If you want a Dr. that cares about human life, his patients, and a helpful staff, DO NOT see Dr. DeSilva. If he had taken even a minute of time to look at my dads scans, my dad may have had a fighting chance to get treatment started. Instead he disregarded him because his diagnoses was terminal anyway. His staff is some of the worst I’ve seen in healthcare. You basically have to tell them to do their job because heaven forbid they actively offer to do anything. That is if you can get them to answer the phone. Dr. DeSilva never called after biopsy, and if any questions needed answering he has his PA do it. Absolutely awful, save your life and see someone else. Check out his malpractice lawsuit, that speaks loudly

If you want a Dr. that cares about human life, his patients, and a helpful staff, DO NOT see Dr. DeSilva. If he had taken even a minute of time to look at my dads scans, my dad may have had a fighting chance to get treatment started. Instead he disregarded him because his diagnoses was terminal anyway. His staff is some of the worst I’ve seen in healthcare. You basically have to tell them to do their job because heaven forbid they actively offer to do anything. That is if you can get them to answer the phone. Dr. DeSilva never called after biopsy, and if any questions needed answering he has his PA do it. Absolutely awful, save your life and see someone else. Also look up his malpractice lawsuit, that says a lot