My experience with Dr. Ciricillo has been very good. He takes the time to explain to my own level of understanding what questions I have. He reviews scans and gives guidance on all aspects. His staff (MA) is excellent as well.

Submitted Feb. 8, 2021

When I first met Dr. Ciricillo and his PA, Rosemary Forster, I was just barely functioning due to an acoustic neuroma. My surgery went good. There are side effects, but I've learned to live with them--they are just part of having a brain tumor. What I appreciate about Dr. Ciricillo and Rosemary are the time that they have both taken to review my scans with me and show me on models where my tumor is located and what that means, tumor-wise. They are always patient, never rushed, and I feel comfortable asking them questions. Also, I would like to say good words about their scheduler, Debray. She is outstanding, persistent without being pushy, and makes sure that you understand all the directions. Thank you to a great medical team!

Submitted Nov. 7, 2017

The only thing worse than dr ciricillo is his horrible pa- rosemary forster! She is the absolute worst! She had me in soo much pain after surgery that my blood pressure was through the roof! I was screaming in pain! And she thought it would be ok to just give me norco?! And said anything else would be too strong and i would get addicted?! Then at my followup she had the nerve to tell me that i probably didnt need to have the surgery done if i was still having the same problems as before?! Really?!?!?! So that surgery and time and pain and trouble was for nothing?! She is something else i dont see how she even still has a job there! I thought the people on these reviews were exaggerating their issues with her, nope! I can now see that they are all true! I shouldve known.... So now 6 months later im still having the same issues even after going through the most horrible painful surgery and recovery. I am extremely upset with the whole ordeal! Please get a second opinion before you just agree to let these 2 money hungry drs hack you up! Please! I wish i wouldve!

Submitted Sept. 20, 2016

Dr ciricillo was great it was his pa rosemary that I had the issues with. She never relayed issuses from the 7 back surgery and 2 brain surgery to Dr. Ciricillo and now 5 yrs later a new neurosurgeon has to go remove and fix and replace all of there mistakes

Submitted Dec. 17, 2015

My 17 year old daughter had an MRI Image that indicated Chiari Malformation Type I, although her symptoms were far from typical. Instead of the characteristic headache, her symptoms began with syncope. She randomly passed out whether standing, sitting, or lying down. She had vertigo, blurred vision, nausea, numbness, tingling, and impaired motor skills long before the headache set in. She was evaluated by a cardiologist, ENT specialist, and several neurologists and neurosurgeons at UC Davis Medical Center, at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, and at other hospitals in the Sacramento area. Several specialists were certain that her symptoms were stress related and had a psychological basis, and many did not question this prior evaluation, or even attempt an independent analysis of her condition. Until our meeting with Dr. Ciricillo, my daughter felt doomed to a life of constant pain and impairment in which she could not go anywhere alone for fear of passing out, and often had to use a walker to navigate without falling. After a thorough examination and interview, he stated my daughter was a prime candidate for decompression surgery. He explained why her symptoms were variable, options for surgery, and how the surgery would be accomplished. I had tears of joy when my daughter awoke in the recovery room, and after a year of constant pain stated, “My headache is gone!” All of her symptoms vanished immediately, and in the six-months following she has her life back on track for high school graduation and a promising future as a young adult in college. The entire team was accommodating, and supportive, and informative. When my daughter danced into the office for her post-op follow-up, she was met with a round of applause.

Submitted Oct. 8, 2014

Dr. Ciricillo is fantastic. He and Rosemary Forester are quite a team.

Our daughter has Dandy Walker variant and has had a few very serious complications on top of a fairly uncommon diagnosis. Rosemary can be pretty straight forward with some of the bad news we've had to come to terms with, in the long run it is appreciated and gives us clear goals. She is always happy to see us and can be pretty funny when the situation permits. Dr. Ciricillo is always polite, cheery and seems to genuinely love his role. I credit his team and our network of doctors with saving our daughters life three times before she was four months old. Our daughter is progressing and living a much fuller life under his and his staff's care. Thank you Dr. Ciricillo, Rosemary and staff you truly are fantastic.

Submitted Oct. 2, 2014

My 6 year old son has an arachnoid cyst. Dr Ciricillo recommended surgery. After the surgery, Dr Ciricillo said it went well. However, my son has never been the same since the surgery. We told Dr. Ciricillo about him having cognitive problems and poor fine motor skills. He denied it had anything to do with the surgery. My wife asked him if an arachnoid cyst could cause cognitive problems. He said "No". She asked him if a space occupying lesion could cause cognitive problems. He said "Yes". She asked if an arachnoid cyst is a space occupying lesion. He said "Yes". He cut the conversation off at that point and left the room. His circular talk was suspicious. We never got explanation out of him. The cyst barely shrank. That shouldn't make a Dr turn and run unless something was wrong. Consider waiting until your child is several years older before you do this surgery. The sensitive, formative years may be a dangerous time for surgery and medicines like anesthetics.

Submitted Jan. 15, 2013

Dr. Ciricillo and Rosemary Forester were awesome. My 87 year old Grandfather had to have surjery to remove a brain tumor. He was out of the hospital in 3 days. Now he is back to his young self. The care and concern we received from the staff before and after the surgery was excellent. We truly thank God for the wonderful Neurosurgery team!

Submitted Nov. 1, 2012

Dr. Ciricillo saved my son's life last Monday 9/24 by performing brain surgery to remove a tumor. My son recovered and was sent home 3 days later-an incredible story of which I attribute a large portion to Dr. Ciricillo. Very thorough, very nice, put us at ease. Thank God for Dr. Ciricillo.

Submitted Oct. 1, 2012

I've had 2 surgeries with him and he by far is the worst surgeon I have ever encountered, his PA Rosemary Forester is horrible I can't stand her. Everytime I had a surgery with him I was admitted back into the hospital for 1 to 2 weeks from complications because he kept screwing up. I have had 2 brain surgeries now and 5 spinal cord surgeries by him cause he kept screwing up. I would never recommend him as a neurosurgeon for anybody.

Submitted July 31, 2012