Dr. Greg Steven Orlando, MD

I had Dr. Orlando operate on my arm to remove a skin cancer. A month or so he remove a skin cancer off my cheek. I was happy with his skills as a doctor.

Arrogant. In operating room acted like I was a piece of meat -- ignored me while he flirted with nurses, one of whom tried to point out he had a patient there. All of a sudden I was drowsy then out - did not say I was about to be put under. Never saw him again. Was told to call his office and make an appt to have stitches out. They gave me an appt for 3 weeks later though stitches were only to be out in ten days. Call after 12 days stitches were infected. Was told he had no sooner appts and I was not qualified to determine if the stitches were infected. Had to go to the emergency room to have the stitches out. Because of the infection and damage I had to have the surgery done again out of town since no other plastic surgeon would touch it because they said they had to work with him. They did agree that the surgery had to be done over. It is a basic surgery. I should have listened to other people who said not to go. I took the recommendation of a nurse.

Dr. Orlando reconstructed my breast last week, same day that I had a mastectomy. When I first visited his office, I found his staff very pleasant, I especially liked his nurse (can't remember her name at this time!) and he was very informative, kind, caring and was NOT condescending or full of himself. I googled him and was looking for reviews on him, hoping to get some info. To me, a doctor's bedside manner is very important and I want to feel comfortable with my physician, as well as have them be experienced and proficient with what they do. If I had looked at this site, I may have not gone to see him because of the negative reviews. Fortunately, I looked at another site that had good reviews. You may want to look at more than one site for reviews because sometimes the people that take the time to actually write a review are are those that had a negative experience. Dr. Orlando explained everything, completely, before the surgery, and he came to see me each day, at the… hospiital, after. He sent me a follow-up appointment card 2 weeks before I had the surgery and it was scheduled for the week after he operated. He also knew that I wanted to try to go home for my son's prom and Mothers' Day so he showed up in a good amount of time and it was the fastest discharge I've ever had from a hospital! I had another surgeon for my mastectomy and I haven't heard from him to check on me or get a follow-up appointment and I never saw him at the hospital. I loved having Dr. Orlando for my physician, am grateful for his skill and compassion with my treatment and would recommend him to anyone!

Dr. Orlando was my physican tending to what he considered to be a serious case of carpal tunnel. He diagnosed my condition as being casually related to my work as a waitress at Applebee's Restaurant and the repetitive motion when rolling silver ware. At the time of my compensation hearing, Orlando, unaware that I was in the room during the telephone deposition, underhandedly, stated that the injury was not casually related, changing his previous determination. Based on his inconsistent statement, I was not awarded anything and lost my compensation case. I would not recommend Dr. Orlando. His office staff is unorganized with reports being filed late or not in a timely fashion, and his inability to remain consistent was damaging. Disclaimer: The above review in the opinion of the writer.

best hand surgeon there is

I have to say, Dr. Orlando is a very busy Surgen but, a great one! Jan.2,09 I had a tummy tuck and breast implants. My tummy looks gr8 and Dr. Orlando reasured me that my breast will fall in place, although it may take 6 mos. I feel more confident about myself now and I know Dr. Orlando did a gr8 job! Handsome, Charming, good sense of humor, and a Smart Surgen!

Places too much emphasis on himself and not the patient. Inflated ego and arrogance don't help. Surgery no longer a passion so he should move on.