Terence Delaney, MD

I had a total shoulder replacement by Dr. Delaney, and 6 months later I have full range of motion, and a slight scar. Dr. Delaney is a great surgeon, and his staff are the friendliest I’ve encountered. I highly recommend Dr. Delaney he truly cares about his patients.

Dr. Delaney is an excellent clinician and surgeon. Our family has benefited immensely from his expertise in Sports Medicine during the past 15 years. Our sons were both competitive college athletes and his deep understanding of current management of sports injuries always put them on a speedy path to recovery. The office staff are super friendly and efficient; and the Silicon Valley Surgery Center is first rate.
Pat G.

It was Thursday afternoon 3:30 pm. My normal Dr referred me to Dr Delaney. I called and the gal said we close at 4 and next available would be Tuesday of next week. I said PLEASE fit me in. She said how long would it take you to get here. I said 5 min. They took me in. Was in and out in 40 min. The Doc knew exactly what I had and told me how to care for it. Thanks again

Came here for a workers comp related situation. First of all Emily was the nicest young lady that worked at the front desk. She was extremely helpful and possessed a kindness like no other. She helped me with obtaining my work insurance and was a pleasure to talk to and work with, She gets 10 stars. Once I was in to see dr. Delaney he examined my knee which was the reason for coming. Put it through some motions and saw my knee was fine but had some concerns for an MRI. Exactly what I wanted to hear. No wasting time and money on an x-​Ray which I already knew I Diddnt need. He’s rite to the point and is setting me on the right track and for that I am grateful.

Went in for a knee injury. Overall satisfied with the visit and the doctor’s diagnosis and advise.
I fully recommend him.

Dr. Delaney helped me with a shoulder/​clavicle injury. His bed-​side manner is very casual and easy going. But he is also a straight shooter and won’t waste your time and money. He’s worth seeing if you have the chance and need.

Do not go to this doctor. I went to him for an ankle injury, he basically told me my condition should heal itself and that I was fine. Turns out I saw a different doctor for a second opinion and she told me my tendon was severely torn and I had a compressed nerve. I would not recommend Dr. Delaney to anyone!

I have been a long time patient of Dr. Delaney dealing with a myriad of arthritic issues over the years. With his affable exam room demeanor, I had no idea I was in the presence of a top notch surgeon, until I had hip replacement two weeks ago. I was released from the hospital the day after surgery, already walking a thousand feet. I am now back to work and walking over a mile and a half. He uses the anterior approach (from the front with no muscles cut); his incision is tiny (even the nurse who bandaged it on discharge was surprised by the size of it) and I am amazed by how quickly I have recovered with minimal discomfort (no pain meds). Dr. Delaney is not quick to the knife as he takes a reasoned approach to the end result. I think he’s the greatest and would recommend him to any and all considering joint replacement by a surgeon who cares. Thanks, Dr. Delaney… my horses are the only ones with a complaint, as they are about to lose their hay bellies.

Dr. Delaney has been our family’s orthopedic doctor for years. Before we found Dr. Delaney, my husband had surgery on one of his knees. He went with «another» surgeon and it did not go well. Since then, Dr. Delaney has successfully operated on my husband’s shoulder and his other knee. Both of these surgeries had positive outcomes and were quite a different experience than the first operation. Dr. Delaney has helped me through a difficult break in my forearm and a torn achilles tendon. Dr. Delaney also operated on my 92 yr. old mother’s shoulder. She had bone spurs that were causing her a great deal of pain. He successfully removed them with very little down-​time for mom. Dr. Delaney is knowledgeable, skillful, caring and easy to talk to. We can’t say enough good things about him — he is the best!!!

Absolutely, Hands Down, BEST Ortho Dr Around. Came in for an opinion, scheduled me for surgery, 8 DAYS later, Im in recovery! Very Friendly Staff and Dr Delaney is to the point and gets the job done. Very satisfied!

We have visited Dr Delaney on multiple occasions. While in his office, we have received a high quality of care. But when it comes to returning phone calls or having questions answered, that has been really low. Of the last 5 times we have called, we only received 1 call back — which then they were supposed to call back with an answer, but that never happened.

The two front office ladies for Delaney were actually very nice and helpful, which can’t be said about the doctor. I actually never got a formal diagnosis from the doctor himself and had to retrieve it from the office staff after the visit. Dr. Delaney seemed rushed and disinterested. He even left the room for a good 10 minutes in the middle of the assessment and came back while slightly choking on a cookie. Literally. It was strange. I think he had to wolf it down super fast because he realized he’d been gone for awhile. I feel like he never listened to my exact issue and focused attention to the wrong area. Diagnosis didn’t match the symptoms at all. Gave no recommendations for how to treat it when it flared up and just gave me a piece of paper for a PT recommendation. Two months later, treatment didn’t help. Now looking for a better opinion.

Dr. Delaney is a fantastic physician. His staff was also very helpful and friendly. They went out of way to schedule appointments that would work for us and be healed and ready for our vacation. Our experience here was very favorable and I would definitely recommend him. I was nervous initially, since I was told to take my daughter to a «pediatric» orthopedic surgeon, but I could not be happier with him. He is great with kids and was really knowledgeable. I was told in the ER that there was a «DEFINITE» fracture that had to be seen right away and hard cast. I called a few Drs. but there were no appointments that seemed soon enough. I was able to see Dr. Delaney the next day. After he examined my child, he told me that those are not fractures, but sutures that children have. Still there was swelling and needed some treatment… no hard cast needed… but a few weeks… all better.

Had Rotator cuff surgery not too long ago, still in the PT phase, but I agree with the other poster, Dr. Delaney has great experience AND great bedside manner, good personality– which helps a lot. I really appreciate his office staff, just the nicest people and they are great at answering all questions, as well as being efficient. I had surgery on a Friday, and Dr. Delaney called me personally the next day, Saturday to see how I was doing. Really appreciated that!

Dr. Delaney was a nice person and had a very friendly staff and that is why he received two stars. Unfortunately his diagnosis was completely wrong for my shoulder. He said there was nothing wrong with it. Another specialist immediately recognized a problem and ordered an MRI. I ended up having surgery done for torn labrum, sub cap, and rotator cuff.(please excuse any spelling errors. While I have heard wonderful things about him, my experience unfortunately did not meet my expectations.

My husband injured his ACL tendon in his knee playing soccer in 2006. We went to this doctor, he was quick to announce, nope, nothing wrong, you’re fine. We knew he was far from fine and begged the doctor to order an MRI. He refused! When have you ever known a doctor to not order an MRI when a patient requests it? Never!
My husband lingered on for the next 3 years, never able to fully heal, never able to enjoy playing soccer, knowing something was very wrong.
We went to Stanford, they showed us pictures of his torn ACL and replaced it. The knee surgery was invasive and has taken many many months to heal, partly because of the extensive delay in proper diagnosis and proper treatment.
Dr. Delaney COULD HAVE prevented years of pain and suffering for our family if he hadn’t had his hand on the door knob the second he walked in the door. He didn’t give my husband more than 30 seconds of his time, ignored what my husband was reporting to him and denied his request and my request for an MRI.
Shame on him.

When my son broke his leg, my primary doctor called around and Dr. Delaney was willing to treat him (put a full leg cast on) during his lunch hour! His kind and humorous mannerisms really helped my 11 year old son through the pain and discomfort. He is friendly, willing to answer my questions and very professional. Just fabulous with kids — I can’t recommend him enough! His staff is also very friendly and we seldom had to wait more than 15 minutes. My son’s leg is fully healed — thanks to Dr. Delaney’s treatment! A+ doctor

1) He has done both of my shoulders and one of my knees.
2) His is never late for his appointments
3) His staff is friendly, outgoing and competent
4) As opposed to many surgeons he is very down-​to-​earth, personable and not arrogant
He did my shoulder (which turned out to be in a pretty sorry state) in August and I was adeptly tossing pizzas again within a few weeks.
Some background about me:
I have sisters 4 and 6 six older than me that are nurses. They were both candy stripers, nurses aides and then nurses. One married a surgeon and one married a shrink. I have been around the medical profession all of my life.
Many surgeons are excellent technicians but lack any bedside manner. This is often the result of them being bookish in high school, studious in college and buried in medical school. They have not learned any social skills.
Finding a doctor that has excellent technical skills and excellent bedside manners is very rare. Delaney is one of them. If you are a sorry-​ass weekend warrior like me and have destroyed one of your limbs or joints, he is definitely worth seeing.

Awesome doctor. Friendly service. Had surgery on my shoulder/​collarbone and doing extremely well. His staff + PA are excellent. Highly recommend.