
Overview
Rafael de Oliveira Sillero, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He focuses on the treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and stroke in both children and adults. He has a particular interest in revascularization procedures for moyamoya angiopathy.Dr. Sillero grew up in Rio de Janeiro in a family of neurosurgeons. Upon graduation from medical school in 2001, he moved to São Paulo, where he completed his residency in neurosurgery at São Paulo State University. He is fellowship-trained in cerebrovascular surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and neurointerventional surgery.He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019.Dr. Sillero is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery, and the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology.He has contributed to the book Intracranial Aneurysms and published numerous academic articles.
Dr. De Oliveira Sillero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, Brain Aneurysm, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Bldg III Ste 514, Dallas, TX 75231
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Brain AneurysmDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- StrokeDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. De Oliveira Sillero isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain AbscessDr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. De Oliveira Sillero isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.

