In January of 2023, our daughter was hospitalized due to depression and Dr. Ruiz was the doctor on call. It was a terrible few days for our family but Dr. Ruiz put us at ease right away. My daughter has seen 3 other psychiatrists in the past and this was the first time she connected with one. He was kind and compassionate but he was also direct and spoke to her with respect. His sense of humor was also a great welcome. We were so impressed that my daughter decided to switch to his practice (One Med) full-time and now sees him regularly, in conjuncture with one of the therapists in his practice (Jenna) who is also great. Independent of all this, I learned the Dr. Ruiz is the Psychiatry Medical Director of an in-patient program that came highly recommended to me. All in all, our family is grateful for his care.

Submitted April 1, 2023

Very Unprofessional and Unethical Psychiatrist
I had the most awful experience with Dr. Ruiz back in Feb. 2010. He refused to answer any questions/concerns while hospitalized at Florida Hospital (now Advent Health). His excuse was that he couldn't sit down; he was still growing. At his 2nd visit, I told him to sit down because he was already grown. He wasn't happy. There was an incident while I was left alone with no visitors. I calmly claimed that there was a maintenance problem with the bathroom, the hot water faucet was not working properly and the shower floor was slippery. Also, the equipment to take the vitals was not working properly. Readings will show different results every time. Dr. Ruiz created a unique situation where I was under 24-hr surveillance and while every other doctor released me, he didn't. He tricked my husband and I saying that I was to be moved to a different floor. He had doped me to take me to Outpatient Care. I was released by the doctor in charge. He said that there wasn't any reason why to be there.

Submitted April 29, 2022