Dr. Scott Teitelbaum

1.8 ( 55 reviews )
Office Hours
  • Monday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
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    Ratings for Dr. Scott Teitelbaum

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    Spent 5 minutes with and spent almost $1k with and didn't get to ask a single question regarding care. I was rushed out and treated unfairly. He is an insult to the profession and question his ability to care for patients. He had to look up the guidelines for major depression in the DSM5 which should be standard knowledge for this practice.

    Submitted April 21, 2023

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    IF YOU WERE IN IOP AT FLORIDA RECOVERY CENTER FROM 2014-2020, I PROBABLY HAD ACCESS TO A TON OF YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT!

    This review in particular is about Laura Perez, who is licensed in South Carolina as a social worker but not in Florida. She works under Dr. Teitelbaum but does not have her own rating page. After I finished intensive outpatient therapy with Ms. Perez, she slowly started to invite me into her personal/private life. A few years later, I knew her entire family very well, was regularly invited to spend time with them, and was given "privileges" that patients/former patients should never be offered. For example, I was given an unofficial secret volunteer position at FRC where I assisted Ms. Perez with filing and other administrative duties, including countless amounts of current patients' PHI, and I was regularly privy to extensive gossip about my peers (both current and former IOP and PHP patients), as well as gossip/complaints about FRC leadership, that took place between Ms. Perez and her colleagues. She often asked me to perform public records searches or look up the social media profiles of patients/former patients in order to gain additional information about them that they had not chosen to share with her directly. Additionally, Ms. Perez regularly called upon me to provide services such as (mostly uncompensated - I believe she paid me around $75 once when I stayed with 2 of her kids for ~3 days while she and her husband were out of town, which is nowhere near an appropriate amount) babysitting, housesitting, and transportation for her children, who were minors at the time. I was manipulated and coerced for years into believing that I needed to remain close to Ms. Perez in order to maintain my recovery, which simply isn't true and never was. This manipulation lasted for close to a decade before I was finally able to work through this additional trauma and break ties with the toxic FRC environment once and for all. I would never trust this organization with the care of any of my loved ones.

    I have since reported her to the Social Work licensing board of South Carolina since she's not even licensed in Florida.

    Submitted April 11, 2023

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    This animal exceeds every stereotype of crooked Dr

    Submitted March 14, 2023

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    Although his description is listed as “psychiatrist,” it should be noted that this charlatan is not board certified in adult psychiatry or addiction psychiatry, according to his own UF faculty page. His reputation, like his blustering arrogance, is not related to evidence-based medicine. Instead, his position of power has allowed him to gaslight and abuse clients with significant mental illness. It is unfortunate that this person retains any ability to practice medicine.

    Submitted Feb. 27, 2023

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    Dr. Teitelbaum and the staff at Florida Recovery went above and beyond to help our family member get sober. They told us the TRUTH, they did not mislead or minimize the problem. When our family member struggled, they helped him to get back on track and for us to understand & deal with family issues. We chose FRC because of first hand knowledge of Dr. T and FRC saving the life of a colleague. I suspect my nephew would not be alive today without the help and care from Dr. Teitelbaum and the staff at Florida Recovery Center. It is difficult to understand many of the comments below. Our experience was 180 degrees from what others expressed.

    Submitted Nov. 14, 2022

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    This guy is an insult the profession.
    He lacks empathy and has a power hungry and pompous attitude .
    He should be held accountable for his lack of insight and horrendous reputation. He should not have a license and he seems impaired… he should resume a job as a maintenance lawn man
    He will learn that one must live by the golden rule.

    Submitted Jan. 27, 2022

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    Anyone with horrible experiences please message me tgpeters47@yahoo.com

    Submitted Jan. 9, 2022

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    If you are in IPN, please please please DO NOT go to Dr. Teitelbaum. He lied on my evaluation. He made degrading statements and discriminatory remarks. He deemed me unsafe to work. I have never had a positive drug screen. I checked into IPN everyday, I never missed a check in. All of my reports have been positive. I have been in IPN for nearly 4 years. I have a 5 year contract. Due to this situation, IPN restarted my contract, I will be on IPN for another 5 years. He said I have to go rehab/PHP, which on average is an 8-12 week confinement. I have lost my job. I am struggling financially. I have made plans for my future. Such as moving out of the state, etc. My life is on hold. He has ruined my life. It is all about the money. In addition, he he himself has a substance use disorder and has lost his license before. Regardless of whatever situation you are in, he will send you to rehab and take you out of work (I’ve learned this after speaking to several IPN nurses). He has been sued before because of this abuse and negligence. IPN does not consider how well you are doing in the program. Your fate is only decided by the 15 minute conversation with Dr. Teitelbaum. IPN does not care about anything else and only goes off of what he tells them to do. I know this post may seem extreme but if I were considering what IPN doctor to go to, I would personally want to know this info. All though my situation sucks, I am not writing this out of spite. I am writing this because I want to save your career and future. Good luck.

    Submitted Jan. 4, 2022

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    What kickbacks is this so called doctor getting, clearly getting something

    Submitted Nov. 19, 2021

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    I was reading the comments from others. Dr Scott title Bond wrote something in my ipn evaluation report that was false as well. I struggled with cocaine addiction but I never smoked crack. I never once stated that I smoked crack. He wrote in my evaluation that I smoke crack. So I'd have to agree he writes things in the evaluation to make you seem worse than what you really are.

    Submitted July 1, 2021


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    Biography

    Hello, my name is Scott Teitelbaum, MD, and I am the Pottash professor in psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Florida College of Medicine. I serve as vice chair of the department of psychiatry, chief of the division of addiction medicine, medical director of the UF Health Florida Recovery Center and former fellowship director of UF's American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) - addiction medicine fellowship.I was originally trained and board certified as a pediatrician. I always loved children, and as a father, I thought it was important to treat a patient's family the way I would want to be treated. I later completed fellowships in addiction medicine and child psychiatry at UF, switching focus because of my own journey in recovery and desire to help individuals and families who suffer with the effects of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. I became medical director of the Florida Recovery Center in 2002, and since then, have been involved in the evaluation and/or treatment of more than 5,000 health care providers and other professionals from across the country. Through these efforts, the Florida Recovery Center has led the way nationally with its evidence-based treatment of the disease of addiction.I developed one of the first-ever accredited fellowships in addiction medicine, and my program has now trained more addiction medicine fellows than any other program nationwide. We are continuing research on substance biomarkers and using patient health assessments to identify where we can improve the quality of the treatment that we provide individuals. In 2016, I was awarded the Pottash Endowment, allowing for the creation of a research initiative that's focused on addiction medicine and the fight toward recovery. I have been honored on multiple occasions with the Exemplary Teacher Award for my guidance of medical students. I have received several other awards and honors, including being named the winner of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Prestigious Annual Award in January 2018 in recognition of my outstanding contributions to the field and elected into the Conway Hunter Society. A national expert who has been consulted by the White House Office of National Drug Control and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, I am passionate about reducing stigma and advancing treatment for those suffering from the disease of addiction. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors and exercising.

    Education

    • University of Rochester (Grad. 1985)

    Areas of Expertise

    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Abuse And More