I am a PA from NC. I injured my back working at Duke. I had back surgery that fixed my back, when I tried to stop taking the Klonopin I was given by Duke Employee Health, I was unable to stop taking it. I stopped everything else without any issues. I had become, unknowingly, Dependent on Klonopin (NOT ADDICTED). I sought medical care from several doctors in NC , and this just made things worse. Most Doctors do not acknowledge this type of Iatrogenic injury and they want to blame the victim. Eventually, I was forced by the NCMB to go to Shand's. I have never met a doctor more unqualified to do what Scott Teitlebaum does. He accused me of things that were not true and he berated me for things that I never did. I do not know what is wrong with him (something is definitely wrong with him, that was obvious to me), as I was fortunate to only spend a week at Shands, long enough to be Cold Turkeyed off of Klonopin, and be in severe WD by the time I returned home. I don't drink, I don't use drugs and I have never had any drug problems. Stopping a Benzodiazepine abruptly is attempted homicide in my medical and personal opinion and I am lucky I did not die because of Scott Teitlebaum's horrible lack of medical knowledge and lack of care. I am almost healed in 2021. Yes, Cold Turkeying a person off of Benzo's can kill and maim people, Google it. Teitlebaum is a perfect example of how you DO NOT treat people that have become, unknowingly dependent. I plan on contacting the Florida Medical Board when I am healed and back at work. I do not believe this man is competent enough to be practicing medicine. If any lawyer reads this, I am not sure what the statue of limitation is on Attempted Homicide in Florida, but I will be seeking legal advice when I am healed. If you, or a loved one has become unknowingly Dependent on a Benzodiazepine, I strongly suggest you avoid UF and Scott Teitelbaum at all cost. I am hoping to help people slowly and sensibly taper (this can take years), when I am healed, UF/and Teitelbaum are dangerous. Please do not go there. You have been forewarned.

Submitted May 18, 2021

the worst.phony.does not care about anyone but himself.uses Marchman Act as a weapon.

Submitted April 23, 2021

I have been a patient at Shands UF for many years. Dr. Teitelbaum's predecessor, Dr. Kenneth Thompson, was wonderful. Never have there been two men more opposite in their approach, or ethics. I stuck with UF because of Dr. Thompson, that was a bad move. Something has changed about the IPN and Dr. Teitelbaum, he has become vindictive towards patients who challenge his evaluation. And I'm not talking about his medical opinion, I'm talking about false information included in the evaluations to make a participant seem worse. I am that participant. Fortunately for me, I didn't work with narcotics of any kind during my addiction. So, when he wrote that I diverted and shot up narcotics, I was able to direct the DOH to my work record. I've never shot up, period. And I never diverted narcotics because there weren't any. No matter who you are, things like this come back to you. Who governs these people? Why is this okay with the medical profession? And why, when we speak up do you do nothing?

Submitted Oct. 26, 2020

I had a comprehensive multi evaluation with this man and he told me I would do about 6-8 weeks in PHP. I checked in at a later date. We were refinancing our house and I paid for COBRA insurance. Well our refinance did not go through and my insurance denied my stay. Insurance felt I could do a lower level of care such as IOP. I had a positive PETH in May with IPN. No test positive prior to this test and after this particular test. Hair, urine and PETH. When I admitted to FRC. I was told I would be there for 90 days. Again, during my multi day eval this Dr told me 6-8 weeks. Me and my husband were not prepared for 90 days. I could only pay for 3 weeks. Which was close to $10,000. Not including initial evaluation over $1000 including test and the multi day eval was close to $3000. I had already put out close $14000. I was told I had to pay up or AMA from FRC and this Dr said I had to finish PHP and would not recommend a lower level of care that my insurance would pay pay for. IPN also refused IOP level because this Dr said so. He is only in it for the money. He has absolutely no compassion and he is a liar. Do not be fooled by his charm.

Submitted Oct. 4, 2020

He has God complex with a inferior complex. He needs to be in a mential institution for life

Submitted Aug. 4, 2020

I had a 4 day comprehensive IPN evaluation at FRC with Dr. Teitelbaum. It was very stressful and Dr. Teitelbaum does not sugar coat your behavior and he will call you out on your character defects. I have repeatedly messed up in IPN but I think Dr Teitelbaum could tell I want recovery and am willing to do whatever it takes. He made me feel scared that I would lose my license and perhaps he knew that scare would benefit me and help me wake up! In the end Dr. Teitelbaum gave me another chance to stay in IPN and keep my license. The experience although stressful has helped my recovery.

Submitted July 22, 2020

BEWARE of this man. To say he is a malignant narcissist is an understatement. Don’t believe me? No worries, please take the time to educate yourself by reading other reviews. In full disclosure, I am a professional in the healthcare field, which he and the FL Recovery Center take pride in taking care of. This man begins by luring you in and buttering you up when you arrive. Indeed if everything goes perfectly his way with no hiccups, you may very well have no issues. But note that as people with substance use disorders, thing inevitably get messy; emotions are high, relationships are torn and frequently legal entanglements are a source of incredible stress during the rehab course. Perhaps the most concerning is that fact that this man believes only in his genius mind to make broad decisions about one life and career. He will, I repeat he will, size you up and down when you arrive and make snap judgements about you only to love for confirmation to support his opinion while negating simply anything that doesn’t fit (i.e. confirmation bias). He is a fellow addict himself with a sketchy history with revoked licenses in CT though clearly has remained in recovery over the past 20 years to build a medical career again albeit sadly to forget where he came from. I CANNOT put into words the mental torture he put myself and many fellow patients through based his assumptions about one lying or not. He push “lie detector tests” on patients when he assumes they are lying and then when the reports ALWAYS come back “inconclusive” he suggests that it is because of deception, thus driving the person who very well may be truthful up the wall. He will refuse to discharge you and have driven multiple healthcare professionals (those involved with the PRN program) into massive debt with zero sympathy. He has minion therapists and other MDs with which he reports to (some of whom are excellent) although in the end refuses to listen to others opinions it ultimately it doesn’t gel with his opinion.

I’ve though a lot since deciding to write this review and whether I would gain anything from this. The truth is I won’t but I feel a need to at least let other strangers benefit from knowing my experience in order to make an informed decision. This man unfortunately is not fit to practice medicine based on his personality disorder but sadly given his directorship and high position, has little to no oversight above him to check and set him straight on just how wrong he is. He has been reported to the board of medicine multiple times (including by myself) sadly to no (obvious) avail. I sincerely hope UF come to there senses before more individuals encounter this horrific man. He needs to be stripped of his license and learn humility. Pleas, for GODS sake, do not go anywhere near this man or the UF Florida Recovery (at least as long as he is the director).

Submitted June 24, 2020

Delusional megalomaniac who has a warped sense of reality

Submitted May 18, 2020

Lying, cheating, deceiving crack addict with a God complex. Arrested for assault and battery in 2003. Sick pervert. Child abuser!

Submitted Jan. 5, 2020

worked for me. But I worked it after hitting a bottom I never want to return to. If you surrender and shut up and listen, you may find some peace. I found him very effective and just what I needed. Reading some other comments that are full of the thoughts and excuses I used to wallow in brought back memories of some of the other patients that I was around. It became obvious that some would require more time than others and some were very unlikely to respond to simple ideas that are hard to implement

Submitted Dec. 22, 2019