ZERO STARS IF I COULD. An Extremely Disturbing Experience With Dr. Spencer Grabois, DO.
I would give Dr. Spencer Grabois at Aventura OBGYN Associates ZERO stars if that were an option. I have never experienced such hostile, intimidating, and unprofessional treatment from a physician.
During my first trimester of pregnancy, I repeatedly contacted his office through the patient portal requesting important laboratory results, including hCG, progesterone, and Pap smear results. I also sought clarification about a medical finding that had not been adequately explained to me.
After more than a week of trying to obtain answers and sending multiple follow-up messages, I expressed frustration about the lack of communication.
What happened next was absolutely terrifying.
Shortly after 9 PM on a Thursday night, I began receiving a rapid succession of telephone calls associated with his practice.
My documented call history shows THREE missed calls from the office number at 9:09 PM, 9:10 PM, and 9:12 PM, followed by another call at 9:13 PM displaying “No Caller ID,” which I answered.
Imagine being newly pregnant, waiting for important medical results, and having your OB-GYN’s office repeatedly call you late at night, one call after another.
My immediate thought was that something was terribly wrong with my baby.
I genuinely believed that my physician was desperately trying to reach me about a medical emergency or serious pregnancy complication.
I was terrified. My heart was racing, I was trembling, and I experienced shortness of breath and overwhelming panic.
But when I spoke with Dr. Grabois, I did not receive an urgent medical warning. Instead, I was yelled at and scolded for repeatedly requesting my own medical results.
He raised his voice, spoke to me in an extraordinarily hostile and confrontational manner, emphasized how hardworking he was as an OB-GYN, and told me that he did not appreciate my emails.
I was absolutely shocked.
A physician repeatedly calling a pregnant patient after 9 PM creates an understandable impression that something serious or urgent has happened. To then use that interaction to reprimand a patient for asking medical questions is, in my opinion, completely unacceptable.
I went from fearing that something was wrong with my baby to being verbally reprimanded by the very physician I was supposed to trust with my pregnancy.
I cannot overstate how disturbing that experience was.
I understand that physicians work long hours and have demanding schedules. However, being busy does not justify yelling at patients, intimidating them, or making them feel ashamed for advocating for themselves.
Patients have every right to ask about their laboratory results, request clarification, and expect professional communication.
What concerns me most is the apparent lack of compassion and awareness of how frightening repeated late-night calls from an obstetrician can be.
This incident caused me significant emotional and physical distress and completely destroyed my confidence in Dr. Grabois.
I have retained screenshots of my patient portal communications and telephone call history documenting the timeline.
I have also filed a formal complaint with the Florida Department of Health regarding this incident and requested a review of his conduct and the handling of my medical information.
I did not make that decision lightly. I believe patients deserve to feel safe, respected, and supported by their physicians, especially during pregnancy.
I am sharing my experience because prospective patients deserve to understand how I was treated when I sought answers about my own medical care.
No pregnant woman should see her OB-GYN calling repeatedly late at night, fear that something terrible has happened to her baby, and then discover that the physician is calling to yell at her for requesting laboratory results.
Based on my personal experience, I would never recommend Dr. Spencer Grabois.
ZERO STARS. Completely unacceptable.
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Shira A. | Oct 09, 2026