Barbara Fogiel, MD,FACOG

★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ 2.0

Jan 14, 2026

When I became pregnant in 2010 I researched which ob/gyn would be the best fit for me. Dr. Fogiel seemed like a great option. My pregnancy was normal up until I hit 22 weeks. I started having contractions and went up to the hospital late on a Saturday night. I delivered my daughter late Sunday night and the only physician I saw the whole time was the ob on call. There were no other high risk doctors there, Dr. Fogiel never showed and my husband had to call my uncle who is a high-risk ob/gyn in New York and have the on-call ob talk with him because she didn’t have any experience in pre-term delivery. They eventually got someone with experience in there but before the delivery, none of the staff tried to give me any drugs to help the baby’s lungs develop quickly or try to stop the labor at all. On top of everything else I was feeling, I felt very alone and abandoned by my ob. The first time I saw her was that Monday morning. I should add that she had had twins recently so I get that she was extra busy during that time but I think if you can’t handle the work load, then don’t accept new patients. I wish I could’ve gone with someone high-risk to begin with but they’ll only consider you high-risk after you’ve already had something horrible happen to you. It shouldn’t take you losing a child to be considered high-risk. All deliveries should be treated with extra pre-caution as you never know what can happen. I’ll never have my daughter back and that kills me because I feel so much could’ve been done to prevent this painful outcome. I found out after the fact that I had had an infection which caused the pre-term delivery. My uncle ordered medications, tests, and procedures which Dr. Fogiel performed on me which I thought was the least she could do given what my husband, myself and our child went through. Because she did these tests, I am giving her 2 stars. But I never used her again for my subsequent pregnancies. I went to a high-risk ob and I only wish that all mothers could have that option.

Claire Braverman — google_place

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