I absolutely love Maria apigo I'm currently seeing her for my 2nd pregnancy wish I went to her for my first she is so caring nice i truly look forward in seeing her every appointment answers all my questions she does her job amazingly she really goes above and beyond !!! read more

Absolutely LOVE Apigo, her front desk staff on the other hand is always usually extremely rude, dismissive, have an attitude, cutting you off in the middle of speaking, or just blatantly disrespectful. There's ONE person out of their front desk staff who will genuinely listen to you and try to accommodate or help you. This is my 4th pregnancy with this office and it's just gotten worse over the past 5-6 years. Apigo is wonderful, always thoughtful and genuinely cares for her patients and the type of care she gives you if you can get past everything else. read more

Phenomenal OBGYN office! I've been at Thunderbird OBGYN since I was 16 years old and I'm now approaching 29! Dr Kwark Was my GYN for nearly 10 years and she was amazing! I created such a wonderful relationship with her and her assistant, Sarah. I love them both dearly and I'm very appreciative for everything they did for me. Once I became pregnant, they switched me over to Dr. Apigo since Dr. Kwark was no longer doing OB care. I have had hands-down, the best experience with Dr. Apigo! She is so welcoming, warm, understanding, informative, sweet, patient, and supportive. I have never felt such a comfortability with a doctor before. She delivered both of my children and I'm forever grateful for her! I truly am so appreciative to have met her! if anyone is looking for an outstanding OB/GYN I highly recommend you to go here! Also, I have been seen by other providers if Dr. Apigo wasn't available and all of them are very open, honest, and caring! So know, you'll be in good hands, no matter who you're with (: read more

Dr Apigo delivered all three of my children she is truly an amazing Dr! I hemorrhage with my second child and Dr Apigo acted so fast saved me and delivered my son! read more

Dr. Apigo has been my doctor for over 12 years and my moms doctor even longer than that. She has the best positive attitude always and is very thorough with each visit. She never rushes and she treats each patient as if they were her own family member. She is the only doctor I will trust to deliver my babies and perform any surgeries on me that I may need. read more

Dr. Apigo is WONDERFUL!! Warm, caring and very knowledgeable. We came to her with our first pregnancy and she has been great - taking the time to discuss all of my questions (which I assure you is a lot!!). I got food poisoning during my pregnancy and was so nervous, Dr Apigo and her staff were there to answer my questions, call in an RX and make me feel much better! I would recommend her to anyone looking for a OB!! read more

Best OB doctor. I've had her for 6years now. She knew how to make me at ease and really comfortable.

I've been with Dr Apio for 10 years and It's been great. Her care is better than anyone in the valley... if you are willing, if not you'll wine about anyone! A busy doc is a good one in my opinion... read more

I was patient of Dr Apigo up until May 2015 one week before my due date when she dropped me as a patient. Do not let this woman care for you during the most crucial time in your life,especially if you are educated and don't just trust everything a doctor tells you and you have any desire to do childbirth as natural as possible. My first pregnancy, had lots of questions, read a lot of literature on childbirth, wanted to have as natural a childbirth as possible. I really liked her spunky personality and how nice she was. I was 36 years old, overweight and at 12 weeks she pressured me to get the Harmony test to find out if the baby had a chance of down syndrome. First, I didn't want the test because It also told the gender and we wanted a surprise. 2nd-no intention of doing anything if the baby had a high likelihood of down syndrome. Nonetheless, she pressured and I gave in.test came back positive 99% for Triple X syndrome. And even though we didn't want to know the sex she told us because that syndrome was specific to little girls. this added stress and worry to a already stressful pregnancy. she did bloodwork and stated that I had a high A1C and was possibly insulin resistant so never gave me the glucose test but treated me as a gestational diabetes patient. She told me that they would induce at 39 weeks unless they could keep my blood sugar under control. As my pregnancy continued, visits with her began to get worse and worse. I was high risk, gestational diabetes, the baby had an extra chromosome. It was a difficult pregnancy. I went in for a heart Doppler reading and the baby's heartbeat sounded really distant. I asked why and She told me it was because of my gestational diabetes, that my amniotic fluid surrounding the baby was really low which can cause possibly fatal issues. On top of that, she started telling me that I wasn't doing well with food journaling and that the dietician had let her know I hadn't sent in my journals. which I had. she was really short and crappy with me, made me feel awful and then proceeded to rush things and walk out. The next day at my weekly ultrasound and checkup The tech measured my amniotic fluid and told me it was great. I asked her to check it again b/c Apigo told me It was really low. She measured again and said it is in a perfect range, we check 3 different areas and it is reading just fine. Why this woman would tell me something like that without any evidence was crazy. she stressed me out so much. The next time I met w/Apigo she brushed it off when I told her that my amniotic fluid was not low and that she really stressed me out with everything she said to me. She continued to be very short with me. and my journals had been turned in it was just a little late. Any issue I brought up was brushed off and she made it very clear to me that she felt differently about me because I didn't deal with her trying to lie to me. On top of that, 2 mos before my due date she told me that the rep for the Harmony test had told her those results were happen commonly so she told me I wouldn't take that diagnosis as set in stone. I couldn't believe I was pressured to take a highly accurate test, worried and stressed about the results and she dismissed them later saying it wasn't all that accurate at all.All the ultrasounds, the baby's movements, my A1c decreased from 5.8 to 5.5, I only put on 20lbs showed things going great I thought. But the kicker was her going back on her word that she wouldn't induce if the baby was on target and not showing signs of being too big. about a week and a half out she out of nowhere said, well let's schedule your induction at 39 weeks. I was in disbelief and asked her why. she told me that was standard protocol for high risk GD patients. She started to tell me the baby's chest was measuring big and the baby was already 8lbs. the baby would get to big. Everything she said went back on everything I actually saw. it didn't sit well with me. I tried to talk to her and she talked over me, I tried to ask her why she felt it was necessary and she got angry told me she knew what was best she had delivered tons of children, that I didn't trust her or her expert medical advice and if I questioned this I wouldn't trust her when it was time to deliver. She didn't let me talk stormed out of the room and sent the nurse in with an official letter stating she was ending our relationship but would be available until I found another dr. a week and a half before my due!!! She was right, I didn't trust her wishy washy expertise, her trust me I know better than you and don't ever questions my authority belief. But I believe what she did was immoral, lack of complete regard for a 9 month pregnant first time high risk mother. And it shows the kind of integrity and care she really has for her patients. I went full term b/c I had to get a new dr. My daughter was 7lbs 10oz no blood sugar issues, no triple x, perfectly healthy. read more

When my husband and I first met with Dr. Apigo, the appointment felt very rushed. She went over a couple do's and don'ts and handed me a booklet about pregnancy and was pretty much out the door. Considering this is my first pregnancy, I was obviously nervous and pretty much clueless to as what to expect within the next couple months. I left my first appointment still feeling clueless. A couple weeks later, I had a terrible sore throat. I work with children and was scared that I may have strep throat. I called to speak with Dr. Apigo and was transferred to some lady. I explained my symptoms and she told me that I was probably fine and should just start taking Tylenol and Benadryl together. As I was telling her my symptoms, she was having a side conversation with someone else in the background. She also told me that I could take me left over Z Pac prescription from the last time I was sick. I obviously didn't take any of the medication because first of all, I don't know who the lady was I was speaking with and there is no way to test for strep throat other than to perform a strep culture. I wasn't going to start drugging myself up especially while pregnant if I could avoid it. A couple weeks later I started experiencing pain which was similar to a UTI but nothing like UTI pain I've had in the past. I called to get my results from the last UTI screening I had left 2 weeks prior and they told me that I had never left a sample. I specifically remember peeing in a cup and putting it in the compartment with the other 4 random samples of pee. Apparently the screening was never documented. I'm assuming it was mixed up with the other 4 random unlabeled cups of pee. I asked to speak with Dr. Apigo and again was transferred to the random lady. She again told me that she would call in a prescription antibiotic to take care of my UTI that I may or may not even have. One of my symptoms was cervical pain which was a little frightening. I told her that I wanted an appt. with Dr. Apigo. She then told me to take the 10 day medication and if the pain didn't go away, THEN I could schedule an appt. with Dr. Apigo. I am still in shock thinking about how impossible it was to get a hold of Dr. Apigo. Apparently the philosophy there is to drug yourself up and if it doesn't work, something actually may be wrong. The staff was very unprofessional and apparently very unorganized. I have since switched doctors.My new doctor has filled me in on everything that Dr. Apigo did not during my first appointment. I finally feel like I am in good hands and so thankful that I made the decision to switch. read more

Dr. Apigo was recommended to me and I wish I would have saved my time and went somewhere else. Long story short I am 6 months pregnant. Throughout my time she had me come in for bloodwork. After I did it, they forgot that they had to take it at a certain time, requiring me to come back the next day. My husband had to get bloodwork done and again she forgot the "rules" without me reminding her. She had me change for a procedure, while directly telling me herself she would be right in and then literally forgot about me in the room never coming back, therefore I left. She forgot to provide me with paperwork/results of bloodwork on two occasions. The wait times are astronomical and while I do understand she is busy its unacceptable. The last straw was I came in for an appointment for them to tell me she was in a delivery and it would be 30 min. Then they call me back to the room already 30 min past my appt and I wait in the room for another 45 with no one coming in to tell me anything. I left the room and asked her medical assistant if she knew how much longer she will be and she proceeds to say "Dr. Apigo called and said it's a difficult delivery and she doesn't know when she will be back." I completely understand she was in a delivery and they happen spontaneously but that was never my issue. Someone should have come in my room to communicate and ask if I wanted to reschedule or see another doctor. It's not professional to just let me sit there for 90 mins without even knowing if it could be another 2 hours of me sitting there! I asked to speak with Dr. Apigo to let her know why I left and rescheduled and she had a supervisor call me back. She wouldn't even call her patient back. That's not someone I want delivering my child. Unfortunately Dr. Apigo and their office staff have disappointed me on too many occasions and for that I will not recommend her or the office! read more

Horrible. My girlfriend is only 10 weeks pregnant and we wanted to get a checkup to qualify for FMLA. I discussed my concern about having an ultrasound too early in the pregnancy to the front desk and they relayed the information to Maria. She came in the room with an aura that let me know she didn't like that. I discussed my research that shows that ultrasounds cause autism and she ignored me and talked over my research. She said very bluntly that we either to an ultrasound right at that moment with her doppler, or we don't have her as a doctor. After she left the room, my girlfriend and I talked. We decided to decline using her, we went outside the room to let her know. When we told her, she said very rudely "Well you're not going to find another doctor that would do that. I suggest you guys bring your parents in to help make your decision". I am 26 years old. Very rude and I recommend anyone that has their own values and don't want to be bossed around by someone stuck in their ways FIND ANOTHER DOCTOR! Joke's on her. I found another doctor that was more understanding and would do the ultrasound later on in the pregnancy. BEWARE! The more appointments they make, the more money they make. Do research. Ultrasounds are not required in the first trimester. Only do an ultrasound if necessary! read more

Wrong meds prescribed," Before" test results came back (on it for a week) and stomach wrecked from it!!! AFTER I called for test results myself, they said it was the wrong medicine, geeze that's disappointing, still ill and feeling worse now. By the way waited ALL DAY for a call back this happened so many times! Good thing I thought to call. That's one thing, they make it a point to never call with test results for me or for my daughter so I guess this is the way they do business. They cancel appointments like it is nothing. That is so disrespectful and unprofessional. I wonder if Dr. Apigo ran her business this way the first week she was in practice? I think not. When Drs. get this busy they can't do the basic of things...time to get out or cut back on new patients, I'm guessing it's all about the money at this point, maybe it always was? Just released all my medical records to another office, my daughter is doing the same. I think she just caters to pregnancy nothing else, she is an OBGYN, last time I checked, that meant Gynecologist also. My advise to you: Find a better caring professional doctor! My Advise to her: Just think back on how you felt about starting your new practice, and what might have been important to you. Hopefully it was your patients. read more

Dr. Apigo delivered my daughter June 2014 via c section and everything went great. I was seen in her office complaining of still severe pain and a foul odor on July 11th. She told me it was a hygiene issue and to continue and not to worry. That very night my incision ripped open in the middle and was severely infected. I had to be admitted back into the hospital where I was in tears and excruciating pain. This was my second c section, when Dr Apigo came to see me the next morning, my husband kindly and very calmly asked her "how did this happen or why?" She did not have an answer for us what so ever and her tone and attitude changed right that minute. When I was released from the hospital my next office visit was with her and she literally lectured me to the point of tears about how rude it was for my husband to ask such a question and how she has the "lowest infection rate" in the state of Arizona. I literally left her office in tears. Before I was released from the hospital she was supposed to set me up with my initial appointment at the Banner T-bird Wound clinic. She did not. Apparently she was too flustered over my husbands question she "forgot". Over the next three and a half months my incision remained OPEN. I had to be RE-SEWN shut by a plastic surgeon in OCTOBER of 2014. She was very obvious about her irritation with me every time I came back to her office for a check up. My diet was high protein, I am not a smoker, and still she seemed to not be worried AT ALL that my incision was STILL wide open three months post-partum. I will NEVER forget the horrible bed side manner and care I received from this physician or how it affected my life the first four months of my daughters life. It affected just about every single area of my life that is possibly could, and I never even got the sense for one second that she felt like it might be her responsibility to figure out what was going on, after all she was the one who performed the surgery. I would not recommend this physician to anybody expecting to undergo surgery. read more