Aniek
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5374
posted
Can you please PM me if you know of a doctor that has been investigated by a medical board or otherwise disciplined for Lyme treatment?
I am writing a paper for a law class that I hope to publish in a legal journal. It appears my professors will let me write on the longterm abx treatment controvesry and doctors being investigated by medical boards.
Also let me know if you have any connections to a doctor who may be willing to talk or have copies of any information pertaining to the hearings.
These are the doctors I already know had hearings/investigations:
The Dr. B (NY) Dr V (VA) Dr J (NC)
-------------------- "When there is pain, there are no words." - Toni Morrison Posts: 4711 | From Washington, DC | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged |
lymemomtooo
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5396
posted
Dr. J in Ct and I know there have been more..At our support group meeting last night someone mentioned some that lost their license or just gave up...lymemomtooo
Posts: 2360 | From SE PA | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged |
northstar
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7911
posted
Perhaps you could track them down by emailing state support groups, CALDA, Lymepa.org, LDF, or any other lyme type organization.
An interesting adjunct might be those who just closed shop because of fear, as LMT suggested. But that would be hard to verify, thus not factual? I think something like that happened in Texas recently? There is a posting in Activism from Texans, so maybe they might be a source.
Northstar
Posts: 1331 | From hither and yonder | Registered: Sep 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
Several of the newspaper articles about Dr J in NC mentioned that there have been around 20 LLMD's who have been investigated. I am pretty sure there were several more in New York.
And I think the doc with the memorial fund was investigated.
Bea Seibert
Posts: 7306 | From Martinsville,VA,USA | Registered: Oct 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
My doc (not a known LLMD) has "closed up shop" to all lymies, and I think is severely limiting amt of FMS and CFS pts.
He is going thru "retraining" ordered by BC/BS on how to rx certain meds. Apparently he was helping to many people. BC/BS are reviewing him / trying to drop him.
Now, all suspected Lyme is referred out, even though he knows how to dx it and tx it. It is a sorry state fer sure.
I know he has talked w/ a local reporter who quoted him in a recent newspaper story about a guy he brought back to life after a misdx of ALS. However, he asked that his name not be used.
I don't know if this would fit into your criteria, but pm me if you want info.
Well wishes, Hayley
-------------------- "Data over dogma, Evidence over egos, Patients over politics" -- one smart dude from Missouri Posts: 112 | From TN USA | Registered: Nov 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
There was a Dr in Michigan who I believe lost his license for treating LD patients prior to 2000. I believe another was restricted or suspended since then, although he was an Infectious Disease doc and not a true LLMD.
I would suggest you contact the Michigan Lyme Disease Assn for information.
-------------------- Toodles, Sal Posts: 195 | From Tampa, FL | Registered: Sep 2001
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic