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This is a hand-edited index. If there isn’t a dedicated page for a subject, information is linked below that may not be linked elsewhere. Not everything listed below is related to Lyme disease pseudoscience.

It is very rare, but some quacks do eventually decide to stop grifting.

Organizations and businesses

DNA ConneXions and owner Blanche Grube (a dentist)

IgeneX

ILADS and ILADEF (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)

Predatory Publisher MDPI: A vanity publisher for cranks

Medical Diagnostics Lab (MDL)

QMedRx

UVLrx

RGCC Group (Research Genetic Cancer Center), Supportive Oligonucleotide Therapy (SOT), and Ioannis Papasotiriou

Trinity School of Natural Health (aka Trinity College of Natural Health)

Vibrant America/Vibrant Wellness

People

United States

Peter Voss Abraham, DO and Christopher Peine, DO

Sultana Afrooz, DO and naturopathic fake doctor Susan Williams

Melanie Ann Burgos Alarcio, MD

George W. Allibone, MD

Rathna Alwa, MD

Geoffrey Ames, MD

Albert Aniel, MD

Michael Arata, MD

Michael Belfiore, DO

Keith Berndtson, MD

Chitra Anjani Bhakta, MD

Giuseppina Benincasa-Feingold, MD

Kenneth Bock, MD

Robert Bradford

Robert Bransfield, MD

Mark Robert Brody, MD

Douglas G. Brooks, MD

Monica Sava Bruenn and Sava Holistic Health

Karen Bullington, MD

Joseph Burrascano, MD

Daniel Cameron, MD

Jill Carnahan, MD

Irma Rivera Chance, MD

Henry Earle Childers, MD

Pamela M Cipriano (a nurse practitioner)

Leigh Erin Connealy, MD

Kevin Conners (unlicensed chiropractor)

Eboni Cornish, MD

William Lee Cowden, MD

Gordon Crozier, DO

Nooshin Darvish (licensed naturopath)

Sandra Denton, MD

Gregory Derderian, DO

Charlene DeMarco, DO

Phillip DeMio, MD

Steven Devore Best, MD

David Edelberg, MD and Whole Health Chicago

Isaac Eliaz, MD

Monica Embers, PhD and collaborators

Larry Everhart, MD

Brian Fallon and collaborators

Peter Fabulian, DO

Clifford Fetters, MD and Jerry Weber (a naturopath)

Chris Foley, MD

Jenny Franczak, MD

Martin D. Fried, MD

Lowell Gerber, MD

Fouad Ibrahim Ghaly, MD, Suzanne Oh Kim, MD, Phillip Battiade (naturopath/heilpraktiker), and Infusio Beverly Hills

James D. Gloor, MD of Rhode Island

Victor Gong, MD

V. John Gonino, DO

Eric David Gordon, MD and Gordon Medical

Andreas Grossgold, MD

Martha Grout, MD

Geoffrey Gubb, MD

Evelyn “Lyn” Hanshew, MD

Steven Jeffrey Harris, MD

Jeff Harris, MD of Malibu, CA

Sabine Hazan, MD

Ahvie Herskowitz, MD and Anatara Medicine

Andrew Heyman, MD

Martin Charles Hinz, MD

Karima Hirani, MD

John Gregory Hoffmann, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD

Usha Honeyman (a naturopath and chiropractor)

Richard Horowitz, MD

Lisa Hosbein, MD

Jeanne Hubbach, MD

Daniel Jaller, MD

Joseph Jemsek, MD

David Jockers (a chiropractor)

Alfred Raymond Johnson, DO

Kurt E. Johnson, MD

Charles Ray Jones, MD

Daniel Kalb, MD

Dietrich Klinghardt, MD

Brent Korn, DO

Harriet Kotsoris, MD

Trang Lam-Quan (a nurse practitioner)

Beth Lambert

Robert LaCava, MD, Suzanne LaCava, RN, and The LaCava Center

Michael Ledtke, MD

Hyun Joon Lee, MD

John Lentz, MD

Warren Levin, MD

Allan J. Lindsley (a chiropractor) and Nature’s Pharmacy, LLC

John Lieurance (a chiropractor and naturopath), GlutaGenic, and Advanced Rejuvenation

Paul Lynn, MD

Emily Maiella (a naturopath) and Windhorse Naturopathic Clinic

Alain Mass, MD

  • A subordinate’s lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and disturbing behavior

Kenneth Matsumura, MD

James Peter Matthews, MD

Hope McIntyre, MD

Mila McManus, MD

Maureen McShane, MD

Steven Meress, MD and Fox Valley Wellness Center

Deborah Metzger, MD

Alfred Miller, MD

David Minkoff, MD

Isaac Melamed, MD

Asher Milgrom, PhD, Alice Pien, MD, and American Medical Aesthetics (AMA Skincare)

Thomas Moorcroft, DO

Ira Harrison Moore, MD

Joseph Natole, MD

Susan Neuber (a nurse practitioner)

James Neuenschwander, MD

James Anthony Novak, MD

  • Medical Board of California: James Novak 2023 discipline and 2024 license surrender

Amy Offutt, MD

Bohdan “Dan” Olesnicky, MD

Cheryl Ortel, MD

Parimal (Pari) Patel (a physician assistant)

William Pawluk, MD

Jessica Peatross, MD

Stephen Robert Pfeifer, MD

Jeffery Scott Pfeiffer, MD and Vero Clinics

Steven Phillips, MD

Jeffrey Piccirillo, DO

Daniel Pompa (a chiropractor who stole from orphans)

Santo Dino Prato and Envita

Joseph Py, DO

Bill Rawls, MD and Vital Plan

Bernard Raxlen, MD

Hannah Rhee, MD

Bruce Rind, MD

Dana Rosdahl (a nurse practitioner)

Mary Pat Rosman, DO

Marty Ross, MD

Robert Rowen, MD, Terri Su, MD, and RowenSu Clinic

Carol Ann Ryser, MD and Diana Smith Gordon (nurse practitioner who opened the Olathe LAD Clinic)

Patricia Salvato, MD

Eva Sapi, PhD

Ginger Savely (nurse practitioner)

Christine Schaffner (naturopath)

T.R. Shanthaveerappa, M.D.

Amy Scher

Lisa Schnick, DO

Ritchie Shoemaker, MD

Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld

Dean Silver, MD

Mark Sivieri, MD

James Skeen, MD

Patricia Slusher (a naturopath)

Amy Renee Sparks, MD

Marvin Rick Sponaugle, MD

Dale Stemple, MD

Aszani Stoddard (a nurse practitioner)

Wilbert Calvin Streeter, DO

Steven Streit, MD

Kenneth Stoller, MD

Raphael Stricker, MD

Julia Sudylo, RN

Malathy Sundaram, MD

Murray Susser, MD

Thomas Szulc, MD, Casper Szulc, and the New York Center for Innovative Medicine

Paul Thomas, MD

Keri Topouzian, DO

John Roy Toth, MD

Neelam Taneja Uppal, MD

  • Florida Board of Medicine: Neelam Taneja Uppal license revocation, 2023-10-25
  • Note: Numerous other disciplinary actions are not posted here, and criminal charges are pending as of 2024-04-30

Anju Usman, MD

Alan Vinitsky, MD

Marilyn Walkey, MD

Jo Ann Whitaker, MD

Ronald Wilson, MD

Jeffrey Wulfman, MD

Douglas Wine (a chiropractor) and Lyme Laser Centers

David C. Wright, MD

Therese Yang, MD

Robert John Zajac, MD

James Ziobron, DO (also a chiropractor)

Leila Zackrison, MD

🇦🇺 Australia

Dr. Tania Ash

Jennie Burke and Australian Biologics

Dr. Peter Dobie

  • Health Care Complaints Commission: Press release on Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct and Professional Misconduct
  • New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal: Stage 1 decision
  • New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal: Stage 2 decision

Dr. Almayne du Preez

Dr. Gregory Emerson

Dr. Sandeep Gupta

Dr. Geoffrey Kemp

Dr. Andrew Mark Ladhams

Dr. Nijole Lloyd

Dr. Peter Mayne

Dr. Adam Jeremy Nuttall

🇨🇦 Canada

LymeScience: Canadian resources | tagged content

Jennifer Margaret Armstrong, MD

Jo Ann “Jody” Bowle-Evans

Dr. Simon Colla

Dr. Bruce Osmond Hoffman

Dr. Amir Khadir

Jozef Krop, MD

Sal Meli (a naturopath) and his companies Chronic Lyme Treatments and Apex Botanicals

Ernie Murakami, MD

🇫🇷 France

Dr. Marc Bransten

Dr. Béatrice Milbert

Dr. Christian Perronne

Dr. Philippe Raymond

Viviane Schaller (pharmacist)

Dr. Corinne Skorupka

🇩🇪 Germany

Dr. Armin Schwarzbach of ArminLabs, formerly of BCA Clinic Borreliose-Centrum-Augsburg)

Dr. Ingo Woitzel

Klinik St. Georg (St. George Hospital) and Friedrich Douwes

🇮🇪 Ireland

Irish Medical Societies: Consensus statement

John Lambert, MD (aka Jack Lambert)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Dr. Julian Kenyon

Dr. Jean Monro and Breakspear Medical

Dr. Sarah Myhill

Dr. Michael Wetzler

Rest of Europe and Asia

Dr. Eric Beeth

Barbaros Çetin

Dr. Kenneth Sandström

  • ILADS member Kenneth Sandström’s medical license was reportedly revoked by the National Board of Health and Welfare (HSAN) in Sweden, but we do not have copies of legal actions.

Leona Gilbert, Kunal Garg, and Tezted

Dr. Rolf Luneng

The Original Rogues Gallery includes:

  • John Roy Toth
  • Robert Bradford
  • Brigitte Byrd
  • Geoffrey Gubb
  • Joseph G. Jemsek
  • Charles Ray Jones
  • Carl Haese
  • Carol Ryser
  • JoAnne Whitaker
  • Bruce K. Fong
  • Robert Bransfield
  • Jozef Krop
  • Joseph Burrascano
  • Totada R. Shanthaveerappa
  • Gregory Hoffmann
  • Charlene DeMarco
  • Harriet Kotsoris
  • James Shortt
  • Virginia R. Savely aka Ginger Savely
  • Anthony Lionetti
  • Bernard Raxlen
  • Perry Orens
  • Richard Horowitz
  • William Cowden
  • Joseph Natole
  • Phil Watsky
  • Nicholas Bachynsky
  • John D. Bleiweiss
  • Dietrich Klinghardt
  • Raphael B. Stricker

Trevor Marshall, Amy Proal, and the “Marshall Protocol” cult

COVID-specific

Mary Talley Bowden

Ryan Neil Cole

Simone Gold, MD

See also:

Science-Based Medicine: Chronic Lyme posts

Quackwatch: Index of Lyme-related government actions

Quackwatch: Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment

LymeScience: More victims of chronic Lyme quackery

LymeScience: Documented harms of chronic Lyme quackery

Encyclopedia of American Loons

Journalism on bad doctors

KGW: ‘Sick Medicine’ documentary

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY and MedPage Today: 7 takeaways from our year-long investigation into the country’s broken medical license system

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: State Medical Boards