ILADS Paul Lynn: Disciplined
What is an “lnterro Hololinguistic Processor”?
ILADS James Neuenschwander: Disciplined for Negligence or Failure to exercise due care
James Neuenschwander, MD is a doctor with many strange beliefs who was disciplined for negligence or failure to exercise due care with respect to his treatment of a woman with breast cancer. Complaint and discipline According to the Michigan Board … Continued
ILADS Michael Ledtke: Disciplined for Negligence and Incompetence
Michael Ledtke, MD is a doctor in Saginaw, MI and a member of the pseudoscience group ILADS. In 2009, he pleaded no contest to serious charges of negligence and incompetence with regard to his treatment of a 36 year old … Continued
Aszani Stoddard: Multiple Disciplinary Actions
Please see Abby’s story of being treated by Aszani Stoddard. Documents Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Refusal to Renew, 2016-06-13Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Refusal to Renew, 2016-10-18Minnesota Board of Nursing: Aszani Stoddard Discipline, 2014-06-05Minnesota Board … Continued
CDC Division Director: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment
Correcting a conspiracy theorist
John Hoffmann: Another “Lyme Literate” Cult Leader
A long history of complaints didn’t stop him from preying on patients.
Ginger Savely: Admits Unprofessional Conduct
Disciplinary actions in two states
ILADS Jennifer Armstrong: Admits Professional Misconduct
A patient died but Chronic Lyme believers stood by her
ILADS Deborah Metzger: Twice Disciplined After Grave Charges
Resources Medical Board of California: Deborah Metzger License Surrender, 2016 Medical Board of California: Deborah Metzger Agreement for License Surrender, 2016 Medical Board of California: Deborah Metzger Cease Practice Order, 2013 Medical Board of California: Deborah Metzger Discipline, 2013 Medical … Continued
ILADS Pari Patel: Disciplined Twice
Another ILADS member with a troubling history.
ILADS/functional medicine doctor Michael Arata accused of Gross Negligence & Unprofessional Conduct
Michael Andrew Arata is a doctor in Newport Beach, California doctor. He is associated with multiple known pseudoscience groups, including International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABIM), and the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). … Continued
Dana Rosdahl: Disciplined for Egregious Violations
Dana Rosdahl surrendered her nurse practitioner license in 2015 after the Arizona State Board of Nursing found her guilty of violating the Nurse Practice Act in relation to four complaints from patients. One of the complaints was from Alyssa Goodale, … Continued
CDC corrects Lyme lies
“The term chronic Lyme disease is controversial and often misleading.”
ILADS, Martha Grout, and the Death of a Toddler
Dr. Martha Grout is a dangerous quack doctor who is somehow still practicing medicine despite her role in the death of toddler Mercy Maynard and twice being found guilty of unprofessional conduct. Shady business Grout operates a for-profit business … Continued
Ernie Murakami: “Zealot” who “lacked critical thinking”
Ernie Murakami is a now-retired doctor in Hope, British Columbia, Canada. He has many beliefs about Lyme disease that are not supported by scientific evidence. According to 2005 meeting minutes of the Medical Performance Committee of the College of Physicians … Continued
Domenick Braccia: Patient alleges “unnecessary and dangerous treatment”, “a cult-like atmosphere”
A young woman’s horrific saga ends in the loss of an organ
Therese Yang: Disciplined twice after serious charges
Why is she able to still practice medicine?
Tania Ash: Disciplined
Tania Ash is a general practitioner in Malvern, Victoria, Australia. She is associated with the quackery-promoting groups International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and Australian Chronic Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Society (ACIIDS). ACIIDS advocates for unrecognized conditions like “chronic Lyme disease” … Continued
Sandeep Gupta: Conditions imposed
Sandeep Gupta is a general practitioner in Queensland, Australia who founded the Lotus Institute of Holistic Health “to provide training in integrative medicine”. Integrative medicine is a marketing term frequently used by quacks. Gupta was a founding board member of … Continued
Julia Bruzzese and the need for media responsibility
Why every chronic Lyme story needs to be questioned