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Maryland

ILADS Alan Vinitsky: Professional Misconduct
25 Mar 2019

ILADS Alan Vinitsky: Professional Misconduct

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Disciplined by medical boards in Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New York.

AAEM, ILADS, inappropriate prescribing, Maryland, mold, New York, opioids, Pennsylvania
Bruce Rind: Guilty of Unprofessional Conduct
30 Nov 2018

Bruce Rind: Guilty of Unprofessional Conduct

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How is Bruce Rind still practicing medicine?

acupuncture, Maryland
Cheryl Ortel- Sued for diagnosing Lyme rather than cancer
23 Feb 2018

Cheryl Ortel- Sued for diagnosing Lyme rather than cancer

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A serious diagnosis delayed

cancer and tumors, IgeneX, Maryland
Hope McIntyre- Unprofessional Conduct, Disturbing Boundary Crossing
23 Feb 2018

Hope McIntyre- Unprofessional Conduct, Disturbing Boundary Crossing

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Resources Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2013 Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2016

boundary issues, Maryland
James Peter Matthews
23 Feb 2018

James Peter Matthews

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

  Resources Maryland Board of Physicians: James Matthews discipline, 2009 Maryland Board of Physicians: James Matthews discipline, 2010

boundary issues, Maryland, Morgellons
Daniel Jaller: Patient and Medical Board Complaints
23 Feb 2018

Daniel Jaller: Patient and Medical Board Complaints

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Complaints about Daniel Jaller

ILADS, Maryland
Victor Gong: Guilty of Unprofessional Conduct
23 Feb 2018

Victor Gong: Guilty of Unprofessional Conduct

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Victor Gong is a doctor in Bishopville, Maryland who was disciplined by the Maryland State Board of Physicians in 2011 for a number of violations. The Board found that Gong: was guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine prescribed … Continued

ILADS, Maryland
Mark Sivieri: Disciplined
23 Feb 2018

Mark Sivieri: Disciplined

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Mark Sivieri, MD is a doctor at Turning Point Integrative Health Centers in Maryland. “Integrative health” is a marketing term frequently used by quacks. In 2013, the Maryland Board of Physicians reprimanded Sivieri regarding his treatment of three patients. The … Continued

California, inappropriate prescribing, Maryland
Ritchie Shoemaker- Disciplined
23 Feb 2018

Ritchie Shoemaker- Disciplined

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Charges from the FDA and Maryland medical board

Maryland, mold, Ritchie Shoemaker

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Victims of misinformation may come to believe they have multiple sham infections such as “chronic Lyme”, “chronic tick-borne Bartonella”, “chronic Babesia”, “toxic mold illness”, and Morgellons. Families are spending enormous amounts of time and money on quackery in desperate attempts to treat unrecognized infections, when something else is causing the symptoms.

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