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Hospitals that want to remove a physician from their staff may offer a “voluntary abeyance” as an alternative to summary suspension. In the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Lawrence Huntoon, […]
There is an adage that says many cases are won or lost in the process of voir dire or jury selection. Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., who has been an expert witness in many trials concerning […]
Sham Peer Review: the Unjust “Objective Test” http://www.jpands.org/vol12no4/huntoon.pdf Abuse of the “Disruptive Physician” Clause http://www.jpands.org/vol9no3/huntoon.pdf The Insulting Physician “Code of Conduct” http://www.jpands.org/vol13no1/huntoon.pdf The Psychology of Sham Peer Review http://www.jpands.org/vol12no1/huntoon.pdf Sham Peer Review and the Courts […]
Under the pretext of “protecting patient safety,” a hospital or other medical facility can permanently end an excellent physician’s ability to practice his profession, writes New York neurologist Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the […]
On August 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a huge win for a physician fighting back against Sham Peer Review. Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD, Chairman of the AAPS Committee to […]
Pennsylvania physician Terrence Babb, MD has been in a longstanding battle against the powerful Geisinger Health System. Wrongly terminated after raising concerns about patient safety in the hospital, Dr. Babb has won several victories in the courts, including a jury verdict in […]
A global epidemic of attacks on ethical physicians, which endangers patients, was a focus of the 13th UNESCO World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Health Law, held Nov 27-29, at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. […]
By Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD “The Flynn Entrapment” in today’s Wall Street Journal details the “ugly tactics employed by James Comey’s FBI.” This is precisely the same dirty tactic that is used by hospital administrators and […]
An entry in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) can end a doctor’s career permanently. It is critical for doctors to understand how this works, and patients ought to know what it means. In the […]
Thank you to Dr. Michel Accad and Dr. Anish Koka for inviting AAPS Director, Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD on their cutting-edge podcast, The Accad & Koka report to discuss the growing epidemic of sham peer […]
