Rashid Buttar
Rashid Buttar is an American osteopathic physician from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is known for his controversial abuse of chelation therapy for numerous conditions, including autism and cancer.[1] He has been reprimanded by the North Carolina Medical Board for unethical treatment of patients.[2]
He came to public attention in 2009 when he treated a woman named Desiree Jennings, who claimed to lose her ability to walk or talk normally after receiving a flu shot in 2009, with chelation therapy.[1][3] He has been criticized for his use of chelation,[1] and for his use of intravenous hydrogen peroxide to treat cancer.[4]
In 2007, Buttar was charged by the North Carolina Medical Board with unethical treatment of four cancer patients, resulting in their deaths, after promising them a "100% success rate."[5] The Board banned him from treating children and cancer patients.[2] He has been sued for fraud on multiple occasions.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c Avila, Jim (23 July 2010). "Medical Mystery or Hoax: Did Cheerleader Fake a Muscle Disorder?". ABC News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Rashid Buttar - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com". skepdic.com.
- ^ Hamblin, James (17 September 2014). "There Is No "Alternative Medicine"". The Atlantic. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Szabo, Liz (18 June 2013). "Book raises alarms about alternative medicine". USA Today. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Michael (2008). Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion. Routledge. pp. 63–64.
- ^ "Rashid Buttar Sued for Fraud". www.casewatch.org.
- ^ "Rashid Buttar Charged with Unprofessional Conduct". www.casewatch.org.
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