To members of the medical community, If you support this petition, please send your name, city, state and country to Lainie Hinnant, who is organizing the names on the list. lainiell@email.msn.com
Medical Community Petition in Support of Joseph J. Burrascano, MD To maintain ethics, quality, and cost effectiveness in medicine, we the following physicians, researchers, educators and health care providers recognize Joseph J. Burrascano, MD, as an international leader in establishing comprehensive medical and ethical standards for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic illnesses associated with infectious tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease. Dr. Burrascano's rigorous diagnostic and treatment guidelines particularly for Lyme disease are innovative and practical, reflect sound medical judgment, and are supported by many within the national and international medical community who perform research into, and have responsibility for management of, Lyme disease and chronic tick-borne illnesses. We believe that Dr Burrascano's approach is committed to preserving traditional conservative medicine. It emphasizes fundamentals of thorough clinical history taking and physical and mental examination and a strong reliance upon clinical judgment, with attention to individualized treatment; the importance of maintaining compassion; and the recognition of a patient's legitimate right to access humane, ethical, and innovative treatment.
In support of Dr. Burrascano's approach to the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, we formally oppose rigid diagnostic and treatment guidelines, commonly referred to as "cookbook medicine," being currently applied to the complex, myriad presentations and varying bacterial strains of these vector-borne illnesses. We maintain that such guidelines are biased, and designed to suit the economic interests of the insurance industry while depriving patients of timely and effective care and enhanced quality of life.
We believe that New York State's Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) proceedings against Dr Burrascano, and other physicians currently treating tick-borne diseases, reflect a similar bias, and stem from individuals and groups with special interests that are contrary to the best interests--scientific, ethical, and humane interests--of Medicine. Finally, we feel that a thorough and impartial investigation into the adverse influence and politics which resulted in the OPMC hearing against Dr Burrascano is imperative. We strongly advocate for a just and balanced review, a formal apology from New York's OPMC to Dr Burrascano, and reimbursement for costs incurred in these proceedings.
Signed,
Robert C Bransfield, MD
Red Bank, NJ, USA
rbransfield@monmouth.com
Sabra M. Bellorin, MD
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Raphael Stricker, MD
San Francisco, CA, USA
E-mail: rstricker@usmamed.com
Kenneth B Liegner, MD
Armonk, NY, USA
Martin Fried, MD
Monmouth, NJ
Beatrice M. Szantyr, M.D.
Lincoln, Maine 04457
Michael K. Sowell, MD
Prospect, KY , USA
email msowell@pol.net
Edward L. McNeil MB BS (London) MD (New York)
Fort Myers, FLA, USA
Andrea Gaito, MD
Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
Steve Harris, MD
San Diego, CA, USA
C.R. Jones, MD
New Haven CT
Don Nadear, MD
Coventy, RI, USA
Meryl Nass, MD
Freeport, ME, USA
Steven Phillips, MD
Ridgefield, CT, USA
Debra J. Solomon, MD
North Kingstown, RI, USA
Virginia Sherr, MD, FAPA
Holland, PA, USA
Michael Ledtke, MD
Saginaw, MI, USA
Howard Posner, MD
111 Bala Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA
Laurence Meer-Scherrer, MD
Switzerland
Harold A. Smith, MD
Danville, PA, USA
Marcus Paul Johnson, MD
Seal Rock, OR, USA
Werner F. von Lerber, MD
Bern, Switzerland
Theresa H. Yang, MD, FAAFP
Santee, CA, USA
M.Nicolai Nielsen, MD FAPA
Clinical Associate Professor, UMDNJ
President, Exec Medical Director InHealth Associates
Sparta, NJ, USA
Richard Brand, MD
New City, NY, USA
Jane Kelman, MD
New City, NY, USA
William Braden, MD
Providence, RI, USA
Marie Kroun, MD
Odense, Denmark
Andrew Lautin MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry Service, New York
University
Medical Center
New York City, NY, USA
Andrew.Lautin@med.VA.gov
BPCagent@msn.com
Elizabeth A. Ellis, MD
3-2 Treetop Lane
Kingston, MA 02364
Mark E. McCaulley, MD
Certified American Board of Internal Medicine
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Eric L. Singman, MD, PhD
Lancaster, PA, USA
Sri Chandra Swami, M.D., M.B.B.S.
Hermitage, PA, USA
Sandra Tyner, MD
Grants Pass, OR, USA
Audrey Stein Goldings, MD
Dallas, Tx, USA
Michael A. Patmas, MS, MD, FACP, CPE.
Portland, Oregon, USA
Robert Sarnovsky, MS
Molecular Biologist
Johns Hopkins University/
Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Baltimore, MD, USA
M.Barkley, Ph.D., M.D.
Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA, USA
msbarkley@ucdavis.edu
Hector Battaglia, MD
Rosario, Provincia de Santa fe, Argentina
batttaglia@arnet.com
Eileen McInerney, MD
N. Caldwell, NJ, USA
Robert J. Lull,
MD
San Francisco, CA
Richard A. Weiss, MD
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lynn Shepler, MD, JD
Mountain View, CA, USA
Bertram M. Winer, M.D
Wayland, MA, USA
Christina Vogt, MD
Freiburg, Germany
John A. Green III, MD
Canby, OR, USA
Debra Glasser Green, M.D.
Canby, OR, USA
William Kuentzel, M.D.
Salt Lake City, UT
Valerie S. Schwob, MD
Bettendorf, IA, USA
Dr John Nadeau
Dr William T Harvey, MD
Houston, TX
Ritchie Shoemaker, MD
Pocomoke, MD
Marty Bacsik, RN, PA
Langhorne, PA
Kenette Sohmer, MD
Branchburg, NJ
Raphael Stricker, MD
San Francisco, CA
Beatrice Szantyr, MD,
Lincoln, ME
Nina J Pearlmutten, MD
John Drulle, MD,
Jackson, NJ
Emilia Eiras, MD
Jackson, NJ
Eugene Shippen, MD
Victor Tarpinian, MD
Wind Gap, PA
Michael Ledtke, MD
Saginaw, MI
Charles Ladoulis, MD
Locust Point, NJ
Bernard Raxlen, MD
Greenwich, CT
Priscilla Hall, MD, MEd, AAFP
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Howard M. Sklarek, M.D., F.C.C.P.
Southampton, NY,USA
Paul J. Harper, MD, FACS
Derry, NH, USA
A. L. (Sonny) Shaw, MD,
Chairman, Total Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology
paincare@onramp.net
Andrew Kayes, M.D.
Jacksonville, Florida
Evelin Schrock, MD
Jena, Germany
Wesley Vaughn, M.D.
Tucson, AZ , U.S.A.
Richard Horowitz, M.D.
Hyde Park, NY
S. Saleem, M.D.
Bedford, TX
Greg Bach. DO, PC
Colmar, PA, USA
Ashley W. Forsyth, DO
Newport, Oregon USA
Karen F Legget, DO
Tampa, FLA, USA
Mark B. Weatherbee, D.O.
Lincoln, Maine 04457
USA
Norman Mintz, DO
Sebastopol, CA, USA
ocilii@pacbell.net
Teresa Royer MacKnight, D.O.
Andover, ME
Dr. Hamid Moayad, D.O.,
Bedford, Texas USA
Neil Stanton Levy, DO
Bedford, Texas
Andre Posner, D.O.
Philadelphia, PA
J N Bellesorte DO
West Chester, PA
M.Javad Panahandeh, DVM,
Tehran,IRAN
Jeanne Mayer Freebody,DC
Cambridge, MA
freejean@gis.net
Julianne S. Collins, Ph.D.
Greenwood Genetic Center
Greenwood, SC, USA
Joseph W. Lenz, Ph.D.
Bellingham, Washington USA
Nick S. Harris, Ph.D., ABMLI
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Doris Aaronson, Ph.D.
NYU Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience
New York City, NY, USA
Phyllis Tyzenhouse, DrPH
Lititz, PA, USA
Joachim Gruber, PhD
Hamburg, Germany
Kara Bennett, Ph.D.
San Jose, CA USA
Stephen Brand, PhD
Kingston, RI, USA
Rita Stanley, PhD
Portland, OR, USA
Sylvie Rinaudo, PhD
Strasbourg, France
Deborah C. Neel, Ph.D.
Cary, NC, USA
dcneel@aol.com
Deborah S. Kliman, Ed.D.
Harvey L. Kliman, Ph.D.
Chadds Ford, PA, USA
Dr. Victoria J. Reeder, PhD, LSW
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
OH & PA, USA
Professor Cassandra L. Smith, PhD
Deputy Director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology
Boston University
Boston, MA
Michael Palij, Ph.D.
NYU-Psychology Department &
NDRI, Inc.
New York, New York,U.S.A.
Phyllis Mervine, EdM
Ukiah, CA, USA
info@lymedisease.org
James Owen, PsyD
Lebanon, NJ
Martha Agricola, RN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Block Island, RI, USA
Rosemary U. Ren, RN
San Rafael, CA
Eileen Ferrero RN
Ambler, PA, USA
Marie M. Saunders, RN
Monmouth, ME, USA
Sandra K. Berenbaum, CSW-R, BCD
Wappingers Falls, NY, USA
Lynne Canon, CSW-R, BCD
Wappingers Falls, NY
Paula Tipton, RN
Yardley, PA, USA
Saraa Grogins Adelson, R.N.
Susan M. Blaha, RN
Plymouth, MA, USA
Nancy L. Procurot, RN
El Cahon, CA
Marie Wachsmuth, RN
Weaverville, CA
Marci Linker, OTR/L
Northampton, MA USA
Lainie Hinnant, MSSW, LCSW
Richmond, VA, USA
Betsy Leib-Feldman, MSW, ACSW
Southfield, MI, USA
Barbara Fitzmaurice, RN
Saginaw, MI USA
Reneé Dunlop, R.N.
Flint, MI USA
Constance E. Dickey RN
Hampden, Maine
Anthony Williams RN, Cinical Specialist(CS)
Paramus, NJ, USA
Bernadette Olejko-Gadaleta, R.N.
Edison, N.J.
Claire Amerena,AP,LicAc,DiplAc
Florida, U.S.A.
M. Alexandra Stowe, DVM
Orlando, FL, USA
Alison Archambault, DVM
Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
Salem, Oregon, USA
Jonna Duff, DPM
Oxnard, California, USA
W. Titus Nelson, PE
Lasers & Electro Optics
Boeing
Canoga Park, CA, USA
ph. 818/586-6393
Christine Giannini, L.Ac.
Bothell, WA, USA
Cheryl O'Connell, BA BS RN
West Chester, PA, USA
Nancy Berntsen RN, BSN
Columbia CT, USA
Susan Gaino, RN, CRNI
Temple Terrace, FLA
Linda K Hilliard, RN
CRNA, Sharon, MA
Veronica R. Medina
BSN 1979
JD 1988
Dr. Chris J. Smith MB.BS (Newcastle)
Buckinghamshire, England
chrisjsmith@cwcom.net
Catherine Polk, RN, NP
Tiverson, RI, USA
Linda Hilliard, RN
Sharon, MA, USA
Mary Kineavy R.N.
South Boston, MA, USA
Susan P. George-Rydberg, BSN, RN, L.Ac.
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Kathleen C. McKenzie RN, BSN, MSN
Germantown, Shelby COUNTY, TN, USA
Joan Petty, R.N., C.S., N.P.P.
New York, New York
Jep717@aol.com
Nicole Tomasino, BS, PTA
Boston, MA, USA
Michele Halloran RN, BSN
Covington, KY, USA
Barbara Jolley, DC, ND, PC
Portland, OR,USA
BarbaraJolley@home.com
Joan O'Brien-Singer,CSW-R
Valhalla, New York, USA
Mary Patten, RN
Passaic, NJ, USA
Margaret Shaw, RN
Newton, CT, USA
Marty Bascik, PA
Colmar, PA, USA
Mariann Abbarcola, RN
Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
Ruth Waddington, RN
Whiting, NJ, USA
Ceil M. Slauson, RN,BSN
Middlesex, N.J.
Cynthia M. Onorato, MSW
Bristol, CT, USA
Maureen O'Brien, RN
Westwood, MA, USA
Kathy S. Williams, RN
Seal Rock, OR, USA
Susan Jaccard, RN
Hampton Bays, NY, USA
Nancy Rifkind, RN.
Modesto, CA, USA
Ardath D. Lu, RN
Sonoma, CA
Joan Sakaldasis, RN
Palo Alto CA
Helen Fasy RN
Robbinsville,NJ, USA
Mary Beth Shonk RN, BSN
Englewood, Florida
Danbury, Connecticut,USA
Evelyn D. O'Brien, RT
Pennsauken, NJ, USA
Ginny Simons, RN, NP
East Hampton, NY, USA
Christa Lynn Wooten Rook, BSN, RN
Ladonia, Texas
lynrook@yahoo.com
Kathleen Worthington R.N
Medford, N.J.
Jeanette W. Wheat, RPh
Batavia, Illbb, USA
C. J. Sakaldasis, RPh
Palo Alto, CA
Daryl G. Krueger, RPH
Batavia, Ill, USA
Constance A. Bean, MPH
Wayland, MA, U.S.A.
Cindi Quatlino, PA
Santa Cruz, CA
Tracey DeMaria, OTR
Frenchtown, NJ USA
Bonnie Mackey, MSN, ARNP, MTC, HNC
Cayuga County, New York USA
Palm Beach County, Florida USA
Maureen Sena, BSN
San Anselmo, CA
Saureen Singh, MA
Forestville, CA
Janet Goetz, MPA
San Jose, CA
Lucia Hui, Public Health Biologist,
Berkeley, CA 94704
Jean Pollard, MA
Hayward, CA
Karen Taylor Soiles, PT, MA
Physical Therapist, Masters of Arts
Athens, Greece.
Luba Maria Levy, MA (psychotherapist)
Bedford, Texas
Marci Linker, OTR/L
Northampton, MA USA
Ann Smith RNC WHNP
Dwight, IL, USA
Gerald T. Simons, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Delegate
American Academy of Physician Assistants
East Hampton, NY
Stephen J. Nostrom RNC, Infusion Therapies/Charge Nurse, M.I.C.A.
Unit,
(Mentally Ill Chemically Addictive)
Mattituck, NY
Pamela S. Nostrom RNC, Psychiatry, Charge Nurse
Mattituck, NY
Gill Reese BSc
Medical Biologist
East Yorks
UK
Terri Blair LPC
Long Branch, NJ, USA
Christopher Montes, MA, NCP
Unionville, CT, USA
Mary E. McCutchan, RTT, CMD
Medical Dosimetrist
Kansas City, MO, USA
Angelo Genovese, EMTP
Queens, NY, USA
htbtp://members.aol.com/webmedic4u/index.htm
Rosemary Jarvi,Psychologist,MBPS
Leicester
United Kingdom
Lee Stuart
Microbiologist, Med. Technologist
Lafayette, CA, USA
Matthew Miller D.C.
Vancouver, WA USA
Betsy Leib-Feldman, MSW, ACSW
Southfield, MI
Lauren Hefferan, BSMT
Medical Microbiologist and Coordinator of the NE Regional Lyme
disease
Awareness Program
Haverhill, MA
Regina Wrenn
New York, NY
Neurochemistry Research Assistant (NYU School of Medicine,
Millhauser Labs)
Neurophysiology Technician (NYU Medical Center)
Nursing Graduate (St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing, NYC)
Carolyn Cramoy, MS
Lake Placid, NY
Marci Linker, OTR/L
Northampton, MA
Terri Blair, L.P.C.
465 Sairs Ave., Apt. 9
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
Jerahme Posner
4th year medical student
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
