Medical Community Petition in Support of Joseph J. Burrascano, MD

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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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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@xxxxxxxxxxxx


Sabra M. Bellorin, MD
Portsmouth, VA, USA

Raphael Stricker, MD
San Francisco, CA, USA
E-mail: rstricker@xxxxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxxx
BPCagent@xxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxxxx

Hector Battaglia, MD
Rosario, Provincia de Santa fe, Argentina
batttaglia@xxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxx

Nicole Tomasino, BS, PTA
Boston, MA, USA

Michele Halloran RN, BSN
Covington, KY, USA

Barbara Jolley, DC, ND, PC
Portland, OR,USA
BarbaraJolley@xxxxxxxx

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@xxxxxxxxx

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




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