Dr. Shantha indicted in Atlanta

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/21/2005 3:52:41 PM Central Standard Time,

canhelp2@... writes:

did have a long talk with this doctor at the Cancer Control

Society and was not convinced about his IPT therapies and hardly

every recommended his clinic unless someone wanted to stay close to

home.

I know for a fact, through someone I know who went to him, that this doctor

is a complete fraud. I interviewed him when I was seeking treatments and am

grateful I could intuit how bad he was--all about fleecing people who are very

vulnerable . . .

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/21/05 4:52:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,

canhelp2@... writes:

> However, this smells like typical FDA tactics. Note he is not

> accused of harming patients and then they talk about injecting

> weedkiller????

>

They are also siting him for using hyperbaric oxygen which can be helpful for

treating many things not approved of by the FDA. Many of the autistic kids

benefit from this form of therapy.

We have to get all the facts. $60,000 seems like an awful lot of money.

[Guest guest]

Stockbridge physician accused of health fraud

Insecticides used to treat patients, charges say

By

<http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/mailto:kjefcoatsajc>KAT\

HY

JEFCOATS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 12/21/05

Federal prosecutors say a Stockbridge doctor whose Web site offers

alternative cancer treatments for $25,000 to $45,000 per patient was

injecting patients with commercial-grade weedkiller and insecticide.

Dr. Totada R. Shanthaveerappa, 70, of Stone Mountain faces an

87-count federal indictment returned Tuesday for health care fraud

and money laundering involving almost $5 million.

Shanthaveerappa, also known as T.R. Shantha, owns and operates

Integrated Medical Specialists, a Stockbridge medical clinic. His

medical assistant, Dan U. Bartoli, 63, of McDonough, also was indicted.

Shantha and Bartoli did not return telephone calls Tuesday night to

their office and homes.

Federal law protects patients' information so it is not known how

many Shantha treated or if any suffered harm because of the

treatments, federal officials said. The charges allege only financial

wrongdoing and not that Shantha physically harmed patients.

Shantha's Web site at www .iptmd.com features eight testimonials from

alleged patients praising Shantha's treatments for breast cancer,

tumor, Lyme disease and scleroderma.

Federal prosecutors say Shantha treated cancer patients with

dinitrophenol or DNP, a commercial-grade weed killer and insecticide;

Ukrain, a substance made in Austria and not approved for U.S. use;

and hyperbaric oxygen therapy intended to treat acute mountain

sickness, the bends and deep wound healing.

The doctor's Web site said patients could be charged a maximum of

$60,000 for a six-week course of treatment.

U.S. Attorney E. Nahmias announced the indictment Tuesday,

alleging Shantha's medical proclamations are false.

" A doctor's use of unapproved and misbranded drugs poses a grave

threat to patients' health, " Nahmias said. " Health care fraud raises

the price of health care for all citizens. The allegations in his

indictment are serious and will be prosecuted vigorously. "

According to the indictment, Shantha and Bartoli defrauded health

care benefit programs by falsely claiming to have performed

insurance-eligible treatments and administered approved drugs. The

men also allegedly used DNP in a way unapproved by the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration.

The indictment alleges Shantha laundered more than $4.78 million

through numerous bank accounts, three homes and a car.

The indictment says Shantha earned his medical degree at the R.G. Kar

Medical College at the University of Calcutta in India in 1958 and a

doctorate in anatomy and basic medical services at Emory University

School of Medicine in Atlanta in 1962. He has reportedly been

licensed to practice medicine in Georgia since 1972.

[]

Find this article at:

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/21methenry.html

[Guest guest]

Wow . Thanks for posting this.

Commercial grade weedkiller and insecticides? That sounds far

fetched.

I did have a long talk with this doctor at the Cancer Control

Society and was not convinced about his IPT therapies and hardly

every recommended his clinic unless someone wanted to stay close to

home.

However, this smells like typical FDA tactics. Note he is not

accused of harming patients and then they talk about injecting

weedkiller????

Madeleen

> Stockbridge physician accused of health fraud

> Insecticides used to treat patients, charges say

> By

>

<http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/mailto:kjefcoats@

a...>KATHY

> JEFCOATS

> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

> Published on: 12/21/05

>

> Federal prosecutors say a Stockbridge doctor whose Web site offers

> alternative cancer treatments for $25,000 to $45,000 per patient

was

> injecting patients with commercial-grade weedkiller and

insecticide.

>

> Dr. Totada R. Shanthaveerappa, 70, of Stone Mountain faces an

> 87-count federal indictment returned Tuesday for health care fraud

> and money laundering involving almost $5 million.

>

> Shanthaveerappa, also known as T.R. Shantha, owns and operates

> Integrated Medical Specialists, a Stockbridge medical clinic. His

> medical assistant, Dan U. Bartoli, 63, of McDonough, also was

indicted.

>

> Shantha and Bartoli did not return telephone calls Tuesday night

to

> their office and homes.

>

> Federal law protects patients' information so it is not known how

> many Shantha treated or if any suffered harm because of the

> treatments, federal officials said. The charges allege only

financial

> wrongdoing and not that Shantha physically harmed patients.

>

> Shantha's Web site at www .iptmd.com features eight testimonials

from

> alleged patients praising Shantha's treatments for breast cancer,

> tumor, Lyme disease and scleroderma.

>

> Federal prosecutors say Shantha treated cancer patients with

> dinitrophenol or DNP, a commercial-grade weed killer and

insecticide;

> Ukrain, a substance made in Austria and not approved for U.S. use;

> and hyperbaric oxygen therapy intended to treat acute mountain

> sickness, the bends and deep wound healing.

>

> The doctor's Web site said patients could be charged a maximum of

> $60,000 for a six-week course of treatment.

>

> U.S. Attorney E. Nahmias announced the indictment Tuesday,

> alleging Shantha's medical proclamations are false.

>

> " A doctor's use of unapproved and misbranded drugs poses a grave

> threat to patients' health, " Nahmias said. " Health care fraud

raises

> the price of health care for all citizens. The allegations in his

> indictment are serious and will be prosecuted vigorously. "

>

> According to the indictment, Shantha and Bartoli defrauded health

> care benefit programs by falsely claiming to have performed

> insurance-eligible treatments and administered approved drugs. The

> men also allegedly used DNP in a way unapproved by the U.S. Food

and

> Drug Administration.

>

> The indictment alleges Shantha laundered more than $4.78 million

> through numerous bank accounts, three homes and a car.

>

> The indictment says Shantha earned his medical degree at the R.G.

Kar

> Medical College at the University of Calcutta in India in 1958 and

a

> doctorate in anatomy and basic medical services at Emory

University

> School of Medicine in Atlanta in 1962. He has reportedly been

> licensed to practice medicine in Georgia since 1972.

>

> []

>

>

>

> Find this article at:

> http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/21methenry.html

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dinitrophenol (DNP) is a simple chemical that forces the body to

waste energy as heat. It is used by a few clinics in Europe as part

of " intracellular " hyperthermia, something of a variation of fever

therapy. Occasionally DNP is used by weight trainers and by

aggressive dieters. It can be used as part of a successful cancer

therapy, but it is toxic. During the nineteen thirties and forties

it was used medicinally in the US, but then it became banned because

of cataracts, skin eruptions, acute hepatitis frequently ending in

death, and agranulocytosis.

Dr. Shantha was not very forthcoming about his use of DNP. It is

rather discouraging that making money was such a priority for him and

that there was such a lack of transparency and candor in his

methods. I think that it is equally wrong that the FDA is trying him

in the press by calling DNP a weed killer. The goal of the FDA is to

put him out of business, not help patients. If the FDA actually

wanted to help patients they would pay Dr. Shantha a visit and tell

him that they did not like what he was doing. Dr. Shantha could

present his case and the issues could be resolved in any number of

sensible ways.

As it stands Dr. Shantha will probably be sued by everyone he has

treated -- even those he has treated successfully. The case will

serve as a warning to any US physician considering cancer treatment

by alternative methods.

At 01:51 PM 12/21/2005, you wrote:

>Wow . Thanks for posting this.

>

>Commercial grade weedkiller and insecticides? That sounds far

>fetched.

>

>I did have a long talk with this doctor at the Cancer Control

>Society and was not convinced about his IPT therapies and hardly

>every recommended his clinic unless someone wanted to stay close to

>home.

>

>However, this smells like typical FDA tactics. Note he is not

>accused of harming patients and then they talk about injecting

>weedkiller????

>

>Madeleen

[Guest guest]

I'm devastated (though not terribly surprised) to hear about this.

I'm acquainted w/Dr. Shantha and have attended his talks for a couple years.

He seemed to be highly respected in the IPT community. I've seen him present

cases (w/before & after photos) of patients w/basketball-size tumors and

cancers spread all around their bodies who had complete recoveries. He did

use extremely aggressive protocols, which I would tend not to use except as

a last resort. But if I had extremely advanced or agressive cancer, he'd

probably be my 1st choice. He was also extremely innovative. He was very

expensive, greedy, and had a big ego, but I think essentially a good man.

For more info,

http://iptmd.com/

http://getipt.com/usa/Shantha

Here are some quotes from patients of his:

" If I were told I had cancer I would be on a plane to Georgia the next

day....We spent 5 weeks in Georgia. My mother had breast cancer which had

metastisis to liver, skull, ribs...she was given 3 months. Her calcium level

was up to 16. A week treatment in the clinic she was down to 7 and now

home...she is normal and immune system up....I spent a lot of time calling

people of persons who had gone here and there....[a man] had a brain tumor

and had gone to Mexico and done Hoxsey and some other treatments and he was

given 30 day to live. They found out about IMS and got Hansi for him, that

was 5 years ago and now he is doing fine " " inflammatory breast cancer

patient who has done extremely well

" I am at Dr. Shantha's in GA where I brought my Dad..I have seen alot of

people make a very big turn around from when they first came in. There was

one gentleman here from Ohio that told me he was deathly ill when he first

came and couldn't eat.after 5 weeks he was in a much better condition " ; " we

paid $18,000..results were outstanding....definitely recommend Dr. Shantha

to anyone "

Leonard

> Stockbridge physician accused of health fraud

> Insecticides used to treat patients, charges say

>

> By

>

<http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/mailto:kjefcoatsajc

>KATHY

> JEFCOATS

> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

> Published on: 12/21/05

>

> Federal prosecutors say a Stockbridge doctor whose Web site offers

> alternative cancer treatments for $25,000 to $45,000 per patient was

> injecting patients with commercial-grade weedkiller and insecticide.

>

> Dr. Totada R. Shanthaveerappa, 70, of Stone Mountain faces an

> 87-count federal indictment returned Tuesday for health care fraud

> and money laundering involving almost $5 million.

>

> Shanthaveerappa, also known as T.R. Shantha, owns and operates

> Integrated Medical Specialists, a Stockbridge medical clinic. His

> medical assistant, Dan U. Bartoli, 63, of McDonough, also was indicted.

>

> Shantha and Bartoli did not return telephone calls Tuesday night to

> their office and homes.

>

> Federal law protects patients' information so it is not known how

> many Shantha treated or if any suffered harm because of the

> treatments, federal officials said. The charges allege only financial

> wrongdoing and not that Shantha physically harmed patients.

>

> Shantha's Web site at www .iptmd.com features eight testimonials from

> alleged patients praising Shantha's treatments for breast cancer,

> tumor, Lyme disease and scleroderma.

>

> Federal prosecutors say Shantha treated cancer patients with

> dinitrophenol or DNP, a commercial-grade weed killer and insecticide;

> Ukrain, a substance made in Austria and not approved for U.S. use;

> and hyperbaric oxygen therapy intended to treat acute mountain

> sickness, the bends and deep wound healing.

>

> The doctor's Web site said patients could be charged a maximum of

> $60,000 for a six-week course of treatment.

>

> U.S. Attorney E. Nahmias announced the indictment Tuesday,

> alleging Shantha's medical proclamations are false.

>

> " A doctor's use of unapproved and misbranded drugs poses a grave

> threat to patients' health, " Nahmias said. " Health care fraud raises

> the price of health care for all citizens. The allegations in his

> indictment are serious and will be prosecuted vigorously. "

[Guest guest]

I'm devastated (though not terribly surprised) to hear about this.

I'm acquainted w/Dr. Shantha and have attended his talks for a couple years.

He seemed to be highly respected in the IPT community. I've seen him present

cases (w/before & after photos) of patients w/basketball-size tumors and

cancers spread all around their bodies who had complete recoveries. He did

use extremely aggressive protocols, which I would tend not to use except as

a last resort. But if I had extremely advanced or agressive cancer, he'd

probably be my 1st choice. He was also extremely innovative. He was very

expensive, greedy, and had a big ego, but I think essentially a good man.

For more info,

http://iptmd.com/

http://getipt.com/usa/Shantha

Here are some quotes from patients of his:

" If I were told I had cancer I would be on a plane to Georgia the next

day....We spent 5 weeks in Georgia. My mother had breast cancer which had

metastisis to liver, skull, ribs...she was given 3 months. Her calcium level

was up to 16. A week treatment in the clinic she was down to 7 and now

home...she is normal and immune system up....I spent a lot of time calling

people of persons who had gone here and there....[a man] had a brain tumor

and had gone to Mexico and done Hoxsey and some other treatments and he was

given 30 day to live. They found out about IMS and got Hansi for him, that

was 5 years ago and now he is doing fine " " inflammatory breast cancer

patient who has done extremely well

" I am at Dr. Shantha's in GA where I brought my Dad..I have seen alot of

people make a very big turn around from when they first came in. There was

one gentleman here from Ohio that told me he was deathly ill when he first

came and couldn't eat.after 5 weeks he was in a much better condition " ; " we

paid $18,000..results were outstanding....definitely recommend Dr. Shantha

to anyone "

Leonard

> Stockbridge physician accused of health fraud

> Insecticides used to treat patients, charges say

>

> By

>

<http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/clayton/1205/mailto:kjefcoatsajc

>KATHY

> JEFCOATS

> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

> Published on: 12/21/05

>

> Federal prosecutors say a Stockbridge doctor whose Web site offers

> alternative cancer treatments for $25,000 to $45,000 per patient was

> injecting patients with commercial-grade weedkiller and insecticide.

>

> Dr. Totada R. Shanthaveerappa, 70, of Stone Mountain faces an

> 87-count federal indictment returned Tuesday for health care fraud

> and money laundering involving almost $5 million.

>

> Shanthaveerappa, also known as T.R. Shantha, owns and operates

> Integrated Medical Specialists, a Stockbridge medical clinic. His

> medical assistant, Dan U. Bartoli, 63, of McDonough, also was indicted.

>

> Shantha and Bartoli did not return telephone calls Tuesday night to

> their office and homes.

>

> Federal law protects patients' information so it is not known how

> many Shantha treated or if any suffered harm because of the

> treatments, federal officials said. The charges allege only financial

> wrongdoing and not that Shantha physically harmed patients.

>

> Shantha's Web site at www .iptmd.com features eight testimonials from

> alleged patients praising Shantha's treatments for breast cancer,

> tumor, Lyme disease and scleroderma.

>

> Federal prosecutors say Shantha treated cancer patients with

> dinitrophenol or DNP, a commercial-grade weed killer and insecticide;

> Ukrain, a substance made in Austria and not approved for U.S. use;

> and hyperbaric oxygen therapy intended to treat acute mountain

> sickness, the bends and deep wound healing.

>

> The doctor's Web site said patients could be charged a maximum of

> $60,000 for a six-week course of treatment.

>

> U.S. Attorney E. Nahmias announced the indictment Tuesday,

> alleging Shantha's medical proclamations are false.

>

> " A doctor's use of unapproved and misbranded drugs poses a grave

> threat to patients' health, " Nahmias said. " Health care fraud raises

> the price of health care for all citizens. The allegations in his

> indictment are serious and will be prosecuted vigorously. "

[Guest guest]

very interesing! my brother spent over $20,000 at VCI

in calfornia in four weeks and died! He was stage four

pancreatic cancer. it could had been lung cancer spread

to the pancreas? the only sucessful treatment for PC that

I have found is Cantron. debbie

[Guest guest]

Leonard,

It is very easy to get fast size reductions of massive tumors,

especially if the patient has never had chemotherapy or

XRT. Conventional chemotherapists do it all the time especially with

such cancers as small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer. One can

do this also with IPT but it is not as fast. The problem is that

this kind of strategy induces multiple drug resistance (MDR) and

clinicians seem to take an interest in this only after the fact. To

launch a fast assault on cancer usually means its recurrence in a

stubborn form.

The real value of a fast reduction in tumor mass is its value to

marketing. It is not just the clinicians who do this. At the AACR

conventions there are always pharmaceutical research companies who

show impressive reductions. Of course I immediately ask them about

buying stock. This makes them very nervous. I tell them that I want

to bail when the directors do. Everyone knows that nothing will be approved.

Both patients and investors are very impressed by fast tumor

reductions. People want their heros and they want to believe in

miracles. They want to believe that they can get well overnight and

many even hope to get rich in the process -- look at all the

multilevel marketing people. I must say though that there is

additive placebo value in the belief in miracles. At least placebos

are non-toxic. Leonard, the quality methods of treating cancer

usually involve patience and finesse.

At 02:47 PM 12/21/2005, you wrote:

>I'm devastated (though not terribly surprised) to hear about this.

>I'm acquainted w/Dr. Shantha and have attended his talks for a couple years.

>He seemed to be highly respected in the IPT community. I've seen him present

>cases (w/before & after photos) of patients w/basketball-size tumors and

>cancers spread all around their bodies who had complete recoveries. He did

>use extremely aggressive protocols, which I would tend not to use except as

>a last resort. But if I had extremely advanced or agressive cancer, he'd

>probably be my 1st choice. He was also extremely innovative. He was very

>expensive, greedy, and had a big ego, but I think essentially a good man.

>For more info,

>http://iptmd.com/

>http://getipt.com/usa/Shantha

>

>Here are some quotes from patients of his:

> " If I were told I had cancer I would be on a plane to Georgia the next

>day....We spent 5 weeks in Georgia. My mother had breast cancer which had

>metastisis to liver, skull, ribs...she was given 3 months. Her calcium level

>was up to 16. A week treatment in the clinic she was down to 7 and now

>home...she is normal and immune system up....I spent a lot of time calling

>people of persons who had gone here and there....[a man] had a brain tumor

>and had gone to Mexico and done Hoxsey and some other treatments and he was

>given 30 day to live. They found out about IMS and got Hansi for him, that

>was 5 years ago and now he is doing fine " " inflammatory breast cancer

>patient who has done extremely well

> " I am at Dr. Shantha's in GA where I brought my Dad..I have seen alot of

>people make a very big turn around from when they first came in. There was

>one gentleman here from Ohio that told me he was deathly ill when he first

>came and couldn't eat.after 5 weeks he was in a much better condition " ; " we

>paid $18,000..results were outstanding....definitely recommend Dr. Shantha

>to anyone "

>

>Leonard

[Guest guest]

I agree w/what you wrote.

To the best of my recollection, several of the advanced cases (there were

about a dozen total) that Shantha presented had previous chemo and

radiation, and all the cases he presented (as best I recall) appeared

cancer-free/NED several months after completing treatment w/him. I have

heard Shantha be criticized for being too aggressive (which I think is a

valid criticism, particularly w/his early-stage cancer patients), among

other things, but I haven't heard any allegations that his

" successful " / " recovered " patients tend to have relapses.

He conveyed that the primary treatments he uses are hyperthermia, 2-phase

IPT, hyperbaric oxygen, and perhaps IV vit. C; there are also a couple dozen

adjunctive modalities that he reports using in certain cases.

From: " VGammill " <vgammill@...>

> To launch a fast assault on cancer usually means its recurrence in a

> stubborn form.

I knew this is true w/chemo. Are there any alternative treatments that tend

to cause MDR?

Any guidelines for avoiding this problem when using alt. treatments?

[Guest guest]

,

You are absolutely correct. Taxol/Carbo usually gets great responses

in ovarian cancers, but wait 6 months and there is a good chance it

will return with a vengeance. esp if there was residual disease after

surgery and then it becomes much harder to treat. Then I see women

trying one chemo combo after another, all downhill from there, helas.

I liked your to-the-point discussion here . The American dream

of " more is better " is present in every niche of our life. The trend

is now towards a 4-chemo combo rather than 3 chemos and you can add

some monoclonal antibodies to that too if available. I used to

attend the U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program in WA, DC.,

Congressionaly Mandated to eradicate breast cancer. And here were all

these top research scientists reviewing the latest research

proposals. If monoclonal antibodies did not work by themselves,

adding chemo was the first proposal approved. More aggressive and

more chemo combo studies from reputable cancer clinics were on the

top of the list to be approved. I could go on.

LOL (=laughing out loud) here re your comment on stock options and

bailing out when the insiders do. Most of us are not privy to the

inside info (unless you are you know who and then she paid dearly for

that.

Madeleen

> >I'm devastated (though not terribly surprised) to hear about this.

> >I'm acquainted w/Dr. Shantha and have attended his talks for a

couple years.

> >He seemed to be highly respected in the IPT community. I've seen

him present

> >cases (w/before & after photos) of patients w/basketball-size

tumors and

> >cancers spread all around their bodies who had complete

recoveries. He did

> >use extremely aggressive protocols, which I would tend not to use

except as

> >a last resort. But if I had extremely advanced or agressive

cancer, he'd

> >probably be my 1st choice. He was also extremely innovative. He

was very

> >expensive, greedy, and had a big ego, but I think essentially a

good man.

> >For more info,

> >http://iptmd.com/

> >http://getipt.com/usa/Shantha

> >

> >Here are some quotes from patients of his:

> > " If I were told I had cancer I would be on a plane to Georgia the

next

> >day....We spent 5 weeks in Georgia. My mother had breast cancer

which had

> >metastisis to liver, skull, ribs...she was given 3 months. Her

calcium level

> >was up to 16. A week treatment in the clinic she was down to 7 and

now

> >home...she is normal and immune system up....I spent a lot of time

calling

> >people of persons who had gone here and there....[a man] had a

brain tumor

> >and had gone to Mexico and done Hoxsey and some other treatments

and he was

> >given 30 day to live. They found out about IMS and got Hansi for

him, that

> >was 5 years ago and now he is doing fine " " inflammatory breast

cancer

> >patient who has done extremely well

> > " I am at Dr. Shantha's in GA where I brought my Dad..I have seen

alot of

> >people make a very big turn around from when they first came in.

There was

> >one gentleman here from Ohio that told me he was deathly ill when

he first

> >came and couldn't eat.after 5 weeks he was in a much better

condition " ; " we

> >paid $18,000..results were outstanding....definitely recommend Dr.

Shantha

> >to anyone "

> >

> >Leonard

>