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Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 What is this about Buttar? I can’t get in to what you sent. _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of castemall Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 11:57 AM Subject: [ ] Buttar Update.... HYPERLINK " http://glsuite.ncmedboard.org/DataTier/Documents/Repository/0/0/5/9/df8 " htt p://glsuite.-ncmedboard.-org/DataTier/-Documents/-Repository/-0/0/5/9/df8 fd9ba-c3da-4f0f--9338-0291be76dd7-e.pdf No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 10:52 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 10:52 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Here is the text: Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 1 of 10 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD In re: ) ) NOTICE OF CHARGES Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O., ) AND ALLEGATIONS; ) NOTICE OF HEARING Respondent. ) The North Carolina Medical Board (hereafter, Board) has preferred and does hereby prefer the following charges and allegations: 1. The Board is a body duly organized under the laws of North Carolina and is the proper party to bring this proceeding under the authority granted it in Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes. 2. Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. (hereafter, Dr. Buttar), is a physician licensed by the Board on or about May 20, 1995, to practice medicine and surgery, license number 95-00528. 3. During the times relevant herein, Dr. Buttar practiced medicine in Cornelius, North Carolina. 4. Patients A through C presented to Dr. Buttar with a diagnosis of cancer. 5. Patient A presented to Dr. Buttar with a diagnosis of cervical cancer. Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 2 of 10 6. Patient B presented to Dr. Buttar with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. 7. Patient C presented with a diagnosis of adrenal cell cancer. 8. Patient D presented to Dr. Buttar with a history of colon polyps. 9. Patients A, B and C would eventually succumb to their cancer. 10. Patients A, B and C, desperate for any hope to combat their disease, came to Dr. Buttar because of Dr. Buttar's representations that the therapies he offered would be effective in their battle against cancer. Dr. Buttar's representations were false, and were made by Dr. Buttar with full knowledge of their falsity. 11. Dr. Buttar provided therapies to Patients A, B and C that were unproven and wholly ineffective. The therapies consisted primarily of intravenous administration of a variety of substances, none of which has any known value for the treatment of cancer. The substances included EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), chromium, certain vitamins, and hydrogen-peroxide. 12. Dr. Buttar charged exorbitant fees for his ineffectual therapies. The total cost of the intravenous injections and other Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 3 of 10 therapies for these cancer patients at times ranged in the thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of dollars. Not only would Dr. Buttar order and have administered unproven and ineffectual therapies for Patients A, B and C in an attempt to drive up his billings, he would also order numerous tests and lab work for these patients that had no rational, medical relationship to the Patients' cancer diagnosis. Moreover, many tests and lab work that were ordered by Dr. Buttar were never adequately justified in the medical records of the patients, were never linked to the patients' diagnoses or clinical condition, and in some instances never interpreted. 13. There is no evidence that any of the extensive and expensive laboratory data obtained on Patients A, B, C and D were used for treatment decisions. In essence, the medical records indicate that the extensive testing and lab work for Patients A, B, C and D were not ordered for any medical or clinical purpose, but were instead ordered in an attempt to drive up costs. 14. Patients A, B and C seemed to be treated on an indistinguishable or arbitrary protocol regardless of their individual diagnosis. None of the Patients (A – D) showed any evidence of response or benefit to the treatments they received at Dr. Buttar's office. All Patients received frequent, expensive Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 4 of 10 treatments that had no recognized scientific evidence of any validity whatsoever on almost a daily basis without any evidence of sustained improvement. 15. The medical records of Patients A, B, C and D also do not indicate that Dr. Buttar ever examined or followed any of the patients. All four patients were seen and treated mainly by Dr. Buttar's nurse practitioner. Despite having little, or no personal interaction with Patients A, B, C and D, Dr. Buttar nonetheless charged thousands of dollars to each patient for his services. 16. Dr. Buttar charged Patient C over $32,000.00 for treatments he knew to be ineffectual. Immediately prior to his death, Patient C sent a check to Dr. Buttar, for partial payment, in the amount of $6,700.00. Before Dr. Buttar could cash the check, Patient C's widow cancelled the check because she felt that Dr. Buttar's treatments were useless even though Dr. Buttar had promised her and her husband that his treatments had a " 100% success rate. " 17. After Patient C's widow cancelled the $6,700.00 check, Dr. Buttar referred Patient C's account to a collection agency. The amount that Dr. Buttar sought from Patient A's widow exceeded $25,000.00, which included the unpaid portion of Patient C's bill, interest, and a 25% collection fee. Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 5 of 10 18. Patient B was treated by Dr. Buttar for a period of two months, from April 2004 to June 2004. During this two month period, Dr. Buttar charged Patient B in excess of $30,000.00 for ineffectual therapies that included injections of intravenous vitamins and other substances, chelation therapy with DMPS (Dimercapto-propane sulfonate) and EDTA, Philbert Infra Respiratory Reflex Procedure and Ondamed biofeedback. All of Patient B's clinical notes were written by his nurse practitioner, and for an extended period of time, Dr. Buttar's nurse practitioner exclusively saw and treated Patient B. 19. Prior to her death, Patient B paid Dr. Buttar $10,258.00. Dr. Buttar has sought collection from Patient B's estate the remaining $19,765.00 of his charges. 20. Patient A was treated by Dr. Buttar for one month beginning in July, 2006. Patient A came to Dr. Buttar after a radical hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy all failed to halt the spread of her cancer, which by July 2006 had spread to her liver and lungs. Dr. Buttar's treatment of Patient A was to administer hydrogen peroxide intravenously. Patient A paid $12,360.00 to Dr. Buttar for an initial fee. Over the next month, Patient A would have nineteen (19) other office visits with Dr. Buttar and pay an additional $18,000.00, for a total of $27,820.00 Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 6 of 10 (Patient A's family received a refund of $2,540.00). The average cost of Patient A's office visits for Dr. Buttar (to receive IV hydrogen peroxide) was $1,464.00. All examinations and office visit notes for Patient A were written by Dr. Buttar's nurse practitioner. Although Patient A was billed for " physician attendance and supervision, " it is unclear from Patient A's medical record whether Dr. Buttar ever examined Patient A or provided much of any supervision to his nurse practitioner. 21. Patient D presented to Dr. Buttar with a history of colon polyps. Dr. Buttar initiated chelation therapy for Patient D without ever seeing the patient or establishing a diagnosis. Patient D was seen only by Dr. Buttar's nurse practitioner and not on all visits. Most of the documentation regarding Patient D has to do with billing issues. There is no diagnosis, no treatment plan defined, and no repeat evaluation of Patient D directly. Patient D's clinical notes consist of six (6) pages, but her financial and laboratory related items consist of some sixty (60) pages. In sum, there is no documented history or examination on repeat visits for Patient D, no stated working diagnosis, and no rationale for the treatment plan. However, there is extensive diagnostic testing without medical justification or indication. Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 7 of 10 22. Dr. Buttar's treatment of Patients A, B, C and D constitutes unprofessional conduct, including, but not limited to, departure from, or the failure to conform to, the standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice, or the ethics of the medical profession, irrespective of whether a patient is injured thereby, within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-14(a)(6), and grounds exist under that section of the North Carolina General Statutes for the Board to annul, suspend, revoke, or limit his license to practice medicine and surgery issued by the Board or deny any application he might make in the future. 23. Dr. Buttar's treatment of Patients A, B, C and D constitutes unprofessional conduct in that he provided a therapy, whether it be characterized as experimental, nontraditional, or a departure from acceptable and prevailing medical practices, that nonetheless has a safety risk greater than the prevailing treatment or that the treatment is generally not effective within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-14(a)(6), and grounds exist under that section of the North Carolina General Statutes for the Board to annul, suspend, revoke, or limit his license to practice medicine and surgery issued by the Board or deny any application he might make in the future. Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 8 of 10 24. Dr. Buttar's conduct in regard to Patients A, B, C, and D constitutes Dr. Buttar providing services to a patient in such a manner as to exploit the patient within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-14(a)(12), and grounds exist under that section of the North Carolina General Statutes for the Board to annul, suspend, revoke, or limit his license to practice medicine and surgery issued by the Board or deny any application he might make in the future, and furthermore, upon a finding of the exploitation, the Board may order restitution be made to the payer of the bill, whether the patient or the insurer, by the physician, provided that a determination of the amount of restitution shall be based on credible testimony in the record. NOTICE TO DR. BUTTAR Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-14.2, it is hereby ordered that a hearing on the foregoing Notice of Charges and Allegations will be held before the Board, or a panel thereof, at 8:00 a.m., on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, or as soon thereafter as the Board may hear it, at the offices of the Board, 1203 Front Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, to continue until completed. The hearing will be held pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-40, 41, and 42, and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-14.2, 14.4, 14.5, and 14.6. You may appear personally and through counsel, may cross-examine witnesses and Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 9 of 10 present evidence in your own behalf. You may, if you desire, file written answers to the charges and complaints preferred against you within 30 days after the service of this notice. The identities of Patients A through D and the date and place of treatment of these patients are being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-8. However, this information will be provided to you upon your request. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-40©(5), it is further ordered that the parties shall arrange a pre-hearing conference at which they shall prepare and sign a stipulation on pre-hearing conference substantially in the form attached hereto. The prehearing stipulation shall be submitted to the undersigned no later than seven days prior to the hearing date. The right to be present during the hearing of this case, including any such right conferred or implied by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-40(d), shall be deemed waived by a party or his counsel by voluntary absence from the Board's office at a time when it is known that proceedings, including deliberations, are being conducted, or are about to be conducted. In such event the proceedings, including additional proceedings after the Board has retired to deliberate, may go forward without waiting for the arrival or return of counsel or a party. Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 10 of 10 This the 20th day of November, 2007. NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD By: ____________________________ Janelle A. Rhyne, M.D. President > > What is this about Buttar? I can't get in to what you sent. > > > > _____ > > From: [mailto:Autism- Mercury ] > On Behalf Of castemall > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 11:57 AM > > Subject: [ ] Buttar Update.... > > > > HYPERLINK > " http://glsuite.ncmedboard.org/DataTier/Documents/Repository/0/0/5/ 9/df8 " htt > p://glsuite.-ncmedboard.-org/DataTier/-Documents/-Repository/- 0/0/5/9/df8 > fd9ba-c3da-4f0f--9338-0291be76dd7-e.pdf > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 > 10:52 AM > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 > 10:52 AM > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 ?? in a nutshell Buttar is being sued for chelating with EDTA?? - I've never had much patience for the excess verbiage of legal documents. anneecbrynn wrote: > > Here is the text: > > Notice of Charges - Rashid Ali Buttar, D.O. Page 1 of 10 > BEFORE THE > NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD > In re: ) > ) NOTICE OF CHARGES > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 > > http://glsuite.ncmedboard.org/DataTier/Documents/Repository/0/0/5/9/df8 > fd9ba-c3da-4f0f-9338-0291be76dd7e.pdf What an asshole. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 No, it would appear that Buttar is being charged for billing people outrageous fees, making claims of 100% cure rates, and allowing his practical nurse to do all of the work instead of seeing patients himself. From what I have read, he treats many of his patients with autism in the same way. Plenty of doctors are chelating with EDTA. I don't think they are being charged with the same sort of things. If Dr. Buttar were to be believed, this list would be empty. He has claimed in the past that he can cure any child of autism in one year. Don't we all wish. Anita > > ?? in a nutshell Buttar is being sued for chelating with EDTA?? - I've > never had much patience for the excess verbiage of legal documents. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 It seems to me to be a mixture of the board trying to punish him for using alternative treatments they declare ineffective on the basis of being prejudiced against them, plus very legitimate charges (if true - remember, innocent until proven guilty) of falsely holding out high hopes, severe overcharging, charging for services not rendered, ordering tests that weren't necessary or even used, and generally not charting well. It is too bad that the system of licensure necessarily is self corrupting so that cases like these involve persecution as well as appropriate discipline and thus will get turned into political footballs instead of litigated on the merits. Andy > > > > ?? in a nutshell Buttar is being sued for chelating with EDTA?? - > I've > > never had much patience for the excess verbiage of legal documents. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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