Category Archives: peer review

Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD – Recognizing Tactics that are Characteristic of Sham Peer Review

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin

Dr. Huntoon discusses tactics used by hospitals in cases of non-legitimate (sham) peer review. From AAPS workshop, Feb 5, 2010.

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Is There Accountability for Malice?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by admin

Today a jury in West Texas is hearing evidence that a nurse, acting in bad faith, tried to run a doctor out of town by filing an anonymous complaint with the Texas Medical Board. The case is Texas v. Mitchell, … Continue reading →

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AAPS submits amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court in support of Dr. Wahi

Posted on November 12, 2009 by admin

Thursday, AAPS filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Rakesh Wahi, M.D.  Dr. Wahi argues that the Charleston Area Medical Center improperly summarily suspended his privileges in a bad faith effort to prevent him from competing with … Continue reading →

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DOCTORS SUE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD FOR MISCONDUCT – Cites institutional culture of retaliation & intimidation

Posted on December 21, 2007 by admin

The entire Texas Medical Board (TMB) and its officials have been named in a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The complaint, filed this week in District Court in Texarkana, accuses the board of misconduct … Continue reading →

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