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).
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 "cook book 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
732-741-3263
Meryl Nass, MD
Freeport, ME, USA
Debra J. Solomon, MD
North Kingstown, RI, USA
Virginia Sherr, MD, FAPA
Holland, PA, USA
Michael Ledtke, MD
Saganaw, MI, USA
519-793-7779
Howard Posner, MD
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Laurence Meer-Scherrer, MD
Switzerland
Werner F. von Lerber, MD
Bern, Switzerland
Theresa H. Yang, MD, FAAFP
Santee, CA, USA
M. Nicolai Nielsen, MD FAPA
Sparta, NJ, USA
Richard Brand, MD
New City, NY, USA
Jane Kelman, MD
New City, NY, USA
William Braden, MD
Providence, RI, USA
Joachim Gruber, PhD
Hamburg, Germany
Stephen Brand, PhD
Kingston, RI, USA
Rita Stanley, PhD
Portland, OR, USA
Lainie Hinnant, LCSW
Richmond, VA, USA
Sandra K. Berenbaum, CSW-R, BCD
Wappingers Falls, NY, USA
M. Alexandra Stowe, DVM
Orlando, FL, USA
for further signatures, see http://www.angelfire.com/or2/burrally/petition.html