Robert Sinaiko, MD wins

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Robert Sinaiko, MD wins

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_Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients_

(http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW) , _August-Sept, 2005_

(http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_265-266) by _Jule Klotter_

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The California Medical Board dropped all action against Robert J. Sinaiko,

MD, on February 17, 2005. His medical license is clear and in good standing.

The Medical Board accused him of " departure from the prevailing standard of

practice. " Dr. Sinaiko, who is board-certified in allergy, was criticized for

using Enzyme Potentiated Desensitization and for treating patients for Candida

overgrowth. Dr. Sinaiko, in his own words, has " a huge passion for working

with children, especially children with ADHD and autism. " The Medical Board

disregarded briefs submitted by amici curiae and prestigious medical experts

who testified at Dr. Sinaiko's original hearing--including a brief filed by the

Center for Public Interest Law and one from Phil Lee, MD, a retired

Assistant Secretary of Health. Shortly after the original hearing, Governor

Gray

Davis appointed Lee as his primary health advisor, and Lee disbanded the

Medical

Board and appointed a new one. According to the Court of Appeal, the Medical

Board violated Dr. Sinaiko's due process rights when it ignored the amici

curiae briefs.

In his letter to consumer advocate Tim Bolen ( _www.quackpotwatch.org_

(http://www.quackpotwatch.org) ), Dr. Sinaiko wrote, " Recent data compiled by

the

Center for Public Interest Law show that we beat the odds. Only 5 out of 75

petitions for reconsideration are [sic] granted by the Medical Board. Our case

was one of them. For the past three years, at the appellate level, only 2

out of 19 prevailed against the board. " His case was one of the two.

Bolen, T. California " Sinaiko " Case: The " Quackbuster's " Breaking Point ...

_www.quackpotwatch.org_ (http://www.quackpotwatch.org) (accessed 5 April

2005)

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