Six U.S. doctors have had their licenses suspended and 18 more threatened as they are accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The action comes amidst concern that their claims are generating mistrust in officially sanctioned health measures used to combat the pandemic.

By the end of 2021, TrialSite reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised the Federation of State Medical Boards to monitor doctors behavior more closely regarding their prescriptions of early off-label treatments for COVID.

Before the December FDA to Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) communication, by August 2021, the FSMB issued a statement indicating that they would suspend or revoke the licenses of physicians who spread misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

The statement made by the FSMB Board of Directors specifically mentioned spreading misinformation about vaccines. However, Joe Knickrehm, vice president of communications for the FSMB, said in an email to MedPage Today that the call “refers to any misinformation or disinformation that is being generated or spread by a physician, whether in a private clinical encounter or shared publicly.”

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Doctors whose licenses have been suspended

Some of the accused doctors are known to have been disciplined or had their licenses to practice either indefinitely or temporarily suspended.

Sue McIntosh, MD

Dr. Sue McIntosh graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School in 1969.

Accusation: She is accused of providing fraudulent medical exemption forms for COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 tests, wearing face masks, vaccines in general through the mail. She mailed these exemption forms without seeing the patient and the only requirement to get these forms is to send her an empty envelope with the name, address and a stamp on it.

Disciplinary Action: Her medical license was suspended by the Connecticut Medical Examining Board with a request from the Connecticut Department of Public Health on Sep. 24, 2021. It was a unanimous decision in an emergency meeting. A week later she voluntarily surrendered her licenses to the medical board.

Paul Gosselin, DO

Biography: Paul Gosselin, DO https://patriots-health.com/about-us graduated from the University Of New England School Of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency through the UMass Program.

Disciplinary Action: He was accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and signing COVID-19 exemption letters.

What Was Done: His license was suspended by the State of Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure on Nov.19, 2021, for 30 days ended on Dec.18, 2021.

Mark Brody, MD

Biography: Mark Brody, MD graduated from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1986. He completed his residency in psychiatry at University of Vermont Medical Center in 1989. He completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan in 1991.

Accusation: He is accused of sending a letter to his patients advising not get COVID-19 vaccine regardless of the manufacturer and indicating that it is possible that vaccines will sterilize all females who are vaccinated.

Disciplinary Action: He was charged with $1,100 and required to take and pass a medical ethics course by State of Rhode Island Department of Health Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. However, then his license was suspended for five years due to accusations of violating patient care standards.

Steven LaTulippe, MD

Biography: Steven LaTulippe, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his residency in Wheeling Hospital on family practice in 1998.

Accusation: He is accused of refusing to wear masks when seeing patients, stating that masks are ineffective in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and dangerous for health.

Disciplinary Action: LaTulippe’s license was suspended on Dec.4, 2020, and terminated in May 2021 until the end of the declared public health emergency. He was disciplined on July 16, 2021, by Oregon Medical Board.

Anthony Farina Jr., MD

Biography: Anthony Farina Jr., MD graduated from Brown University School of Medicine in 1991.

Accusation: After he showed up to work with symptoms of COVID-19 and also tested positive later on, he is accused of willfully exposing his staff and patients to COVID-19.

Disciplinary Action: Farina was charged $136,500 by The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An emergency suspension was ordered on Jan. 14, 2021, for his license by Rhode Island Department of Health.

Thomas Cowan, MD

Biography: Thomas Cowan, MD graduated from Michigan State University College Human Medicine and became a family medicine doctor.

Accusation: He is accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19. He claimed that 5G internet networks cause COVID-19.

Disciplinary Action: Cowan surrendered his license on Dec. 7, 2020, and his license was suspended by the Medical Board of California.

Accusations against Other Doctors

MedPage Today published an article criticizing more doctors for spreading misinformation and suggesting non-science-based treatments for COVID-19. They suggested that these doctors’ licenses should be suspended in line with the FSMB call. State medical boards handle complaints confidentially up until the point where a public discipline is issued, and to date no information is available about the status of any complaints against these doctors.

Ohio

Sherri Tenpenny, DO

Biography: Sherri Tenpenny graduated from the University of Toledo and did her medical training at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then worked as an emergency department director at a hospital in Ohio for 12 years. In 1994, she opened her own clinic for osteopathic medicine. She is known for her anti-vaccine speeches, lectures, and books. She claims that vaccines in general might be the reason behind autism, ADHD, asthma, and auto-immune disorders.

Accusation: Dr. Tenpenny is blamed for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and not following the rules during the pandemic. She testified to the Ohio statehouse that the COVID-19 vaccine might make people magnetic.

She admitted on several Instagram live sessions that she was traveling while experiencing COVID-19 symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea. She said that she’d treated herself with ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, and colloidal silver. She goes as far as to say, “Keep your friends and family away from doctors and hospitals. They are murdering people there.”

She also said via Twitter and Facebook (in accounts that have since been suspended) that face masks are suppressing our immune system and increasing our risk of infection.

California

Simone Gold, MD, JD

Biography: Simone Gold, MD, JD graduated from Chicago Medical School and Stanford University Law School. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York. She is currently the leader of the anti-vaccine movement called America’s Frontline Doctors.

Accusation: Dr. Gold has given speeches in which she seeks persuade people not to get vaccinated. She calls COVID-19 vaccines an ‘‘experimental biological agent’’. She also recommends hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19.

Gold is a licensed physician in the state of California . She was arrested in January 2021 for taking part in a protest against vaccine mandates in the Capitol.

Scott Atlas, MD

Biography: Scott Atlas, MD obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Illinois and attended the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. He served as Professor and Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University School of Medicine for 13 years. He worked as Special Advisor to President Trump during his administration for four months.

Accusation: Dr. Atlas is accused of saying that masks do not work against COVID-19, 98% of people who are infected with the virus do not have serious problems, and half of them are asymptomatic. He also believes that the virus should be allowed to spread so that herd immunity can occur.

Dan Erickson, DO and Artin Massihi, MD

Biography: Dan Erickson, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, in 2004. Artin Massihi, MD obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California. He then got his medical degree in emergency medicine at Loma Linda University. He has been working at Accelerated Urgent Care for 10 years.

Accusation: Dan Erickson and Artin Masshi are accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 in a press conference in April 2020. They said that flu and COVID-19 have similar death rates. They also said that isolation weakens the body’s immune system.

Jeffrey Barke, MD

Biography: Jeffery Barke, MD obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Southern California and his medical degree from the University of California, College of Medicine. He completed his residency in family practice. Until August 2021, he was working as the co-founder of Personal Care Physicians of Newport Beach for 18 years. Presently he is continuing his job as a co-founder of Personal Concierge Physicians, which was founded in 2003.

Accusation: Dr. Barke has been criticized for taking out a handgun during a video interview and saying that he’d rather people carry a gun than wear a face mask to protect themselves against COVID-19.

Jennings Ryan Staley, MD

Biography: Jennings Ryan Staley, MD obtained his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and completed the internal medicine residency program at Hennepin County Medical Center. He has been working as a freelance physician for 12 years.

Accusation: Dr. Staley marketed a $4,000 ‘‘miracle cure’’ for COVID-19 and pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle hydroxychloroquine into the US after being charged with mail fraud, importation contrary to law, and aggravated identity theft.

Idaho

Ryan Cole, MD

Biography: Ryan Cole, MD obtained his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his fellowship in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. He has worked as a dermatopathologist CEO/lab director at Cole Diagnostics for 18 years.

Accusation: Dr. Cole was criticized because he said that vaccines killed thousands of people, and cause “catastrophic damage” such as higher rates of miscarriages in the first trimester. He also promoted the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19.

Illinois

Joseph Mercola, DO

Biography: Joseph Mercola, DO completed medical school and his residency in family practice at Midwestern University. He has been in private practice for 37 years.

Accusation: The New York Times declared Dr. Mercola the ‘‘Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online.’’ According to the article, he has published more than 600 articles on Facebook saying that the Covid-19 vaccines are unsafe.

Indiana

Dan Stock, MD

Biography: Daniel Stock, MD is a family medicine doctor who received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine.

Accusation: Dan Stock, MD has been accused of giving misinformation in a video that has gone viral on social media about face mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. He also stated during a speech that vaccinated people shed the virus and pass it on to others, promoted the use of ivermectin, and said that people with previous COVID-19 infections will not benefit from the vaccines.

Kentucky

Rand Paul, MD

Biography: Rand Paul, MD obtained his medical degree from Duke Medical School and completed his residency in ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center. In 2010, he was elected to the US Senate. Dr. Paul conducts pro-bono eye surgeries and also travels to Guatemala and Haiti to treat patients with cataracts.

Accusation: Rand Paul, MD published a video about how cloth masks are not effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19. YouTube suspended Dr. Paul’s video for contradicting the WHO, in violation of its policies against COVID-19 misinformation.

Nebraska

Lee Merritt, MD

Biography: Lee Merritt, MD obtained her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at Naval Hospital.

Accusation: Dr. Merritt said that the virus is a genetically engineered bioweapon and that the vaccine increases the risk of death by COVID-19.

New York

Lawrence Palevsky, MD

Biography: Lawrence Palevsky, MD completed his bachelor’s degree in Vassar College in biology and obtained his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine.

Accusation: Dr. Palevsky has been accused of saying that anyone who has had a COVID-19 vaccine can transmit the spike protein of the virus to others.

North Carolina

Rashid Buttar, DO

Biography: Rashid Buttar, DO is a medical toxicology specialist. He graduated from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine medical school in 1991.

Accusation: Dr. Buttar has been accused of saying that more people are dying because of COVID-19 vaccines than of COVID-19 itself. He also allegedly said that the US funded a doctor in Wuhan, China to biologically engineer COVID-19 and create a state-sanctioned bioweapon.

Texas

Peter McCullough, MD

Biography: Peter McCullough, MD completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington.

Accusation: Dr. McCullough has been accused of saying that vaccines do not stop the spread of Covid-19 and have had no impact globally.

Richard Urso, MD

Biography: Richard Urso, MD is an emergency medicine doctor who obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.

Accusation: Dr. Urso has been accused of using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 and making statements against face masks.

Angelina Farella, MD

Biography: Angelina Farella, MD is a pediatrician who obtained her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine.

Accusation: Dr. Farella stated that COVID-19 vaccines have not been tested enough – especially on children. She made a statement that instead of vaccination we should try treating people for the infection.

Stella Immanuel, MD

Biography: Stella Immanuel, MD obtained her medical degree from the University of Calabar. She is also a pastor and the founder of Fire Power Ministries in Houston.

Accusation: Stella Immanuel, MD is criticized for claiming that hydroxychloroquine can be used to treat COVID-19.

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DonMidwestMarch 5, 2022
Need to include Dr. Meryl Nass in Maine
Her suspension was a hit job with media around the world ready to carry the story.
She did something wrong, for sure. Rule in Maine that cannot prescribe ivermectin for Covid-19
She had a very ill patient who was unable to drive 2 hours to get the medicine so she said the prescription was for Lyme. They were waiting for any misstep
Easy to find because the media covered it extensively. She had no complaints from patients. And she is ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam. It would be fun to be in the room because she has written extensively and published a lot in the years when she was an expert in biological weapons. She is now on substack.
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GoodComradeMarch 5, 2022
OK, that doctor who had COVID symptoms probably shouldn’t have gone to work, and the other one who was giving out vaccine exemptions probably should have at least seen patients once just for the sake of appearance. Other than that, I really don’t see much of anything else wrong.
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MilesMarch 4, 2022
Most of the accusations are for telling the truth supported by recent trial data, admissions by FDA, CDC, WHO, a growing number of Health Officials, and some politicians running scared as they realise all their lies are coming home to roost!
Sue the boards for supporting Government misinformation.
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HobsonMarch 4, 2022
This post is a list of doctors with personal integrity. Huge admiration for those resolving the conflict manifest within medicine today.
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sbnativeMarch 4, 2022
This is criminal. Please keep us posted.
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RossJohnsonMarch 4, 2022
I’d say it’s doctors exercising their right to treat patients in a lot of these cases. And the evidence is on their side. I assume they can sue these medical boards and obtain compensation? Hmm… that’s right… this is America… probably not.
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TheRealRestoreInc.March 4, 2022
Stand for Marik and Kory.
Breach the propaganda machine algorithms and individuals who form an uneasy consensus that dictate what you can and cannot call “your rights”.
Sign no contracts that waive your rights and avoid “by entering here you agree to hold (blank) harmless…”
@ha6ai … sending this article to Kory and Capuzzo
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ha6aiMarch 4, 2022
These are prominent eminent accomplished ethical doctors, bravely standing up against the Democrat fascist state.
TrialSite should offer a way to copy and forward this and other reports to other Americans who NEED this censored information to defend their and their families’ health and freedoms against the Democrat fascist state.
Can anyone suggest a way to do this?
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1. HandyNHandsomeMarch 5, 2022
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