It’s official, Dr. Krigsman to leave Thoughtful House

20 Feb

Thoughtful House, the clinic and research center founded by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, is losing both Dr. Wakefield and, now, Gastroenterologist Dr. Arthur Krigsman.

From a Yahoo group (as posted by Mike Stanton in the comments on LeftBrainRightBrain):

Re: Dr. Krigsman

Dr. Krigsman’s decision to relocate his clinical practice to a facility outside Thought House reflects his belief that the complexities inherent in a referral-based practice can be best addressed by his working independently. We will continue to refer patients for GI evaluations when appropriate, and we look forward to continuing to work with Dr. Krigsman on research projects. We are grateful to Dr. Krigsman for his dedication to Thoughtful House and for the work he does on behalf of the children we serve.

Just to be clear, this is official.

Jane

10 Responses to “It’s official, Dr. Krigsman to leave Thoughtful House”

  1. Joseph February 20, 2010 at 02:23 #

    Yeah, I’m sure that’s the reason.

  2. Dr Two Cents February 20, 2010 at 04:22 #

    Interesting..Could it be an issue with ‘self referrals’?

  3. Visitor February 20, 2010 at 08:23 #

    This looks to me like an effort to avoid a lawsuit. If they put him outside, then it will me much tougher to sue them for performing unnecessary medical procedures on autistic children.

  4. Anthony's Dad February 20, 2010 at 15:37 #

    I’m sure it’s a legal/PR move and I love the “GI evaluations WHEN APPROPRIATE”. The one he did on my son certainly doesn’t fall into that category. But as long Jepson et al are still pushing chelation (no pun intended) and prescribing Valtrex, Thoughtful House is still Thoughtless House.

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