Circumvent Circumcision
Circumvent Circumcision
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Washington State
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Patient Report Form
Sept. 28, 2000 Your Name: Gary Burlingame Report Information Please complete the following information concerning the physician against whom you wish to register this report. The following information would help avoid delay in processing your report. Please supply as much information as you can on this form. Thank you. Name of Physician (s): Steve Waszak, M.D. Dates or time period you received treatment, service, or other. 9/26/00 web visit [http://www.wolfenet.com/~swaszak/circ1.htm] Have you discussed your report with the physician or his/her office/business? Yes, no answer. Please state your concerns in the space provided below. Please be as specific and complete as possible. You may attach additional sheets if necessary. You will receive an acknowledgment letter once your report is received. According to the enclosed web page Dr. Waszak is promoting circumcision to prevent UTIs with unbalanced medical studies. I accuse Dr. Waszak of unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18. 130.180 (16) "Promotion for personal gain of any unnecessary or inefficacious drug, device, treatment, procedure, or service." The American Academy of Pediatrics has admitted in their last statement on circumcision that the benefits aren't significant enough to recommend it as a routine procedure, therefore it is unnecessary and inefficacious. I accuse Dr. Waszak of unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180 (24) "Abuse of a client or patient or sexual contact with a client or patient." Cutting a patient's penis is both sexual to the child if not to Dr. Waszak, and abuse. It is abuse when it is not done for strictly medical reasons, after all less extreme measures have failed. Amputation is not the standard of care for healthy sexual tissue. Please tell me how you will ensure that this physician will not circumcise any more unconsenting infants. This is also an example of "Internet Medicine" at its worst, the misuse of medical studies for profit. I am sure you will want to contact Dr. Waszak and make sure he lets parents know that antibiotics is the standard of care for infections, not amputation. Sincerely,
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STATE OF
WASHINGTON
October 27, 2000 Gary G Burlingame Dear Mr Burlingame: Thank you for your recent letter in which you expressed concerns regarding unnecessary and inefficacious treatment. A panel of the Medical Quality Assurance Commission reviewed the issues raised in your report and determined they do not meet the criteria established for cases which are to be investigated. As a result, this case has been closed. I know this is not the decision you had hoped for, and you may want to contact another organization for assistance. Enclosed is a list of the medical societies located throughout the state of Washington. Medical societies attempt to resolve disputes between their member physicians and patients who have concerns. Dr. Waszak will also be advised as required by law that this report has been closed. However, your identity will not be revealed. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. If you have questions, please feel free to contact this office at (360) 236-4888. Sincerely, [signed] Maryella Jansen, Program Manager Enclosure: Medical Societies listing RPT038.doc 10/27/00 |
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STATE OF
WASHINGTON
Stephen J. Waszak, MD SUBJECT: Stephen
J. Waszak, MD Dear Dr. Waszak: The Medical Quality Assurance Commission received a report alleging unprofessional conduct. A panel of the Medical Quality Assurance Commission reviewed the report and
determined that it did not meet the criteria established for cases which are to be investigated. Therefore, this case has been closed. Sincerely,
Maryella Jansen, Program Manager RPT026.doc 10/27/00 |
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