Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2007 18:03:48 GMT -5
A sad day for patients throughout the southeastern United States as they reel from the loss of their doctor and the uncertainty of where he will relocate to resume his practice.
In an e-mail, Jemsek declined to talk about his plans, saying: "My focus remains on my family and on my patients, most of whom will follow me wherever I go."
www.charlotte.com/living/columnists/karen_garloch/story/282377.html
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Doctor who fought for his beliefs pays a high price
Karen Garloch: 704-358-5078
kgarloch@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted on Mon, Sep. 17, 2007
Jemsek Specialty Clinic in Huntersville is closing Wednesday. That sort of news wouldn't normally make headlines. But Dr. Joseph Jemsek, the clinic's founder, is not just any doctor.
He has been a pioneer in AIDS treatment during nearly 30 years in the Charlotte area. But in summer 2006, he went before the N.C. Medical Board to defend himself against allegations of unprofessional conduct in connection with diagnosing and treating patients with Lyme disease.
Jemsek is one of a small group of infectious disease specialists who believe there is a condition called "chronic Lyme disease" that can be debilitating for years after a deer tick bite. He and like-minded doctors believe such patients need antibiotics for months or years, much longer than the standard few weeks.
Establishment doctors in the Infectious Diseases Society of America and on the state medical board see things differently.
That's why Jemsek lost his fight in July 2006.
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In an e-mail, Jemsek declined to talk about his plans, saying: "My focus remains on my family and on my patients, most of whom will follow me wherever I go."
www.charlotte.com/living/columnists/karen_garloch/story/282377.html
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Doctor who fought for his beliefs pays a high price
Karen Garloch: 704-358-5078
kgarloch@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted on Mon, Sep. 17, 2007
Jemsek Specialty Clinic in Huntersville is closing Wednesday. That sort of news wouldn't normally make headlines. But Dr. Joseph Jemsek, the clinic's founder, is not just any doctor.
He has been a pioneer in AIDS treatment during nearly 30 years in the Charlotte area. But in summer 2006, he went before the N.C. Medical Board to defend himself against allegations of unprofessional conduct in connection with diagnosing and treating patients with Lyme disease.
Jemsek is one of a small group of infectious disease specialists who believe there is a condition called "chronic Lyme disease" that can be debilitating for years after a deer tick bite. He and like-minded doctors believe such patients need antibiotics for months or years, much longer than the standard few weeks.
Establishment doctors in the Infectious Diseases Society of America and on the state medical board see things differently.
That's why Jemsek lost his fight in July 2006.
The remainder of this story is here: tinyurl.com/2uo8zc
Letters to the Editor:
E-mail: opinion@charlotteobserver.com
E-mails must include your name, address and phone number.
Or snail mail:
The Observer Forum The Charlotte Observer P.O. Box 30308 Charlotte, NC 28230-0308
Fax: (704) 358-5022