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Post by Administration on Nov 29, 2005 10:52:38 GMT -5
First Do No Harm
As a physician in the practice of pediatric and adolescent medicine, I have evaluated and treated over 8,000 children with Lyme and other tick-bourne diseases from every state in America, from most provinces in Canada, from countries in South America, and from every continent abroad. No other pediatrician in the world has my experience in evaluating and treating these diseases.
My office receives 5-10 inquiries per day from parents who are desperate to obtain an adequate evaluation of their children with Lyme and other tick-bourne diseases. Due to my very busy 10 hour per day, 6-7 day per week Lyme practice, there is a 5-6 month delay between office contact and an actual office visit. In order to do no harm by delaying evaluation and treatment, a history and lab test are obtained. Treatment is initiated prior to an office visit if a probable diagnosis can be made. Most of these children have already suffered from a delay in diagnosis and/or inadequate treatment of their tick-bourne disease.
This is the background that led me to evaluate and treat two children from Nevada prior to my seeing them. My diagnosis of probable gestational Lyme disease and tick acquired Lyme disease was made on the basis of the history presented by their mother and my over 30 years of treating children with tick-bourne diseases. I have been reported to the Connecticut licensing board and have been charged with making the diagnosis of Lyme disease and initiating antibiotic treatment prior to examining them in my office and therefore am in violation of the “usual and customary standard of medical care”.
I have been offered the opportunity to have these charges dropped by retiring and surrendering my license to practice medicine in the state of Connecticut or I can appear before a panel of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board to include Martin Harwin, M.D. (a retired pediatrician) and Eugene Shapiro, M.D. (Yale-New Haven Hospital) for a formal hearing to take place in late January, 2006.
I do not intend to retire because I still have a firm calling and commitment to continue to help children with Lyme and other tick-bourne diseases. So as not to go before the board unarmed, my attorney Carl M. Porto, Sr. will need your help and support. Mr. Porto can be reached as follows:
Attorney Carl M. Porto, Sr.
Email: cporto@pppclaw.com Phone: (203) 281-2700 Fax: (203) 281-0700
Thank you for your help. Charles Ray Jones, M.D.
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Post by Patti on Dec 3, 2005 8:32:22 GMT -5
From LymeInfo: This is a reply from Dr. Jones' attorney, forwarded to those who are responding to the above message.....just thought I'd share with you his thoughts:
Dear friend,
We have received your email and thank you for the same. The outpouring of response has been tremendous. We are currently in discussions about the case & are forming a strategy to proceed. We will contact you as soon as we are ready to recommend a specific course of action. You will be an important part of Dr. Jones's defense.
Please do not take any action until we have a recommendation as it may adversely affect the case.
In the meantime, if you have a child or children who have been treated by Dr. Jones or have information that might be helpful about the case or the witnesses, please write us a letter detailing the same which we can review & if we do not call you as a witness, we can introduce into evidence if given the opportunity.
Please do not send emails as we need letters. Thank you again
(Please see new attorney info for Dr. Jones further down in this thread.) As always, we encourage everyone who submits a letter to the attorney to save a copy in case it is needed again for future efforts.
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Post by Patti on Dec 15, 2005 8:56:46 GMT -5
FROM DR. JONES:
I am grateful to the Lyme community for the outpouring of support for me in my case before the Connecticut state medical board. We have set up a legal defense fund so that I can present the most effective case before the board.
The details of how to contribute to my fund are set forth in the letter below.
Thank you again for all your help.
Dr. Charles Ray Jones __________________________________________________________________
A legal defense fund has now been set up for Dr. Charles Ray Jones.
Dr. Jones has been charged with unprofessional conduct by the Connecticut state medical board. A hearing has been set for January 26th, 2005.
Dr. Jones has chosen a new attorney, Elliot Pollock, with impressive experience in Connecticut state medical board issues. Mr. Pollock once serve on the medical board and has successfully handled another Lyme case before the board.
Because of the urgency of this case, Mr. Pollock has agreed to begin work now with the understanding that we will raise the initial retainer as soon as possible. Since January 26th is only a few weeks away, he will try to have the hearing date postponed to give him more time to prepare an effective defense. However, we do not know if this request will be granted.
For those who are new to Lyme disease, Dr. Charles Ray Jones is the best Lyme literate pediatrician in the country. He has saved thousands of children!
PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATIONS TO:
The Dr. Charles Ray Jones Defense Fund C/O George Heath, III 26 Fairline Drive Wallingford, CT 06492
Please make checks out to "Dr. Charles Ray Jones Legal Defense Fund" and mark "gift" in the memo field.
Legal defense funds are not tax deductible, and tax exempt Lyme disease organizations are not permitted to contribute to these funds. It is up to those of us who know what a horror this illness can be to help Dr. Jones get the best legal representation possible by contributing to this fund.
Although many of Lyme patients are eager to launch a grass roots demonstration in support of Dr. Jones, that will need to come a little bit later. In the meantime, the Lyme Disease Association and Greenwich Time for Lyme are working closely with Dr. Jones and his attorney to develop a comprehensive strategy.
Please send whatever you can to the Legal Defense Fund as soon as possible. Thank you!
After The Bite P.O. Box 275 Queenstown, MD 21658
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