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'''William C. Rader''' is a former [[psychiatrist]] who administered injections of human fetal [[stem cell]]s claiming their therapeutic value for a variety of illnesses.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 22, 2005|accessdate=April 9, 2009|first=Alan|last=Zarembo|url=http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-stemside20feb20,1,206108.story|title=Outside the U.S., businesses run with unproved stem cell therapies}}</ref><ref name="KABC">{{cite news|work=[[KABC-TV]] (Channel 7, Los Angeles)|date=May 9, 2007|accessdate=April 9, 2009|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=5283114|title=Doctor Claims Controversial Stem Cell Treatment Works}}</ref> The treatment is not allowed in the United States and has no scientific validity. |
'''William C. Rader''' is a former [[psychiatrist]]<ref>Medical Board of California, [http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Publications/Disciplinary_Actions/alerts-actions_2014.xls Disciplinary Action Alert], medical license revoked November 5, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.</ref> who administered injections of human fetal [[stem cell]]s claiming their therapeutic value for a variety of illnesses.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 22, 2005|accessdate=April 9, 2009|first=Alan|last=Zarembo|url=http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-stemside20feb20,1,206108.story|title=Outside the U.S., businesses run with unproved stem cell therapies}}</ref><ref name="KABC">{{cite news|work=[[KABC-TV]] (Channel 7, Los Angeles)|date=May 9, 2007|accessdate=April 9, 2009|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=5283114|title=Doctor Claims Controversial Stem Cell Treatment Works}}</ref> The treatment is not allowed in the United States and has no scientific validity. |
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Rader graduated from the [[State University of New York]] in 1967 and was a psychiatrist for the Navy’s alcoholism treatment program until 1973.<ref name="DrWilliamRader"/> |
Rader graduated from the [[State University of New York]] in 1967 and was a psychiatrist for the Navy’s alcoholism treatment program until 1973.<ref name="DrWilliamRader"/> |
Revision as of 18:28, 10 March 2015
William C. Rader is a former psychiatrist[1] who administered injections of human fetal stem cells claiming their therapeutic value for a variety of illnesses.[2][3] The treatment is not allowed in the United States and has no scientific validity.
Rader graduated from the State University of New York in 1967 and was a psychiatrist for the Navy’s alcoholism treatment program until 1973.[4]
Early programs
Rader was a medical expert for KABC Eyewitness News in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1991.[3] Newsweek, which described Rader as "a highly telegenic Beverly Hills psychiatrist," called his five-part debut on KABC about compulsive overeating "riveting".[5] In 1981, Rader published a book titled No Diet Program For Permanent Weight Loss[6][non-primary source needed]. In 1992, he started the Survivor Program, an organization helping victims of sexual abuse.[4][unreliable source?] He founded the Immune Suppressed Institute in 1993, an HIV/AIDS treatment center, in Mexico City.[4] [unreliable source?] He also ran a chain of eating disorder clinics.[2]
Stem cells
Rader first observed the human injection of fetal stem cells in the mid-1990s at a Ukrainian clinic.[2] In 1995, he began referring his own US patients to Ukraine for fetal stem cell treatment. [4] Rader's first original stem cell clinic was established in the Bahamas; the clinic reopened in the Dominican Republic after the Bahamian government in 2000 asked Rader to leave following a critical television report aired in the United States.[2][7]
Rader operated multiple stem cell marketing entities over the years including The Dulcinea Institute, Medra, Inc., and Stem Cell of America, Inc..
In 2008, Rader claimed in a telephone interview that his stem cell product was obtained from a laboratory in the Republic of Georgia.[7] Rader has not published any results from his treatments in medical journals.[2]
Rader said of his injection process, "I'm not telling a cell where to go, because I have no clue where it should go. This is nature, God's work. Whatever you want to call it."[3] Dr. Evan Snyder responded, "[t]hat's not a therapy, that's snake oil."[3] In 2009, the BBC's current affairs program Panorama aired an episode in which they investigated claims of Rader's high-pressure sales tactics.[8] Rader has stated that he charges $25,000 for the initial treatment and $8,000 for each follow-up.[2] In 2010, Rader self-published another book titled Blocked in the USA: The Stem Cell Miracle.[9][non-primary source needed]
References
- ^ Medical Board of California, Disciplinary Action Alert, medical license revoked November 5, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Zarembo, Alan (February 22, 2005). "Outside the U.S., businesses run with unproved stem cell therapies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Doctor Claims Controversial Stem Cell Treatment Works". KABC-TV (Channel 7, Los Angeles). May 9, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Rader, M.D., William (February 22, 2012). "Dr William Rader, MD Biography – Stem Cell Treatment". Drwilliamrader.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ Newsweek. Vol. Volume 91, Issues 10–17. Newsweek. 1978.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Rader, William (1981-01-12). Dr. Rader's no-diet program for permanent weight loss. J.P. Tarcher. ISBN 9780874771398. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b Vastag, Brian (September 2, 2008). "Injections of Hope". Washington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Panorama: Stem Cells and Miracles". BBC Online. May 18, 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ Rader, William C.; MD, William C Rader (2010-03-01). Blocked in the USA: The Stem Cell Miracle. Nanog Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 9780615329055. Retrieved 26 February 2013.