SchaferAutismReport: land Medical Board Suspends Dr. Mark Geier's License

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'Schafer Autism Report' Now an App on iPhone, iPadTREATMENTland Medical Board Suspends Dr. Mark Geier's License Dr. Mark Geier improperly diagnosed autistic children as having precocious puberty, according to the state of land. , Chicago

Tribune By Steve Mills and Callahan, Tribune xrl.in/8y25 A doctor nationally known for treating autism with a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex offenders has been suspended from practicing medicine in his home state of land after state officials determined he is putting children at risk. Dr. Mark Geier allegedly misrepresented his credentials, misdiagnosed children and urged parents to approve risky treatments without fully informing them of the potential dangers, according to the land Board of Physicians. The board's order, dated April 27, states that Geier "endangers autistic children and exploits their parents by administering to the children a treatment protocol

that has a known substantial risk of serious harm and which is neither consistent with evidence-based medicine nor generally accepted in the relevant scientific community." Geier told the Tribune in 2009 that he had treated hundreds of children with a testosterone suppressant called Lupron, which he called a "miracle drug." But a Tribune investigation exposed the therapy as a potentially dangerous treatment based on junk science and promoted by a physician not board-certified in any specialty relevant to autism or the use of hormone-disrupting drugs. Geier, who has treated Illinois children and retains a license to practice medicine here, is

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