(This is Patrick Sullivan Jr. posting.)
I just came across this bio for Dr. Buttar. Why do his detractors so swiftly and easily apply the "snake-oil salesman" to him? It just doesn't equate for me. Unless this bio is totally fabricated. And in that case, it's very well done!
Rashid Buttar, D.O.
Visiting Scientist, North Carolina State University, Dr. Buttar received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis with a double major in Biology and Theology and then attended medical school at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. He trained in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine and then served as Brigade Surgeon for the 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of South Korea and later, as the Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine at Moncrief Army Community Hospital at Ft. Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina while serving in the US Army.
Dr. Buttar is board certified in Preventive Medicine and Chelation Therapy, is board eligible in Emergency Medicine and has achieved Fellowship status in three separate medical organizations (Fellow of the American College for Advancement in Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Preventive Medicine, and Fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine).
Dr. Buttar practices in Charlotte, NC, where he is the medical director of Advanced Concepts in Medicine, a clinic specializing in treating cancer, heart disease, and other chronic conditions in patients refractory to conventional treatments. He also serves as Director of Clinical Research and Development for V-SAB Medical Laboratories, where he is extensively involved in research with polypeptide sequencing and identification technologies as well as innovative methodologies for drug-delivery mechanisms. Dr. Buttar has lectured worldwide on these subjects at medical congresses, symposia, and to lay audiences. He also continues to teach actively as faculty for mainstream medical courses, such as Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses for physicians through the American College of Surgeons as well as teaching Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support courses to other physicians, nurses, and emergency response personnel.
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