Annoying DO Resident Commercials....

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First it was the hydroxycut dude from Midwestern DO , now its some DO resident on commericals for Rapid Weight Loss Crap, whats up with these DO residents putting themselves as Doctors advertising BS crap, its so annoying. Why are DOs selling there souls and integrity for BS commercials even before the complete their residency!!! And i thought the Jarvic MD was annoying, at least he is a full fledged physician and did invent something useful and is marketing Lipator, an FDA approved drug and one of the most popular drugs ever, not some 20 something annoying DO resident on commercials marketing non FDA approved BS crap!
 
helpfuldoc2b said:
First it was the hydroxycut dude from Midwestern DO , now its some DO resident on commericals for Rapid Weight Loss Crap, whats up with these DO residents putting themselves as Doctors advertising BS crap, its so annoying. Why are DOs selling there souls and integrity for BS commercials even before the complete their residency!!! And i thought the Jarvic MD was annoying, at least he is a full fledged physician and did invent something useful and is marketing Lipator, an FDA approved drug and one of the most popular drugs ever, not some 20 something annoying DO resident on commercials marketing non FDA approved BS crap!
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Just so you know, Dr. Jarvik is not a full fledged physician. He never completed a residency, and is unable to practice medicine. He also didn't invent the artificial heart. Also Vioxx, or more currently Vytorin- was at some point in time, FDA approved.
 
SomeDoc said:
Just so you know, Dr. Jarvik is not a full fledged physician. He never completed a residency, and is unable to practice medicine. He also didn't invent the artificial heart. Also Vioxx, or more currently Vytorin- was at some point in time, FDA approved.
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*ZING*
 
When Im a resident and "head on" offers me 100k to do some 15 second TV stunts you bet I'll be there 👍.
 
SomeDoc said:
Just so you know, Dr. Jarvik is not a full fledged physician. He never completed a residency, and is unable to practice medicine. He also didn't invent the artificial heart. Also Vioxx, or more currently Vytorin- was at some point in time, FDA approved.
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Actually, he did design an artificial heart. The Jarvik 7. Miserable failure though.
 
I agree 100% with the OP. But also, what about COLD MD, Flu MD, etc...?
 
SomeDoc said:
Just so you know, Dr. Jarvik is not a full fledged physician. He never completed a residency, and is unable to practice medicine. He also didn't invent the artificial heart. Also Vioxx, or more currently Vytorin- was at some point in time, FDA approved.
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Ah yes, vioxx...COX 2 inhibitor...
 
helpfuldoc2b said:
First it was the hydroxycut dude from Midwestern DO , now its some DO resident on commericals for Rapid Weight Loss Crap, whats up with these DO residents putting themselves as Doctors advertising BS crap, its so annoying. Why are DOs selling there souls and integrity for BS commercials even before the complete their residency!!! And i thought the Jarvic MD was annoying, at least he is a full fledged physician and did invent something useful and is marketing Lipator, an FDA approved drug and one of the most popular drugs ever, not some 20 something annoying DO resident on commercials marketing non FDA approved BS crap!
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The sad thing about this is that I know there are DOs out there (maybe in the AOA?) that are doing the monty burns "exxxxxceeelent" and tenting their fingers thinking to themselves that DOs are becoming more visible to the public. :laugh:
 
SomeDoc said:
Just so you know, Dr. Jarvik is not a full fledged physician. He never completed a residency, and is unable to practice medicine. He also didn't invent the artificial heart. Also Vioxx, or more currently Vytorin- was at some point in time, FDA approved.
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It isn't even that he didn't complete residency but that he never even did an internship year which makes him totally ineligible for licensure. Congress actually initiated an investigation when the Lipitor commercials came out as to whether it constituted giving medical advice without a license.

Another celebrity M.D. who never did a residency? Andrew Weill, MD. But he did at least do an intern year. Now he sells mushroom face serum for Origins and calls himself an "integrative medicine" specialist.

Which sort of begs the question- if you earn your M.D./D.O. and never go to internship/residency, I guess you can claim to be a "doctor" on the basis of your doctorate degree (however misleading) but can you claim to be a physician?
 
LizUMD said:
It isn't even that he didn't complete residency but that he never even did an internship year which makes him totally ineligible for licensure. Congress actually initiated an investigation when the Lipitor commercials came out as to whether it constituted giving medical advice without a license.

Another celebrity M.D. who never did a residency? Andrew Weill, MD. But he did at least do an intern year. Now he sells mushroom face serum for Origins and calls himself an "integrative medicine" specialist.

Which sort of begs the question- if you earn your M.D./D.O. and never go to internship/residency, I guess you can claim to be a "doctor" on the basis of your doctorate degree (however misleading) but can you claim to be a physician?
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Doctor yes, physician no
 
LizUMD said:
Another celebrity M.D. who never did a residency? Andrew Weill, MD. But he did at least do an intern year. Now he sells mushroom face serum for Origins and calls himself an "integrative medicine" specialist.
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I've completely lost respect for Andrew Weil with those anti-aging creams that he charges a fortune for. But I think doing an internship and no residency used to be fairly common -- those people are the GPs of old. My aunt's ex-husband did that and practiced until a few years ago. He didn't have any hospital privileges, but he apparently had a lot of patients. I wouldn't go see him, but these guys are out there.
 
Doctor Bagel said:
I've completely lost respect for Andrew Weil with those anti-aging creams that he charges a fortune for. But I think doing an internship and no residency used to be fairly common -- those people are the GPs of old. My aunt's ex-husband did that and practiced until a few years ago. He didn't have any hospital privileges, but he apparently had a lot of patients. I wouldn't go see him, but these guys are out there.
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Excellent point, and it was several decades ago that Dr. Weill got his M.D. But if that was his deal, he certainly doesn't hold himself up as a "general practitioner" in the media. To call yourself a specialist, which he does (even if its a made-up specialty like integrative medicine) is still misleading.

All that said, regardless of whether I respect him in that aspect, I do think his theories are compelling and I do believe in a lot of the healthy lifestyle practices that he advocates.
 
Another celebrity physician I have an ethical issue with is Dr. Denesse. She sells skincare products on QVC and in some elite department store and touts her MD/PhD degrees and physician experience in her packaging and in all her appearances. The truth is she earned her PhD in an unrelated field prior to med school and while she did get her M.D. at Cornell her residency training was in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She was board certified in New York at some point but has since let it lapse. I don't know if she has a current license.

Any reference to her PM&R background is totally omitted in her website and biography. She refers to herself as a specialist in "anti-aging medicine" (another made-up specialist) and runs a skincare clinic in NYC.
 
helpfuldoc2b said:
And i thought the Jarvic MD was annoying, at least he is a full fledged physician and did invent something useful and is marketing Lipator, an FDA approved drug and one of the most popular drugs ever, not some 20 something annoying DO resident on commercials marketing non FDA approved BS crap!
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I have to say Jarvik looks like a total sleeze ball.

I think it's funny that the new commercials brought his son into the picture and Jarvik says something to the effect that he's taking lipitor for his son despite the fact that You can clearly tell that they hate each other.

On top of that his son is perhaps the goofiest runner in the world.

that is all.
 
Im suprised no has brought up Netter, although he didnt do any commercial. It would be hard to find a picture of has with out his "Netter M.D." sig on it. He did an intern year and no residency then painted pictures for pharm companies to help sell drugs, then later got into anatomy atlases
 
I would have brought it up but im naming my first born Netter. And my second born is going to be named Rohen and Yokochi.
 
VentdependenT said:
My penis enlarging pill commercial will be out soon!
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As funny as this is, If someone actually figured out a pill that really works, they would become the wealthiest man in the world.
 
Getting back to the original post, I’ve wondered this too. Why does it seem DOs are represented in mainstream media primarily from ads like these? Many DO governing bodies and docs are talking about more exposure. So, why haven’t those who want more expose appeal to popular culture and Hollywood?? You know, get an actor with a DO badge on every (or ANY) tv show. Think, Dr. Howse DO, or a good line JD uses in Scrubs: “I also became a doctor so I could drop the D.O. bomb in bars to score some mad tail.”

Exposure problem solved.

Instead, when some of the general public knows what’s going on with Brittney’s kids better than what osteopathic medicine is, can you blame them for making prejudgments about a title? In reality, public ignorance towards the two letters is at worst a minor inconvenience. But I can’t deny that such a fact wouldn’t get to me from time to time, even as a future MD with DO colleagues. Anyone else, eh?
 
About the enlargement stuff, have you guys ever seen websites by Kevin Pezzi, MD? They're SO RANDOM.

He has pages about making windmills, saving animals, becoming a doctor, and enlarging your penis, hahha...:laugh:

I wonder if he's really a doctor who's just has ADD and spends all his extra time making websites and selling his "The Science of Sex" book. I'm tempted to buy it to see if it makes any sense, but nah....it's like 9 bucks.
 
I said it in another similar thread and I'll say it again. I can find 10 quack MDs marketing questionable products and books for every one DO easily.

You just notice the DOs because you are looking for them and so they stand out.
 
I just saw a commercial today with another DO touting diet pills. It is so sad that our student loans are that high that someone in an anesthesia internship year has to go and do this.

http://www.rapidslimsx.com/talkwithdoc.shtml

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/residency/webroster/pictorialroster05-06.htm
(University of Texas at Houston)
 
novado said:
I just saw a commercial today with another DO touting diet pills. It is so sad that our student loans are that high that someone in an anesthesia internship year has to go and do this.

http://www.rapidslimsx.com/talkwithdoc.shtml

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/residency/webroster/pictorialroster05-06.htm
(University of Texas at Houston)
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That's pretty crazy. Maybe she wants to pay off those loans quicker than ever despite an Anesthesiologist's salary potential.
 
I can understand the desperation on the part of doctors these days..what can you say, i am sure you would jump on that bandwagon as well..if someone writes you a check to pretend like their product is real. This is where medical ethics comes into play..can you punish a doctor who is acting on his will? No ofcourse not..nor can you condemn as wrong its just the business side of medicine.
 
helpfuldoc2b said:
Who cares, i hope people dont decide on drug brands based on a boat row...
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The advertising most convince some consumers to ask their doctors to prescribe the drug or they wouldn't use that commercial.
 
sKanKY hOe said:
About the enlargement stuff, have you guys ever seen websites by Kevin Pezzi, MD? They're SO RANDOM.

He has pages about making windmills, saving animals, becoming a doctor, and enlarging your penis, hahha...:laugh:

I wonder if he's really a doctor who's just has ADD and spends all his extra time making websites and selling his "The Science of Sex" book. I'm tempted to buy it to see if it makes any sense, but nah....it's like 9 bucks.
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Kevin Pezzi MD seems to have the cure for everything, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Hair Loss, Penile shortcomings, etc. All the collective minds in the world havn't come up with cures, yet he has miraculously solved these problems all by himself.

Need help with keyword lists, how about a date, or a nifty woodcarving to go along with your cancer treatment and penis enlargement.., if so Pezzi has the solution to that any anything else you can possibly imagine!

This guy is a certified quack!
 
But he is a rich quack. Most people have a price.
 
What makes you think hes rich? He's lives out in the boondocks, doesn't work as an ER MD anymore, works all day on his silly inventions or installing slatwall, writes to the Bill Gates foundation trying to get a meeting with Mr Gates so he can present some "invention".

He has his hands in so many things; he isn't making any decent money from anything. He has the "if you build it they will come" mentality. He doesn't have the faintest clue how to market his products or focus.

Pezzi is a quack doc with ADD as someone else mentioned.
 
Kind of of-topic but how about writer Michael Crichton (graduated from Harvard medical school but didn't do a residency)...sorry to anyone out there who loves his books but I hate his writing, it's crappy... it's almost as bad as reading those boring Mcat verbal passages.
 
lastcall said:
Kind of of-topic but how about writer Michael Crichton (graduated from Harvard medical school but didn't do a residency)...sorry to anyone out there who loves his books but I hate his writing, it's crappy... it's almost as bad as reading those boring Mcat verbal passages.
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He never completed a residency, but he also doesn't use his title as an MD to sell a product. He probably sticks with the 'author of Jurassic Park' thing. I've always liked his stories. I like the way he ties in science (as far fetched as it may be) and his books are just fun, good stories. I don't think his works should be taken too seriously.
 
lastcall said:
Kind of of-topic but how about writer Michael Crichton (graduated from Harvard medical school but didn't do a residency)...sorry to anyone out there who loves his books but I hate his writing, it's crappy... it's almost as bad as reading those boring Mcat verbal passages.
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He is a producer on ER as well. But that show went downhill once they killed Dr. Greene 🙁
 
How about Kevin Trudeau, the natural cures "they" don't want you to know about author. While he's not an MD or DO, he's BS and annoying as hell. I still don't know why people buy his books. F-in fraud lol
 
JaggerPlate said:
He never completed a residency, but he also doesn't use his title as an MD to sell a product. He probably sticks with the 'author of Jurassic Park' thing. I've always liked his stories. I like the way he ties in science (as far fetched as it may be) and his books are just fun, good stories. I don't think his works should be taken too seriously.
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Yeah I don't take any of his work seriously but I just don't like his fiction. Meh, I would rather read something by Stephen King..now that's fun!
Okay back to the topic of really annoying physicians...who else can we add to our list?
 
lastcall said:
Yeah I don't take any of his work seriously but I just don't like his fiction. Meh, I would rather read something by Stephen King..now that's fun!
Okay back to the topic of really annoying physicians...who else can we add to our list?
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I'd take King's fiction over Crichton's as well!!
 
a while back there was this quack MD named AT Still, who claimed that by cracking someone's back you could cure their visceral diseases.

Without that quack, this link would not exist.
 
FlyinTiger said:
How about Kevin Trudeau, the natural cures "they" don't want you to know about author. While he's not an MD or DO, he's BS and annoying as hell. I still don't know why people buy his books. F-in fraud lol
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Some people who have followed his "cures" have gotten seriously injured. He has a "cure" for cancers in his book "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About." He has absolutely no background in science or research- and the lives of helpless terminally ill patients mean little to him as long as they've got the green to spend on his frauds. Unfortunately this book not only has injured people, but also promotes public distrust of the FDA. He has quite a lengthy criminal history.
 
FlyinTiger said:
How about Kevin Trudeau, the natural cures "they" don't want you to know about author. While he's not an MD or DO, he's BS and annoying as hell. I still don't know why people buy his books. F-in fraud lol
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Yeah, I hate that guy. I actually got into a heated argument with one of my wife's friends about him... it was a bit awkward. She still didn't change her mind about him though. 🙄
 
JaggerPlate said:
This guy is an absolute fraud/crook. Just look at the brief summary of his criminal record (and time served):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Trudeau
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A good friend gave me Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about for my birthday a couple of years ago. I had never heard of Trudeau, so I actually started reading it. I stopped about 2 pages in and looked this guy up. What a crook!!! I love that he also helps organize the international pool tour.
 
JaggerPlate said:
He never completed a residency, but he also doesn't use his title as an MD to sell a product. He probably sticks with the 'author of Jurassic Park' thing. I've always liked his stories. I like the way he ties in science (as far fetched as it may be) and his books are just fun, good stories. I don't think his works should be taken too seriously.
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The andromeda strain is amazing, as is the movie. I'm referring to the first movie btw. That miniseries that they produced a few months ago was HORRIBLE, benjamin bratt was solely responsible for killing it. He was a horrible choice for the character whose supposed to be the top scientist in the country.
 
slim78 said:
Could you imagine if you were the doc on duty when/if this guy ended up in the ER? It would be interesting to see the irony first-hand.
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I'd ask him which chapter in his book I should turn to for 'Natural Emergency Medicine cures the physicians don't want you to know about,' and then make sure he didn't steal my wallet or identity!!! :meanie:


Just kidding, that's pretty terrible, but him showing up in an ER would definitelyyyy be ironic.
 
cyclohexanol said:
Yeah, I hate that guy. I actually got into a heated argument with one of my wife's friends about him... it was a bit awkward. She still didn't change her mind about him though. 🙄
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I hate that guy too!!! grrrrr 😡
 
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