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Dr. Fink: Thank you for finding this information (not easily found by non-medical personnel). I appreciate the concern for caution, as I, too, support caution and truth wholeheartedly. I hope I am welcomed also to be providing future updates of facts and information concerning the situation. Callie Marie Judd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:31 AM Subject: Dr. Garg > I did some searching and discovered that Dr. Dinesh Garg, the neurosurgeon > touted for his new procedures involving "brain surgery", and use of stem cells > (from umbilical cord blood) with "brain cooling", does indeed hold a New > York State license to practice medicine. > > He is not, however, trained or qualified as a neurosurgeon, or even as a > neurologist. His information (in the AMA archives) is: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > AMA Physician Select (Non-Member) > > > Information on: > Dinesh Kumar Garg MD > > Physicians -- Update your data > Location: > FLUSHING, NY 11355 > > Office Phone: > 718-584-9000 > > Primary Specialty (note): > INTERNAL MEDICINE > > > > Gender: > Male > > Medical School: > DAYANAND MED COLL, PUNJAB UNIV, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB, > INDIA > Graduated 1976 > > Residency Training: > VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, INTERNAL MEDICINE > > Major Professional Activity: > FULL-TIME HOSPITAL STAFF > > American Board of Medical Specialties Certification: > Copyright 2001 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved. > Internal Medicine > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > He is an internist, who is not permitted to do any kind of surgery, let alone > brain surgery, in the United States. > > It has been suggested that he left New York to return to India when it was > determined that his "facility" in New York, was just a mailing address and not > a real clinic or hospital. > > Again, please be cautious! > > > Best, > > Bob > > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > Neurological Surgery > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA > 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > <http://www.rafink.com/> > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > Disclaimer: That which is written in my e-mail is not to be > considered as "medical advice". Such advice can only be > given after a formal, in-person, consultation between > doctor and patient. > > ********************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn