by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Dr. Nalini M. Rajamanna, a cardiologist, was only trying to
protect her patients and others from being unknowingly used as human
guinea pigs. But officials at Northwestern University (NU) in Illinois where
she worked instead sided with a corrupt doctor that was, and likely still is,
perpetrating secret medical experimentation on patients.
Dr. Rajamanna caught Dr. Patrick McCarthy, who still works at NU,
secretly installing his own medical device inventions into patients in order
to test them. Neither of the two devices -- an IMR annuloplasty device
and a Myxo annuloplasty device made by Edwards Lifesciences -- has
been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and
none of the patients who received them were aware of the situation.
But Antonitsa Vlahoulis, a patient of Dr. Rajamanna, unknowingly let the
cat out of the bag when she had to return for a second surgery less than
a year after having secretly received a Myxo annuloplasty device. Dr.
Rajamanna noticed that Vlahoulis pre-op brochure listed a different
device than the Myxo, which prompted her to begin asking questions.
According to Vlahoulis, Dr. McCarthy had explained prior to her initial
surgery that she had a severe Mitral valve prolapse, and would need a
replacement valve. But he failed to tell her that the one he planned to
implant was his own invention, and was not approved for use by the FDA.
Dr. McCarthy also did not have Vlahoulis sign an informed consent
acknowledging that the surgery would be experimental.
The Myxo device ended up causing stenosis, a narrowing of blood
vessels, which led to the need for Vlahoulis' tricuspid valve to be
repaired. She also reportedly now has a permanent pacemaker, and
suffers from shortness of breath and various heart problems.
Dr. Rajamanna also found that, in the process of trying to get these
devices officially approved, Dr. McCarthy his this and other negative trial
outcomes, and only logged those outcomes that appeared favorable.
But when Dr. Rajamanna went to Dean Jameson, Dean of NU Medical
School, the Institutional Review Board, and the Northwestern Medical
Faculty Foundation (NMFF) to let them know about this illegal activity
taking place under their watch, they ignored her and sided with Dr.
McCarthy. They also ended up firing her.
"I am trying to get the FDA and Congress to open a Congressional
investigation," said Dr. Rajamanna. "Patients are suffering from these
human experiments and no one has stepped up to help these patients to
date."
Sources for this article include:
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/201...
Brave doctor fired for exposing secret medical
experimentation taking place at Northwestern
University
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