| TheTruthAboutLASIK 2004-11-03, 10:09 pm |
| Hagele,
You are definately a John Kerry. You move with opinions. You change
your mind often. Are you a patient advocate or a non profit dedicated
toward certifying surgeons?
I recently read about a CRSQA certified surgeon named Robert Maloney
in Los Angeles, CA who placed jewels in the conjuctiva area of the
eye. What an idiotic thing to do. Is this doctor Maloney one of your
best CRSQA? Do you stand by your certification of Maloney?
I've read your words on ectasia and the problems associated with
LASIK. You miss the point every time. You claim to have "testified"
against IOL's. You claim that ECTASIA is not common and rare. You
are mistaken. The proof is the patients who are suffering bad results
from PRK and LASIK.
ECTASIA and forward cornea bulging
Loss of contrast
Bad night vision
double images
Dry Eye
Flcutating vision
You are a John Kerry. I enjoyed reading the following on a CRSQA
certified surgeon.
Your words sure change with the wind. Mr. Kerry, oops, I mean Mr.
Hagele. You are a scam artist.
Quotes made by Hagele. Watch the Kerryite change his mind.
Glenn Hagele bills himself as a "patient advocate" and provides CRSQA
certifications to LASIK surgeons. Unfortunately, Glenn Hagele is not
really a patient advocate -- he actually provides marketing services
to LASIK surgeons and companies, all designed to fool the public into
thinking that the LASIK industry does a good job of policing itself.
Part of Glenn Hagele's job is to patrol internet forums to promote
LASIK, and to discredit patients who have had bad outcomes, which he
does with great zeal. Glenn Hagele's attitude toward LASIK patients
is revealed when he makes such statements as:
I equate SurgicalEyes to a ant on the XXX of a cow I pass by going 50
in my sports car.
But what about the CRSQA certification -- is it any good? The fact is
that Glenn Hagele is known for having certified and defending one of
the most notorious LASIK surgeon in the industry. That surgeon's name
is Dr. Glenn Kawesch.
Dr. Glenn Kawesch has been certified by Glenn Hagele.
Dr. Glenn Kawesch has been accused by the California Attorney General
of engaging in dishonest and corrupt acts, altering medical records,
and fabricating
various test results.
Dr. Glenn Kawesch has come under suspicion by the IRS for tax fraud.
Dr. Glenn Kawesch pleaded guilty to "evading $4.2 million in federal
taxes through sham contracts and schemes stretching from Ireland to
the West Indies".
Dr. Glenn Kawesch has had an extraordinary number of malpractice
lawsuits filed against him. Here is an partial list of some of the
malpractice cases that have been filed against Dr. Glenn Kawesch.
Case Category Filing Date
GIC774078 Medical Malpractice September 7, 2001
GIC787221 Malpractice April 24, 2002
GIC764982 Malpractice April 2, 2001
GIC779106 Fraud December 4, 2001
GIC793085 Medical Malpractice July 25, 2002
GIC724772 Malpractice October 7, 1998
GIC753609 Medical Malpractice August 25, 2000
GIC764538 Medical Malpractice March 26, 2001
GIC748269 Malpractice May 16, 2000
GIC753043 Malpractice August 15, 2000
GIC782738 Medical Malpractice February 6, 2002
N79316 Malpractice September 30,
1998
727331 Malpractice January 15, 1999
728995 Malpractice March 15, 1999
728997 Malpractice March 15, 1999
729568 Negligence April 2, 1999
GIC743137 Malpractice February 8, 2000
GIC757257 Medical Malpractice November 1, 2000
GIC760421 Medical Malpractice January 8, 2001
GIC775955 Medical Malpractice October 10, 2001
GIC787421 Medical Malpractice April 26, 2002
GIC788174 Medical Malpractice May 8, 2002
GIC789393 Medical Malpractice May 29, 2002
GIC794779 Medical Malpractice August 22, 2002
GIC768248 Medical Malpractice May 31, 2001
Glenn Hagele continued to publicly defend Dr. Kawesch with the
following published statements:
September 10, 2002
According to the National Practitioners Data Base, Dr. Kawesch has had
fewer than eight paid malpractice claims of $30,000 or more during his
entire career. According to Dr. Kawesch and affirmed by the
California
Medical Board, Dr. Kawesch has provided more than 30,000 refractive
surgeries. When we require that not more than one in 500 patients
could
have a successful malpractice suit of over $30k, that would mean as
many as 60 successful claims could be made against someone who has
provided as much surgery as Dr. Kawesch.
September 12, 2002
Dr. Kawesch did not have his license restricted during this hearing
last
month and that the ALJ found the sight of all subject patients had
actually
improved since the surgeries. A full hearing to evaluate all details
is
tentatively scheduled for January.
October 11, 2002
It is reasonable to expect that a doctor who has performed
20,000-30,000
surgeries will make mistakes and will have successful malpractice
lawsuits.
I don't know about you, but I know I can't really be expected to do
something 30,000 times and never make a mistake.
Glenn Hagele finally gave up on defending the indefensible:
March 30, 2003
This doctor is not certified by our organization.
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