OB-GYN-L Messages for February, 1999: Re: Intermittent auscultation --> Hired Guns

Re: Intermittent auscultation --> Hired Guns

From: Braun, R. Daniel

rbraun@iupui.edu

Mon Feb 22 04:02:40 1999

You have not responded to these questions before ands if you don't now, I will not respond to any of your posts and I suggest that no other members of our list do either.

R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Indiana U. School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN

-----Original Message----- From: flbailey@court.net [SMTP:flbailey@court.net] Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 10:37 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Intermittent auscultation --> Hired Guns

Dr. Kates:

Obviously since you were a former "fellow" of Dr. Schifrin, you're biased. I may be wrong with regard the location where he finished his residency, but I know he was kicked out or dismissed from two residency programs. At one of these programs he was considered one of the worst residents ever to work there. Do you know the number of times he has testified for the defense versus the plaintiff? You probably have no idea. Dr. Schifrin is a well known "hired gun". I'm surprised you did not know this until now. If my facts are wrong, please correct us: where did he begin his residency in ob-gyn and for how many programs was he employed as a resident? How many times has he testified for the defense and how many times for the plaintiff? I want facts that can be confirmed, not just numbers! Perhaps you do not know him as well as you think. As for his publications: I personally think he has published a bunch of grabage. FL BAILEY

At Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Richard B. Kates, MD wrote: >
>Dear Dr. Bailey,
>You do not know Dr. Schifrin; your facts re his training are
erroneous; he >did not finish out west; he testifies equally for plaintiff and
defense, >and, as a matter of fact, is highly sought by the defense bar;
shame on Dr. >Freeman for his comments publicly re Dr. Schifrin...as Dr. Freeman,
I >believe, also testifies for plaintiff as well as defense, and is, I
believe, >also an honorable man, as is Dr. Schifrin. Dr. Schifrin is also
responsible >for a number of the studies that form the basis of your practice.
He has >stated, prior to Dr. Phelan, many of the same relationships between
certain >FHR tracing findings, and outcome. Before you slay the dragon, have
your >facts straight, or you too are malicious.
>Richard B. Kates, MD
>Perinatology
>Former fellow of Dr. Schifrin
>-----Original Message-----
>From: FL Bailey <flbailey@court.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <ob-gyn-l@talk.obgyn.net>
>Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 7:02 PM
>Subject: Re: Intermittent auscultation --> Hired Guns
>
>>At Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Efrain Ramirez MD wrote:
>>>
>>>I met Barry Schiffrin many, many years ago, great mind...a
pitty..I am >>>really sorry if he is doing it...shame!!
>>
>>Dr. Ramirez:
>>
>>This individual may have a "great mind" in your opinion. However,
his >>past does not coincide with that characterization. I know for a
fact >>that he was dismissed from two residency programs (as a

resident!). One >>of the programs was up north and the other down south (Miami). He
>>subsequently finished out west (California). Initially he built
his >>reputation on the topic of fetal monitoring (when most

obstetricians >>weren't versed on the subject). I have heard rumors that he was
also >>dismissed from more than one program (as an attending)and is
currently >>in private practice and serving as a malicious plaintiff's expert
>>witness. Would he qualify as a fraud? Supposedly, ACOG keeps a
list of >>"hired guns". He is high on the list along with James O'Leary
(now >>that's another story!) FL BAILEY
>>

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