- Kurt Donsbach
Kurt W. Donsbach is an educated but unlicensed
chiropractor , [cite web
url = http://www.hospitalsantamonica.homestead.com/DrDonsbach/DrDonsbach.html
title = Dr. Donsbach
accessdate = 2007-05-12
work = Hospital Santa Monica] and a controversialalternative medicine figure. He is the founder of Hospital Santa Monica inRosarito ,Baja California ,Mexico . Following the death ofCoretta Scott King while under treatment at the clinic in January 2006, it was shut down by Mexican health officials. [cite news
first = James C., Jr.
last = McKinley
title = Mexico Closes Alternative Care Clinic Where Mrs. King Died
url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/international/americas/04mexico.html?ex=1156910400&en=e157771a028165be&ei=5070
work =New York Times
date =2006-02-06
accessdate = 2007-05-12 ]Donsbach was convicted of practicing medicine without a license in
California in 1971, after undercover agents observed him prescribing unproven remedies to patients while claiming to be amedical doctor . Many of the remedies were only available from Westpro Labs, a company operated by Donsbach. He pled guilty and received a fine and two years' summary probation. [cite web|url=http://www.casewatch.org/ag/ca/donsbach1971.shtml|author=Stephen Barrett, MD|title=Kurt Donsbach Convicted of Practicing Medicine without a License|accessdate=2007-02-12|work=Casewatch]Donsbach's activities have repeatedly been criticised by Dr.
Stephen Barrett ofQuackwatch . [cite web|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/donsbach.html|author=Stephen Barrett, MD|title=The Shady Activities of Kurt Donsbach|accessdate=2007-02-12|work=Quackwatch] [cite web|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/donsbachuniv.html|author=Stephen Barrett, MD|title=Some Notes on Donsbach University|accessdate=2007-02-12|work=Quackwatch]References
External links
* [http://www.donsbachfoundation.org/ Donsbach Foundation]
* [http://www.credentialwatch.org/inv/donsbach.shtml Credential Watch Article]
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