I’d like to begin this post by providing the public with
important information regarding Mr. Sigler, and his claims concerning his
medical training/education.
All information I have received, and will continue to
receive in the future, has, and will be provided to the Panamanian authorities
for the purpose of their criminal investigation.
In the marketing of his business, Mr. Sigler claims to have “received
his medical training both domestically and internationally, at prestigious
universities including Stanford, University of California–San Francisco,
University of Miami School of Medicine, University of Toronto, University of
Cambridge, England, and Saint Eustatius, Netherlands. He has treated thousands
of patients abroad and in the community of South Florida throughout his
training in surgery and rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Medical center, Jackson
Memorial Hospital, Hollywood Memorial Hospital and the VA Hospital.”
I recently reached out to all of the above institutions, to
verify Mr. Sigler’s claims. I am still in the process of formally obtaining
confirmation from all of the institutions; however, some have already provided
a response to me. As I feel this information serves to benefit the safety of
the general public, I am releasing what information I have received to date,
and will continue to release additional info as it becomes available.
The following are the responses I have received from 3, of
the various institutions I contacted:
University of Cambridge, England:
University of Miami School of Medicine:
University of Toronto:
I am astounded that this blog has had over 16,000 page views,
and nobody has stepped forward to lend their support to help end the sort of
medical fraud in Panama.
It seems that the Panamanian government has allowed for
Sigler to operate for up to 7 years in their country, with their approval. I am
disgusted at how Mr. Sigler has essentially been given a pass to sell toxic,
unregulated substances that could very well be killing people. The drug I was
sold, GW501516, has been known to cause cancer, which is without a doubt more
lethal than most illicit street drugs, such as cocaine, or heroine. However,
the Panamanian authorities seem to not have any concern, despite having been
provided all of the evidence to substantiate my case.
The inaction on part of the Panamanian authorities has
raised my suspicions that there is something else happening behind the scenes
that has convinced the authorities to keep this issue in the dark. Corruption
is at the top of the list of my suspicions. The authorities have completely
ignored my case for 10 months now, and it’s about time they did their job. This
case is important to foreigners and Panamanian nations alike.
Despite the importance of this case, I have received many
messages from people stating that it is my fault for having not done my due
diligence, and that it is the responsibility of every person to verify the credentials
of the health care professionals they use. It appears that those who have made
these remarks have missed some important elements of my experience.
As I have
stated in my original post, it took me nearly 5 months to verify that Mr.
Sigler was not registered to practice medicine in Panama. It simply is not
practical for one to wait such extended periods of time to verify each and
every health care professional one may encounter in their lifetime. If it took
the Ministry 5 months to verify that Mr. Sigler is not registered, then imagine
how much longer that process would take if, as some have suggested, every
individual in Panama go through the same process of verifying the credentials
of every doctor they encounter. Besides, Mr. Sigler’s business is confirmed to
have the support of the Ministry of Health, despite him not having a license to
practice. Most would assume that a licensed compounding pharmacy would have to
follow strict guidelines in order to comply with regulations, one of which
should include that all actions that require a specialized license, must be
administered by employees that possess the specific specialized license.
Let’s see if Mr. Sigler will address this apparent discrepancy
in his educational background he advertises, and the information I received
from the institutions he claims to have attended.
In the coming weeks, I will be making another post on this
blog, describing how practically anyone can come to Panama, and begin operating
a drug dealing business, with the support of the government.
More to come…
