Hold Responsible - Online verbal abuse, unethical promotion of Accutane.

The Issue

, MD, FAAD, is an Alabama dermatologist with an online Instagram following of over 31k, including teens and young adults. There, he made several comments and posts promoting the use of a dangerous controversial medication, Accutane, as "the only cure for acne", and "completely safe", denying the extremely dangerous effects as well as delayed-onset damage (occurring after the drug is stopped) which cannot be properly monitored. He encourages followers to disregard online rumors regarding the drug's dangers.

When a victim of this drug messaged him about Accutane's dangers, he responded, "I hope that you take Accutane and that you die you fucking troll". When told this verbal abuse would be exposed, he replied "Fuck you asshole".

Countless thousands of victims have been irreversibly harmed or disabled by this extremely dangerous medication. On Facebook,  claimed to have given "Accutane to all of his children", despite his children being below the legal age of use (12). 

This doctor is unprofessional and unethical, engaging in verbal abuse inciting violence ("hope you die"), gaslighting and mocking/hate speech (calling victims "crazy" and "losers"), and reckless inaccurate pharmaceutical promotion. Screenshots have documented all claims above.

Hold responsible for this egregious behavior and professional misconduct. Doctors have taken an oath to "do no harm", and  has caused significant distress among victims of this medication as well as youth who trust follow him as a board-certified physician.

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Shelly EnPetition Starter

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The Issue

, MD, FAAD, is an Alabama dermatologist with an online Instagram following of over 31k, including teens and young adults. There, he made several comments and posts promoting the use of a dangerous controversial medication, Accutane, as "the only cure for acne", and "completely safe", denying the extremely dangerous effects as well as delayed-onset damage (occurring after the drug is stopped) which cannot be properly monitored. He encourages followers to disregard online rumors regarding the drug's dangers.

When a victim of this drug messaged him about Accutane's dangers, he responded, "I hope that you take Accutane and that you die you fucking troll". When told this verbal abuse would be exposed, he replied "Fuck you asshole".

Countless thousands of victims have been irreversibly harmed or disabled by this extremely dangerous medication. On Facebook,  claimed to have given "Accutane to all of his children", despite his children being below the legal age of use (12). 

This doctor is unprofessional and unethical, engaging in verbal abuse inciting violence ("hope you die"), gaslighting and mocking/hate speech (calling victims "crazy" and "losers"), and reckless inaccurate pharmaceutical promotion. Screenshots have documented all claims above.

Hold responsible for this egregious behavior and professional misconduct. Doctors have taken an oath to "do no harm", and  has caused significant distress among victims of this medication as well as youth who trust follow him as a board-certified physician.

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Shelly EnPetition Starter

The Decision Makers

Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Dermatology
American Board of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology
Alabama Dermatology Society
Alabama Dermatology Society
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

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