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'''Paul Murray Fleiss''' [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] (born September 8, 1933){{citation needed|date=December 2010}} is an [[People of the United States|American]] [[pediatrics|pediatrician]], [[breastfeeding]] advocate, and anti-[[circumcision]] activist based in [[Los Feliz, California]].
'''Paul Murray Fleiss''' [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] (born September 8, 1933){{citation needed|date=December 2010}} is an [[People of the United States|American]] [[pediatrics|pediatrician]], scholar, and lecturer.<ref name=DFKB>''Did Father Know Best? : Paul Fleiss Was Everyone's Favorite Baby Doctor and the Perfect Dad of Six of His Own. So How Did He End Up Facing a Federal Rap With His Daughter Heidi?'', Shawn Hubler, Los Angeles Times, April 09, 1995</ref> In 1995, the [[Los Angeles Times]] described him as ''"30 years as one of Southern California's most sought-after physicians"''.<ref name=DFKB/>


Fleiss is a widely published academician in numerous areas of medical science, and is a former professor of medicine at the [[University of Southern California]]. He is known in the media as the "[[Pediatrician to the Stars]]", as pediatrician for numerous celebrities or their children, including [[Leonardo Dicaprio]], [[Madonna]], [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Robert Deniro]], and [[Cindy Crawford]].<ref name=PFAAHS>Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Aldous Huxley Symposium</ref> [[Laura Archera Huxley]] called him "the man most like Aldous'', referring to her husband author [[Aldous Huxley]].<ref name=PFAAHS/>
He earned his [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in pharmacy from [[Wayne State University]], his M.D. from the [[University of California, Irvine]], and his [[Masters in Public Health|M.P.H.]] from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. Fleiss is best known for his unconventional medical views; while he recommends that children in his practice receive recommended [[vaccine]]s, he does not insist upon it.<ref name="latimes-2007">{{cite news |first= Carla|last= Hall|title=Hollywood madam’s father is placed on probation by state |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/09/local/me-fleiss9|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|date= 2007-10-09|accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> Fleiss appeared in an episode of ''[[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]]'' on circumcision in 2005.


He earned his [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in pharmacy from [[Wayne State University]], his M.D. from the [[University of California, Irvine]], and his [[Masters in Public Health|M.P.H.]] from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. Fleiss is best known for early advocacy of what were at the time unconventional medical views, including being an early advocate of breast feeding and opponent of powerdered milk, being an early advocate for diet and excercise as essential components in health care, for preventive medicine, and for minimization of invasive surgery and other "for profit" medical procedures. He recommends that children in his practice receive recommended [[vaccine]]s, but he does not insist upon it.<ref name="latimes-2007">{{cite news |first= Carla|last= Hall|title=Hollywood madam’s father is placed on probation by state |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/09/local/me-fleiss9|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|date= 2007-10-09|accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> Fleiss appeared in an episode of ''[[Penn & Teller: Bullshit!]]'' on circumcision in 2005.
Fleiss is the father of "Hollywood madam" [[Heidi Fleiss]]. In 1994, Fleiss was charged with helping to conceal the income from his daughter's [[prostitution]] ring by depositing the money in his name.<ref name="nyt-1994">{{cite news |title= Tax Charges Are Added in Prostitution Case |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CEFD91739F93AA15754C0A962958260|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|date=1994-07-29 |accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> Fleiss [[guilty plea|pled guilty]] to three felony charges of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] and [[bank fraud]],<ref name="nyt-1995">{{cite news |title= Hollywood Madam's Father Pleads Guilty |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1531F931A25756C0A963958260 |publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|date= 1995-05-12|accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> and was sentenced to one day in prison and [[community service]].<ref name="latimes-2007"/> Following the felony convictions, the Medical Board of California placed Fleiss on [[probation]] for 1 year and publicly reprimanded him for "unprofessional conduct" and "dishonesty".<ref name="latimes-2007"/>


==Family==
Subsequently, in 2005, Fleiss was investigated for his role in the death from untreated [[AIDS]] of Eliza Jane Scovill, the daughter of [[AIDS denialist]] [[Christine Maggiore]], who was HIV-positive.<ref name="latimes-2005">{{cite news|title=A Mother’s Denial, a Daughter’s Death|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|author=Charles Ornstein and Daniel Costello|accessdate=2008-09-25|date=2005-09-24|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/24/local/me-eliza24}}</ref> Against standard medical practice, Scovill was never tested for [[HIV]], and Fleiss was investigated by the Medical Board of California for [[gross negligence]] in her care as well as in the care of a second child who was also [[HIV-positive]].<ref name="latimes-2007"/><ref name="medboard-complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.aidstruth.org/PaulFleissMedicalReview.pdf|format=PDF|title=Complaint from the Medical Board of California Division of Medical Quality|author=David T. Thornton|publisher=Medical Board of California|date=2006-09-13|accessdate=2008-09-26 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080530082403/http://www.aidstruth.org/PaulFleissMedicalReview.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-30}}</ref> After receiving over 100 letters of support for Fleiss from patients and parents, the Medical Board reached a settlement in which Fleiss was not found grossly negligent, but did concede a failure to maintain adequate [[medical records]] and agree to regular review by an outside physician acting as a monitor.<ref name="latimes-2007"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aidstruth.org/documents/MedBoardResult.pdf|format=PDF|title=Decision of the Medical Board of California|author=Cesar A. Aristeiguieta|publisher=Medical Board of California|date=2007-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref>



Fleiss is on the board of Maggiore's AIDS denialist organization, [[Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives]].<ref>[http://www.aliveandwell.org/html/top_bar_pages/aboutus.html Alive and Well AIDS Alternatives]</ref>
Fleiss is the father of "Hollywood madam" [[Heidi Fleiss]]. His sons are medical doctor Jason Fleiss and [[Jesse Fleiss]], a Hollywood camera operator and Los Angeles area philanthropist. His cousin is [[Reality TV King]] [[Mike Fleiss]]. His other daughter is Shana Fleiss.

== Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion against Fleiss ==
In 1994, Fleiss was charged with helping to conceal a small part of the income from his daughter's [[prostitution]] ring by depositing $500.00 in his name, and his felony prosecution for this minor role was widely viewed in the media as an abuse of prosecutorial discretion.<ref name="nyt-1994">{{cite news |title= Tax Charges Are Added in Prostitution Case |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CEFD91739F93AA15754C0A962958260|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|date=1994-07-29 |accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> Fleiss [[guilty plea|pled guilty]] to three felony charges of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] and [[bank fraud]],<ref name="nyt-1995">{{cite news |title= Hollywood Madam's Father Pleads Guilty |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1531F931A25756C0A963958260 |publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|date= 1995-05-12|accessdate=2008-09-26 }}</ref> and was sentenced to one day in prison and [[community service]].<ref name="latimes-2007"/> Following the felony convictions, the Medical Board of California placed Fleiss on [[probation]] for 1 year and publicly reprimanded him for "unprofessional conduct" and "dishonesty".<ref name="latimes-2007"/>

== Accused by Aids Denier ==
In 2005, Fleiss, who believes in the existence of the AIDS virus, was accused of gross neglegence by a person who denied the existence of the Aids virus. He was found only to have made a medical record keeping violation. The incident involved related to the death of an untreated [[AIDS]] victim Eliza Jane Scovill, the daughter of [[AIDS denialist]] [[Christine Maggiore]]. Maggiore was HIV-positive but denied the existence of the Aids virus, so did not take precautions. Fleiss did not make a note of this in the medical records and recieved a minor reprimanded for not having made the note. The major accusation received widespread coverage, but the later finding in Fleiss' favor did not.<ref name="latimes-2005">{{cite news|title=A Mother’s Denial, a Daughter’s Death|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|author=Charles Ornstein and Daniel Costello|accessdate=2008-09-25|date=2005-09-24|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/24/local/me-eliza24}}</ref><ref name="latimes-2007"/> Fleiss received over 100 letters of support from from patients and parents.<ref name="latimes-2007"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aidstruth.org/documents/MedBoardResult.pdf|format=PDF|title=Decision of the Medical Board of California|author=Cesar A. Aristeiguieta|publisher=Medical Board of California|date=2007-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:47, 3 March 2012

Paul Murray Fleiss M.D. (born September 8, 1933)[citation needed] is an American pediatrician, scholar, and lecturer.[1] In 1995, the Los Angeles Times described him as "30 years as one of Southern California's most sought-after physicians".[1]

Fleiss is a widely published academician in numerous areas of medical science, and is a former professor of medicine at the University of Southern California. He is known in the media as the "Pediatrician to the Stars", as pediatrician for numerous celebrities or their children, including Leonardo Dicaprio, Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Harrison Ford, Robert Deniro, and Cindy Crawford.[2] Laura Archera Huxley called him "the man most like Aldous, referring to her husband author Aldous Huxley.[2]

He earned his B.S. in pharmacy from Wayne State University, his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.P.H. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Fleiss is best known for early advocacy of what were at the time unconventional medical views, including being an early advocate of breast feeding and opponent of powerdered milk, being an early advocate for diet and excercise as essential components in health care, for preventive medicine, and for minimization of invasive surgery and other "for profit" medical procedures. He recommends that children in his practice receive recommended vaccines, but he does not insist upon it.[3] Fleiss appeared in an episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! on circumcision in 2005.

Family

Fleiss is the father of "Hollywood madam" Heidi Fleiss. His sons are medical doctor Jason Fleiss and Jesse Fleiss, a Hollywood camera operator and Los Angeles area philanthropist. His cousin is Reality TV King Mike Fleiss. His other daughter is Shana Fleiss.

Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion against Fleiss

In 1994, Fleiss was charged with helping to conceal a small part of the income from his daughter's prostitution ring by depositing $500.00 in his name, and his felony prosecution for this minor role was widely viewed in the media as an abuse of prosecutorial discretion.[4] Fleiss pled guilty to three felony charges of conspiracy and bank fraud,[5] and was sentenced to one day in prison and community service.[3] Following the felony convictions, the Medical Board of California placed Fleiss on probation for 1 year and publicly reprimanded him for "unprofessional conduct" and "dishonesty".[3]

Accused by Aids Denier

In 2005, Fleiss, who believes in the existence of the AIDS virus, was accused of gross neglegence by a person who denied the existence of the Aids virus. He was found only to have made a medical record keeping violation. The incident involved related to the death of an untreated AIDS victim Eliza Jane Scovill, the daughter of AIDS denialist Christine Maggiore. Maggiore was HIV-positive but denied the existence of the Aids virus, so did not take precautions. Fleiss did not make a note of this in the medical records and recieved a minor reprimanded for not having made the note. The major accusation received widespread coverage, but the later finding in Fleiss' favor did not.[6][3] Fleiss received over 100 letters of support from from patients and parents.[3][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Did Father Know Best? : Paul Fleiss Was Everyone's Favorite Baby Doctor and the Perfect Dad of Six of His Own. So How Did He End Up Facing a Federal Rap With His Daughter Heidi?, Shawn Hubler, Los Angeles Times, April 09, 1995
  2. ^ a b Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Aldous Huxley Symposium
  3. ^ a b c d e Hall, Carla (2007-10-09). "Hollywood madam's father is placed on probation by state". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Tax Charges Are Added in Prostitution Case". New York Times. 1994-07-29. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Hollywood Madam's Father Pleads Guilty". New York Times. 1995-05-12. Retrieved 2008-09-26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Charles Ornstein and Daniel Costello (2005-09-24). "A Mother's Denial, a Daughter's Death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-09-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Cesar A. Aristeiguieta (2007-09-07). "Decision of the Medical Board of California" (PDF). Medical Board of California. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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