Blue Ribbon Committee Exonerates
Stanford and Drs. Nezhat of Wrongdoing
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Following a smear campaign and accusations of Drs. Nezhat and also Stanford University, a blue ribbon committee of highly reputable individuals was formed. These individuals included a retired federal judge, a professor of Ethics and a retired dean of the School of Medicine at Harvard University. Their task was to address the accusations levied against Stanford and the doctors. This committee, after interviewing hundreds of individuals and thousands of pages of data, concluded in favor of both Stanford University and Drs. Nezhat. They were fully exonerated. In an unprecedented event, the Drs. Nezhat were reinstated to their positions at Stanford University Medical School.

Some excerpts of the report include:

...(The AHARC) has found no evidence that the allegations of fabrication or falsification have substance...

And in regards to the reputation of the accusers:

...the AHARC recommends that the School of Medicine consider carefully the source of any future allegations against the Nezhats—and the track record of those making any such new allegations...

Unfortunately, the exoneration of both Stanford University and Drs. Nezhat was not as widely publicized as the accusations. However, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that Drs. Nezhat get reimbursed for their legal costs. Also Stanford University, which was sued by the accusers, won the lawsuit and was reimbursed by the accusers for all legal costs.

One of the truly disheartening aspects of all of this was that the news media were given hundreds of supporting documentation and testimonies which clearly refuted the allegations, exposing the charges as wholly unsubstantiated by any reputable, objective source. Hundreds of written affidavits from all over the world poured in to provide testimony in support of the Drs. Nezhat and Stanford University. These pieces of evidence were from the very patients, nurses, doctors, technicians, and other objective authorities, who, for up to three decades, were right inside of the operating rooms with Drs. Nezhat. Would not these perspectives have shed light on such accusations? Of course. Yet, sadly, all of these testimonies, hundreds of voices and supporting documentation, were completely suppressed and left out of news reports, in favor of a few individuals who had financial incentives to report falsely against Drs. Nezhat and Stanford University.

The truth can never remain suppressed for long, however. Though it took a few years, Drs. Nezhat have now been fully exonerated and have received apologies from those who were temporarily fooled by these malicious accusations. Today, Drs. Nezhat are able to concentrate on what they do best; looking after the needs of their patients, teaching, and contributing to the art and science of medicine.