Anaesthesiology (post-operative pain management)
Scott Reuben: Fabricated pain management studies, federal prosecution 2010
Acute pain clinic, Bay State Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts (as named by the US Attorney)
Misconduct found Pleaded guilty to health care fraud in February 2010 and was sentenced in June 2010 to six months in prison, three years of supervised release and restitution of 361,932 dollars.1,2
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles promoting his multi-modal analgesia therapy, based on funded studies the US Attorney said he did not perform Anesthesia and Analgesia and other journals, https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ma/news/2010/February/ReubenScottPleaPR.html1,2 | Cited in criminal case | 22 February 2010 | The US Attorney said he obtained pharmaceutical research grants, did not perform certain studies, including a Pfizer-funded celecoxib study, and caused journals to publish articles knowing the research was falsified. |
Investigations
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts (Judge Ponsor), 24 June 2010After pleading guilty to one count of health care fraud on 22 February 2010, he was sentenced by US District Judge Ponsor to six months in prison and three years of supervised release, a 5,000 dollar fine, restitution of 361,932 dollars and forfeiture of 50,000 dollars.1,2
Sources
- US Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, Anesthesiologist sentenced on health care fraud charge (24 June 2010)
- US Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, Anesthesiologist pleads guilty to health care fraud (22 February 2010)