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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Donald Caldwell Arthur, Jr. (January 4,
1950–present) is a retired U.S. Navy medical corps vice admiral (VADM). He entered the Navy in 1974 and eventually served as the 35th Surgeon General of the United States Navy (2004–2007). After leaving the Navy in 2007 he became a hospital executive
at Main Line Health System in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. At the time of his retirement (August 27, 2007) Admiral Michael Mullen called VADM Arthur a 'sort of a Renaissance man. His résumé says a lot. BA, MA, JD, PhD, and of course, MD – he’s got more degrees than a thermometer.'
VADM Arthur came under controversy when, in the last two years of his
naval career, it was noticed that he was claiming a PhD degree in health-care management from what
is now American Century University and a J.D. from LaSalle University (not to be confused
with La Salle University), one of the James Kirk diploma mills. Not only were VADM Arthur's PhD and JD from
unaccredited institutions but both were conferred within a 14-month time frame in 1992 and 1993 following deployment to the
Middle East in 1991 during the first Gulf War. His résumé also claimed a non-existent Master's Degree, in Genetics from Northeastern University
in 1973, a claim made as early as 1974. Concurrent to this claim, Donald Arthur gained entrance into Medical School and acquired
an M.D. degree from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (1974–1978)."
The story about Arthur's falsified credentials initially appeared in the Chicago Tribune on October 1, 2008 in a piece titled "Navy résumé doesn't quite hold water, Questionable degrees raise doubts
on vetting" by Russell Working.[83]
Allen Ezell, a retired FBI agent now working for Wachovia Bank investigating fraud, has been a long time investigator of diploma mills. "Ezell has included Arthur in a draft of an article for the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers' magazine."[84]
An article copyrighted in the United Press in 2008 titled "Credential padding alleged by Navy Brass" discussed
Arthur's saga.[85]
Arthur's problems have been a topic of active discussion on multiple
public fora as well.[86][87][88]
On Feb. 3, 2009 an article that appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled, "Doctor who checks credentials faces questions over his own résumé", was written by Josh Goldstein.
Arthur was interviewed for 75 minutes by Mr. Goldstein. In that interview Arthur stated,
"I'm an honorable person who has led an honorable life".[89] The interview ended when Arthur said, "The pot-stirrers want to keep bringing things up - calling my friends,
calling my family, calling everybody I am acquainted with and making all manner of accusations," he said. "Quite frankly,
I'm done."[90]
The "Stolen Valor" team (B. G. Burkett's group) is presently investigating VADM Donald Caldwell Arthur, BA, MA, MD, PhD, JD, MC, USN (retired) for
incorporation in their upcoming Television Series.[91] Wendy Halloran, "an award winning Television Investigative Reporter who exposes con-artists, unscrupulous contractors,
shady businesses, identity thieves and government corruption" has done multiple investigative reports on network television (CBS Affiliate - WHNT
Huntsville, Alabama) regarding government employees who have advanced their government careers by purchasing fraudulent academic
degree certifications and diplomas.[92] The discussion thread following Ms. Halloran's investigative reports has active and dynamic comments posted regarding
VADM Arthur's questionable academic credentials and military accomplishments.[93]
JAG Refuses To Release Names of Fake Degree Holders
Ex-Navy surgeon general's resume a few degrees off
The Joint Commission’s Hospital Advisory Council has new membership
The Joint Commission’s Hospital Advisory Council has 21 new members who have been selected following
a rigorous review process.
Donald Arthur, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical
Officer, Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
and receiving undeserved honors and recognition:
Don Arthur, MD, discusses medical diplomacy at IWP
'Advanced' leaders return to Harvard for the next stage of learning
Donald Arthur, M.D.
Dr. Donald Arthur has had a 33 year career in the U. S.
Navy, culminating in his role as its 35th Surgeon General. He has served as the CEO of the National Naval Medical Center and
Naval Hospital Camp LeJune. Dr. Arthur also served as the Chief of the Navy Medical Corps. He is a Fellow and Past President
of the Aerospace Medical Association and was President of the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.
Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna awards will be presented to:
Vice Admiral Donald Arthur, who holds degrees in medicine,
law and health care management, has brought unique expertise in all three areas
to his career as the 35th Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy and Chief of its Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, a position he
has held since 2004. He is a graduate of UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School:
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CAPT -> RADM -> VADM
Donald Caldwell Arthur BA, MA, MD, PhD, JD, MC, USN was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha
(AOA) Honor Medical Society in 2002
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Likewise, VADM Arthur personally submitted a CV in 2002 to support his nomination to the
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society claiming he had legitimately earned a Master of Arts (MA) in Genetics
from Northeastern University in 1973; a PhD in Healthcare Management
from Century University in 1992; followed by a law degree (JD)
from LaSalle University in 1993, degrees he also presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee
to consider in support of military promotions and permanent increases in his military retirement pension payments. |
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533 Elizabeth Place
Portsmouth, Virginia 23704
2 April 2011
The Honorable Robert Scott
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Scott:
I am a constituent from Portsmouth, Virginia,
writing under protection of Public Law 100-456 (the McDermott-Boxer Amendment, Military Whistleblower
Protection Act) to report:
1.
That I was ordered not to testify on behalf of a colleague, LCDR Eric S. Gluck, at his medical peer review ("Full
and fair Hearing") held at the Naval Hospital Groton, Connecticut where I had worked on several occasions as well as
at the Backus Memorial Hospital in Norwich, as shown by documents posted on www.SemmelweisSociety.net;
2. That
I
reported this witness-tampering as a violation of law to Henry A. Waxman J.D. (D., California) on 2003,
via his aide, Dr. J. Sharfstein on 9 June 2003, and later to the Honorable James McDermott M.D. (D., Washington), Senator
Feinstein (D., California), Senator Boxer (D., California), and Senator Lieberman (I., Connecticut);
3. That I described the violations of Dr. Gluck's civil liberties to
the DOD Inspector General (10 June 2003) and again to Mr. Charles Allgood of the DOD Hotline (800-424-9098) in 2007,
after Lieutenant Commander C.M. Medina, USNR, of the Navy IG called me in 2006 as a named witness on behalf
of an investigation ordered by Navy Secretary Winter at the request of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I., Connecticut).
LCDR Medina refused to take my statement: She obstructed justice.
The navy cannot investigate itself, and LCDR Medina cannot claim to investigate by refusing evidence from a named witness
she has contacted;
4.
That in 2007 I was called by COL Fred Downey USA (Ret.) of Senator Lieberman's office;
5. The Navy's treatment of Dr. Gluck is a modern Dreyfus Case: It will remain
a case of covert Anti-Semitism until it is independently investigated with respect for due process of law and restitution
of Dr. Gluck's position such that he is granted access to his
own unredacted personnel records.
Until due process of law obtains in all matters both civilian and military, I
believe physicians serve at some considerable risk to the safety of their patients and their career. It is the rule of law that we defend, yet Dr. Gluck has been denied due process of law despite the fact
that the Navy Surgeon General, Donald Arthur BA, MA, MD, JD, Ph.D, under whom these events transpired is an attorney according
to several of his offcial promotion-biographies. Details of this case can
be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Arthur .
6.
I respectfully request you direct the Secretary of Defense, not the Secretary of the Navy, investigate this case just as Senator
Glenn did in 1989, and that you direct the Navy to give Dr. Gluck an unredacted copy of his own personnel records.
Sincerely,
Henry E. Butler III, M.D. FACS
Commander, USNR (Ret.)
cc:
Honorable
Barbara Boxer, United States Senate
Honorable James Webb, United States Senate, Former Secretary of the Navy
Honorable Joseph Lieberman, United States Senate
Honorable
James McDermott M.D., United States House of Representataves, LCDR, Medical Corps, USNR (former)
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Portsmouth, Virginia
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The Honorable Joseph Lieberman
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.
Dear Senator Lieberman:
1. I write to you under
the career-protection of the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (Public Law 100-456, The Boxer Amendment) to address an
injustice. The documents below confirm I served at Groton at both the Naval Hospital Groton and the William W.
Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut.
2. The Navy's
report of investigation upon which you were asked to base your decisions regarding LCDR Eric Gluck's career is mistaken.
The investigation by the Navy is incomplete because of the inappropriate discretion exercised by the 'investigator'
regarding which evidence to include, which to exclude. Your
impartial investigation is needed because you are independent. I was called by "an investigator" here in
Portsmouth who refused to take my sworn statement: Lieutenant Commander Carolyn Medina. Her refusal obstructs
justice and violates the intent of the law. Your independent oversight is needed. I am writing to ask
you to step in to right a wrong in the Executive Branch, just as Senator John Glenn assisted in similar cases in
1989 and was able to protect the careers of six military doctors. I have posted his letter to then-Secretary of
Defense Cheney on www.SemmelweisSociety.net.
3. The Navy's treatment of Dr. Gluck, a Jewish surgeon, can
only be described as a modern Dreyfus Case in the American Navy rather than the French Army. Such deliberate mistreatment
shames us all.
Sincerely,
Henry Emerson Butler III M.D., FACS
CDR, Medical Corps, USNR (Ret.)
Copyright © 2012 H.E.Butler III M.D., F.A.C.S.
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