Findings Regarding Irving Dardik, MD

October 23, 2000
  1. Respondent was authorized to practice medicine in the State of New
    York on November 4, 1963, by the issuance of license number 091514 by the
    New York State Education Department (Pet. Is Ex. 3) .
  2. The Respondent was registered to practice medicine with the New York
    State Department of Education for the period January 1, 1993 through December
    31, 1994 (Pet.’s Ex. 3).
  3. Respondent was engaged in the research and practice of vascular surgery
    from 1967 to 1980 (T. 988).
  4. In or about 1975, Respondent also began to be involved with the Olympics,
    both as a physician at the games, and as Chairman of the Sports Medicine
    Council (T. 970-979).
  5. In or about 1980, Respondent began to develop his wavenergy theory.
    Respondent testified that he has discovered the universal organizing principle
    for all molecular biology and health while accounting for and organizing
    the multifactorial risk factors and biochemical markers associated with
    chronic disorders (T.107280; 1095; Resp.’s Ex. T).
  6. He believes that all behaviors are a continuum of waves of energy expenditure
    and energy recovery (T.991-977; 1035-39).
  7. Respondent proceeded from the stage of theory development to the treatment
    of patients largely on the basis of his application of his wavenergy program
    to himself, which he claims alleviated his symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis.
    He has had almost no success in convincing other physicians or scientists
    of the value of his theory, with the exception of Nicholas Hall, Ph.D.,
    who is the Director of Psychoimmunology of the University of South Florida
    College of Medicine (T. 1748-69).
  8. Dr. Hall termed the wavenergy program experimental, and stated that
    patients should have been told that at the outset of their treatment (T.
    1778-79).
  9. Respondent testified that he has created a treatment program that creates
    wave patterns of behaviors designed to optimize the body’s normal healthy
    patterns, which involves amplifying the range of the patient’s heartwave
    over time, and that this program can lead to the reversal of chronic disorders,
    such as Multiple Sclerosis (T. 1075, 1087; 1091-93; 1095-1100; 1107-29;
    1175; 1455-56; 1636-38).
  10. On or about March 18, 1991, New York Magazine published an article
    which described Respondent Is work and treatment program, which resulted
    in considerable public interest. Among those who contacted the Respondent
    after reading the article were Patients A, C, D, E (T. 27-28; 31-32; 401;
    739-40; 906-07; 673-74; Resp.’s Ex. N).
  11. The State’s expert witness testified that there is no known cure for
    Multiple Sclerosis (T. 817-18).