HAIMES

Chelationist Disciplined for Alleged Unsanitary Conditions

In 2007, Leonard Haimes, M.D., who practiced chelation therapy in Boca Raton, Florida, was fined $7,500, assessed $3,730.64 in costs, and ordered to take certain continuing education courses. The Palm Beach County Health Department investigated his clinic after two of his patients developed infections. The administrative complaint (shown below) charged that two subsequent visits revealed that he had not followed the recommendations for correcting the situation. The case was settled with a stipulated agreement under which Haimes did not admit fault but agreed to the above-mentioned provisions. This was the second time Haines was disciplined by the Florida Medical Board. In 1999, he was reprimanded, ordered to submit to professional evaluation, and fined $1,500 based on failure to keep adequate medical records. Haimes came to …