AMA Quack Morris Fishbein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Fishbein#cite_note-2 Morris Fishbein M.D. (July 22, 1889 – September 27, 1976) was a physician with surprisingly little clinical experience but despite this he became the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) from 1924 to 1950. In 1961 he became the founding Editor of Medical World News , a magazine for doctors. In 1970 he endowed the Morris Fishbein Center. [1] He was also notable for exposing quacks , notably the goat-gland surgeon John R. Brinkley , and campaigning for regulation of medical devices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/how-the-ama-got-rich-powe_b_6103720.html excerpt Fishbein was a medical doctor who did not practice medicine. He was, however, an effective advocate for conventional medicine and a vocal critic of unconventional treatments. Shortly after he became head of the AMA, he wrote several books sharply critical of "medical quackery." He called ch...
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