Paul M. Fleiss

Paul M. Fleiss

Paul Murray Fleiss M.D. (b. 8 September 1933) is an American pediatrician and anti-circumcision activist based in Los Feliz, California.

He earned his B.S. in pharmacy from Wayne State University, his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.P.H. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Fleiss is best known for his unconventional medical views; he is a strong critic of circumcision, and while he recommends that children in his practice receive recommended vaccines, he does not insist upon it.cite news |first= Carla|last= Hall|title=Hollywood madam’s father is placed on probation by state |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/09/local/me-fleiss9|publisher="Los Angeles Times"|date= 2007-10-09|accessdate=2008-09-26 ] Fleiss appeared in an episode of "" on circumcision in 2005.

Fleiss is the father of "Hollywood madam" Heidi Fleiss. In 1994, Paul Fleiss was charged with helping to conceal the income from his daughter's prostitution ring by depositing the money in his name.cite news |title= Tax Charges Are Added in Prostitution Case |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CEFD91739F93AA15754C0A962958260|publisher="New York Times"|date=1994-07-29 |accessdate=2008-09-26 ] Fleiss pled guilty to three felony charges of conspiracy and bank fraud,cite news |title= Hollywood Madam's Father Pleads Guilty |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1531F931A25756C0A963958260 |publisher="New York Times"|date= 1995-05-12|accessdate=2008-09-26 ] and was sentenced to one day in prison and community service. Following the felony convictions, the Medical Board of California placed Fleiss on probation for 1 year and publicly reprimanded him for "unprofessional conduct" and "dishonesty".

Subsequently, in 2005, Fleiss was investigated for his role in the death from untreated AIDS of Eliza Jane Scovill, the daughter of AIDS denialist Christine Maggiore.cite news|title=A Mother’s Denial, a Daughter’s Death|publisher="Los Angeles Times"|author=Charles Ornstein and Daniel Costello|accessdate=2008-09-25|date=2005-09-24|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/24/local/me-eliza24] Scovill was never tested for HIV, and Fleiss was investigated by the Medical Board of California for gross negligence in her care as well as in the care of a second child who was also HIV-positive.cite web|url=http://www.aidstruth.org/PaulFleissMedicalReview.pdf|title=Complaint from the Medical Board of California Division of Medical Quality|author=David T. Thornton|publisher=Medical Board of California|date=2006-09-13|accessdate=2008-09-26] After receiving over 100 letters of support for Fleiss from patients and parents, the Medical Board reached a settlement in which Fleiss was not found grossly negligent, but did concede a failure to maintain adequate medical records and agree to regular review by an outside physician acting as a monitor. [cite web|url=http://www.aidstruth.org/documents/MedBoardResult.pdf|title=Decision of the Medical Board of California|author=Cesar A. Aristeiguieta|publisher=Medical Board of California|date=2007-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-26]

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