James C. Burt

James C. Burt (born 1921) was an American gynecologist who was sued by female patients for altering their vulvas without their informed consent.

Career

Burt was born in Dayton, Ohio and earned his M.D. from University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1945. He was licensed in Ohio in 1951.

Burt began performing "love surgery" in 1966.Wilkerson, Isabel (December 11, 1988). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=940DE5D81630F932A25751C1A96E948260 Charges Against Doctor Bring Ire and Questions.] "New York Times"] In his 1975 book, "Surgery of Love," Burt wrote: "Women are structurally inadequate for intercourse. This is a pathological condition amenable to surgery." He claimed his surgery would turn women into "horny little mice" and asserted that "the difference between rape and rapture is salesmanship."Burt, James C. and Joan Burt (1975). "Surgery of Love." Carlton Press ISBN 0806201584] Burt's procedures caused sexual dysfunction, infection and the need for corrective surgery in many patients.Associated Press (January 20, 1989). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D71F3EF933A15752C0A96F948260 Ohio Doctor Offers to Quit] .]

In 1988, women subjected to the procedure came forward, eventually initiating several lawsuits.Women go public with charges against Dayton surgeon, Dr James C Burt. "Plain Dealer" 29 Oct, 1988, pg. 01 sec. A]

References

External links

* [http://www.patient-safety.com/burt.htm Dr. James Burt: The Love Surgeon] via patient-safety.com