December 16, 2014
An Open Letter To
Stephen Kennedy
I'm bankrupt and lost
my medical license. You deserve all the
credit for making this happen.
May I request that ,
in memory of Patrick you review the
medical findings based upon
evidence-based medicine.
A careful review
shows that the Fairfax County pathologist Dr. Shane Chittenden made a
crucial error in his medical report by attributing Patrick’s death to
methadone.
Two separate blood
levels ( 210 and 410ng )did indicate that they were in the therapeutic range
and not toxic (Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine). The initial dosage of
methadone was consistent with standard guidelines according to the textbook of
Goodman and Gilman therapeutics.
Two cardiologists
and an independent pathologist concluded that Patrick’s death was unrelated to
methadone prescribed by me.
All three experts
concluded that the autopsy findings (enlarged heart in a young person with
sedentary life, diseased coronary arteries, thickened septum) suggested death
was due to a rare congenital heart condition (congenital cardiac hypertrophic
myopathy). The lone exception came from your expert consultant a psychiatrist
who did not have access to the reports from three experts and therefore reached his conclusion based upon Dr. Chittenden’s report.
I'm terribly sorry
you lost your son. I'm truly sorry. His
tragic death was not brought on by me. If you disagree with my findings please
show me the scientific evidence .
Respectfully
Alen J Salerian MD
I've tried to post this at least 3 times. Your sons death is tragic and no parent should have to bury a child. But the evidence is clear. So many times things like a heart problem in such a young person is missed. Sylvester Stallone lost his son in a manner very similar to you. I'm a parent and I can't imagine your pain but blaming the wrong person will not bring your son back and as parents we want someone to blame. But Sir this is not Dr S's fault. Everyone grieves differently but ruining someone else's life is not the way to do it. I pray you find peace and realize the blame is being put on the wrong person.
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