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Sunday,
February 25, 2007 5:59 AM
Seems to me Rich, you look like my
guardian angel. I can just barely make
out the halo.
OB GYN Michigan
- Dec 15, 2006
Rich,
It is really quite amazing to me the
degree of perseverance you have for
working on these sham peer review cases.
As we all know, some of these cases take
a great deal of time to resolve, yet you
continue to look for windows of
opportunity until there is a resolution.
The resolution we all seek is to get
back to work in our field of training,
and nobody has a success record that can
compare to yours.
I want to thank you for your
consideration and continuing efforts,
and always being available whenever I
have a question or a problem. I can't
think of anyone else, in any business,
who is literally available all hours of
all the days of the week! I cannot
imagine trying to negotiate this course
without your assistance.
Sincerely,
R. L., M.D.
Dec 6, 2006
Dear Rich:
Thank you for the long
email. You ARE a beacon of light.
Absolutely! I
remain deeply saddened of the reality
that physicians are being hunted and
destroyed by hostile hospital
administrators, medical boards and
peers. You are fighting a war that you
certainly will win. My heart continues
to grieve for the talented professionals
who become targets and "are driven to
slaughter." You are their light and
their hope. It is wonderful to watch
your organization grow.
Candace,
(widow of obstetrician who committed
suicide)
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Nov 16, 2006
Rich, I was just informed by MIEC that my
application for malpractice coverage has been
approved. Words fail to express my appreciation and
gratitude for your encouragement and support. Now, I
can get started on the path back to the clinics and
OR. I can also concentrate on getting my data bank
report redacted once I am safely back to work. If
you are interested I can also send you the report of
the independent reviewer and my rebuttal of the
report prepared for my attorney I think that I told
you that Kaiser breached the mediation agreement by
tampering with the independent reviewer while he
prepared his report. By breaching contract they
opened themselves up to major legal vulnerability.
We will see. I will keep you updated. Keep the
faith!
Best regards,
Bernie
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Thanks for the encouragement Rich. I really do
appreciate your insight and perspectives relative to
my situation. These have been quite helpful. Have a
great weekend even though I know that you work
continuously.
Bernie
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July 28, 2006
Rich, like I said before, words from you give me
additional energy to keep fighting the fight to get
back to work. I decided to try to first assist up
at ... to avoid being labeled as inactive for
a year or more. Assisting is not the same as being
the surgeon but an old pro like me can help a
surgeon do a case better without him or her knowing
how much they are being helped.
Thanks for the encouraging words and "Keep the
faith!". I am glad you are out there doing what you
do.
Bernie
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5/12/04 - "To Whom it May Concern:
I am writing this to commend Richard Willner,.... In
a very short period of time, he developed a plan and
approach that saved my professional career. If I had
taken the approach that I had in mind, I would have
undeservedly though undoubtedly lost my hospital
privileges. Due to what I experienced of Richard
Willner’s passion, dedication, creativity, and keen
intelligence - I recommend him to all physicians in
all the varieties and all stages of trouble that we
can find ourselves in. If Harriet Tubman can be
called the Moses of African Slaves, I think it is
appropriate to call Richard Willner the Moses of
beleaguered physicians."
Sincerely, Annie Bukacek MD
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April 2006
Just wanted to give you an update on how things are
going. I was already elected the divisional chair of
ENT & orthopedics in my current clinic. Well now I
have been elected Chief of Surgery. Less than three
years from the date of my suspension I was
elected Chief of Surgery here in Wisconsin.
Obviously, I feel a world away from my time. I owe
you so much for your support and encouragement
during my darkest hours. I don't think I would even
be practicing medicine now if it weren't for the
help and support which each of you showed. Thanks
again and please call on me if you ever need my
advice or perspective.
Sincerely,
M.T., md
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June 6, 2004 - " Richard is my
hero." R.A, MD
Dear Dr.Willner,
Thank you for listening to me and trying to help me.
You are a very good person, honest, sincere, trust
worthy, over all a person who really cares and says
and does what is practical/real/helping with open
heart...no amount of money can do that....I am so
much grateful I met you and you are helping me.
Thank you DOC.... You are one of a kind...
R.M. MD
- September 2005
Dear Rich,
Thanks for being a light in the darkness. Losing my
license because bad people did things in my office
has been the pits. You have been a great
encouragement to me; and helped me to reach out and
do the right thing and the positive "makes a
difference thing". You have given me worthwhile and
supportive advice and helped me to get through these
bad days. It has helped me to understand the people
and power plays behind the injustice.
You have helped me get to a positive outcome. I
think you have a great grasp of the games being
played .I just would like you to know that I count
you among my friends. Sometimes you have to do what
creates the best outcome, not what ever comes first
to mind. I was really too mad and down to think
straight.
I would recommend your consulting for anyone that
gets shot down by a very flawed system. Thank you
from the bottom of my heart!
Sincerely,
Dr K.
- Sunday, September 04, 2005
Dr. Willner,
I want to thank you for your support throughout my
dealings with peer review fraud since 2001. You have
truly helped my family and I survive this crime.
Your knowledge and expertise have proven to be
invaluable in matters of peer review fraud. I would
strongly recommend that anyone who thinks they may
be involved in a medical staff conflict contact you
immediately. To ignore this recommendation is
foolhardy, and could mean the end of a career. Those
of us who have been through these events know. You
are truly an expert, if not the only expert, in this
field.
A physician may be represented by one of the best
attorneys money can buy, but I guarantee they are
still handicapped if they don't have your support.
No affiliation with any physician group (AMA, TMA,
etc.) is going to significantly help, either. Of all
the money I have spent on defending myself, I have
only seen returns on the investment in time and
money I have made with you and your organization.
In fact, I fear there is nobody who could continue
the services that you and your organization provide
should anything happen to you. So, you and your
family are welcome to stay at my home anytime a
hurricane threatens Louisiana again.
I never knew such acts as peer review fraud were
possible in the U.S. Fortunately, you have been
helping victims of peer review fraud successfully
fight this (type of crime) for years! Your
organization is more valuable, both to the physician
and the public, than the AMA.
Sincerely,
R. M.D.
Chief, Dept. of Surgery-
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery
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