We had a wonderful DAN doc who happens to have a son with autism. He is an Immuniologist and very educated in the DAN protocol. He is in Carrollton/Plano Texas so you would have a long drive but he is so nice and sincere and comes highly recommended by the autism families that live here:) Very dedicated to helping kids with autism. Good luck!
I have to agree with Fred on this. Both of my children have been treated by a DAN doc for the past couple years. We ended up switching to a more reputable DAN doc who had more experience.
The best thing to do is to talk to other parents. www.generationrescue.org has "rescue angels" from every state. These are parents who are doing biomed with their children and can provide you with a lot of information about the doctors in your state, time, expense, etc. You can also join various yahoo groups such as chelatingkids2, biomedheads, autisminfo. All of these groups mostly have parents as members and you can post a question about a reputable doctor in Texas. I know that Thoughtful House is a very very reputable place.
Hope that helps.
I was wondering,if anyone has a list of D.A.N Doctors in the States. I need to find one in Houston Texas. Thanks all.Hi Sparkysmom,
Here's the official list:
http://www.autism.com/ari/ari-lists/danus.html
I would encourage you to carefully scrutinize who you choose and carefully read the dislaimer. DAN! doesn't do a very good job at policing its ranks, apparently, and there are some right quacks on this list. The guy down here, where I live, is not board certified, not a member of the AMA, and had had his license suspended by seriously endangering a woman by administering 'IV Ozone and Peroxide' or some such therapy to treat 'yeast' (not a real yeast infection - a theoretical one) and fatigue. His website seems to indicate that he can cure just about anything - as long as it's somoething that can't be easily diagnosed and treated by 'mainstream medicine'.
Another lady in our state appears to be impeccably credentialed - a licensed, board certified pediatrician with a clean record and a mother of an autistic child. Look for someone like that.
Find the web-site for your state medical board. They should have a search tool where you can check the licensure of those practicing in your state, and there should be a way for you to check their history, etc.
Also, be aware that you don't actually have to be a doctor to be a DAN! doctor - so unless you're into alt-med, I'd personally stick with actual doctors.
This may be of help or interest to some http://www.healing-arts.org/children/amyholmes.htm
Important Announcement about Dr. Amy Holmes !
( Referral List to Other DAN! Doctors who Offer Mercury Detoxification Treatments ) |
It is with great regrets that we must inform you that due to health reasons, Dr. Amy Holmes is no longer able to continue in her practice and will not be able to personally reply to your emails regarding the chelation of mercury in the treatment of autism or other related matters.
Dr. Amy - as many of you know her - is a physician-mother of an autistic child, and (along with Dr. Stephanie Cave, author of the book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations) had been exploring the testing and treatment for mercury poisoning in autistic spectrum children for several years in her Baton Rouge, Louisiana clinic. She was a leading practitioner of oral chelation for children who showed evidence of brain mercury and one of a group of physicians who pioneered a new direction in medical detoxification of children based on careful attention to testing and nutrient/mineral supplementation. She and her group were working with around 800 patients (and a very long waiting list) in treatment for heavy metal toxicity; her own autistic son who was non-verbal at four years of age is totally off the spectrum and normal in most ways after two years of chelation. Previous chelation protocols for children have not been adequately defined and effective to our knowledge, especially since what we're seeing in these epidemic proportions is a newly defined syndrome called "regressive" or "late onset" autism. Dr. Holmes participated in a group of 26 toxicity experts who convened for three days in February of 2001 to devise a Consensus Position Paper for Mercury Detoxification of Autistic Children. Dr. Stepanie Cave and a wide range of physicians are attempting to integrate her extensive case-load. Until all these arrangements and re-assignments can be made, we respectfully request that you do not contact Dr. Cave directly unless you or your child were already an established patient of Dr. Holmes. We are providing below - through information registered with the Autism Research Institute (ARI) - a list of practitioners who deal with heavy metal detoxification for you to contact. We will notify you here when Dr. Stephanie Cave is able to take referrals. We will continue to list - and highly recommend that you read - Dr. Holmes' following articles on our website: |
Practitioners who Offer Heavy Metal Detoxification Services Recommended by Dr. Amy Holmes
The doctors listed below were recommended by Amy Holmes and are not in any particular order of preference. Those she knew personally are notated by a red asterisk [ * ]. Dr. Holmes noted about this list: "There may be some on the DAN! Practitioner list on the ARI web site who are also very good, but I just don't know anything about them."
Following Dr. Amy Holme's list below is the Complete List of DAN! Doctors and Practititoners from the Autism Research Institute's webite who have indicated that they offer mercury and other heavy metal detoxification services.
- Cindy K. Schneider, M.D. *
1002 East McDowell Road, Suite A
Phoenix, AZ 85006
tel: 602-340-8717
fax: 602-340-8720
- Robert E. Cater, M.D.
P.O. Box 238536
830 South Coast Hwy. 101, Suite B2
Encinitas, CA 92024
tel: 760-434-5655
fax: 760-720-7437
- Richard Kunin, M.D.
2698 Pacific Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94115
tel: 415-346-2500
fax: 415-346-4991
- John L. Kucera, M.D.
1304 North Academy Blvd, #209
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
tel: 719-596-1118
fax: 719-573-9774
- Sidney Baker M.D. *
40 Hillside Road North
Weston, CT 06883
tel: 203-227-8444
fax: 203-227 8443
- Jeff Bradstreet, M.D. *
International Autism Research Center
1663 Georgie Street NE, Suite 700
Palm Bay, FL 32907
tel: 800-328-4001, 321-953-0278
fax: 321-953-0279
- Jerrold J. Kartzinel, M.D. *
International Autism Research Center
1663 Georgia Street NE, Suite 700
Palm Bay, FL 32907
tel: 800-328-4001, 321-953-0278
fax: 321-953-0279
- David Berger, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Vitality Health & Wellness
2999 NE 191st Street, #905
Aventura, FL 33180
tel: 305-466-1100
fax: 305-466-1160
- Linda Nathanson-Lippitt, M.D. *
2400 Herodian Way, Stuite 150
Smyrna, GA 30080
tel: 770-850-8588
fax: 770-850-8789
- John Hicks, M.D.
15 Commerce Drive, Suite 108
Grays Lake, IL 60030
tel: 847-548-0777
fax: 847-548-8899
- Anjum Usman, M.D.
HRI - Pfeiffer Treatment Center
1804 Centre Point Circle, Suite 102
Naperville, IL 60563
tel: 630-505-0300
fax: 630-505-1907
- Jane El-Dahr, M.D. *
Department of Pediatrics
Tulane Medical Center
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
tel: 504-588-5800
fax: 504-584-3619
- Richard E. Layton, M.D. *
901 Dulaney Valley Road
Dulaney Center II, Suite 602
Towson, MD 21204
tel: 410-337-2707
fax: 410-337-2841
- Paul Millard Hardy, M.D. *
Hardy Healthcare Associates
62 Derby Street
Hingham, MA 02043
tel: 781-740-8300
fax: 781-740-8242
- Maureen McDonnell, B.S., R.N. *
83 Princeton Avenue, Suite 2D
Hopewell, NJ 08525
tel: 609-466-4291
fax: 609-466-4223
- James Neubrander, M.D., F.A.A.E.M. *
15 South Main Street, Suite 6
Edison, NJ 08837
tel: 732-634-3666
fax: 732-634-8008
- Kenneth Bock, M.D. *
108 Montgomery Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
tel: 914-876-7082
fax: 914-876-4615
- Sherri Tenpenny, D.O. *
13550 Falling Water Road, #202
Strongsville, OH 44136
tel: 440-572-1136
fax: 440-572-2195
- Karyl Bental, D.O. *
1227 Augusta West Parkway, Suite 14
Augusta, GA 30909
tel: 706-627-1301
- Dennis W. Remington, M.D.
1675 North Freedom Boulevard, #11-E
Provo, UT 84604
tel: 801-373-8500
fax: 801-373-3426
- Mary Megson, M.D. *
Pediatric & Adolescent Ability Center
Richmond, VA 23226
tel: 804-673-9128
fax: 804-673-9195
- Bryan Jepson, M.D. *
Children's Biomedical Center of Utah
880 East 9400 South, Suite 115
Sandy, UT 84094
tel: 801-541-5708Index of DAN! Practitioners (by State) who Offer Mercury Detoxification and/or Other Heavy Metal Detoxification Services
Since its establishment in 1967, the Autism Research Institute has had as a major priority the tracking of promising treatments for autism. To accelerate the development and dissemination of information that will be helpful to many families of autistic children, the Autism Research Institute convened the first Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) conference in Dallas in January, 1995. Follow-up DAN! conferences have been held each Spring and Fall to further advance the treatment of autism. The conferences have produced a base of physicians who wish to employ rational, scientifically sound approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of autism, and who regard psychoactive drugs as their last choice, not their first.
Previously, some parents had reported to the Autism Research Institute that certain DAN!-listed practitioners they contacted were in fact not truly sympathetic to the DAN! approach, despite their having requested to be on ARI's DAN! referral list. In response to this problem, in July 2002 ARI requested all those on the DAN! practitioners list to sign a statement asserting that they subscribe to the DAN! philosophy, and conduct their practice in accordance with the DAN! philosophy. (Click here to read the DAN! philosophy statement.) They were also asked to indicate which DAN!-related interventions they offer.
The following is a list of physicians and other health practitioners who utilize the DAN Protocol in their practices and have indicated that they specifically offer interventiond for mercury and other heavy metal detoxification. While it is a current as possible, there may be changes and additions which have not been included. If you have information on other physicians who use this protocol or who no longer are in practice, please email the Webmaster of this site. We will update this list, as a service to you, on a regular basis. This list is as accurate as possible, however no claim is made that it is completely accurate. To find out for sure if a physician or practitioner on this list is using the DAN Protocol, contact their office for information. Also, note that some health care practitioners listed below are not physicians, and therefore are not able to provide many of the DAN! diagnostic and treatment options. However, many of these practitioners do provide extremely helpful treatments and advice, and may be able to suggest helpful local physicians who are not yet on the DAN! list.
Index of Practitioners By State
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
What is the name of your DAN doctor in Plano? Can you post a link? Also, does he/she take insurance?
That is one of the saddest things is that a lot of these doctors do not take insurance for two reasons. One, cash is better. Two, their procedures are not always insured approved.
It makes it more difficult that they do not file your insurance, but they do give you the claim form so you can mail it in yourself!