Joachim Boldt
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Joachim Boldt is a German anesthesiologist
, a leading researcher into colloids. He has been stripped of his professorship and is under criminal investigation for possible forgery of up to 90 research studies.
s, including Anesthesia & Analgesia
, the European Journal of Anaesthesiology and the British Journal of Anaesthesia
, allege that 89 of 102 studies published by Boldt contained research that lacked proper institutional review board
approval.
On November 10, 2010, Boldt was suspended from Klinikum Ludwigshafen, a hospital in Germany, for a scientific publication in Anesthesia & Analgesia that lacked sufficient background research. His field of research, and the publications, are related to hydroxyethyl starch
(HES). Some ninety studies he published are currently being reviewed.
In February 2011, Boldt was stripped of his title Professor at University of Giessen
for failing to teach, and the university is investigating possible charges of scientific misconduct.
Boldt is involved in a criminal investigation "amid allegations that he may have forged up to 90 crucial studies. He has been stripped of his professorship and sacked from a German hospital following allegations about his research into drugs known as colloids. Experts described Mr Boldt's alleged forgeries as possibly the biggest medical research scandal since Andrew Wakefield
was struck off last year for falsely claiming to have proved a link between the MMR vaccine and autism
."
Anesthesiologist
An anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
, a leading researcher into colloids. He has been stripped of his professorship and is under criminal investigation for possible forgery of up to 90 research studies.
Drug research fraud scandal
The editors of sixteen different scientific journalScientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
s, including Anesthesia & Analgesia
Anesthesia & Analgesia
Anesthesia & Analgesia is a monthly peer reviewed medical journal covering anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine that was established in 1922. It is the first journal ever to be published in Anesthesiology. Anesthesia & Analgesia is owned by the International Anesthesia Research...
, the European Journal of Anaesthesiology and the British Journal of Anaesthesia
British Journal of Anaesthesia
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, of which it is the official journal. It was established in 1923 and covers all aspects of anaesthesia. The current editor-in-chief is...
, allege that 89 of 102 studies published by Boldt contained research that lacked proper institutional review board
Institutional review board
An institutional review board , also known as an independent ethics committee or ethical review board , is a committee that has been formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans with the aim to protect the rights and welfare of the...
approval.
On November 10, 2010, Boldt was suspended from Klinikum Ludwigshafen, a hospital in Germany, for a scientific publication in Anesthesia & Analgesia that lacked sufficient background research. His field of research, and the publications, are related to hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch is a nonionic starch derivative. It is one of the most frequently used volume expander under the trade names Hespan by B. Braun Medical Inc...
(HES). Some ninety studies he published are currently being reviewed.
In February 2011, Boldt was stripped of his title Professor at University of Giessen
University of Giessen
The University of Giessen is officially called the Justus Liebig University Giessen after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser.-History:The University of Gießen is among the oldest institutions of...
for failing to teach, and the university is investigating possible charges of scientific misconduct.
Boldt is involved in a criminal investigation "amid allegations that he may have forged up to 90 crucial studies. He has been stripped of his professorship and sacked from a German hospital following allegations about his research into drugs known as colloids. Experts described Mr Boldt's alleged forgeries as possibly the biggest medical research scandal since Andrew Wakefield
Andrew Wakefield
Andrew Wakefield is a British former surgeon and medical researcher, known as an advocate for the discredited claim that there is a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, autism and bowel disease, and for his fraudulent 1998 research paper in support of that claim.Four years after...
was struck off last year for falsely claiming to have proved a link between the MMR vaccine and autism
MMR vaccine controversy
The MMR vaccine controversy was a case of scientific misconduct which triggered a health scare. It followed the publication in 1998 of a paper in the medical journal The Lancet which presented apparent evidence that autism spectrum disorders could be caused by the MMR vaccine, an immunization...
."