Doctor Involved in Arizona Medical Kidnapping Case to Face Charges Before Arizona Medical Board

Kathryn A. Coffman, MD – Image source.

Health Impact News

On Wednesday June 3, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. the Arizona Medical Board will review the complaint against the State of Arizona’s expert witness on child abuse cases, Kathryn Coffman, M.D. The meeting will take place at 9535 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (See meeting agenda.)

Dr. Coffman is named a defendant in a federal lawsuit currently pending in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court by Leanna Smith, who has sued the State of Arizona, CPS, and doctors in the medical kidnapping of her two daughters. Read her story here:

Corruption and Medical Malpractice Coverup involving Arizona CPS? How One Family was Destroyed

Leanna Smith had her daughters removed from her custody based on the testimony of doctors who accused her of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, but what Leanna Smith claims was an attempt to cover up medical malpractice. Dr. Coffman was the lead doctor and expert on “child abuse” involved in the case.

According to filed court documents, Leanna’s attorney called on Dr. Eli Newberger as an expert witness, as he is one of the leading authorities nationwide on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. After reviewing the medical records in this case, Dr. Newberger wrote:

My opinion is that there was no evidence that Leanna Smith perpetrated any injury whatever on this child; that there’s no evidence that she misrepresented to doctors in the search for inappropriate or intrusive diagnostic studies or therapeutic inventions – interventions on this child; that there is a welter of speculations purported associations as both Bursch and Coffman would put it, possibilities that don’t cohere in any useful way. And that furthermore, the mandated reports of suspected abuse re base on, in the case of the first report to CPS, misrepresented or falsified medical data made, in my opinion, in bad faith.

One of the claims allegedly made against Leanna Smith was an incredible claim that she gave “anti-freeze” to her daughter, a claim that was never even investigated by looking for toxicology reports to verify.

In addition to what Dr. Newberger stated was “misrepresented or falsified medical data made,” court documents indicate that Dr. Coffman allegedly had serious conflicts of interest in this case, as she represented several parties to the complaint, being employed by both the hospital making the complaint, and CPS investigating the complaint:

Dr. Coffman works for St. Joseph’s Hospital at the Crisis Center located at Child Help USA
Dr. Coffman did the medical reviews for CPS and Detective Page of the Tempe Police Department regarding the allegations of abuse against Leanna Smith
Dr. Coffman testified at the dependency hearing on behalf of CPS
Dr. Coffman worked for the very entity that made the initial complaint to CPS (St. Joseph’s Hospital) and was supervised by the same doctor. (Dr. White) that made the complaint.

Medical Board Review Open to the Public

The public will apparently have 3 minutes to make comments in the case against Dr. Kathryn Coffman in her hearing before the Arizona Medical Board. Parent advocates are encouraging any other parents who may have become victims to medical kidnappings in Arizona due to the testimony of Dr. Coffman to attend the hearings.

Meeting details here.

Brief on Leanna Smith’s Case in the 9th Circuit.

Here are the charges allegedly filed against Dr. Coffman before the Arizona Medical Board:

Dr. Coffman fell below the Standard of Care for a pediatric child abuse expert in her Reports
Dr. Coffman violated the America Academy of Pediatrics policies regarding giving “scientifically sound” and “unbiased expert witness testimony.” Dr. Coffman’s testimony and opinions were biased, inaccurate, incomplete and unscientific.
Dr. Coffman had a clear conflict of Interest
Dr. Coffman early on showed she was biased, was not objective and was advocating for the doctors who had made the reports to CPS
Dr. Coffman’s testimony to a reasonable degree of medical probability that CR was the victim of MSBP (medical child abuse by Mother) is based on speculation and is not supported by any evidence.
Dr. Coffman unethically inferred that Leanna caused the comas by giving CR antifreeze
Dr. Coffman’s opinion the Comas incidents were psychogenic rather than caused by medications administered by the hospitals was speculation and not supported by the facts.

See Also:

Arizona Family Court, CPS, and Doctors on Trial in 9th Circuit Court

Stories from Parents in Arizona Who Claim their Children were Medically Kidnapped:

10 and 12 Year Old Sisters Seized from Family by Hospital in Phoenix

Corruption and Medical Malpractice Coverup involving Arizona CPS? How One Family was Destroyed

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Seizes 8 Year Old Boy Because Mother Seeks Second Opinion

Mom of 2 Year Old Special-Needs Child Asked for Help: Arizona CPS Took Him Away Instead

Arizona CPS Takes 7 Children Away from Parents after Accident

More stories on Arizona:

Mother, interrupted: CPS accused her of everything from neglect to excessive care, never proved anything, and took her daughter anyway

Published on May 31, 2015

12 Comments

Steven Hawks August 21, 2015 at 1:29 pm - Reply

Does anyone know who is representing Leanna Smith ?

ladybard June 4, 2015 at 7:52 pm - Reply

When I tried to get help from Erie Co PA for my grandson who was being groomed by a dangerous pedo-perv and whose mother was not coping, Eric Co PA told me to wait until he ‘did something serious’ to my grandson.  I replied “you’re telling me to wait until this man rapes my grandson?”  The response was a smirk.  The smirker did not give her name; she was short and squat and wearing a ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ sweatshirt.  Of course, we all know of the sadism that led to that mutiny.  Obviously didn’t bother her in the slightest.

A Family Court Commissioner in Thurston Co, Washington, routinely returns children to abusers, or to contact with pedophiles.  She has also committed perjury on and for the record.  Despite complaints to the Commission for Judicial Conduct, articles in the local Gazette, and a FB page called “Victims of Indu Thomas,” she retains her position and continues to do great harm to children.

All across England children are being ‘legally’ kidnapped by their Social Services.  These are not abused children, but children from kind but vulnerable, low income families.  This is to provide ‘prop’ kids for the growing number of LGBTP ‘couples’ who want someone else’s child.

As for medical practice and cover ups, they don’t just apply to children, although more heinous because they can take children away from their parents -devastating to both.

My friend collapsed in NY Hospital after a stress test.  She had an undiagnosed anemia, but instead of investigating they tried to impugn her mental health.  In NYC, EMTs are used to ‘evict’ problem tenants – problem meaning those in rent controlled apartments that are healthy, self reliant and show no signs of dying.  Word is that landlord slips EMTs money, in return for saying the tenant is ‘confused’ and taking him to an Emergency Room where they drug him and discharge him to a nursing home.  I believe it;  I’ve seen two of those in action and will gladly name and shame them.

Time for the citizens to RECLAIM AMERICA.  The ‘federal’ systems and communists are out of control.

marian mcelroy June 1, 2015 at 5:43 pm - Reply

CPS is corrupt.  Doctors are paid to back up CPS false allegations.  They are protected by the law.  Something needs to be done to stop CPS from abducting children without cause.

cjcak June 1, 2015 at 2:49 pm - Reply

Its a strange thing, when you give CPS a real case they do absolutely nothing and then they react to things that have no merit.  I for one am ready to replace the entire system.

LeAnn Addleman June 1, 2015 at 1:31 pm - Reply

I just don’t understand why people do such evil to children and families.

1cpsdestroyer June 1, 2015 at 11:01 am - Reply

Praise the Lord and raise the stakes by taking the entire issue forward in a regular court of law as those given the public trust have betrayed us and need to be held accountable for the damages they inflict with their ungodly appetite to do as they will at any cost.

panderson39 May 31, 2015 at 6:29 pm - Reply

It seems to me that a review of doctors by other doctors would be biased to say the least

MomOfIV June 1, 2015 at 1:11 pm - Reply

3 whole minutes given to the public…wow, the medical board really cares about our input

panderson39 May 31, 2015 at 6:11 pm - Reply

What a farce the whole judicial system is, it’s time to take America back to our God given rights to justice, honor and mercy.  Visit http://www.nationallibertyalliance.org to learn about your rights, duties  and the laws of our creator.  Take the Civics Course, it is a great education

weldon May 31, 2015 at 3:58 pm - Reply
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Best news in a very long time.
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JD May 31, 2015 at 3:38 pm - Reply

How can we share our story with you as well? It also involves Arizona CPS as well as a different child abuse expert employed by the same hospital.

Adminjc May 31, 2015 at 4:00 pm - Reply

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