Doctors accused of spreading misinformation lose certifications

Analysis by Lauren Weber and McKenzie Beard
August 13, 2024 at 7:38 a.m. EDT



The American Board of Internal Medicine revoked the certification of Pierre Kory and another physician for promoting a covid treatment long after the medical community deemed it ineffective. (Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/AP)

New this a.m.: The American Board of Internal Medicine revoked the certifications of Pierre Kory and Paul Marik, two physicians known for continuing to promote ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medication, as a treatment for covid long after the medical community found it to be ineffective.

The two men co-founded the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, which experts say spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. ... The Board’s website listed both men’s certifications as “revoked” within the past week. That effectively prevents them from practicing at large hospitals and academic institutions.

While the separate telehealth group that Kory leads states on its website that Kory and another medical provider at the practice have received complaints against their medical credentials, there are no disciplinary actions listed against him in Wisconsin, New York or California, states where Kory is licensed to practice medicine. Marik’s medical license in Virginia expired in 2022, according to the state’s Department of Health Professions.

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By Lauren Weber
Lauren Weber joined The Washington Post in 2023 as an accountability reporter focused on the forces promoting scientific and medical disinformation. She previously investigated the decimated public health system and covid disparities for Kaiser Health News. Twitter

By McKenzie Beard
McKenzie Beard is a researcher for The Health 202, a morning newsletter and daily guide to Washington's health-care policy debate. She started at the Post as an American University practicum student on the investigative desk in 2021 and has previously reported for Voice of America and Teen Vogue. Twitter