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Milan Brych (born 11 December 1939) is a Czech-born quack and convicted fraudster known for his promotion of fraudulent treatments for cancer. He was removed from the New Zealand Medical Register in 1977 and in 1980 he was convicted of practising medicine without a licence in California.
Brych fled the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and arrived in New Zealand as a refugee. Claiming to have medical professional qualifications, he commenced work as a medical practitioner. After being removed from the register of New Zealand medical practitioners in 1977, he then relocated his cancer treatment practice to the Cook Islands. One of his most high profile proponents in the 1970s was the then premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who invited him to set up practice in Australia. Brych relocated to the United States, and in 1980 was convicted of practising medicine without a license. After serving part of his six-year sentence, he was deported.
Milan Brych was born Vlastimil Brych on 11 December 1939 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was in prison twice during his youth and never graduated from high school. Brych claimed to have studied medicine at the Masaryk University in Brno. It was later revealed that at the time he claimed to have been studying, he was in fact in prison. After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (but not because of the invasion, it was just a coincidence), he fled to Italy with his girlfriend Marika. Then as a refugee he arrived in New Zealand.
Brych arrived in New Zealand in November 1968 after being accepted as a refugee. He initially found work as a laboratory technician at Auckland Hospital. After about a year, he successfully applied for a provisional medical licence on the basis that he held the equivalent of a medical degree and doctorate, claims which were subsequently found to be false. According to Myrek Cvigr, who acted as interpreter for Brych upon his arrival in New Zealand, Brych initially claimed to be a psychiatrist rather than an oncologist.
After completing an internship, Brych was hired by the radiotherapy department at Auckland Hospital on the basis that he had worked in oncology in Czechoslovakia. A later investigation found that his supervising consultants had found that he lacked knowledge in the fundamentals of medicine, but they had not raised concerns as they believed his qualifications had were not in doubt. By 1971, Brych had begun to treat patients with a series of injections which he claimed could induce remission of cancer. His claims received substantial media coverage and by late 1972 he had established a separate private practice and begun to treat overseas cancer patients from Australia and North America.
Medical authorities in New Zealand were immediately skeptical of Brych's claims, as he refused to provide details of his treatment methods on the basis they might be stolen by other doctors or by pharmaceutical companies. He also refused to provide patients' medical records to the Auckland Hospital Board and begun making claims that he was being prosecuted by the medical profession.
In April 1974, at the request of the Auckland Hospital Board, health minister Bob Tizard appointed a commission of enquiry into cancer services in Auckland, led by Australian physiologist Douglas Wright. Wright's report concluded that Brych had not developed any novel treatments for cancer. It also cast doubt on Brych's qualifications and criticised his "virtually complete absence of proper medical records".
Brych's contract at Auckland Hospital was terminated in response to Wright's findings, although he continue to treat patients privately. In November 1974, the Medical Council of New Zealand cancelled Brych's registration as a medical practitioner. He appealed his deregistration to the Supreme Court of New Zealand and was able to continue practising for over two years pending the outcome of his appeal. He eventually withdrew his appeal shortly before a hearing date was scheduled in early 1977, claiming that he was the victim of a conspiracy by the Communist authorities in Czechoslovakia which had destroyed evidence of his academic and professional record.
Milan Brych
Milan Brych (born 11 December 1939) is a Czech-born quack and convicted fraudster known for his promotion of fraudulent treatments for cancer. He was removed from the New Zealand Medical Register in 1977 and in 1980 he was convicted of practising medicine without a licence in California.
Brych fled the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and arrived in New Zealand as a refugee. Claiming to have medical professional qualifications, he commenced work as a medical practitioner. After being removed from the register of New Zealand medical practitioners in 1977, he then relocated his cancer treatment practice to the Cook Islands. One of his most high profile proponents in the 1970s was the then premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who invited him to set up practice in Australia. Brych relocated to the United States, and in 1980 was convicted of practising medicine without a license. After serving part of his six-year sentence, he was deported.
Milan Brych was born Vlastimil Brych on 11 December 1939 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was in prison twice during his youth and never graduated from high school. Brych claimed to have studied medicine at the Masaryk University in Brno. It was later revealed that at the time he claimed to have been studying, he was in fact in prison. After the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (but not because of the invasion, it was just a coincidence), he fled to Italy with his girlfriend Marika. Then as a refugee he arrived in New Zealand.
Brych arrived in New Zealand in November 1968 after being accepted as a refugee. He initially found work as a laboratory technician at Auckland Hospital. After about a year, he successfully applied for a provisional medical licence on the basis that he held the equivalent of a medical degree and doctorate, claims which were subsequently found to be false. According to Myrek Cvigr, who acted as interpreter for Brych upon his arrival in New Zealand, Brych initially claimed to be a psychiatrist rather than an oncologist.
After completing an internship, Brych was hired by the radiotherapy department at Auckland Hospital on the basis that he had worked in oncology in Czechoslovakia. A later investigation found that his supervising consultants had found that he lacked knowledge in the fundamentals of medicine, but they had not raised concerns as they believed his qualifications had were not in doubt. By 1971, Brych had begun to treat patients with a series of injections which he claimed could induce remission of cancer. His claims received substantial media coverage and by late 1972 he had established a separate private practice and begun to treat overseas cancer patients from Australia and North America.
Medical authorities in New Zealand were immediately skeptical of Brych's claims, as he refused to provide details of his treatment methods on the basis they might be stolen by other doctors or by pharmaceutical companies. He also refused to provide patients' medical records to the Auckland Hospital Board and begun making claims that he was being prosecuted by the medical profession.
In April 1974, at the request of the Auckland Hospital Board, health minister Bob Tizard appointed a commission of enquiry into cancer services in Auckland, led by Australian physiologist Douglas Wright. Wright's report concluded that Brych had not developed any novel treatments for cancer. It also cast doubt on Brych's qualifications and criticised his "virtually complete absence of proper medical records".
Brych's contract at Auckland Hospital was terminated in response to Wright's findings, although he continue to treat patients privately. In November 1974, the Medical Council of New Zealand cancelled Brych's registration as a medical practitioner. He appealed his deregistration to the Supreme Court of New Zealand and was able to continue practising for over two years pending the outcome of his appeal. He eventually withdrew his appeal shortly before a hearing date was scheduled in early 1977, claiming that he was the victim of a conspiracy by the Communist authorities in Czechoslovakia which had destroyed evidence of his academic and professional record.