Eric R. Braverman


Eric R. Braverman is an American physician. He is the medical director of PATH Medical and coordinator of clinical research for PATH Foundation NY, both of which are located in New York City. PATH has filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
After an action by the Attorney General of New Jersey, Braverman temporarily lost his license to practice medicine in that state.

Education

Braverman earned his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University in 1979, and his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1983.

Career

Braverman served as clinical assistant professor of integrative medicine in neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, assistant attending physician at Cabrini Medical Center, and instructor in psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, the American Neuropsychiatric Association, the Quantitative EEG Board, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

PATH Medical

Braverman is the founder and medical director of the Place For Achieving Total Health Medical, PC, a medical practice where his focus is brain health, and he promotes the use of hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements. He operates Total Health Nutrients, Inc., and Total Health Nutrients, LLC, which market dietary supplements through PATH and online. Quackwatch has stated that PATH promotes and sells questionable health products, and has also accused Braverman of promoting quackery.

Temporary suspension of New Jersey Medical License (1996)

In July 1996, Braverman's license to practice medicine in New Jersey was suspended by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners after finding that he repeatedly misdiagnosed his patients and prescribed them inappropriate treatments. The New York Times also noted that Braverman has a radio show on which he advocated for alternative medicine.
After reaching a settlement, Braverman's license was reinstated in July 1997, with the board reprimanding Braverman for "keeping inadequate records, performing an incomplete examination, and practicing medicine while under suspension". Braverman agreed to reimberse the state $20,000 to cover part of the costs from the investigation.

Sexual harassment and assault

In 2016, Braverman was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree felony sex abuse. It was alleged in the criminal complaint that Braverman had molested a 28-year-old Texas woman in his Tribeca apartment in January 2016, by forcing her face-down onto his bed as she yelled "stop", getting on top of her, grabbing her hair, and grabbing her breast against her will. He was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, pleaded guilty to sexual harassment, and was barred from further contact with the victim.
In 2017, Braverman was again arrested. He was charged in a criminal complaint with sexually assaulting a female patient at his office by forcible touching and sex abuse.

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