1. David Henry Gorski is an American surgical oncologist and professor of surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
24 Facts About David Gorski
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David Gorski specializes in breast cancer surgery at the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
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David Gorski writes as Orac at Respectful Insolence and as himself at Science-Based Medicine, where he is the managing editor.
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David Gorski went on to study medicine at the University of Michigan, earning an MD in 1988.
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David Gorski entered a residency in general surgery in 1989 at the University Hospitals of Cleveland.
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David Gorski completed a PhD in cellular physiology at Case Western Reserve University in 1994.
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David Gorski was awarded research grants by The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in 2008,2009, and 2010.
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In 2008, David Gorski joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine and became affiliated with the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
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David Gorski is a professor of surgery and oncology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, whose laboratory conducts research on transcriptional regulation of vascular endothelial cell phenotype, as well as the role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in breast cancer.
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David Gorski became the co-director of the Michigan Breast Oncology Quality Initiative in 2013.
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David Gorski is listed as a founder of the Institute for Science in Medicine and as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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David Gorski is a vocal skeptic of alternative medicine and has criticized pseudoscience.
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David Gorski has criticized the prevalence of pseudoscience in the medical field including the use of alternative therapies, acupuncture, detoxification, and the use of dietary treatment to manage autism.
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In 2008 David Gorski started blogging at Science-Based Medicine under his real name while continuing to blog as Orac at Respectful Insolence.
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In 2010, David Gorski recounted how members of the anti-vaccine blog Age of Autism wrote to the board of directors at Wayne State University and asked that he be prevented from blogging.
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David Gorski contributed to the James Randi Education Foundation's series of EBooks: Science Based Medicine Guides.
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David Gorski is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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David Gorski called attention to a 2005 paper by John Ioannidis on problems with published research.
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David Gorski has advocated for open research data of clinical trial results and for using only evidence-based medicine to treat disease.
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David Gorski has been critical of Senator Tom Harkin's support of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which became the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
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David Gorski has criticized the National Institutes of Health and NCCAM for funding and publishing research on unproven therapies not supported by science-based evidence, and has commented on medical ethics and methods of alternative medicine.
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David Gorski has criticized popularization of pseudoscience by the media and celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Bill Maher, Ann Coulter, and The Huffington Post.
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David Gorski criticized the American Medical Student Association for their co-sponsorship of an Integrative Medicine Day.
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David Gorski's views have gradually shifted from conservative to center-left Democrat.