Stella Gwandiku-Ambe Immanuel was born on 1965 and is a Cameroonian-American physician and pastor.
17 Facts About Stella Immanuel
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In mid-2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a video went viral on social media platforms in which Immanuel said hydroxychloroquine can cure COVID-19, and that public health measures such as social distancing and the wearing of face masks were ineffective and unnecessary.
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Stella Immanuel emigrated to the United States after completing her medical education in Nigeria.
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Stella Immanuel recalled an interest in becoming a doctor from the age of four.
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Stella Immanuel attended Cameroon Protestant College, a secondary school in Bali, Cameroon.
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Stella Immanuel completed a pediatric residency at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City.
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Stella Immanuel began her career at a pediatric clinic in Louisiana.
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Stella Immanuel is a pastor, founder of Fire Power Ministries, and host of a radio-and-television show entitled Fire Power.
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Stella Immanuel is a self-described "wealth transfer coach" and has written several books as part of her Occupying Force series.
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Stella Immanuel prescribed medication but did not take X-rays or attempt to retrieve the needle.
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On July 27,2020, Stella Immanuel appeared in a Tea Party Patriots-backed press event that was organized by the group "America's Frontline Doctors" in front of the steps of the US Supreme Court Building.
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Stella Immanuel said she had cured COVID-19 in 350 patients at her clinic using a combination of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc, and that public health measures such as the wearing of facial coverings and social distancing are unnecessary.
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Stella Immanuel was ordered to pay a $500 fine to the medical board.
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Stella Immanuel later posted a tweet accusing technology companies of censorship; that content was removed from the platform.
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Stella Immanuel lost the case after failing to show the network made any false statements.
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In March 2023, MedPage Today reported that Stella Immanuel was the single highest prescriber of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine in the United States for the years 2021 and 2022.
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Stella Immanuel wrote almost 32,000 prescriptions for ivermectin in 2021, well above the average of 15.