ATLANTA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Georgia has suspended the license of a doctor charged with treating cancer patients with injections of weed killer.
Totada R. Shanthaveerappa has been indicted on federal charges that include insurance fraud, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The 87-count indictment alleges that he used unapproved treatments and filed false reports to get insurance reimbursement.
Advertisement
The doctor, a native of India, has practiced in Georgia for more than 30 years. He calls himself an alternative healer.
In addition to the injections, his treatments include placing patients in a hyperbaric chamber, where air pressure can be reduced or increased. His Web site says that patients are charged $60,000 for six weeks of treatment.
