Dr. Richard Bosshardt

I waited and I waited pretty close to a couple of weeks before I finally said, I contacted Tyler Hughes and said, Tyler, what's going on? I can't get on the communities. And this is when I was told, oh, by the way, you are permanently banned from access to the communities

And in addition, you're banned from access to the member directory of the ACS and you're banned from your own private voicemail box. So it was a total, total isolation. And I said, why? Why am I being banned? And the answer was because of your continuous, and I'm basically quoting, your continuous use of disrespectful language and persistent posting of non-clinical material on clinical forums.

And in addition, you're banned from access to the member directory of the ACS and you're banned from your own private voicemail box. So it was a total, total isolation. And I said, why? Why am I being banned? And the answer was because of your continuous, and I'm basically quoting, your continuous use of disrespectful language and persistent posting of non-clinical material on clinical forums.

And in addition, you're banned from access to the member directory of the ACS and you're banned from your own private voicemail box. So it was a total, total isolation. And I said, why? Why am I being banned? And the answer was because of your continuous, and I'm basically quoting, your continuous use of disrespectful language and persistent posting of non-clinical material on clinical forums.

So the thing was I was being disrespectful, which I have disputed, and I can prove I wasn't. And my non-clinical material was posting this issue of DEI on the clinical forums. That they brought up in the first place. Well, and what's interesting is this. They're the ones saying that clinical outcomes in surgery are being impacted, you know, adversely for minorities.

So the thing was I was being disrespectful, which I have disputed, and I can prove I wasn't. And my non-clinical material was posting this issue of DEI on the clinical forums. That they brought up in the first place. Well, and what's interesting is this. They're the ones saying that clinical outcomes in surgery are being impacted, you know, adversely for minorities.

So the thing was I was being disrespectful, which I have disputed, and I can prove I wasn't. And my non-clinical material was posting this issue of DEI on the clinical forums. That they brought up in the first place. Well, and what's interesting is this. They're the ones saying that clinical outcomes in surgery are being impacted, you know, adversely for minorities.

I was disruptive and I was being disrespectful. And so I did ask. I said, can you please show me a single example of anything that I have said at any time that justifies this ban? And they have never done that. I've asked several times. They've refused every single time. So I appealed. I went to the Board of Regents and appealed. And I said, you know, this is wrong.

I was disruptive and I was being disrespectful. And so I did ask. I said, can you please show me a single example of anything that I have said at any time that justifies this ban? And they have never done that. I've asked several times. They've refused every single time. So I appealed. I went to the Board of Regents and appealed. And I said, you know, this is wrong.

I was disruptive and I was being disrespectful. And so I did ask. I said, can you please show me a single example of anything that I have said at any time that justifies this ban? And they have never done that. I've asked several times. They've refused every single time. So I appealed. I went to the Board of Regents and appealed. And I said, you know, this is wrong.

And they came back and said, we reviewed this and we uphold the ban. And this is interesting. They said, and we feel that you have received due process. Well, due process means that they're saying it went through the proper channels in the ACS. Well, the channels are there's a fixed process for disciplining a surgeon. You have to be informed that you're being investigated for some issue.

And they came back and said, we reviewed this and we uphold the ban. And this is interesting. They said, and we feel that you have received due process. Well, due process means that they're saying it went through the proper channels in the ACS. Well, the channels are there's a fixed process for disciplining a surgeon. You have to be informed that you're being investigated for some issue.

And they came back and said, we reviewed this and we uphold the ban. And this is interesting. They said, and we feel that you have received due process. Well, due process means that they're saying it went through the proper channels in the ACS. Well, the channels are there's a fixed process for disciplining a surgeon. You have to be informed that you're being investigated for some issue.

That has to go to their central judiciary committee, which is empowered to investigate their members. They decide if there's merit to this, you know, allegation. And if there is, they send it back to the Board of Regents who then has to, you know, does the punishment, whatever that may be. Could be expelled, could be whatever. They never did that. It never went to the Judiciary Committee.

That has to go to their central judiciary committee, which is empowered to investigate their members. They decide if there's merit to this, you know, allegation. And if there is, they send it back to the Board of Regents who then has to, you know, does the punishment, whatever that may be. Could be expelled, could be whatever. They never did that. It never went to the Judiciary Committee.

That has to go to their central judiciary committee, which is empowered to investigate their members. They decide if there's merit to this, you know, allegation. And if there is, they send it back to the Board of Regents who then has to, you know, does the punishment, whatever that may be. Could be expelled, could be whatever. They never did that. It never went to the Judiciary Committee.

They never informed me that I was being investigated for a possible lifetime ban. As a member of the ACS, I am entitled, my privileges include the right to having a hearing. If I'm looking at being disciplined by my organization, I have a right to have a hearing to defend myself, and they denied me that hearing.

They never informed me that I was being investigated for a possible lifetime ban. As a member of the ACS, I am entitled, my privileges include the right to having a hearing. If I'm looking at being disciplined by my organization, I have a right to have a hearing to defend myself, and they denied me that hearing.

They never informed me that I was being investigated for a possible lifetime ban. As a member of the ACS, I am entitled, my privileges include the right to having a hearing. If I'm looking at being disciplined by my organization, I have a right to have a hearing to defend myself, and they denied me that hearing.

And the reason it's like a catch-22, it didn't go through the Central Judiciary Committee. Therefore, I don't deserve a hearing. The gaslighting is unbelievable, Tucker. It's just unbelievable. So I exhausted every avenue I had to address this with the ACS internally. And that's when I went public. And that's when I wrote my article to the Wall Street Journal.