Indian doctor won a “genius” visa to America, shared millions in grants, and boasted of membership in the prestigious Royal College of Physicians.

[excalibur]

And it was all fake.

In fact, some 90% of H-1B's to Indians are illicitly gained, avoiding Doctors from India would be a good idea.

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, able to crack the country’s best medical school, and work there as a 21-year-old doctor. Anoop Shankar later claimed to add a Ph.D. in epidemiology and treat patients even as he researched population-wide diseases. He won a “genius” visa to America, shared millions in grants, and boasted of membership in the prestigious Royal College of Physicians.

In 2012 West Virginia University hand-picked this international star to help heal one of the country’s sickest states. At just 37, Shankar was nominated to the first endowed position in a new School of Public Health, backed by a million dollars in public funds. As chair of the epidemiology department, he was also poised to help the university spend tens of millions of additional tax dollars. “This is about improving healthcare and improving lives,” said university president Jim Clements, announcing a federal grant for health sciences. “We could not be more proud.”

But there was a problem: Shankar isn’t a Ph.D. He didn’t graduate from the Harvard of India. He didn’t write dozens of the scholarly publications on his resume, and as for the Royal College of Physicians, they’ve never heard of him. He does have a master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina and an Indian medical degree, but at least two of his green card references—attesting to “world class creativity,” “genius insight,” and “a new avenue for treating hypertension”—were a forgery.

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Ivory Tower Phony? Sex, Lies and Fraud Alleged in W. Va. University Case

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, hand-picked to help heal one of America's sickest states. There was just one problem, critics say.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

And it was all fake.

In fact, some 90% of H-1B's to Indians are illicitly gained, avoiding Doctors from India would be a good idea.

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, able to crack the country’s best medical school, and work there as a 21-year-old doctor. Anoop Shankar later claimed to add a Ph.D. in epidemiology and treat patients even as he researched population-wide diseases. He won a “genius” visa to America, shared millions in grants, and boasted of membership in the prestigious Royal College of Physicians.​

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In 2012 West Virginia University hand-picked this international star to help heal one of the country’s sickest states. At just 37, Shankar was nominated to the first endowed position in a new School of Public Health, backed by a million dollars in public funds. As chair of the epidemiology department, he was also poised to help the university spend tens of millions of additional tax dollars. “This is about improving healthcare and improving lives,” said university president Jim Clements, announcing a federal grant for health sciences. “We could not be more proud.”​

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But there was a problem: Shankar isn’t a Ph.D. He didn’t graduate from the Harvard of India. He didn’t write dozens of the scholarly publications on his resume, and as for the Royal College of Physicians, they’ve never heard of him. He does have a master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina and an Indian medical degree, but at least two of his green card references—attesting to “world class creativity,” “genius insight,” and “a new avenue for treating hypertension”—were a forgery.​

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Ivory Tower Phony? Sex, Lies and Fraud Alleged in W. Va. University Case

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, hand-picked to help heal one of America's sickest states. There was just one problem, critics say.

www.nbcnews.com

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And folks wonder why I don't use the American medical industrial complex.

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[shockedcanadian]

And it was all fake.

In fact, some 90% of H-1B's to Indians are illicitly gained, avoiding Doctors from India would be a good idea.

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, able to crack the country’s best medical school, and work there as a 21-year-old doctor. Anoop Shankar later claimed to add a Ph.D. in epidemiology and treat patients even as he researched population-wide diseases. He won a “genius” visa to America, shared millions in grants, and boasted of membership in the prestigious Royal College of Physicians.​

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In 2012 West Virginia University hand-picked this international star to help heal one of the country’s sickest states. At just 37, Shankar was nominated to the first endowed position in a new School of Public Health, backed by a million dollars in public funds. As chair of the epidemiology department, he was also poised to help the university spend tens of millions of additional tax dollars. “This is about improving healthcare and improving lives,” said university president Jim Clements, announcing a federal grant for health sciences. “We could not be more proud.”​

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But there was a problem: Shankar isn’t a Ph.D. He didn’t graduate from the Harvard of India. He didn’t write dozens of the scholarly publications on his resume, and as for the Royal College of Physicians, they’ve never heard of him. He does have a master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina and an Indian medical degree, but at least two of his green card references—attesting to “world class creativity,” “genius insight,” and “a new avenue for treating hypertension”—were a forgery.​

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Ivory Tower Phony? Sex, Lies and Fraud Alleged in W. Va. University Case

He seemed like the Doogie Howser of India, hand-picked to help heal one of America's sickest states. There was just one problem, critics say.

www.nbcnews.com

This has been exposed in Canada too.

Want to talk about a future national security threat in addition to difficult to confirm credentials and lost American workers?

This is where the billionaire class lose their most credibility. Elon talks about Americans having kids but doesn't say a damn thing about H1Bs from 3rd World Countries who drive wages down and take American employment. Of course many of them are going to lie, think about the reward? Also, think of how many spies will be taking advantage of this?

It is a recipe for long term disaster no question, this is why the $100K fee ensures companies are selective and do their due diligence.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

This has been exposed in Canada too.

Want to talk about a future national security threat in addition to difficult to confirm credentials and lost American workers?

This is where the billionaire class lose their most credibility. Elon talks about Americans having kids but doesn't say a damn thing about H1Bs from 3rd World Countries who drive wages down and take American employment.

It is a recipe for long term disaster no question.

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Makes me wonder about a doctor who got time for scamming his patients, several years ago. I think this is the guy. Healthy patients got treatment for cancers that didn't exist.

Detroit Area Doctor Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Providing Medically Unnecessary Chemotherapy to Patients

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