The Tell-Tale Signs: Unmasking "A Midwestern Doctor"

The Forgotten Side of Medicine Should Be Forgotten

I hate to break it to you kids. I feel like I'm that horrible big stepbrother telling my new mom's kids that Santa isn't real. But I'm not talking about Santa and childhood dreams—I am talking about your health, and I am doing everyone a favor, or at least trying to.

Look we all have tells. The poker player who touches his nose when he's bluffing. The politician who blinks rapidly when caught in a lie. The socialite who name-drops a touch too desperately at dinner parties. And then there's "A Midwestern Doctor"—the anonymous Substack sensation with 249,000 subscribers who claims to be board-certified but whose tells scream louder than a Times Square billboard: This person is not a doctor.

Three weeks ago I got an email from a man who said he liked my posts and appreciated me and a few others who push back on the likes of The Vigilant Fox and "A Midwestern Doctor." I said thanks and shared just how angry it makes me. How I am terrified for those who latch onto these frauds.

A few days la…