The Preventionist - Trailer

About this episode

The Preventionist explores the troubling case of a pediatrician in Pennsylvania accused of falsely accusing families of abuse.

In the summer of 2023, reporter Dyan Neary received a tip about a problematic doctor in Pennsylvania. Families were claiming that when they sought medical care for their children, this pediatrician falsely accused them of abuse, and their children were taken away from them. The Preventionist traces this doctor’s decades-long career across multiple states, and explores the rise of a new and powerful kind of specialist, the “child abuse pediatrician” — whose decisions can be incredibly difficult to challenge.

Topics covered

• medical ethics
• child protection
• abuse allegations
• pediatric care
• true crime

Keywords

• pediatrician
• child abuse
• medical care
• Pennsylvania
• Dyan Neary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania, child abuse pediatrician

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