- Report: #553793
Complaint Review: Atlanta Medical Institute - atlanta Georgia
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Beautiful Lady 4 -
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Atlanta Medical Institute
2770 Lenox Road Suite b7 atlanta, 30324 Georgia, United States of America
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404-264-9553
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www.atlantamedicalinstitute.com
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Atlanta Medical Institute ami Chirporactors Purpoting to be MD's - Total Fraud - Unsafe Practices atlanta, Georgia
I went to Atlanta Medical Institute on after hearing about them on the radio. There ad said they were weight loss and hormone experts. After researching there website i went in for a free consultation. The medical director dr. jeff semel purports to be an MD but he is really a chiropractor - see for yourself:
http://www.atlantamedicalinstitute.com/atlanta-weight-loss.html -
Anyway after my visit they offered me a pregnancy hormone not FDA approved for $400 bucks - a total ripoff. I was there for only 15 minutes. I felt like a dollar sign for the practice. Beware of this practice.
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Arosenha
Atlanta,Georgia,
United States of America
We strongly disagree with their claims
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Mon, February 15, 2010
Our Medical Director is Dr. L. Jack Cheng. Our D.C. is Dr. Jeff Semel. Dr. Semel can't write perscriptions and dispense medications. He doesn't do that. In order to be on our weight loss program, you have to see a M.D. which is a different person than Dr. Semel. We have more than one type of Dr. on staff and they are incorrect that we promote Dr. Semel as an M.D.
It is true we use a hormone in the body called hCG. I guess you can call it a pregnancy hormone, except men have this hormone too and I haven't seen any men get pregnant. It is also true that this hormone isn't FDA approved for weight loss. We disclosed this to her, and it is in all of our paperwork. Does that mean that it doesn't work? It would be one thing if this person said they tried it and didn't lose weight. It is another thing to not try it and say it doesn't work. We have 30 patients that come in each week and we are qualified to say that it does work. Our Medical Doctor prescribes this hormone alnog with other tools to get great results.
It is probably more realistic that this person didn't have the money to spend or the committment to make towards losing weight and keeping it off. It isn't easy to do this, and it requires work on the part of the patients. This isn't magic, and a lot of people come in and want to lose weight without putting in any effort. THis isn't magic, but it is a great tool to make losing weight easier. We stand behind our program 100% and challenge this person to try the program before they slander us.
