Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Punyamurtula Kishore


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The result was   delete. v/r - TP 03:15, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Punyamurtula_Kishore
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I don't find this physician to be particularly notable, and all his links go to outside sites, some of which don't work. I also find it suspicious that the person who created this article has no other activity on Wikipedia, aside from editing this article.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions.  — &mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 19:52, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete Non-notable. A GP specializing in addiction medicine who runs a chain of clinics in Massachusetts. Google Scholar results are negligible. Google News finds a few mentions (you have to search under P.S. Kishore - which also provides links to other people of the same name, but Punyamurtula Kishore finds nothing at all). The article contains many exaggerations and outright inaccuracies, as exemplified by this claim: "He began his medical career as a primary care/family practice physician and then moved into a position as the Medical Director of the Washingtonian Center for Addictions, the first organization in the U.S. to recognize addiction as a disease. Their philosophy was an early precursor to the AA or 12-step program movement." A good trick, considering that the AA movement was founded in the 1930s and the Twelve-Step Program was published in 1939. --MelanieN (talk) 20:43, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/22/brookline_doctor_pleads_not_guilty_in_medicaid_kickback_case/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.57.136.35 (talk) 15:23, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Wow! Thanks for that breaking news. --MelanieN (talk) 00:56, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I should add that this recent development is not a reason to keep the article. The charges are only that, charges - and Wikipedia is understandably careful about publicizing unproven charges against living people. --MelanieN (talk) 01:09, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
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