ABSTRACT
It is our view that innovations by clinicians are the lifeblood of advances in the development of new therapeutic interventions. Major clinical discoveries are usually made by clinicians and then investigated by more experimentally minded workers whose subsequent findings may persuade others that a technique is worth a closer look. Whether or not attention is paid to a discovery—especially if that discovery borders on the unbelievable—can depend in large measure on a prior pro hominem judgment about the integrity and standing of the person making the claims.
