Why would Dr. Bornstein have records with pseudonyms for Trump?

[Julian Englis]

The NBC story that broke the news of Trump's raid on Dr. Bornstein's office mentioned this:

"Bornstein said the original and only copy of Trump's charts, including lab reports under Trump's name as well as under the pseudonyms his office used for Trump, were taken."

Why would Dr. Bornstein use fake names for Trump records?

Doctors often use pseudonyms when testing for STDs, particularly syphilis. This especially true if the patient is a celebrity, if the doctor is using an outside lab, or if there is a reporting requirement. New York mandates labs and doctors to report various communicable diseases, including syphilis.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. And possibly

for multiple prescriptions. There's no doubt in my mind he has STDs

[JenniferJuniper]

3. how could he not have assorted venereal diseases?

oh, god, he is so disgusting

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

7. So sure.

DUDES BEEN GOING BAREBACK SINCE STUDIO 54. I'M MORE THAN SURE THAT ONE VERSION OF HIS NDA (oh sorry), covers STDs. He's so vile. NEVER want to hear a morality lecture from a repub again. As long as I live.

[Buns_of_Fire]

23. Probably passed a few of them along, too.

"But just think of the status of getting the clap from The Donald!"

Guy should have a public health warning attached to his Underoos.

[hlthe2b]

2. may have been prescribing amphetamines or other questionable drugs.

[Hekate]

14. As soon as I heard he'd been prescribed meds for a "metabolic disorder" I thought of weight loss...

...and amphetamines, especially since he has so many symptoms, like inability to sleep normally.

[marylandblue]

4. Trump doesn't want anyone to know he needs double doses of Viagra.

[SergeStorms]

10. If that were true.....

we could all hold out hope for one of the most undesirable effects of Viagra. Heart attacks. What I mean to say is, it would be horrible if Little Donnie were to go into cardiac arrest. Yeah, that's what I really meant to say, Special Agent Mike.

[dalton99a]

5. Because Trump was serving in combat duty in Vietnam

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[SergeStorms]

11. Trump can lie....

but no one can lie that convincingly.

[Julian Englis]

6. Writing prescriptions for a pseudonym leads to certain loss of a DEA number and medical license.

So, unlikely to be prescriptions. More likely labs, particularly for a "celebrity" --as privacy can be raised as a justification.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

9. Maybe

have you seen this Dr.? Uh...if there ever was a multiple Rx writer....it's him. He also said pictures of dt were taken as well. Head/scalp injury.

[hlthe2b]

15. IF they are caught... that isn't so easy to do until the level of prescriptions becomes pretty

outrageous.

[Julian Englis]

18. Having professionally dealt with a few mass prescribers, Bornstein seems less likely to be one to me

Bornstein seems less likely to be a mass prescriber to me, just based on my experience dealing with some.

I can only go into a few reasons.

If Bornstein were a Dr. Feelgood, I think someone would have already come forward. People will rat out people if it involves tRump. Look at how long it took Dr. Ronny Jackson to get outed.

Also, Bornstein would be even nuttier than he appears to be. He would have to be suicidal. If Bornstein had been handing out scripts and he then tells this story of the raid, he would be demanding to be destroyed. He knows firsthand from the raid that tRump is a vengeful monster. He might as well have asked the DEA to take his prescription pad and lock him up. He is now going to be facing scrutiny that no one who was routinely breaking the law can survive.

There are also better and easier ways of prescribing controls than using a pseudonym. (Those ways are still illegal but safer.) And keeping records associating the real patient with the pseudonym would be epic stupidity if controlled drugs were involved.

A more likely reason for prescribing to a patient using a pseudonym would be prescribing embarrassing non-controlled drugs. For example, if Bornstein prescribed Viagra, Propecia, an antidepressant, a mood stabilizer (like lithium), or even Glucophage for diabetes. This is still illegal but less likely to result in loss of a license.

Now, I'm not saying it's impossible that Dr. Bornstein prescribed using a pseudonym for prescribing controls, just less likely than the pseudonyms being used to keep embarrassing labs and tests private. Still, Dr. Bornstein could be a Dr. Feelgood, nutty as it would be. Anyone associated with tRump seems to be nuts to some extents

[hlthe2b]

20. I think he runs more of a "boutique" practice with relatively few, wealthy long term patients...

as he acquired the practice from his father before him.

He may provide questionable pseudoname based prescriptions for a handful. That would not be likely to be discovered unless there was negative outcome. Is it possible those "questionable" prescriptions are not scheduled drugs but merely "embarrassing" meds the patient would not risk revealed.. sure. That's a pretty high degree of paranoia for something like Viagra or Propecia, but I suppose...

[Julian Englis]

21. Not really a high degree of paranoia

tRump apparently raided his office because of the Propecia comment.

[hlthe2b]

22. We all know he has a high degree of paranoia.. But I'm not sure he's representative...

[moondust]

8. Covering up serious medical problems?

Past history of STDs, erectile dysfunction, heart disease, etc. that would be an insufferable embarrassment for "Superman" Drumpf if it ever got out?

[procon]

12. Yes, happens all the time with high profile people.

They use a fake name to hide their real identity for certain proceedures or lab tests that might have caused all kinds of troubles if their real name was revealed.

[GusBob]

13. I visited a nursing home once

The residents names were on the doors. While searching for a person. I saw the names Homer Simpson and Fred Flintstone

So I asked the nurse, she said that there was a federal prison nearby, and those patients were well known criminals! Sure enough, I peaked in a room and saw an armed guard.

I don't think they were a danger to other residents. I asked a cop friend, he said that prison had a lot of mobsters. They probably were given false names to protect them

[LeftInTX]

24. Unusual choice of false names!

Kinda drawing attention to it!

[C_U_L8R]

16. Alex Altzheimer, Sammy Syphilis, Eddy Erectile-Disfunction

Andy Anal Wart

[Gothmog]

17. Tests for STDs?

[Adrahil]

19. Imma bet there were perscriptions too.

John Barron and John Miller were naughty boys.

I bet there is some intense dirt there.

[mythology]

25. A less sinister reason is that Trump is famous

Sometimes people will leak famous people's medical records. For example George Clooney had his medical records leaked a few years ago. 27 people got suspended.

[Turbineguy]

26. Persons of Great Pith and Moment

often travel using pseudonyms.

With trump, it gets turned around. If you travel using a pseudonym, you must be a person of pith and moment.

[Bayard]

27. Doesn't syphilis cause mental instability in later stages?

Hmmmm....... that might be the answer to a lot of questions.