Dr. Lauersen, the author of many books on women's health: It's Your Body, It's Your Pregnancy; Getting Pregnant; Listen to Your Body; and PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome and You; and hundreds of medical papers.

There is no question that his charismatic persona helped him to establish a model practice for women's health care. His patients come from all sorts of socioeconomic backgrounds, The rich and famous that have consulted with Dr. Lauersen. His TV appearances include Phil Donahue, Maury Povich and Geraldo Rivera, who named him "the Dyno Gyno." (Geraldo's wife was a patient of Dr. Lauersen's.) Never turning a patient away, Dr. Lauersen always attempted to help every patient who came to him. Many were patients that had been turned away by other physicians for lack of insurance.

As stated in New York Magazine; Dr. Lauersen needs the public to understand "I don't date patients, but a lot of my patients are wonderful and beautiful. "

How did a nice guy like Dr. Niels Lauersen end up in such a mess? Sometimes, it just has to do with being too much of a nice guy. Many ask how ? Throughout his career Dr. Niels Lauersen never turned any patient away from his office.

Allegations of misconduct came from the many hospitals where he had once practiced medicine, filling the nursery's with newborn babies. Why was Dr. Lauersen being accused of practicing bad medicine?

The first cause was sparked by the merger of Mount Sinai, Columbia-Presbyterian and their affiliate partners into the New York Medical University Merger in the late 1990's. To date the hospitals acquisitions are being monitored by the government to see if Anti-Trust Violations develop and if so what corrective actions are required.

The second cause was a result of Dr. Lauersen's patient advocacy.On many occassions, he went directly to the Hospitals Board of Trustees in support of medical resources he felt critical to providing proper patient care.

Interestingly enough, Dr. Lauersen federal investigation for improper billing practices, began at the same time N.Y.U. Medical Center and Blue Cross/Blue Shield were negotiating a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Inspector General's Office with the United States Department of Health & Human Services for similar allegations as those against Dr. Lauersen.

On the USDOJ website, a 1997 article states the following: " Research Grant Fraud -On April 7, 1997, in the Southern District of New York, New York University Medical Center (NYU Medical Center) agreed to pay $15.5 million to resolve civil liabilities arising from charges that it submitted false information to the government, resulting in the over-recovery of federal funds for indirect costs associated with NYU Medical Center's federally sponsored organized research grants, contracts, and other agreements for the fiscal years 1984 through 1993, and with its indirect cost rate for fiscal years 1994 through 1997. This settlement is unique because it combines a multiple damage recovery under the FCA, with a rate negotiation that typically is handled by the HHS' Division of Cost Allocation for a separate period of time. The qui tam suit was filed in December 1993 by a former NYU Medical Center employee, who will receive $1.5 million of the settlement proceeds.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) often negotiates compliance obligations with health care providers and other entities as part of the settlement of Federal health care program investigations arising under a variety of civil false claims statutes. A provider or entity consents to these obligations as part of the civil settlement and in exchange for the OIG's agreement not to seek an exclusion of that health care provider or entity from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other Federal health care programs. False claims submitted in violation of the False Claims Act or Civil Monetary Penalties Law give rise to the OIG’s permissive exclusion authority under 42 U.S.C.1320a-7(b)(7). Providers who settle these cases often deny that they were liable or that they committed the alleged conduct.

Now many of Dr. Lauersen's adversaries could bring their power to bear on a doctor they wanted out of the system. Was Dr. Lauersen left along on those occassions he was working in the hospital and required support? Where the unfortunate deliveries not Dr. Lauersen's fault but the hospital's failure to respond appropriately? Was his resignation from Lenox Hill Hospital a coincidence occurring in the middle of the government settlement and N.Y.U.'s hospital mergers? Or a carefully planned scenario by the New York University Medical Center (NYU Medical Center) to set an example for all those doctors who were to get their pink slips when the merger was complete? Where many of the records seized from Dr. Lauersen's office planted by Dr. Neil Ratner?

There is no doubt Dr. Niels Lauersen was a good doctor. One of the world's best surgeons, leader in his field, but was he setup? Were his constitutional rights violated? And if so how?

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