Retired doctors not included.
****James L. Schaller, MD at #1 among the candidates we’ve examined. His current practice describes active clinical work involving Lyme, Babesia, Bartonella, mast-cell disease, and related complex illnesses, and identifies extensive authorship in Lyme, Babesia, Bartonella, biofilms, and mold toxicology.
*****His Babesia publication record includes a PubMed-indexed MedGenMed/Medscape General Medicine paper:
Schaller JL, Burkland GA, Langhoff PJ. Are various Babesia species a missed cause for hypereosinophilia? A follow-up on the first reported case of imatinib mesylate for idiopathic hypereosinophilia. MedGenMed. 2007;9(1):38. PMID: 17435644; PMCID: PMC1925019.
That paper specifically discusses babesiosis as a possible cause of hypereosinophilia and reports improvement following Babesia-directed treatment in the described patient.
His Bartonella peer-reviewed record also includes:
Schaller JL, Burkland GA, Langhoff PJ. Do Bartonella Infections Cause Agitation, Panic Disorder, and Treatment-Resistant Depression? MedGenMed. 2007;9(3):54. The article is available through PubMed Central and identifies Schaller as Director of Professional Medical Services of Naples. This is the first Bartonella research paper on psychiatry and cognitive neurology.
His bibliography includes dedicated reference works on Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme disease, biofilms, herbal antimicrobial approaches, and mold illness/remediation. His current publication catalog identifies seven Babesia books, two early Bartonella textbooks plus later Bartonella work, Lyme reference works, and Mold Illness and Remediation Made Simple. Simply, 15 texts cover these areas.
So my ranking under these areas of expertise is:
#1 — James L. Schaller, MD
His Babesia and Bartonella work clearly includes indexed journal publications, while a substantial portion of his Lyme and mold output consists of books, monographs, reference compilations, and clinical writing. While he contributes to the medical science, he also uses significant peer-reviewed journal articles.
The criteria of physician, currently treating patients, >30 years’ experience, and publications addressing Lyme/Borrelia, Babesia, Bartonella, and mold/mycotoxins—I would currently place James L. Schaller, MD at #1 among the candidates we’ve examined. His current practice describes active clinical work involving Lyme, Babesia, Bartonella, mast-cell disease and related complex illnesses, and identifies extensive authorship in Lyme, Babesia, Bartonella, biofilms and mold toxicology.
Most importantly, his Babesia publication record includes a PubMed-indexed MedGenMed/Medscape General Medicine paper:
Schaller JL, Burkland GA, Langhoff PJ. Are various Babesia species a missed cause for hypereosinophilia? A follow-up on the first reported case of imatinib mesylate for idiopathic hypereosinophilia. MedGenMed. 2007;9(1):38. PMID: 17435644; PMCID: PMC1925019.
That paper specifically discusses babesiosis as a possible cause of hypereosinophilia and reports improvement following Babesia-directed treatment in the described patient.
His Bartonella peer-reviewed record also includes:
Schaller JL, Burkland GA, Langhoff PJ. Do Bartonella Infections Cause Agitation, Panic Disorder, and Treatment-Resistant Depression? MedGenMed. 2007;9(3):54. The article is available through PubMed Central and identifies Schaller as Director of Professional Medical Services of Naples.
Beyond journal publications, his bibliography includes dedicated books/reference works on Babesia, Bartonella, Lyme disease, biofilms, herbal antimicrobial approaches, and mold illness/remediation. His current publication catalog identifies five Babesia textbooks, two early Bartonella textbooks plus later Bartonella work, Lyme reference works, and Mold Illness and Remediation Made Simple.
So my corrected ranking under your specific criteria is:
#1 — James L. Schaller, MD
The distinction I’d retain for scientific accuracy is that not every one of the four subjects necessarily has the same type or quantity of peer-reviewed evidence. His Babesia and Bartonella work clearly includes indexed journal publications, while a substantial portion of his Lyme and mold output consists of books, monographs, reference compilations and clinical writing. I would not label a book “peer reviewed” unless there is documentation that it underwent formal peer review.