Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-11-21
Euke Doctor Is
Uncovered BY N. Y.
NeMSndnaK .

said he was a good friend OF Dr.
Binga DESMOND. prominent New
York physician.
The Amsterdam News first be-
came suspicious when II was dis
covered on routine check that
Medical Center had no record Of n
Dr. Andre, and had no special
ncuro-pHychihtrc division The
Information was double checked
by Miss Jean Moroney, employed
In the CentcrS Department Of
Public Interest.
soon calls concerning tho fab
mIous doctor began 90 flood the
Amsterdam News office. reveal
ing one % his chrcks returned un,
paid. eNtraVagant promises, and
disappointed. WrII-knOwn society
women. ION, n We I'D not promise
not 30 call their namea.)
One ~ the first clues M 10 his
identity came with the revelation
that hc alH0 went under tho name
of Renee A. Rogers, and claimed
20 be born In Canada 80 years ago
when applying 10 practice medl-
cine in the state Of Connecticut
although II In not known u he
ever mailed the application,
Further check on Andre reveal
cd that he never either studied or
was on the staff of tho Mayo
Clinic.
James EckmRn Of Mhyo'S sec
ton on publications. stated that
no one of that name ever was n
student or on the STAFF Of the Cltn-
&c. and that the building wing 'E"
where Andre claimed 10 practice
did not exist II was also found
that there In no such telephone
number as MA -i32I-W (thc mum
bcr on Andres business card. In
Rochester. Minnesota
AZ continued checks were made
10 he sure that n real Dr. Andre
did not exist, Cecil Newmhnt edl-
tor Of tho Minneapolis Spokesman
land a sister paper in ~. Paul.
said that mo such doctor holding
such an important and unusual
position could have remained In
our ''' state Of Minnesota long
without our paper knowing Of
him. lie would have probably had
10 socIaliEs hrrc In the Twin
cities"
Mr. Newman also checked with
one Of his associates who made
regular visits 10 tho Mayo Clinic
for over a year She. too, had
never heard Of Or" Renee I.
Andre.
Andres claim that he passed
tho American Board examinations
for neuro-pEychIatric surgeons
proved bogus. when his name was
not found In the Directory Of
Medical Specialists.
Indeed, u IL highly unlikely
that Andre h - doctor ut all.
aimee his name doca not appear In
the American Medical Association
directory. which lists NIL doctors
oG medicine who graduated from
accredited schools.
Mrs, Edith Griaa. assistant acc.
rotary 60 DR.. Tago GaiSton. head
OF the NJ Y. Academy Of Medi.
clne's committee on medical lntor.
nation. said that Andre was not
registered In Albany 90 practice
IN this state. and was not listed
with tho American pHyChiAtriC
Association, RA would any special
list In his field.
Various prominent persons In
New Orleans werc contRrtcd, mono
OF whom had heard Of Andre or
his connections with tho Flint
GoOdrtdgr Hospital, His "sistcr''
Mrs Demise DcJois. docs not OK.
ist, and, Of course. II no school
principal, according to the seton
OF the peJoic family. G. c. Dc.
JoIe Jr. editor OF the louisiana
Weekly"
a can to Dr. Albert W. Dent.
who was there when Flint Good
ridge Hospital was built and was
It's superintendent. 1924. be
for becoming president Of Dtllar,i
University. declared positively
that none of the founders of the
hospital was nRmci Renee l..
Andre Sr. and no Andre Jr. has
been there in the last ~ years
No Renee /. Andre graduated
from the University Of Michigan
since fSTo" according to Mrs.
Helen Thorny, assistant 60 the
registrar there. The registrars Of.
flee Rt Harvard Medical School
also had no record VI graduating
a Renee L. Andre
Clarence Bushnell. admtnistra.
tice assistant at MaSsaC hussrtts
Memorial Hospital. checked their
files and found no Or Renee l.