William C. Rader

William C. Rader (born 1938) is an American psychiatrist. After an early career treating eating disorders, he founded several offshore clinics administering injections of human fetal stem cells claiming clinically-unproven therapeutic benefits for a variety of illnesses. Rader's assertions about the effectiveness of his injections, coupled with high-pressure sales tactics, aroused intense criticism. Complaints by patients led to the revocation of his medical license in California.

Biography Rader graduated with an M.D. from the State University of New York in 1967. He did his psychiatric fellowship at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He was a psychiatrist for the Navy's alcoholism treatment program from 1971 to 1973.

Rader was married and had three children prior to marrying Sally Struthers, with whom he had a daughter. He co-wrote a 1977 episode of the television sitcom All in the Family and became involved with Struthers' negotiations with television executives. He also served as a consultant for the 1977 CBS tv special Intimate Strangers, which starred Struthers and which also notably exposed the issue of spousal abuse to an American television audience.

Rader was a medical expert for KABC Eyewitness News in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1991. In 1981, Rader published a book titled No Diet Program For Permanent Weight Loss.

Rader operated multiple stem cell marketing entities over the years including The Dulcinea Institute, Medra, Inc., and Stem Cell of America, Inc., continuing to maintain the latter's website and California office after he lost his medical license.

Rader, who uses the same stem cell treatment no matter what the patient's ailment, Rader has stated that he charges $30,000 for an initial treatment with significant discounts for follow-up injections.

Revocation of medical license On November 5, 2014 the Medical Board of California revoked Rader's medical license, citing negligence, professional misconduct, and false or misleading advertising. "His dishonesty permeates every aspect of his business and practices", the Board concluded. Rader was unsuccessfully defended before the Board by attorney Robert Shapiro.

No longer permitted to advertise himself as Stem Cell of America's "medical director", Rader began calling himself "chief scientist" acting as the "PR person representing the company", and continued to market stem cell injections administered one day a month under the supervision of a local anesthesiologist in Tijuana, Mexico. Prospective patients must sign a form pledging not to discuss their treatments online or with the media. When asked by the Los Angeles Times in May 2015 for the name of the Mexican anesthesiologist currently serving as his company's medical director, Rader said he could not recall his full name. It is illegal in Mexico to sell experimental treatments or operate without government permission.