Dr. Tony Mangubat engaged in Unethical and Illegal Conduct 

December, 2024 

Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat (aka Dr. Tony Mangubat) engaged in Unethical Conduct and Fraud and Has Violated Washington State Law by Lying on His Resume – PROOF BELOW, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery Centers.

This is a NON-COMMERCIAL posting/website. Any statements I make below are my own opinion.

I am one of the many victims of Tony Mangubat’s past Fraud and Unethical Conduct.

See: Internet Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20210120232643/https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

The Internet Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/  is a website that saves archived copies of millions of websites.

[ Tony  Mangubat’s clinic’s main webpage is here: https://labelleviecosmetic.com ]

See Tony Mangubat’s Medical License Info as it is posted on Washington State Government website below:

Source: https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/providercredentialsearch/

As clearly shown by the info on the Washington State Government’s website above, Mangubat did not obtain his Washington State medical license until 9/29/1994.

So if Mangubat were working at La Belle Vie since 1987, he would have been doing something Illegal, i.e., practicing medicine in Washington State Without A License from 1987 – 1994!

You can verify Mangubat’s license yourself using the link above; either enter just the digits of his Credential Number, i.e., “00032241”, OR enter his Last Name “Mangubat” and First Name “Elmer” (full name Elmer Antonio Mangubat) on the search webpage in the above link to find Mangubat’s medical license.

After I pointed out on this website that Tony Mangubat’s Outright Lying on his resume, in August- September, 2024, Mangubat decided to just take his resume offline. So you can no longer see his resume on his website, and this link to his website is now stale (see screenshot below: “Sorry! The Page You Are Looking For Wasn’t Found!”):

https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

HOWEVER, Tony Mangubat cannot hide from his past by just removing his resume in which Mangubat Outright LIED to try to cover up his past Fraud and Unethical Conduct. As I said above, the internet website https://web.archive.org/ Saves archived copies of millions of websites for anyone to view. Again, see Tony Mangubat’s Outright Lying on his resume on a version of his website saved on web.archive.org/ on June 29, 2024:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240629134319/https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

Just scroll down to Attachment 1 on this webpage below for Proof with Detailed Documentation of Tony Mangubat’s Lying.

Also see Attachment 2 below for Proof with Detailed Documentation of Tony Manguba’s past Fraud and Unethical Conduct.

Tony Mangubat Has Violated Washington State Law:

Washington State, where Tony Mangubat is licensed as a doctor, has state ethics provisions for healthcare professionals that Explicitly say “dishonesty”, i.e., Lying on your resume, is Unprofessional Conduct:

Washington State Law’s Regulation of Health Professions – Uniform Disciplinary Act: Title 18 > Chapter 18.130 > Section 18.130.180

Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.130.180

A copy of this rule as of June 23, 2024 is saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9VBRuBUJgzn_5DPrxis7ebsBRTqzvnu/view?usp=sharing

As I showed above and in Attachment 1 below, Tony Mangubat engaged in Illegal Acts by being Totally Dishonest and Lying on his resume from 2019 – August/September 2024, a clear violation of section 18.130.180 of Washington State Law that applies to all healthcare professions. Mangubat is also still To This Day LYING on his LinkedIn Profile and Violating Washingon State Law, because on his Profile he claims he has worked for his Seattle clinic since 1987 (see below in Attachment 1).

Tony Mangubat has also engaged in other arguably unethical conduct to try to generate new business, and this is not just my opinion, but that of independent doctors/journalists associated with a Medical Journal. See a news article (below) on Mangubat’s highly questionable use of TikTok to target young people for gender assignment surgery in this link:

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976863?form=fpf

Quoting from the news article in the link above:

“But the use of TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms by surgeons who specialize in gender reassignment raises questions about the appropriateness of promoting such procedures, especially to a younger-skewing audience.”

A copy of the Medscape.com article is saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h7d-Vp2pGcuu48AOZZY2KJ5aqg7DDY0B/view?usp=sharing

The remainder of this webpage documents and proves my allegations, i.e., Tony Mangubat’s Outright Lying and past Fraud and Unethical Conduct. I have provided substantial evidence to back up my claims because the Mangubat family has accused me of being a disgruntled former patient/client of Tony Mangubat’s who is just making wild and untrue allegations.

The evidence below includes several links to independent sources that prove Tony Mangubat’s Outright Lying on his resume to cover up his past Fraud and Unethical Conduct.

Attachment 1 below has detailed documentation and Proof on Tony Mangubat’s Outright Lying on his resume to try to cover up his past. This Proof includes several versions of Mangubat’s resume as HE Posted them himself in past years (2010, 2013, and 2018) in which he proudly stated he was a Physician/Surgeon with Puig Medical Group (PMG, aka Cleveland Hair Centers) from 1989 – 1996.

Attachment 2 below documents and proves Tony Mangubat’s past conduct involving Fraud, False-Advertising, and Totally Unethical Conduct while a Physician/Surgent with Puig Medical Group from 1989 – 1996.

Finally, I did not file a malpractice lawsuit against Tony Mangubat because after spending my savings on botched surgeries performed by Mangubat, I did not have the resources to pay for a malpractice attorney to take my case. Also, I could not find an attorney who would take on my case a contingency fee basis before the three year statute of limitations expired.

ATTACHMENT 1: PROOF OF MANGUBAT OUTRIGHT LYING ON HIS RESUME WITH INDEPENDENT SOURCES

Here is proof that Mangubat was LYING on his online resume from 2019 to August/September, 2024 to cover-up his past fraud while he was with Puig Medical Group (PMG, aka Cleveland Hair Centers) from 1989 – 1996:

1. As stated above, Tony Mangubat did not obtain his Washington State Medical License until 1994. So if Mangubat were working at his Seattle clinic La Belle Vie since 1987, he would have been doing something ILLEGAL, i.e., practicing medicine in Washington State Without A License from 1987 – 1994!

2. Mangubat, on previous versions of his online resume as HE posted them on his clinic’s website, clearly stated he worked for Puig Medical Group (PMG, aka Cleveland Hair Centers) from 1989 – 1996, and not La Belle Vie until 1994. See below for several past resumes posted by Mangubat himself online.

3. A 1996 online Court opinion on a lawsuit between Cleveland Hair Centers and Puig Medical Group (PMG) cites Mangubat as a “Puig Doctor”, i.e. a “Puig Medical Group, S.C. ("Puig Group")” doctor, proof he was employed by PMG in 1996, not La Belle Vie Cosmetic.

The truth, which Mangubat is trying to conceal by Outright Lying on his resume, is that Mangubat worked for PMG from 1989 until 1995-1996 during which time he committed Fraud and Unethical Conduct (see proof in Attachment 2 below), and did not start working as chief surgeon/medical director at his Seattle clinic until late 1995 or 1996.

1) Mangubat’s Washington State Medical License:

Again, below is Mangubat’s online resume as of June 23, 2024, in which he claimed he has worked for his clinic in Seattle, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery, from 1987 to the present:

Mangubat’s online resume as of June 29, 2024 is saved on the Internet Wayback Machine website, and this version clearly shows Mangubat’s Outright Lying, link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240629134319/https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

Quoting word-for-word from Mangubat’s online resume as HE posted it on his website until August/September, 2024:

“MEDICAL DIRECTOR 1987 – CURRENT

 LA BELLE VIE COSMETIC SURGERY CENTER

I take pride in being the chief surgeon and medical director providing high quality cosmetic and reconstructive care since 1987.”

Please note that Mangubat explicitly said that he had been “chief surgeon” at La Belle Vie “since 1987”, which is an outright LIE.

As I mentioned above, after I pointed out Mangubat’s Outright Lying on his resume, in August/September, 2024, Tony Mangubat decided to TAKE OFFLINE his resume and he no longer posts his resume on his clinic’s website, https://labelleviecosmetic.com

BUT Mangubat CANNOT run away from his past LIES. Previous versions of what Mangubat himself posted on his website as his resume are Saved online on websites like the “Wayback Machine”. Below is Tony Mangubat’s resume as HE posted it on his website on June 29, 2024, SAVED on Wayback Machine’s website:

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20240629134319/https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

Mangubat’s clinic La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery’s main webpage is:

https://labelleviecosmetic.com

A copy of Mangubat’s online resume as of June 23, 2024 is saved in the Google Drive here: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yo3OsrjtmxUf4wofM5kFEvWFQzVHL3ZY/view?usp=drive_link

The Wayback Machine website has earlier versions of Mangubat’s resume that also show his Outright Lying, see link below to Mangubat’s resume as HE posted it on his website on January 20, 2021:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210120232643/https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf

Tony Mangubat is STILL LYING on his LinkedIn Profile, as of November 23, 2024:

Also, even though Mangubat decided to take down his resume from his clinic’s website after I pointed out his Outright Lying, HE FORGOT to update his LinkedIn account to remove the LIE that he has worked for his Seattle clinic since 1987. So, as of November 23, 2024, Tony Mangubat’s LinkedIn profile STILL has the same LIE by Mangubat that he has been “Medical Director” for La Belle Vie since 1987, see his LinkedIn page here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-antonio-mangubat-md-61964214/

Screenshots of Mangubat’s LinkedIn page as of November 23, 2024:

A copy of Mangubat’s full LinkedIn profile as of  November 23, 2024 is saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12yrQqbxUwIricO8_fpJ_EwVdYiU6q5WV/view?usp=sharing

Tony Mangubat’s Washington State Medical License:

Again, see Mangubat’s Medical License Info as it is posted on Washington State Government's website below: 

As clearly shown on Washington State Government’s website, Tony Mangubat did not obtain his Washington State Medical License until 1994.

Again, you can also check Mangubat’s license credentials on Washington State government website here:

https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/providercredentialsearch/

In the above link, just search for Mangubat by Last name: Mangubat and First name: Elmer [Elmer is the “E.” in E. Antonio Mangubat].

You can also search by Credential Number, Mangubat’s # is MD00032241, but for the search field you only enter the 8 digits, i.e. 00032241

Washington State Government’s official document on Tony Mangubat’s Medical License is available for download from this website, and a copy is saved here on the Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R16Iln5jz1cDngtHKP37Tsysk_pRSQkB/view?usp=sharing

2)  Tony Mangubat’s past resumes that he himself posted on his clinic’s website confirm that he was Lying on his resume. Below are  Tony Mangubat’s resume as HE himself posted it on his clinic’s website in 2010, 2013, and 2018. 

In All Three previous versions of his resume, Mangubat Clearly Stated that he worked for Puig Medical Group (PMG)/Cleveland Hair Centers from 1989 - 1996, something that he is now trying to hide by Lying. I also posted below Mangubat’s 1994 resume that I received from PMG.

To be Completely Transparent, I have posted ALL the pages of Mangubat’s past resumes as he posted them online OR provided a link to a document with all the pages on various dates, not just the 1-2 pages that show he was a surgeon with PMG from 1989 – 1996 and that he did not have a Washington State medical license until 1994.

A) Tony Mangubat’s 2018 Resume as He posted it online (pages 1-6, see below) as of May 11, 2018. On page 3 of May, 2018 resume, he Clearly Stated he worked for Puig Medical Group (PMG) from 1989 – 1996, and did not start working at his Seattle clinic, La Belle Vie Cosmetic, until 1994.

Also note on pages 5-6 that Mangubat clearly admits he did not acquire his Washington State medical license until 1994. He also admits he had Illinois, DC, and Maryland licenses in the 1990s, evidence supporting my assertion that he worked for PMG in Chicago and Washington, DC from 1989 – 1996.

Page 1 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume below. Please see page 3 of the resume below for confirmation that he worked as a Physician/Surgeon with PMG from 1989 – 1996.

Page 2 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume on which Mangubat clearly stated he did not start working at his Seattle clinic until 1994:

Page 3 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume below. The part underlined in RED confirms that Mangubat himself said in 2018 that he worked as a Physician/Surgeon with PMG from 1989 - 1996.

Page 4 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume:

Pages 5 & 6 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume clearly showing Mangubat did not receive his Washington State Medical License until 1994. Page 5 below:

Page 6 of Mangubat’s 2018 Resume also showing Mangubat had Illinois, DC, and Maryland licenses until the mid-1990s, evidence showing that he practiced in those states until the mid-1990s:

You can view the entire 40+ pages of Mangubat’s 2018 resume as He posted it on his website, saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8_EmVAyuLFCja1d3apUZqnUSm9IWTUa/view?usp=sharing 

B) Tony Mangubat’s 2013 Resume as He posted it online:

 See Mangubat’s online resume below as He posted it on November 1, 2013, saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IRFRcM7V2oki7pEWGuVI0g3DOAETolHm/view?usp=sharing

On pages 1-2 of November, 2013 resume, he clearly stated he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996, and did not start working at La Belle Vie until 1994.

Also again note on page 3 that Mangubat clearly admits he did not acquire his Washington State medical license until 1994. He also admits he had Illinois, DC, and Maryland licenses in the 1990s, evidence supporting the claim that he worked for PMG in Chicago and Washington, DC from 1989 – 1996.

Pg 1 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013:

Pg 2 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013 clearly showing Mangubat was a Physician/Surgeon with Puig Medical Group from 1989 – 1996:

Pg 3 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013 clearly showing Mangubat did not receive his Washington State Medical License until 1994:

Pg 4 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013:

Pg 5 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013:

Pg 6 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013:

Pg 7 of Mangubat’s resume as of November 1, 2013:

C) Tony Mangubat’s 2010 Resume as He posted it online:

See below screenshots of Mangubat’s online resume as He posted it on Dec 5, 2010 [when Mangubat’s clinic’s name was South Center Cosmetic Surgery and Med Spa], in which he clearly stated on page 2 that he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996 and did not start working at La Belle Vie until 1994.

Also note on pages 1-2 that Mangubat clearly admits he did not acquire his Washington State medical license until 1994. Here again he also admitted he had Illinois, DC, and Maryland licenses in the 1990s, evidence supporting the claim that he worked for PMG in Chicago and Washington, DC from 1989 – 1996.

Pg 1 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010 clearly showing he did not receive his Washington State medical license until 1994:

Pg 2 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010:

Pg 3 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010 clearly showing he was Physician/Surgeon with Puig Medical Group from 1989 - 1996:

Pg 4 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010:

Pg 5 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010:

Pg 6 of Mangubat’s resume as of Dec 5, 2010:

D) Tony Mangubat’s 1994 Resume that I received from Puig Medical Group:

Mangubat’s 1994 resume that I received when I inquired about hair transplant surgery with PMG clearly shows Mangubat was a “Physician/Surgeon” with PMG from 1989 until “Present”, i.e. 1994, and had no mention of La Belle Vie Cosmetic [or South Center Cosmetic Surgery], which Mangubat now claims to have worked for since 1987. Below are pages 1 & 2 of Mangubat’s 1994 resume: 

Pg 1 of Mangubat’s 1994 resume that I received from Puig Medical Group/Cleveland Hair Centers:

Pg 2 of Mangubat’s 1994 resume that I received from Puig Medical Group/Cleveland Hair Centers:

3. A 1996 Court decision/opinion in a lawsuit between Cleveland Hair Clinic and Puig Medical Group (PMG) (Carlos J. Puig’s business) states Mangubat was a surgeon with PMG. This opinion referred to Tony Mangubat as one of “two Puig Group doctors”.

This opinion even confirms that Tony Mangubat performed the brandy scalp reduction procedure (see Attachment 2 below for details about this disfiguring surgical procedure): “Dr. Mangubat was the only doctor at Rosemont who performed Brandy Flap procedures” (Pages 9 of Court Opinion); “Those doctors include Dr. Mangubat, the Puig Group doctor who performed the Brandy Flap procedure at the Rosemont facility.” (Footnote 17 on Page 38 of Court Opinion).

Link to the Court decision:

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/968/1227/1947589/

A copy of this Court decision is saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oNtWum-J141fR6fD76VpCdYocz23PYH7/view?usp=sharing

i) The first sentence states that this lawsuit involves PMG:

“This action by Cleveland Hair Clinic, Inc. ("Cleveland Hair") against Dr. Carlos Puig ("Puig") and Puig Medical Group, S.C. ("Puig Group")":

ii) Page 9 of Court Opinion PDF file, Paragraph 34 clearly states in 1995-1996 Mangubat was a “Puig Group doctor”. The text of Page 9 also confirms Mangubat performed the disfiguring Brandy scalp reduction procedures that generated substantial profits for PMG/Cleveland Hair Centers:

“Puig first communicated with Drs. Mangubat and Feldman, the two Puig Group doctors other than Haenschen who worked at Rosemont. Dr. Mangubat was the only doctor at Rosemont who performed Brandy Flap procedures. Those calls were made to ensure that the doctors would not "jump" to Cleveland Hair (Puig Sanction Tr. 39; Puig Doc. 70144-46).”:

iii) Page 28 of Court Opinion PDF file, Paragraph 32 and Footnote 17 on page 38 also state that in 1995-1996 Mangubat was a “Puig Group doctor”:

Page 28, Paragraph 32: This paragraph has a citation to Endnote 17. Endnote 17 (on page 38) again mentions Mangubat and clearly states that “Mangubat, the Puig Group doctor who performed the Brandy Flap procedure at the Rosemont facility.”

“32. Moreover, Puig Defendants' wrongful conduct continues unabated. As examples, Puig Defendants continue to reserve Puig Group's right to enforce restrictive covenants in agreements between Puig Group and doctors who worked at Cleveland Hair's facilities, thus preventing those doctors from returning to Cleveland Hair (Puig Dep. 427-33);[17]”:

Page 38 of Court Opinion PDF File, Endnote 17:

“[17] Those doctors include Dr. Mangubat, the Puig Group doctor who performed the Brandy Flap procedure at the Rosemont facility.”:

Attachment 2: Proof with Documentation of Tony Mangubat’s past Fraud and Unethical Conduct while a Surgeon with Puig Medical Group (PMG) from 1989 – 1996

As clearly shown below, Dr. Mangubat was a Full Participant  in PMG’s incompetent, unethical, and illegal conduct that is a Complete Disgrace to the medical profession. Tony Mangubat Lied to his patients by overpromising and misleading on patients’ cosmetic results. Mangubat’s motivation was GREED, i.e., generating new business/clients for PMG, so Mangubat put profits well ahead any ethical obligation to prioritize a patient’s welfare.

A formal Ethics Complaint was filed against Dr. Tony Mangubat with medical organizations he lists on his resume. As shown in Attachment 3 below, an ethics complaint was submitted against Mangubat with the University of Washington (U of W), Medicine. As a result, U of W Medicine required Mangubat to correct his resume to make clear he was not associated with them as of 2009.

I have found several other victims who created their own websites documenting their Horrible experiences as a patient of Puig Medical Group (PMG) [aka Cleveland Hair Centers]. See example in this link:

[WARNING: GRAPHIC images in this link]: 

http://hairtransplantrepair.blogspot.com/

A copy of the webpage in the above link is saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RQ3dSFwMt3b27T9zVqQhqNQVccXnPV7R/view?usp=sharing

Also websites of other PMG victims are in these links:

https://sites.google.com/site/puigmedicalgroup/

https://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/94book.html

https://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/consult.html

According to Dr. Tony Mangubat’s Own resume posted on his website prior to 2019 (see Attachment 1 above), he was a cosmetic surgeon for Puig Medical Group (“PMG”, aka Cleveland Hair Centers) from 1989 – 1996.

PMG's doctors like Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) and his former boss at PMG Dr. Carlos Puig [aka Dr. Carlos J. Puig] were engaged in Unethical, and Illegal conduct and used high pressure sales and false advertising to lure unsuspecting clients to become their patients (Proof below).

In mid 1990s, Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) and PMG promised to cure my premature baldness in my 20s and give me a “full head of hair” [these words are an exact quote of a complete Lie from the PMG cover letter, see below] after the hair transplants and “Brandy” scalp reduction surgeries. Instead, Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) left my head Completely Scarred And Disfigured with only a few hairs growing that were of Very Little, if any, cosmetic significance! I have had to have At Least 10 reconstructive cosmetic surgeries to reverse what Dr. Tony Mangubat did to me.

I describe below on this webpage the “Brandy” scalp area reduction surgery that Tony Mangubat performed on me. This procedure is Major Surgery that leaves the head with Large Scars around the scalp area that is removed. In my case, Dr. Tony Mangubat performed a few “Brandy” scalp reduction procedures that left a Huge horse-shoe shaped 8+ inch long and ½ inch thick Scar from one Temple to the Crown and back down to the other Temple on my head.

Tony Mangubat, Carlos Puig, and Steven Hopping wrote a medical article on this scalp reduction procedure. In this article, you can Clearly see the Huge Scar left by the surgical procedure, something that was Never Disclosed to patients by PMG (see below). See the photos and the article on a Google website in the link below:

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES in this link:

https://sites.google.com/view/scalpscars

Below is the first page of this medical article, which clearly shows Tony Mangubat (aka E. Antonio Mangubat) was one of the authors of this article. 

I was forced to undergo multiple Scar Revision surgeries to make the Scars Mangubat left on my head smaller. 

I became a patient of PMG in the mid 1990s and I received the 1994 PMG brochure and letters filled with Lies, Hard Sell Tactics, False Advertising and Deceptive Language. Below is the “cover letter” I received from Puig Medical Group’s (PMG) [aka Cleveland Hair Centers] in 1994:

The most Blatant and Completely 100% LIE in PMG’s Cover Letter is when in the cover letter, PMG promised the potential client that PMG’s hair transplants will result in a “full head of hair” [2nd line of 2nd para of letter] that is "virtually non-detectible." [5th bullet in letter] No Half-competent hair transplant doctor would ever say this because of the limited amount of donor hair in the back of the head of a typical hair loss patient, such as me, which Limits the number of hairs that can be transplanted to balding areas. But PMG was perfectly willing to say “a full head of hair” to Maximize its sales and Lure unsuspecting clients into selecting PMG instead of one of its competitors.

If Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) & Dr. Carlos Puig [aka Dr. Carlos J. Puig] were Half-honest with their patients, they would have Never claimed to restore a “full head of hair” in the PMG’s cover letter to me and other potential clients.

Below again is page 1 of Dr. Tony Mangubat’s (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) resume in the mid-1990s that I received from PMG:

Above is Page 1 of Dr. Tony Mangubat’s (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) mid-1990s resume that I received from Puig Medical Group in 1994. Please note that on Page 1, the part underlined in red clearly shows that Dr. Tony Mangubat was a doctor with Puig Medical Group (PMG) from 1989 until the date of the resume (i.e. mid-1990s). See Attachment 1 for more versions of Tony Mangubat’s resume as HE posted online which clearly show he worked for PMG from 1989 to 1996.

Below is Page 2 of Dr. Mangubat’s 1994 resume while at PMG. Please note the text at the bottom [underlined in red], which Clearly shows that Dr. Mangubat performed “Brandy”-style scalp surgeries that left me Scarred and Disfigured. “Brandy” refers to Dr. Dominic Brandy, who was in 1996 Sued and Paid damages for performing such scalp reduction procedures, see links to news articles about the Brandy lawsuit:

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960915&slug=2349352

https://www.deseret.com/1996/9/20/19266883/hair-doctor-has-a-brush-with-the-law/

Copies of the Seattle Times and Deseret News articles are saved on the Google Drive here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fNoG3xBtai4VlCL1f8-Kgj8bjKNef82G/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g7TsFa2tYZIcopUcvOYblrB_uXqrsK-o/view?usp=sharing

Please note that at the bottom of page 2, it clearly says [underlined in red] that Dr. Mangubat performed “71 Modified Brandy Flaps”, and he did a few "Brady" scalp reduction procedures on me. 

As I mentioned above, the “Brandy” scalp area reduction is Major Surgery that leaves the head with Large Scars around the scalp area that is removed. I was forced to undergo multiple Scar Revision surgeries to make the Scars Mangubat left on my head smaller. 

Below are the cover page & page 1 from PMG's 1994 brochure that has Extremely Misleading Statements and Lies:

- E.g. Outright Lies: “Advances in surgical techniques now allow for complete and permanent correction of this cosmetic imperfection.” [Page 1 of PMG booklet, see above] A Complete Lie: even in 2024 (30 YEARS after the date of PMG’s 1994 brochure), advances in surgical techniques do Not [even in 2024] allow for a complete correction of baldness (i.e. a “full head of hair” as claimed by PMG”) for many hair loss patients. The key challenge is limited donor hair in the back of the head, which limits the number of hairs that can be transplanted to balding areas, and any Half-competent, ethical doctor would know this and never make this claim (i.e. of “complete correction” made by PMG).

- E.g. of Hard Sell tactics: “Let's face it: baldness suggests premature aging.” [Page 1 of PMG booklet]. Male pattern baldness is due to a person having genes programmed to result in hair loss, and that’s it; baldness has Nothing to do with premature aging!

- At the bottom of Page 1 it states that the purpose of this booklet is to give patients "all the information" a patient would need regarding hair transplants, and that the staff is not going to "try to sell" them on the surgery. Baloney! As Proven below (see page 8 below), this booklet was created to sell surgeries, Not "educate patients".

Below is page 7 of the 1994 booklet that contains LIES based on what is Omitted from the text.

-Another E.g. of Outright Lies, “Bald Area Reduction … can eliminate a major portion of the bald area.” [Page 7 of PMG’s 1994 booklet] This is a Lie because of what is Omitted from this claim. As I mentioned above, bald area reduction is Major Surgery that leaves the head with Large Scars around the scalp area that is removed. In my case, Dr. Tony Mangubat performed a few “Brandy” scalp reduction procedures that left a Huge horse-shoe shaped 8+ inch long and ½ inch thick Scar on my head! But on Page 7 of the PMG brochure, there is No mention of a Scar and the photo of the patient shows no Scar anywhere.

Again, Dominic Brandy lost a malpractice lawsuit for performing these  “Brandy” scalp surgeries:

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960915&slug=2349352

https://www.deseret.com/1996/9/20/19266883/hair-doctor-has-a-brush-with-the-law/

But PMG in its marketing brochure makes No Mention of any scarring!! Talk about doctors (PMG doctors like Dr. Tony Mangubat & Dr. Carlos Puig &) who leave out Critical info needed for a patient to make an informed decision about the major surgery!

Above is Page 8 of the PMG booklet which showed an illustration of a patient going from almost complete baldness at his consultation, to having a full head of hair, with the PMG asserting "final result eight months to one year later". This is Completely Misleading since nobody can realistically expect to go from almost complete baldness to a full head of hair in only eight months to a year.

Hair transplants Cannot restore a full head of hair on a man with extensive baldness, yet this "sample patient" has restored everything, including his crown. Hair transplants are limited to the amount of Donor Hair a person has, and showing a final result of a full head of hair is AN Outright Lie & Totally Unethical. The graphics on this page Prove that PMG’s intent was to Mislead and Lie because ALL PMG saw in the patient was DOLLAR SIGNS and profits!! PMG’s doctors didn’t care in the least about the patient making an informed decision.

The booklet also claims that virtually anybody can get a hair transplant, and that the biggest factor in a hair transplant being a success is the experience of the clinic (and not the characteristics of the patient himself). This is also misleading. The unique characteristics of the patient are equally important to the level of success they can expect. It is important that a prospective patient is told right away that different patients will have widely varying levels of success. But that's not so good for business, so that is kept "hush-hush" here.

Then it is stated "You know you have a problem or you wouldn't have requested this material". HERE PMG IS STOOPING TO HUMILIATION TO TRY TO “CLOSE’ THE SALE!!” Would a legitimate physician tell a self-conscious patient that their hair loss is a problem?? Of course Not!! Maybe the balding men who don't get cosmetic surgery "don't know they have a problem"?!

Didn't this booklet begin by claiming that the clinic would not try to pressure anyone into a hair transplant? Clearly the Main Point of this booklet was to Say and Do Whatever It Takes (Pressure, Mislead, Lie), no matter how Unethical, to close the sale for PMG.

Below is the insert page from the 1994 PMG booklet that has more Lies.

- E.g. of Misleading statement/Lie: “The most natural hairline that is virtually undetectable...Cosmetically incredible….You will look and feel the way you hoped to Again!!” [Insert page above of PMG booklet]…in the case of most patients, including me, another Complete Lie. My hairline was anything BUT natural after Dr. Mangubat's procedures with a few hairs growing in different parts of the hairline and the majority of the front hairline with no hair at all!! With the Limited amount of donor hair and hair loss on the front and crown in many patients, there is No Way there would be enough donor hair for hair transplants to result in a "full head of hair" with a "virtually undetectable" hairline!!

So WHY was the Puig Medical Group (PMG) creating this false premise in the minds of potential patients? Because building False Hopes in patients is good for Boosting Sales. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) was part of the team at PMG that Only cared about SALES, and patient’s welfare was Not a main concern. That is why doctors at PMG (e.g. Dr. Tony Mangubat & Dr. Carlos Puig) were willing to say Anything, Even Outright Lies, to ensure that the potential client would select PMG, and not one of its competitors, for hair transplants.

No One has to just rely on my review to decide that Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) and Dr. Carlos Puig [aka Dr. Carlos J. Puig] were engaged in Fraud and Unethical Conduct. Anyone can just read Puig Medical Group’s 1994 cover letter & entire marketing brochure yourself to come to your own conclusions, just follow this link for the Google webpage: 

https://sites.google.com/site/puigmedicalgroup/

In the link above is posted scanned copies of every page of PMG's 1994 totally deceptive, false, and fraudulent marketing/sales letters and brochure that used completely unethical high pressure sales tactics. PLEASE NOTE: Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat) worked for PMG from 1989 to 1996, and so he Cannot deny that he was a member of PMG’s medical team when this 1994 marketing brochure and cover letter were sent to potential clients, including me.

When you read these documents, you’ll see for yourself the Totally deceptive practices, false advertising, and outright Lies that PMG’s doctors like E. Antonio Mangubat engaged in to lure unsuspecting clients.

Let me Stress again, before 2019 Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) himself on his online resume Proudly said that he worked as a cosmetic surgeon at PMG from 1989 – 1996 (See Attachment 1 above), and he was a Full Participant in PMG’s incompetent, unethical, and illegal conduct that is a Complete Disgrace to the medical profession. I know this Firsthand because of what Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) did to me, i.e. promised me a “full head of hair”, and left me Scarred and Disfigured!!

Since 2019, Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) has decided to Lie on his resume and delete the reference to Puig Medical Group from his official resume on his website, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery Centers.Until August/September, 2024 Mangubat Outright Lied by saying he worked at La Belle Vie since 1987, Even Though he did not have permission (i.e. a license) to practice medicine in Washington State before 1994. After I pointed out Mangubat’s Lying, now Tony Mangubat has decided to just NOT POST his resume online to try to hide from his Con-Artist and Scamming past!

As I mentioned in the beginning, I am only one of many victims of Puig Medical Group [aka Cleveland Hair Centers] and Tony Mangubat. I have found several other victims who created their own websites documenting their Horrible experiences as a patient of PMG. See example in this link:

[WARNING: GRAHPIC images in this link]: 

http://hairtransplantrepair.blogspot.com/

If Dr. Tony Mangubat (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) argues that he never saw or participated in any deceptive practices and/or Grossly Over-Promising on the results to potential clients, you have to believe that he NEVER read any of PMG’s marketing literature or letters nor participated in any surgeries or consultations with clients during his Entire Seven Year Stint as a Physician/Surgeon at PMG—this is a COMPLETELY LAUGHABLE argument!!

Dr. Tony Mangubat’s (aka Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat ) and Dr. Carlos J. Puig’s licenses to practice medicine should have been Revoked a Long Time Ago!!!!

Attachment 3: Ethics Complaint Against E. Antonio Mangubat (aka Tony Mangubat)

An Ethics Complaint was filed against Dr. Tony Mangubat with medical organizations he lists on his resume. In 2012, an Ethics Complaint was submitted against Mangubat with the University of Washington (U of W), Medicine. As a result, U of W Medicine required Mangubat to correct his resume to make clear he was not associated with them as of 2009.

In 2012, prior to the ethics complaint, Mangubat stated on his resume that he was associated with Univ. of Washington Harborview Medicinal Center (“UofW Med) from “2004 – Present”.

BUT, based on the Ethics Complaint against him, UofW Med required Dr. Mangubat to Correct his resume and Make Clear he was not associated with UofW Med after 2009.

Dr. Mangubat's online resume as of March 25, 2012 (Before correction), showing association with Harborview Medical Center from “2004 – Present”:

Dr. Mangubat’s online resume on May 6, 2012 (After correction), showing association with Harborview Medical Center from “2004 – 2009”:

Dr. Lawrence R. Robinson, M.D, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education, Univ. of Washington Medicine on March 11, 2012 provided a response to the complaint [scroll down to bottom of this webpage to see full text of Dr. Robinson’s email in ATTACHMENT 4].

Dr. Robinson said in part:

"I have investigated Dr. Mangubat’s affiliation with UW Medicine and I can confirm that Dr. Mangubat was previously aligned with UW Medicine’s Community Training Center (CTC) based at Harborview Medical Center.

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He [Dr. Mangubat] has never had privileges to practice medicine at Harborview Medical Center or the University of Washington Medical Center.

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Please be assured that we will take the actions we consider appropriate regarding Dr. Mangubat’s website.

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Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns with me"

See Dr. Robinson’s bio here:

https://sunnybrook.ca/research/team/member.asp?t=12&m=637&page=529

http://sunnybrook.ca/media/item.asp?i=1115

[Again, see Attachment 4 below to see complete text, date/time, etc. of Dr. Robinson’s email]

ATTACHMENT 4: EMAIL FROM DR. Lawrence R. Robinson, Vice Dean, University of Washington Medicine in response to Ethics complaint against Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat:

Subject: FW: Ethics Complaint re: One of your doctors

From: Lawrence R. Robinson Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 3:56 PM

To: EMAIL_DELETED

Dear Mr. Smith,

Thank you for your email to Dr. Paul G. Ramsey dated February 5, 2012. Dr. Ramsey asked me to review and respond to you on his behalf.

I have investigated Dr. Mangubat’s affiliation with UW Medicine and I can confirm that Dr. Mangubat was previously aligned with UW Medicine’s Community Training Center (CTC) based at Harborview Medical Center. The CTC is an authorized training center for the American Heart Association, providing training to faculty, staff and non-employees. Dr. Mangubat was certified by the CTC as an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor and taught approximately six ACLS courses at Harborview Medical Center between July 2005 and December 2006. Dr. Mangubat’s ACLS Instructor status and alignment with the CTC formally ended in December of 2008. He has never had privileges to practice medicine at Harborview Medical Center or the University of Washington Medical Center.

Please be assured that we will take the actions we consider appropriate regarding Dr. Mangubat’s website.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns with me, Mr. Smith.

Sincerely,

Lawrence R. Robinson, M.D.

Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education

NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any document attached hereto is intended only for the named recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, nor the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message in confidence to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error, and any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmittal and/or attachments in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Greg Smith

Date: February 5, 2012 10:49:14 AM PST

To: EMAIL_DELETED <Paul G. Ramsey, M.D>

Subject: Ethics Complaint re: One of your doctors

I am emailing you to report serious ethical issues regarding one of your doctors, Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat (aka Dr. Tony Mangubat http://www.labelleviecosmetic.com/ 16400 Southcenter Parkway, Suite 101 Tukwila, WA 98188). FYI, I have also reported my complaint to Seattle area media.

According to his resume, Dr. Mangubat is one of your organization’s instructors. From Dr. Mangubat’s official resume posted on his website, http://www.labelleviecosmetic.com/mangubat.shtml

Harborview Medical Center, ACLS Instructor, Seattle, WA ACLS Instructor

Dr. Mangubat was a full participant in a Cosmetic Surgery SCAM, see Proof in links below.

Dr. Mangubat was a Physician/Surgeon with Puig Medical Group (PMG, aka Cleveland Hair Centers) from 1989 - 1996, a SCAM perpetrated by DOCTORS (yes doctors, who are sworn first and foremost to do NO HARM) to lure unsuspecting clients to do hair transplants with PMG, instead of one of its competitors.

Dr. Mangubat & his former boss Dr. Carlos J. Puig are still practicing, and no disciplinary action was taken against them (to my knowledge), which speaks volumes to the complete LACK of self-regulation by the hair transplant industry.

I am a former patient of PMG and Dr. E. Antonio Mangubat, and my HORRIBLE story is only one of many victims who were SCAMMED by PMG doctors. See proof here:

http://arlington45678.angelfire.com

https://sites.google.com/site/dreantoniomangubatincompetent/

http://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/94book.html

http://www.angelfire.com/indie/hairtransplant/lies.html

https://sites.google.com/site/pmgincompetent/

http://pmg-incompetnt-review.angelfire.com/

I have every confidence that you will take the appropriate actions to rectify this ethics complaint. Thank you.