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I am a victim of cosmetic surgery fraud and highly unethical conduct by Dr. Elmer Antonio Mangubat [aka E. Antonio Mangubat, Tony Mangubat] and Dr. Carlos J. Puig.
Mangubat is 2019 President of the World Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (WAOCS), a non-profit based on Chicago; Mangubat currently has his clinic and is practicing in Seattle, Washington.
The horrible things Mangubat and Puig did to me occurred in 1995, almost 25 years ago [details and proof below], so I recognize that you may not be able to take action on such an old case.
However, today, in 2019, Mangubat is LYING on his resume to try to cover up his past fraud [see below for independent sources that prove my claims]. Mangubat’s lying is in clear violation of WAOCS’ Code of Ethics, including:
VI.
Members will maintain truth and integrity in their advertising always avoiding deceptive communications.
Source:
https://waocs.org/about-waocs/code-of-ethics/
A copy of WAOCS Code of Ethics as of June, 2019 is saved in my Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zxqcWZVhHzuLDZhCZdQbf2YQ_KqOzotT/view?usp=sharing
Mangubat’s claims he has worked for his clinic in Seattle, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery, from 1987 to the present, but he didn’t obtain his Washington State medical license until 1994!
Here is the first page of Mangubat’s current resume:
See his full current resume on his clinic’s website here:
https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf
A copy of Mangubat’s resume as of February, 2019 is saved here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fhvvjoPQbt_Ng-7bng24JKWD8WmJezgw/view
Mangubat is LYING here to try to cover up his stint as Surgeon with Puig Medical Group (PMG) from 1989 – 1996, where he engaged in Fraud and False-Advertising, see proof here:
https://sites.google.com/site/tonymangubatisincompetent/
https://sites.google.com/site/puigmedicalgroup
PROOF OF DR. E. ANTONIO MANGUBAT’S OUTRIGHT LYING
Mangubat’s online resume as of February 18, 2019 claims he has worked for his clinic in Seattle, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery, from 1987 to the present, implying he lived in Seattle from 1987 - present. This is a LIE to cover up his stint as Physician/Surgeon at PMG from 1989 – 1996, Proof in brief:
1. Mangubat’s Washington State medical license clearly states the “First Issue” date was 9/29/1994. So if Mangubat were working at La Belle Vie since 1987, he would have been practicing medicine in Washington State WITHOUT A LICENSE from 1987 – 1994!!
The truth is he didn’t start working at La Belle Vie until he moved back to Seattle in 1995-1996, and he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996 [something he is trying to hide now by lying].
2. Mangubat, on previous versions of his online resume as HE posted them online on his clinic’s website, clearly stated he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996, and not La Belle Vie until 1994.
3. An 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.
4. Mangubat’s clinic La Belle Vie Cosmetic’s corporate filings with Washington Secretary of State indicate La Belle Vie’s date of incorporation was 6/16/2009. So how could Mangubat be working for La Belle Vie before the company was incorporated?? The truth is Mangubat’s name for his clinic before 2009 was “South Center Cosmetic Surgery”, and his clinic did not start operating until Mangubat moved back to Seattle in 1995-1996.
Proof of Mangubat’s outright Lying in detail with Sources:
Tony Mangubat’s [aka E. Antonio Mangubat, Elmer Antonio Mangubat] current online resume as of February 18, 2019 claims he has worked for La Belle Vie from 1987 – present, so supposedly he has lived in Seattle since 1987.
Link to online resume on Mangubat’s website:
https://labelleviecosmetic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/01/Tony_Resume-min.pdf
A copy of Mangubat’s online resume as of February 18, 2019 is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fhvvjoPQbt_Ng-7bng24JKWD8WmJezgw/view
From Mangubat’s online resume
“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. Our philosophy is to treat you like a family member, with care and concern and a focus to achieving the look you've always wanted.”
Note that Mangubat explicitly says that he has been “chief surgeon” at La Belle Vie “since 1987”, which is an outright LIE.
Mangubat’s LinkedIn page [as of Feb 22, 2019] also contains 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/
A copy of Mangubat’s LinkedIn page as of February 22, 2019 is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q_Y2Y5NjolHqBZFZXeJzRmdpUgZVkANv/view
Proof [with independent sources] Mangubat is LYING:
1. Mangubat’s Washington State medical license was first issued on 9/29/1994, so if he were medical director with La Belle Vie in Seattle since 1987, he would have been practicing medicine in Seattle WITHOUT A LICENSE from 1987 – 1994!
The truth, which Mangubat is concealing by LYING on his resume, is that Mangubat worked for PMG from 1989 until 1995-1996 during which time he committed Fraud, and did not start working as chief surgeon/medical director at his Seattle clinic until late 1995 or 1996.
See 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
A copy of Mangubat’s Washington State medical license as of February 17, 2019 is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rM_KBtQayS8K8iMnXlb008A_EZ7g3Wg4/view
2. Mangubat Himself previously said on his online resume that he worked for PMG from 1989 - 1996, something that he is now trying to hide by LYING:
i) Below are the first 3 pages of Mangubat’s online resume on May 11, 2018. In page 3 of May, 2018 resume, he clearly states he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996, and did not start working at La Belle Vie until 1994.
Page 1 of 2018 resume:
Page 2 of 2018 resume:
Page 3 of 2018 resume:
You can see Mangubat’s complete online resume as HE posted it on May 11, 2018, saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2EmFYcwiDNeICqW2K5Hlcc56rmu3kG0/view
Also note in page 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 the claim that he worked for PMG in Chicago and Washington, DC from 1989 – 1996.
ii) See below pages 1-4 of Mangubat’s online resume as HE posted it on November 1, 2013
In pages 2 of November, 2013 resume, he clearly states he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996, and did not start working at La Belle Vie until 1994.
Also again note in page 4 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.
Page 1 of 2013 resume:
Page 2 of 2013 resume:
Page 3 of 2013 resume:
Page 4 of 2013 resume:
Mangubat’s complete 2013 resume as he posted it online is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LFTQ70JWkeCehfmzA5UOodWuqfmsR5yH/view
iii) See 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 in page 2 that he worked for PMG from 1989 – 1996 and did not start working at La Belle Vie until 1994.
Also note in 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. Here are the links to Mangubat’s 2010 resume, saved in the Google Drive:
Pg 1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1__JwsX8rjDPSsW_cY-1WVS4Uypp-2hWf/view
iv) 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. until 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. Links to pages 1 & 2 of Mangubat’s 1994 resume saved in the Google Drive here:
Pg 1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gfBrsOSi1tf2sLnlOnsJllR9ZbFpvaZd/view?usp=sharing
3. A 1996 Court decision in a lawsuit between Cleveland Hair Clinic and Puig Medical Group (PMG) (Carlos J. Puig’s business) states Mangubat was a surgeon with PMG, and according to “Hair Transplant Forum” publication, E. Antonio Mangubat was a hair transplant doctor in the late 1990s-early 2000s:
Link to Court decision:
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/968/1227/1947589/
A copy of this Court decision is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HMslYl_QyKWa7nJiprHdvv9Ekpokk5gn/view
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 PDF file, Paragraph 34 clearly states in 1995-1996 Mangubat was a “Puig Group doctor”:
“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).”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gfBrsOSi1tf2sLnlOnsJllR9ZbFpvaZd/view?usp=sharing
3. A 1996 Court decision in a lawsuit between Cleveland Hair Clinic and Puig Medical Group (PMG) (Carlos J. Puig’s business) states Mangubat was a surgeon with PMG, and according to “Hair Transplant Forum” publication, E. Antonio Mangubat was a hair transplant doctor in the late 1990s-early 2000s:
Link to Court decision:
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/968/1227/1947589/
A copy of this Court decision is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HMslYl_QyKWa7nJiprHdvv9Ekpokk5gn/view
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 PDF file, Paragraph 34 clearly states in 1995-1996 Mangubat was a “Puig Group doctor”:
“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 PDF file, Paragraph 32 and Footnote 17 also state that in 1995-1996 Mangubat was a “Puig Group doctor”:
Para 32:
“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]”
Footnote 17:
“[17] Those doctors include Dr. Mangubat, the Puig Group doctor who performed the Brandy Flap procedure at the Rosemont facility.”
iii) Mangubat was a hair transplant surgeon in the 1990s-early 2000s: Here’s the link to the May/June 2001 issue of “Hair Transplant Forum International”, pages 19-20 of this PDF file is an article co-authored by Mangubat about live hair transplant surgery:
https://www.ishrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Forum_11_3.pdf
A copy of this 2001 issue of this publication is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xNKU8MYYbzGDqUDFHnhdx_X-EgfQFrz/view
4. According to the corporate filings of Mangubat’s clinic, La Belle Vie [legal corporate name: Total Health Medical Institute, PLL], with the Washington Secretary of State, La Belle Vie’s date of incorporation June 6/16/2009. So Mangubat claims he supposedly worked for La Belle Vie before the business was even incorporated??!!
Here’s how to access La Belle Vie’s corporate filings:
i) Mangubat’s clinic La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery’s legal business name is “Total Health Medical Institute”:
Mangubat’s applied for a trademark for “La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery”, and the trademark application shows that the clinic’s legal business name is “Total Health Medical Institute”, see trademark application here:
https://trademarks.justia.com/852/66/la-belle-vie-cosmetic-surgery-85266956.html
From the link above:
“Current Trademark Owners
Party Name: TOTAL HEALTH MEDICAL INSTITUTE LLC
Party Type: 30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type16: - Limited Liability Company
A copy of Mangubat’s trademark application is also saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yjf6MOCtjRn7S0cyf2T4j6neoUKv1AQ_/view
An online national provider registry also confirms Mangubat’s La Belle Vie clinic’s legal business name is “Total Health Medical Institute”, see in this link:
A copy of this national registry webpage is also saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-pCvvkq2y8x7BdEXF0FtYxh9knhKEvd5/view
ii) To look up corporate filings, go to Washington State Office of the Secretary of State website’s advanced search page:
https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/AdvancedSearch
[ FYI main website is https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/ ]
ii) In the bottom part of the screen, under “Agent Address”, type in street address of La Belle Vie:
Enter in Address #1 line: 16400 Southcenter Pkwy STE 101
Enter in Zip fields: 98188 3302
Enter in City: Tukwila
Now click “Search” in the bottom right.
In the search results, only one business for this address is “active” and not delinquent as of February, 2019, and this business’ legal name is “Total Health Medical Institute, PLLC”
Click on “Total Health Medical Institute, PLLC” and you’ll see info confirming this is Mangubat’s clinic and the corporate entity was formed in 2009, 22 years after Mangubat claims he started working there in 1987! From the online webpage:
“Formation/ Registration Date: 06/16/2009
Registered Agent Name: Elmer Mangubat
Governor: Elmer Mangubat”
A copy of the main webpage in the Washington Secretary of State website for Total Health Medical Institute, PLLC is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGk3c2P7PlwD1RLBQPUJBE32ZpvrQUs9/view
The unique UBI number for Mangubat’s clinic is 602 932 275, which is useful to know to do searches on only that company.
In this webpage for Total Health Medical Institute, PLLC, at the bottom of the screen, you see a button for “Filing History”.
Clicking on “Filing History” will show you all the corporate filings by Mangubat’s La Belle Vie clinic [i.e. Total Health Medical Institute, PLLC]
Now click on one of the annual reports, e.g. the Annual Report filed on 6/11/2013 [“0007988190 06/11/2013 12:00:00 AM ANNUAL REPORT View Documents.”]
This Annual Report clearly shows “Date of Formation” to be 06-16-2009, which means La Belle Vie did not exist as a corporation for the period 1987 – 1996, a time period Mangubat claims to be “chief surgeon” for La Belle Vie. Also the report is signed by Mangubat and he is named as “President” confirming this filing is for his business/clinic.
A copy of the Annual Report filed on 6/11/2013 is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LmDlvS25Tuifl7WZQPI0hyXofIkIm-p2/view?usp=sharing
Finally, Total Health Medical Institute incorporation document [Formation of Corporation] filed with Washington State also clearly states the date of formation [“Date submitted for filing”] was 06/16/2009. A copy of the “Formation of Corporation” document is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GSkikebIZp6kIKTUsTQRVxmEc9F_oI4B/view?usp=sharing
The truth is Mangubat’s clinic was previously called “South Center Cosmetic Surgery” and it didn’t begin operations until Mangubat left his position with PMG [in Chicago/Washington DC] in 1995-1996 and moved back to Seattle.
See 2006 media article that talks about Mangubat and “South Center Cosmetic Surgery” [not La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery] here:
https://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/busting-out/
A copy of the news article is saved in the Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hbNnetN2xBtAbaOKl2TBV4OYS1kgDXCT/view
Finally, here again in links below is proof of Mangubat’s FRAUD in the 1990s as a Physician/Surgeon with Puig Medical Group [aka Cleveland Hair Centers]:
See:
https://sites.google.com/site/tonymangubatisincompetent/
https://sites.google.com/site/puigmedicalgroup
https://sites.google.com/site/pmgincompetent/
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
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