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Dr . '''Charles Terence Russell ''' is a Queensland GP from Macgregor<ref name="Huggies">{{REFweb |quote= |url=https://www.huggies.co.nz/forum/3-newborn/47-caring-for-your-newborn/2011429-circumscision |title=Circumscision |last= |first= |publisher=Huggies Forum |date=2008 |accessdate=2019-11-24}}</ref> who has specialized in [[circumcision]] for boys since 1993.<ref name='russel'>{{REFweb
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|url=http://www.russellmedical.com.au/
== Professional misconduct ==
Dr . Russell was fined and reprimanded for opportunistically diagnosing and performing hundreds of tongue-tie surgeries while performing circumcisions during 1999. The Review committee found there were no clinical indications for the services.<!-- <ref>{{REFcontribution
|contribution=Letter of Transmittal
|url=http://www.psr.gov.au/docs/publications/PSRAR04.rtf
<ref>http://www.medicalboard.gov.au/About/State-and-Territory-Medical-Board-Members/The-Queensland-Board-of-the-Medical-Board-of-Australia.aspx</ref>
== Order of Australia==
Dr . Russell received an Order of Australia for breaking the world record by catching the largest black marlin.<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=RUSSELL, Charles Terence George: Medal of the Order of Australia, 12 June 1989
|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887271&search_type=simple&showInd=true
== Breach of EMLA guidelines ==
Dr . Russell experimented with the use of Eutectic mixture of Local Anesthetic (EMLA) cream on infants in 1993 onwards.<ref name='russel'/>
This was at a time the manufacturers of EMLA advised against the use of EMLA on infants.<ref name=cirp-emla>{{REFweb
|quote=
}}</ref>
Use of EMLA has a risk of potentially very serious Methaemoglobinaemia.<ref name=cirp-emla/>
EMLA is apparently the only anestethic used by Dr . Russell as no others are mentioned on his website.<ref name=russel/>
EMLA was found to be the least effective anesthesia during infant circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
== Breach of advertising regulations ==
Advertising regulations prohibit claims that use of a therapeutic device (in this case the Plastibell [[PlastiBell]] device) can prevent cancer or HIV.
His website formerly falsely claimed circumcision completely prevented cancer of the penis.
== Media presence ==
Dr . Russell has frequently promoted circumcision in the media: TV, radio, newspapers etc.<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2661013.htm
|date=
|accessdate=2011-05-02
}}</ref>, radio<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=
|url=http://motherandbaby.ninemsn.com.au/baby/babyhealth/1071749/snip-decisions
|date=2009-07-13
|accessdate=2011-05-02
}}</ref>, newspapers<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=
|first=
|DOI=
|accessdate=2011-05-02
}}</ref>etc.
After interviewing Dr . Russell journalists typically describe his Plastibell [[PlastiBell]] method as being completely painless, bloodless, and not involving any cutting.<ref name="health-fear">{{REFjournal
|last=
|first=
He has been reported as performing 5 circumcisions before 10am.<ref name="health-fear"/>
He typically charges from AU$400 to $700 per circumcision for a young baby (2009 figure).<ref>{{REFweb |quotename= |url=http://www.huggies.co.nz/forum/topic/2011429-Circumscision--/ |title=Circumscision |last= |first= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2011-05-02}}<"Huggies"/ref>
== Business arrangements ==
ZAMBURY PTY. LTD., registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) in 1988<ref>http://www.circleaks.org/images/9/9e/ZAMBURY.pdf</ref>, owns the business names FREEWAY MEDICENTER, CIRCUMCISION INFORMATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE (C.I.R.C.), DOCTORS GRAND PLAZA and CIRCUMCISION AUSTRALIA.<ref>http://www.circleaks.org/images/a/a5/Business_Names_owned_by_ZAMBURY.pdf</ref> The registered business address for ZAMBURY PTY. LTD. is in Holland Park West, Queensland 4121. <ref>http://www.localbuzz.com.au/business/zambury-pty-ltd/241126</ref>
RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTRE PTY. LTD. has been registered with the ASIC since 1993<ref>http://www.circleaks.org/images/d/d6/RUSSELL_MEDICAL_CENTRE.pdf</ref>, and is located at MacGregor Queensland 4109.<ref>http://www.circumcision.com.au/Contact_Us/Brisbane.aspx</ref>
== Additional sources ==
* {{REFjournal* |title=Non-Circumcision a Legal Risk. ( |date=1996, September -09-20). '' |journal=Australian Doctor'', p. |page=57.}}
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