Global Map of Child Abuse Pediatricians and Their Teams Involved in Disputed Diagnoses
This map is part of an ongoing documentation effort by The Honest Diagnosis Project to identify patterns in how child abuse evaluations are conducted within hospitals, across the world.
The CAP MAP
Each marker found on this map represents a child abuse pediatrician or medical professional on an abuse finding team who is tied to a documented case, report, or publicly referenced instance in which they were involved in a medical determination that was later questioned, disputed, or overturned by families, legal proceedings, or independent experts.
Through the collection of case records, contracts, court filings, and institutional affiliations, a broader pattern has emerged: A recurring network of professionals, training pathways, and institutional relationships that appear across jurisdictions.
This map is designed to make those patterns visible and afford families the full picture when choosing healthcare for their family.
What It Is
The geographic distribution of cases involving Child Abuse Pediatricians and affiliated medical professionals
Repeated involvement of specific professionals across multiple cases
Institutional affiliations and referral patterns where documented
Connections identified through publicly available contracts, testimony, and records
What It Isn’t
Inclusion on this map does not, by itself, constitute evidence of misconduct
Not all cases bringing us the names of their accusers have reached a legal conclusion or judicial finding
This map does not provide medical or legal determinations
This map serves as a research and transparency tool, allowing families, legal professionals, journalists, and policymakers to examine patterns that may not be visible when cases are viewed in isolation. We recognize the seriousness of documenting professionals and medical determinations in this context. If you are listed on this map or part of an affiliated institution and believe information is inaccurate, incomplete, or requires clarification, we invite you to contact us. Submissions supported by documentation will be reviewed in a timely manner.
Understanding the Broader Pattern
While individual cases may appear isolated, the aggregation of these cases reveals recurring structures:
Shared training programs and professional networks
Global consultation and testimony patterns
Institutional partnerships and funding relationships
Consistent diagnostic frameworks applied across unrelated cases.
These patterns are not always visible at the level of individual cases, but become apparent when examined collectively. This is most important because medical determinations of child abuse carry profound consequences for children and their families. When similar diagnostic conclusions, methodologies, or expert networks appear repeatedly across jurisdictions, it raises important questions about the reliability of diagnostic standards, the role of institutional influence in medical determinations, and whether systemic patterns may be impacting individual outcomes.
This map exists to support greater transparency and invites an evidence-based discussion.
This map is continuously updated as new cases, records, and documentation emerge. Are we missing someone? Please feel free to send us information about your case, and we will add it to the map at our earliest convenience.
Our goal is to contribute to a clearer understanding of the systems and structures shaping medical child abuse determinations across the globe.
*In the event of a medical emergency, please call 911 or seek healthcare for your children immediately. We are not promoting that you do not get healthcare for your children at hospitals. The Honest Diagnosis Project does not promote violent actions or behavior. While we understand CAPs ruin a lot of lives, we are not advocating for their physical or emotional harm.