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== Professional work == Byron Hyde began practicing medicine in 1968, and specialized in [[Myalgic encephalomyelitis|Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]] since 1984.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web | url = https://25megroup.org/dr-byron-hyde-md | title = Dr. Byron Hyde MD. | website = 25% M.E. Group |language=en-US | access-date = 2019-08-21}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Dr. Hyde traveled extensively to study ME and examine thousands of patients, spending time at: the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), in Atlanta, US; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, US; the UK; Australia; New Zealand; and Akureyri, Iceland.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He is one of only two physicians invited to address the House of Parliament and the House of Lords committee on M.E. in London.<ref name=":4" /> Throughout his career, Dr. Hyde's work often focused on pediatric patients. Dr. Hyde worked in research and as a physician in The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto and Ste. Justine's Pediatric Hospital, Montreal. He worked as a volunteer physician in a polio orphanage in Asia, caring for hundreds of abandoned children.<ref name=":4" /> Dr. Hyde practiced medicine in Ontario, Canada until the age of 82; he gave up his medical license on Jul 9, 2019 pursuant to an investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web | url = https://doctors.cpso.on.ca/DoctorDetails/Byron-Marshall-Hyde/0016579-21364 | title = Hyde, Byron Marshall | last = College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario | first = | author-link = | date = 2019 | website = | archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=}}</ref> The College stated that "Dr. Hyde was referred to the Discipline Committee on allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence. In the face of these allegations, Dr. Hyde resigned from the College and has agreed never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario or any other jurisdiction."<ref name=":3" /> One of the experts hired by the College reported that "Dr. Hyde states that he practices 'complex disease management' primarily involving Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which is outside the conventionally-recognized scope of general or primary care practice."<ref name=":3" /> He had previously had terms imposed and been transferred to a restricted certificate on Jan 30, 2013 and again as an independent physician on Nov 9, 2018.<ref name=":3" /> Dr. Hyde did not respond publicly to the allegations.
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