HHS-OIG Correspondence (November 10, 2024) – Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Request Records Relating to Complaint/Case #5-17-0-0192-4

This document records a communication sent on November 10, 2024, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the United States Attorney’s Office regarding records associated with complaint/case #5-17-0-0192-4, a medical billing complaint concerning the University of Michigan Department of Radiology.

The communication follows a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to HHS-OIG on February 14, 2024, and a subsequent administrative appeal, for which no response is reflected in the record.

The communication references prior FOIA requests for:

  • notification(s) for the subject(s) of complaint/case #5-17-0-0192-4
  • documentation associated with complaint/case #5-17-0-0192-4

It states that these requests have been constructively denied.

The correspondence also references materials previously submitted to HHS-OIG, including:

  • prior institutional actions against Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou at the University of Michigan
  • the September 2018 Charge Letter issued by Dean Runge, attached to the communication, referencing an ongoing HHS-OIG investigation at the time of the Bylaw 5.09 proceedings against Dr. Foerster

November 10, 2024 correspondence to HHS-OIG and the United States Attorney’s Office regarding complaint/case #5-17-0-0192-4.

See: HHS-OIG FOIA Production (Senator Cardin Intervention)

No response to this communication is reflected in the record.

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Brad Foerster, MD PhD

Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.