I write as a senior medical doctor, academic and teacher to offer my unequivocal support for Dr Frederick Schroyens regarding his authorship and intellectual ownership of the Synthesis project. In my view, the challenges to his reputation are unsubstantiated and have caused unwarranted harm to his distinguished career.
In multiple roles from 1983 onwards, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Dr Schroyens. I witnessed firsthand his inception of the Synthesis project, his directorship of his team, that team's work in action, and the progressive iterations of his Synthesis and its success. His vision, dedication, and combination of leadership and advanced homoeopathic skills, created a new methodology for corrective historical revision, and future development of the repertory.
His contribution has proved so significant to the field, that Synthesis became recognised as the new gold standard of repertories, as evidenced by its adoption and use by professionals worldwide. His work then served as a critical foundation for homoeopathic software (such as Radar and its successors), adding to this software’s credibility and, by extension, its success.
As my roles involved extensive international contact with the homoeopathic community, this places me in a position to confirm the community-wide respect for Dr Schroyens and the confident knowledge of his authorship of Synthesis and his pivotal role in its development.
Based on these direct experiences and my long-standing engagement in medical and academic circles, I am confident in the validity of Dr Schroyens' authorship and his enduring contribution to Synthesis. I urge all parties to consider the facts and to respect the professional integrity of a colleague who has dedicated his career to advancing knowledge and practice in homoeopathy.
Dr. David REILLY, Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
Homeopathic practice since 1983
Teaching homeopathy since 1987, , a. o. at Osher Centre (Harvard Medical School), University of Glasgow, Visiting Professor at University of Maryland (USA) and Well Cornell University of Doha (Qatar).
Author of “The Foundations of Homoeopathy Course”, adopted by the UK Faculty of Homoeopathy
Author of over 100 scientific articles in peer reviewed journals - including four randomised placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy, two published in the Lancet and one in the British Medical Journal.
Director of the Academic and Education Department 1990 - 2016
NHS Centre for Integrative Care, Scotland
Lead Consultant Physician GHH 1994-2016
Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, Scotland
Project Leader to build the new Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital 1997-2004
First National Clinical Lead for Integrative Care 2008-2014
Scottish Government
Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Westminster (Hon DSc)
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow (FRCP)
Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Scotland (MRCGP)
Fellow of The British Holistic Medical Association