HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6900
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6900

I practiced clinical neurosurgery in Tucson, Arizona, from 1992 until 2023, treating a wide array of neurosurgical disorders that included malignant brain tumors, complex spine and skull base tumors. I attended medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and finished in 1985, and trained at the Barrow Neurological Institute from 1986 through 1992, in addition to completing a skull base fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. I became aware of cell phone radiation since its infancy and have been intrigued and wary of the developing technology that I saw progress over the years of my career. After my wife was diagnosed with electrohypersensitivity syndrome, I became extremely interested in the issues of electromagnetic fields well over 15 years ago. I now serve on the board of the Environmental Health Trust and have given nationwide presentations and published in this field. It is without question that, during my career, it became readily apparent that the use of cell phones that my patients exhibited was in no way benign. I saw a direct link between scalp infections, post-cranial surgery, and even spine infections as a result of cell phone exposure. It was not uncommon for me to find many of my patients in bed in the postoperative phase with a cell phone and computer in the bed, in immediate proximity to their surgical wounds. It is now well documented in the literature that the electromagnetic fields that are produced by wireless devices clearly affect tissue healing, affect the voltage-gated calcium channels, and produce oxidative stress. There was a clear connection between those patients who develop wound infections postoperatively and their cell phone use. It is also without question that those patients who developed glioblastomas invariably had a high correlation between the laterality of the tumor and the side of the head where they use their cell phone most frequently. The literature is replete with evidence of multiple harmful effects electromagnetic radiation involving occupational exposures, military participants and workers, and everyday children and housewives. Included below are resources that document higher rates of:
- testicular cancer
- infertility
- miscarriage
- leukemia
- cognitive dementia
- neurodegenerative diseases
- colon cancer
- cerebro- vascular disorders, such as stroke, that now occur with high incidence in young people
- significant psychiatric disorders, such as depression and even suicide. 
The literature is so convincing that any literate person with a curious mind can do a search on pubmed.gov that clearly delineates the harmful effects of cell towers, cell phones, i-watches, Wi-Fi devices, Bluetooth devices, etc. Yes, there are studies that show no correlation, but invariably these are industry-sponsored studies that can be traced back to institutions with conflicts of interest. There's no hiding the fact that the telecom lobby spends millions of dollars per year lobbying our elected officials. In many ways, we have several lost generations now of children and individuals who can no longer express themselves freely without using some AI bot and clearly have lost the ability of independent thought. In many ways, even our adult brains have become rewired with these ongoing exposures, where people never give themselves a wireless digital break. I cannot tell you the number of times that I would see young adolescents, millennials, teenagers, and Gen Z individuals that would come in complaining of nonspecific headaches or mental status disorders when a primary care identified a bright spot of unknown origin on their MRI. A simple electromagnetic frequency survey revealed that none of these individuals ever break from the connection with their wireless devices. They eat, breathe, sleep, and even go to the bathroom with them. 

I am of the firm belief that the only hope to salvage our humanity going forward and to allow generations to develop with their own ideas and independent thoughts will only happen if there are industry regulations and safety warnings, just as there were with cigarettes and pesticides. The situation could never be more dire, and I encourage this committee to give my comments and all those of my colleagues serious consideration because our future is at stake!