Dr. Eithan Haim exposed Texas Children’s Hospital’s (TCH) secret “transgender” medical program in 2023. Now, he is suing the hospital for malicious prosecution.
Haim’s complaint alleges TCH, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and their representatives fed false information about Haim to government officials, resulting in the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrongfully indicting him for violating patient privacy laws.
Haim’s coworkers lied, the filing argues, to punish him for sending redacted medical documents to investigative journalist Christopher Rufo. The information showed TCH continued performing sex-rejecting medical procedures on children long after it claimed to stop in March 2022.
The DOJ dropped its deeply flawed case against Haim in January 2025, sparing the husband and father up to ten years in jail and $250,000 in fines. But the court battle took a heavy toll on Haim and his young family.
Haim announced his suit against TCH on X last week, thanking his legal team and benefactor Elon Musk, who will reportedly cover Haim’s legal bills, for enabling him to pursue justice in court.
Haim further thanked his original attorney, Marcella Burke, for supporting him long before his case gained national attention.
“She took the greatest risk in representing me [in 2023] and endlessly sacrificed for the next two years,” the surgeon wrote.
“She is the reason my wife has her husband and my daughter, her father.”
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