A doctor who trains medical personnel for the U.S. military.He forced his students to use alcohol and drugs and instructed them to perform gruesome acts on each other's bodies, Reuters reported.

Mr. Hagmann (left) receives an award from the U.S. Military Medical Academy in 1989. Photo: Reuters.

Dr. Henry Hagmann, a retired physician and trainer of soldiers and medical personnel for the U.S. military, has been suspended from practice due to gruesome techniques he is accused of using during training, according to Reuters on June 8.

Mr. Hagmann has not served in the military since 2000. Since then, his private company, Deployment Medicine International, has trained thousands of soldiers and medical personnel serving on the battlefield. His company has received over $10.5 million in funding from the government.

Hagmann's company has long been in trouble with animal welfare activists. The doctor was accused of having his students conduct real wound tests on live pigs. However, following allegations from the Virginia Medical Board, state regulators investigated Hagmann's activities and uncovered an even more horrifying truth: he had his students test on... each other's bodies.

According to Reuters, in 2012 and 2013, Hagmann gave his students drugs and alcohol, instructed them to inflict wounds, and performed medical procedures on their bodies.

Mr. Hagmann is also accused of using hypnosis and stimulants on at least 10 students. He allegedly instructed students to insert catheters into the genitals of other students, and two intoxicated students had their penile nerves severed.

In addition, Haggmann was also accused of conducting "shock experiments" by drawing blood from students and then injecting it back into their bodies.

In response to the accusations against him, Mr. Hagmann stated: "The mechanisms and methods used in training are in line with the practice standards for medical students, and in fact, they are also found at other medical schools in Virginia."

At the same time, the 59-year-old doctor also asserted that the courses and teaching procedures had "received approval" from officials at the U.S. Military Medical Sciences University, according to Reuters.

Nevertheless, medical professionals said they were "shocked" to hear about Hagmann's techniques. Mell, a Cleveland doctor who provides crash training for medical staff and police officers, said, "I certainly don't need to create shocking experiments to find out how to handle this. If that logic were true, men wouldn't be able to be obstetricians."

Mr. Hagmann currently faces numerous allegations of health and safety violations against animals and humans, in addition to evidence of sexual abuse and racial discrimination in his teaching.

The detailed reports are documented in a 15-page file. A hearing is scheduled for June 19th. At this hearing, Hagmann and his lawyers are expected to present their case, which may include testimony from students or other witnesses, Reuters reported.

(According to TNO)