Summary This case involves a physician who entered into a consent agreement with the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct following disciplinary action taken by the Florida Board of Medicine. The underlying incident involved performing wrong-site surgery on a patient, failing to follow proper surgical protocols, and performing unauthorized procedures. The physician agreed …
Summary This case involved a doctor who voluntarily surrendered his Rhode Island medical license in May 2009 due to opiate and cocaine addiction after discontinuing treatment prior to completion. New York State pursued disciplinary action based on this out-of-state discipline under Education Law Section 6530(9). The hearing committee found the physician credible and noted his …
Case Summary This physician voluntarily surrendered his license to practice medicine in New York effective October 14, 2010. The surrender resolved two specifications of professional misconduct based on prior disciplinary action in North Carolina, where he was reprimanded for inadequate medical record-keeping and inappropriate prescribing to himself, family, employees, and their relatives. By agreeing to …
Case Summary This case involved a New York State Department of Health disciplinary proceeding against a medical doctor based on prior disciplinary action taken by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. The case was conducted as an expedited hearing under Public Health Law Section 230(10)(p), which applies when a licensee is charged solely with violations …
Case Summary A world-renowned dermatologist specializing in blistering diseases who faced disciplinary action in New York State following his federal criminal conviction in Massachusetts. The case involved allegations that he altered medical records to help Medicare patients receive coverage for expensive treatments (IVIg) for autoimmune blistering diseases. The underlying issue stemmed from Medicare’s 1997 policy …
Case Summary This case involved a doctor who was disciplined for a DUI conviction rather than patient care issues. The doctor did not contest the charge and completed the terms of her disciplinary order by 2013. Case Analysis Effective Date: August 3, 2010 Type of Doctor: M.D. (Medical Doctor) Disposition Type: Consent Agreement How many …
Summary: This physician entered into a consent agreement resulting in a censure and reprimand after not contesting charges related to disciplinary action taken by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The misconduct involved conduct that would constitute negligence, gross negligence, and failure to maintain proper patient records if committed in New York. The New York action …
Summary This physician surrendered his New York medical license effective February 18, 2010, after not contesting a charge stemming from disciplinary action by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure for willfully making or filing a false report. No specific patients were identified in the charge, and no additional conditions or limitations were imposed beyond the …
Summary This physician agreed to a license limitation effective March 23, 2010, precluding all patient contact and any practice of medicine after not contesting charges of practicing with negligence on more than one occasion. The case involved five specifications of misconduct concerning four patients, including failure to maintain accurate records. As part of the consent …
Case Summary A medical doctor surrendered his New York medical license effective May 18, 2010, following a federal felony conviction for conspiracy to pay kickbacks and rebates to induce Medicaid patients to obtain medications. He did not contest the charge. The case involved one specification of misconduct, with no specific patients identified. His license had …
