Board of Medicine Newsletter Aug 2007
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE
The Board’s regulations require that all MDs, DOs, DPMs, Residents and University Limited licensees submit information for inclusion on the Board’s Practitioner Information System, also known as profiles. The regulations also require that within 30 days of any changes to your required information, that you provide those changes to the Board, either online or by paper.
The 1-2% random audit routinely picks up practitioners that have failed to submit changes to their profile when their required information changes. Deficiencies in profile data have consequences that range from courtesy letters to significant monetary penalties. Help the system work better by keeping your information up to date.
To provide a reminder and to help licensees with required profile compliance, the Board will endeavor to incorporate updating of one’s profile into the online license renewal process beginning in November. Paper renewals will also receive a reminder. (
MIXING, DILUTING AND RECONSTITUTING
The Board promulgated emergency regulations regarding compounding activities in physicians’ practices, but those have expired. Final regulations, to replace the emergency regulations, were approved by the Board at its June 2007 meeting.
Until recently, compounding has been part of pharmacy practice, and as such, any activity that fell under the definition of compounding, was under the purview of the Board of Pharmacy. That has changed. To distinguish compounding, governed by the Board of Pharmacy, from such activities that occur in physicians’ practices, law was passed and regulations promulgated regarding mixing, diluting and reconstituting of drugs for administration.
The law requires that all physicians that perform mixing, diluting or reconstituting in their practices report that fact to the Board. The law also requires inspections of physicians’ practices to ensure compliance with the law and regulations. The Board will incorporate reporting regarding mixing, diluting or reconstituting into the license renewal process this fall. The data collection will go on throughout 2008, and inspections will most likely begin in 2009.
The following final regulations have been approved by the Governor, and will become effective on September 19, 2007.
Mixing, Diluting or Reconstituting of Drugs for Administration
18VAC85-20-400. Requirements for immediate-use sterile mixing, diluting or reconstituting.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, the mixing, diluting, or reconstituting of sterile manufactured drug products, when there is no direct contact contamination and administration begins within ten hours of the completion time of preparation shall be considered immediate-use. If manufacturers’ instructions or any other accepted standard specifies or indicates an appropriate time between preparation and administration of less than ten hours, the mixing, diluting or reconstituting shall be in accordance with the lesser time. No direct contact contamination means that there is no contamination from touch, gloves, bare skin or secretions from the mouth or nose. Emergency drugs used in the practice of anesthesiology and administration of allergens may exceed ten hours after completion of the preparation, provided administration does not exceed the specified expiration date of a multiple use vial and there is compliance with all other requirements of this section.
B. Doctors of medicine or osteopathic medicine who engage in immediate-use mixing, diluting or reconstituting shall:
1. Utilize the practices and principles of disinfection techniques, aseptic manipulations and solution compatibility in immediate-use mixing, diluting or reconstituting; and
2. Ensure that all personnel under their supervision who are involved in immediate-use mixing, diluting or reconstituting are appropriately and properly trained in and utilize the practices and principles of disinfection techniques, aseptic manipulations and solution compatibility.
3. Establish and implement procedures for verification of the accuracy of the product that has been mixed, diluted, or reconstituted to include a second check performed by a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine or a pharmacist, or by a physician assistant or a registered nurse who has been specifically trained pursuant to subdivision B 2 of this subsection in immediate-use mixing, diluting or reconstituting. Mixing, diluting or reconstituting that is performed by a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a pharmacist, or by a specifically trained physician assistant or registered nurse does not require a second check.
4. Provide a designated, sanitary work space and equipment appropriate for aseptic manipulations.
5. Document or ensure that personnel under his supervision documents in the patient record or other readily-retrievable record that identifies the patient, the names of drugs mixed, diluted or reconstituted and the date of administration.
6. Develop and maintain written policies and procedures to be followed in mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile products and for the training of personnel.
C. Any mixing, diluting or reconstituting of drug products that are hazardous to personnel shall be performed consistent with requirements of all applicable federal and state laws and regulations for safety and air quality, to include but not be limited to those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). For the purposes of this chapter, Appendix A of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health publication (NIOSH Publication No. 2004-165), Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings is incorporated by reference for the list of hazardous drug products and can be found at niosh/docs/2004-165.
18VAC85-20-410. Requirements for low, medium- or high-risk sterile mixing, diluting or reconstituting.
A. Any mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile products that does not meet the criteria for immediate-use as set forth in 18VAC85-20-400 (A) shall be defined as low-, medium-, or high-risk compounding under the definitions of Chapter 797 of the U. S. Pharmacopeia (USP).
B. Until July 1, 2007, all low-, medium-, or high-risk mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile products shall comply with the standards for immediate-use mixing, diluting or reconstituting as specified in 18VAC85-20-400. Beginning July 1, 2007, doctors of medicine or osteopathic medicine who engage in low-, medium-, or high-risk mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile products shall comply with all applicable requirements of USP Chapter 797. Subsequent changes to the USP Chapter 797 shall apply within one year of the official announcement by USP.
C. A current copy, in any published format, of USP Chapter 797 shall be maintained at the location where low-, medium- or high-risk mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile products is performed.
18VAC85-20-420. Responsibilities of doctors who mix, dilute or reconstitute drugs in their practices.
A. Doctors of medicine or osteopathic medicine who delegate the mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile drug products for administration retain responsibility for patient care and shall monitor and document any adverse responses to the drugs.
B. Doctors who engage in the mixing, diluting or reconstituting of sterile drug products in their practices shall disclose this information to the board in a manner prescribed by the board, and are subject to unannounced inspections by the board or its agents. (
PAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
For approximately 10 years, the Board has had a guidance document addressing the use of opioids for chronic nonmalignant pain. Over the last decade, the use of opioids for chronic nonmalignant pain has increased and so have the opportunities for diagnostic and treatment errors by physicians, as well as the opportunities for abuse and diversion by patients. The Board believes that greater clarity regarding the Board’s expectations for the use of opioids is necessary. Over the last year, an ad hoc committee has looked at the issue of writing controlled substances for pain and has made its recommendations in the form of draft regulations. The regulations, essentially a distillation of the guidance document, were approved by the Board at its June 2007 meeting. The regulations will include definitions of acute and chronic pain, as well as requirements for assessing each type. The requirements for the management of chronic pain will be more detailed in regards to evaluation of the patient, development of a treatment plan, informed consent, agreement for treatment, periodic review, consultation and requirements for medical records. The medical record will be expected to contain an H & P, PMH, records from previous providers, labs and other diagnostic studies, consultations, treatment goals, discussion of risks and benefits, informed consent, agreement for treatment, treatments, medications, instructions, agreements and progress notes. There will be an opportunity for comment at some time in the future, most likely in the fall. Check Virginia Regulatory Townhall () to stay abreast of developing regulations. The periods of comment will be listed there. Comment that is received outside a formal comment period cannot be used in the process of refining proposed regulations. The Board hopes that you will comment during the window of opportunity. (
INJECTIONS BY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS NOW ALLOWED
A much misunderstood subject for many years has been clarified as to whom a physician may delegate the giving of medication, especially by injection. This year the General Assembly passed law that authorizes delegation to properly trained individuals, beyond the previously listed professionals. The new law reads as follows:
§54.1-3408. Professional use by practitioners.
T. Pursuant to a specific order for a patient and under his direct and immediate supervision, a prescriber may authorize the administration of controlled substances by personnel who have been properly trained to assist a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, provided the method does not include intravenous, intrathecal, or epidural administration and the prescriber remains responsible for such administration. (
REMOVAL OF DISMISSALS AND EXONERATIONS FROM THE WEBSITE
HB2157, which passed in this session of the General Assembly, requires that the Board not post on the Internet the Notices and Orders in instances in which the practitioner is exonerated or has the charges in the Notice dismissed. The Notices and Orders will still be public documents, available to the public upon request; they just won’t be posted on the website. Similarly, licensees who previously had charges dismissed or were exonerated can request in writing to have the Notice and Order removed from the website. A form has been developed by the Board of Medicine for such requests and is available on the Board website at . (
DEA AND WRITING SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
In 2005, the DEA issued a statement indicating that it was unlawful to issue more than one prescription for the same Schedule II drug to an individual on the same day. Since then, the practice of writing three separate scripts, each for a month, with the instructions “do not fill until…” to get the patient to an appointment three months out, has not been allowed. The DEA has been studying this matter and issued a statement last fall that indicates the resolution may be that multiple scripts can be issued on the same day for the same Schedule II drug, but that the total amount of drugs may not exceed 90 days. The regulations in this matter have not yet been finalized, so the 2005 interpretation prevails until the regulations are final. The final ruling is expected by the end of this year. (
TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS
A recent Congressional Bill includes a provision that requires tamper-resistant prescriptions for Medicaid patients effective October 1, 2007. Pharmacists will not be reimbursed for filling a prescription that is not on tamper-resistant paper. If you do not use tamper-resistant pads, pharmacies may call you to convert the prescription to an oral one as their only other options are to refuse to fill the script or fill it and not be reimbursed. (
QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE
All doctors qualified to practice acupuncture should be aware of the following law and be sure to comply with it in advertising.
54.1-2956.9. Unlawful to practice acupuncture without license; unlawful designation as acupuncturist; Board to regulate acupuncturists.
It shall be unlawful for a person to practice or to hold himself out as practicing as an acupuncturist unless he holds a license as such issued by the Board. (
FAST-TRACK ADVERTISING REGULATIONS
The Board of Medicine is developing a regulation that will bring efficiency to its processing of advertising complaints. Currently licensees are prohibited from using any form of advertising that contains false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive information. Further, licensees cannot make a claim of superiority. The licensee is currently deemed responsible for the validity and truthfulness of his/her advertising. The amended regulation will more clearly place the burden for proof of an advertising claim on the licensee, rather than on the Board. The new proposed language reads as follows:
F. Documentation, scientific and otherwise, supporting claims made in an advertisement shall be maintained and available for the board’s review for at least two years.
Although not in effect until signed by the Governor, it is anticipated this regulation will be in force by the end of the year. (
ADVISORY NOTES
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Acupuncture
All licensed acupuncturists should be aware of and comply with the following regulation:
18VAC85-110-110. Limitation of titles.
A person practicing as a licensed acupuncturist is restricted to the use of the titles "Lic.Ac." or "L.Ac." and shall not use the terms "physician" or "doctor" in his name or practice unless he simultaneously uses a clarifying title, initials, abbreviation or designation or language.
Athletic Training
Athletic trainers that supervise provisionally-licensed athletic trainers will soon have more stringent parameters for supervision. At its June 2007 meeting, the Board of Medicine adopted final proposed regulations that will require daily, on-site review and evaluation of services being provided by provisional licensees. The amendment requires the final approval of the Governor, but the new requirement is expected to be in force by the end of the year.
Physician Assistants
As of July 1, 2007, physician assistants are authorized to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances. The PA must obtain a letter from the Board of Medicine that he/she can forward to the DEA in application for the prescribing of Schedule II’s. The form to request prescriptive authority may be accessed at . /forms/medicine/PA/RX_authority_request.doc or by contacting the Physician Assistant licensing unit at 804-662-9929.
Midwifery
Two new guidance documents of help to Certified Professional Midwives are available on the Board of Medicine’s website. One provides the listing of laws and regulations outside Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 the Code of Virginia that impact midwifery. The other addresses midwives’ role in newborn hearing screening, documentation and reporting.
Respiratory Care
Earlier this year, a letter was sent to all respiratory care programs in Virginia addressing compliance with the Code Section on the student exemption to the practice of respiratory care. Programs that wish to support students in mentorships can do so by complying with the provisions of Section 54.1-2956.01 of the Code of Virginia. A copy of this letter may be requested by calling the Board.
Occupational Therapy
The Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy voted to handle the very small number of licensees identified as not complying with the Board’s continuing education requirements by issuing a Confidential Consent Agreement.
Radiologic Technology
A letter has been sent to all rad tech-limiteds reminding them of the requirements for continuing education. To renew a license, a rad tech-limited must attest to having obtained at least 12 Category A hours in topics covering the anatomical areas in which he/she practices. (
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ADVISORY BOARDS
2007-2008
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Athletic Trainers Advisory Board
Jon Almquist, AT, Chair
Vienna, VA
Renee A. Cork, AT, Vice-Chair
Williamsburg, VA
David Pawlowski, AT
Richmond, VA
Cynthia Su, MD
Chesapeake, VA
Reg E. Roland
Richmond, VA
Acupuncture Advisory Board
Elaine Komarow, L.Ac., Chair
Vienna, VA
Jody Forman, MSW, L.Ac., Vice-Chair
Earlysville, VA
Betsy Brooks Carr
Richmond, VA
Marie M. Stephenson, L.Ac.
Warrenton, VA
Marie Frances Steinmetz, MD
Alexandria, VA
Midwifery Advisory Board
Leslie Payne, CPM, Chair
Lynchburg, VA
Peggy Franklin, CPM, Vice-Chair
Gainesville, VA
Deren Bader, CPM, DrPH
Free Union, VA
Wade Neiman, MD
Lynchburg, VA
Sheryl L. Rivett
Purcellville, VA
Occupational Therapy Advisory Board
Jeffrey Loveland, OT, OTD, Chair
Mount Jackson, VA
Jean A. Hearst, OT, Vice-Chair
Virginia Beach, VA
Aurora Stelz, OT
Falls Church, VA
Patricia D. Scales, JD
Cumberland, VA
Physician Assistant Advisory Board
Pamela D. Bailey, PA-C, Chair
Harrisonburg, VA
Diana A. Houle, PA-C, Vice-Chair
Chesapeake, VA
Erwin E. Fender, PA-C
Clifton Forge, VA
Kenneth Frumkin, MD
Chesapeake, VA
Leonard Lovett
Alexandria, VA
Radiological Technologist Advisory Board
Elizabeth L. Meixner, RT, Chair
Richmond, VA
Mary B. Loritsch, RT, Vice-Chair
Salem, VA
LaChele Gray
Virginia Beach, VA
Roberta (Peggy) M. Heffernan, RT
Woodbridge, VA
Robert A. Goldschmidt, MD
Richmond, VA
Advisory Board On Respiratory Care
Brian K. Walsh, RRT, Chair
Amherst, VA
Brian P. Wilson, RRT, Vice Chair
Danville, VA
Robert D. Swing, RRT
Radford, VA
Milagritos L. Flinn
Midlothian, VA
John P. Osborn, MD
Vienna, VA
If you have interest in serving with the Board of Medicine, please direct your inquiries to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth Appointments Division
Post Office Box 2454
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2454
Phone: (804) 786-2441
Fax: (804) 371-0017
Web site:
BOARD DECISIONS
The following list contains decisions for all proceedings conducted from 10/01/2005 through
06/30/2007. You may access these decisions at dhp. (select “License Lookup”) or at
for most MD’s, DO’s and DPM’s. You may also contact the Board Office at
(804) 662-7693 to request a copy.
|NAME AND LICENSE NO. |DATE OF |ACTION |
| |ACTION | |
|Abofreka, Reffat K., MD 0101-043653 |04/05/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice of medicine constitutes a |
|Annandale, VA | |substantial danger to the public health and safety. |
| | | |
| | |Indefinite suspension of license based on negligent conduct likely to |
| |05/23/06 |cause injury in two patient cases; undertaking in any manner in |
| | |procurement of a criminal abortion; inaccurate inventory of controlled |
| | |substances; violation of office based anesthesia regulations to include |
| | |current certification in advanced resuscitation techniques, written |
| | |protocols for patient evaluation, inadequate patient informed consent |
| | |forms, inadequate emergency and transfer of patient protocols and |
| | |inadequate written discharge policies and procedures. Dr. Abofreka |
| | |appealed the Board’s decision to the Fairfax County Circuit Court. |
| | | |
| | |Circuit Court affirmed Board’s decision with proviso to enter an amended |
| | |order with language changes; Amended Order of Suspension of License |
| | |entered 11/06/06 Nunc Pro Tunc: 05/23/06. Dr. Abofreka has appealed to |
| | |the Court of Appeals. |
| | | |
| | | |
| |11/06/06 | |
| |Nunc Pro Tunc: | |
| |05/23/06 | |
|Abraham, Michael C., MD 0101-050811 |05/25/07 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on action by the NY |
|Dolgeville, NY | |State Board of Professional Medical Conduct. |
|Adisson, LecLerc M., MD 0101-232590 |06/13/06 |Mandatory suspension of license based on felony convictions by the New |
|Weston, FL | |Jersey Superior Court, Essex County of one count each of Health Care |
| | |Claims Fraud and Use of a Runner; surrender of medical license, deemed a |
| | |revocation, to the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners. |
|Aggroia, Abhay V., MD 0101-055856 |11/18/05 |Mandatory suspension of license based on a felony conviction by the US |
|Woodbridge, VA | |District Court, Eastern District of VA, of Dispensing Through Prescription|
| | |a Detectable Amount of Oxycodone, Schedule II. |
|Alexander, Jr., Robert N., MD 0101-017030 |10/31/06 |Revocation of privilege to renew license based on restrictions placed on |
|Pineville, KY | |license by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. |
|Allen, Eddie W., RCP 0117-002354 |09/21/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on suspension |
|Norton, VA | |from Norton Community Hospital for performing and interpreting an EKG with|
| | |no verbal or written order from a practitioner and inappropriate comments |
| | |to a patient. |
|Alvir, Rene, MD 0101-021987 |03/06/06 |Suspension of medical license based on negligent conduct likely to cause |
|Arlington, VA | |injury and conducting his practice in a manner dangerous to the health and|
| | |welfare of the public in three patient cases. |
|Amini, Ahmed R., DO 0102-201560 |03/05/07 |Reprimand based on failure to provide information to the Practitioner |
|Richmond, VA | |Profile System. |
|Aronsohn, Michael V., MD 0101-054509 |03/24/06 |Ordered to comply and complete HPIP based on conducting his practice in |
|Los Angeles, CA | |such a manner as to be a danger to health and welfare of the public. |
|Ashmore, Jr., Robert E. MD 0101-028239 |03/06/06 |Permanent surrender of right to petition for reinstatement based on |
|Tallahassee, FL | |voluntary surrender of license to the Georgia Composite State Board of |
| | |Medical Examiners with the surrender having the same effect as a |
| | |revocation; disciplinary action by the State of Florida Board of Medicine;|
| | |and incomplete Practitioner Profile information relating to malpractice |
| | |payments and actions by licensing boards in other jurisdictions. |
|Aswath, Mugabala B., MD 0101-058334 |05/18/06 |Reinstatement of licensure continued subject to terms and conditions. |
|Danville, VA | | |
| | |License reinstated and placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and|
| |11/20/06 |conditions. |
|Azar, James M., DC 0104-556186 |11/13/06 |Reprimand and monetary penalty of $1,500 based on misrepresentation of |
|Reston, VA | |facts on application for licensure; misdemeanor conviction in the Solano |
| | |County Superior Court for the State of California for burglary; and action|
| | |by the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners. |
|Baltierra, Maria J., MD 0101-049113 |02/13/07 |Reprimand based on failure to comply with Board’s Order entered October |
|Alexandria, VA | |22, 2004. |
|Bartholomew, Matthew R., MD 0101-226499 |07/10/06 |Violation of standard of care based on failure to thoroughly evaluate and |
|Midlothian, VA | |diagnose in one patient case; no sanction imposed. |
|Bassett, David W., MD 0101-056640 |04/25/06 |Mandatory suspension of medical license based on suspension of license by |
|Silver Spring, MD | |the Maryland State Board of Physicians. |
|Beargie, Richard J., MD 0101-027284 |04/12/07 |Indefinite probation terminated; license subject to terms and conditions |
|Upperville, VA | |based on non-compliance with the Board’s Order entered 11/04/04 and |
| | |failure to properly supervise a nurse practitioner. |
|Begun, David L., MD 0101-044310 |06/21/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice constitutes a substantial danger to|
|Leesburg, VA | |the public health and safety due to impairment. |
| | | |
| | |Privilege to renew license continued on suspension for at least 24 months |
| |10/02/06 |based on inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety |
| | |due to impairment; multiple instances of prescription fraud to obtain |
| | |controlled substances for personal use; failure to schedule follow up |
| | |appointments and issue medication refills in multiple patient cases; |
| | |failure to provide medical records in multiple patient cases; and failure |
| | |to comply with the Board’s Order entered September 10, 2003. |
|Belgrave, Claude D., MD 0101-053495 |06/06/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|Suffolk, VA | |a guilty plea in the Norfolk Circuit Court to seven counts of prescription|
| | |forgery with the findings of guilt vacated, further proceedings deferred |
| | |until 2008 and 3 years supervised probation; and a past history of |
| | |polysubstance abuse rendering him unfit for performance of professional |
| | |obligations and duties. |
|Bernard, Barbara, MD 0101-057862 |05/17/07 |Reprimand based on failure to properly assess, diagnose, and provide |
|Front Royal, VA | |treatment in one patient case. |
|Birch, James T., Jr., MD 0101-039492 |04/20/06 |Indefinite probation terminated; license restored to full and unrestricted|
|Columbia, MO | |status. |
|Bicher, James I., MD 0101-235684 |04/12/07 |License placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Los Angeles, CA | |based on multiple actions by the Medical Board of CA involving standard of|
| | |care issues. |
|Bittner, Anna K., MD 0101-043668 |01/18/07 |Indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions based on inadequate |
|Richmond, VA | |documentation/record keeping of diagnoses, diagnostic techniques regarding|
| | |opioid therapy and prescribing of narcotic medications and treatment |
| | |plans; failure to address the signs and symptoms of escalation/abuse of |
| | |narcotic therapies and failure to explore non-narcotic treatments for pain|
| | |in multiple patient cases. |
|Blanchfield, Colleen A., MD 0101-048338 |09/21/06 |Violation for prescribing Schedule II controlled substance without |
|Reston, VA | |adequate examination or documentation in one patient case; due to |
| | |significant changes in physician’s practice, no sanction imposed. |
|Blankenship, Tia N., RCP 0117-004895 |06/14/07 |Reprimand, $500 monetary penalty and license subject to terms and |
|Blacksburg, VA | |conditions based on violation of terms of the Board’s Order entered March |
| | |8, 2004. |
|Blatstein, Marc J., DPM 0103-000665 |02/24/06 |Surrender for suspension of license based on conviction of one count of |
|Fredericksburg, VA | |mail fraud. |
|Blevins, Douglas D., MD 0101-032498 |05/10/07 |Terms and conditions terminated; license reinstated to full and |
|Durham, NC | |unrestricted status. |
|Bocknek, Robert, DC 0104-001718 |06/13/06 |Mandatory suspension of license based on suspension of chiropractic |
|Charleston, SC | |license by the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners. |
|Borden, Britt M., MD 0101-056731 |09/22/06 |Mandatory suspension based on summary suspension by the State of |
|Flossmoor, IL | |Washington, Dept. of Health Medical Quality Assurance Commission. |
| | | |
| | |September 22, 2006 order of mandatory suspension vacated; license |
| |02/16/07 |reinstated to full and unrestricted status. |
|Bray, Earl D., MD 0101-052387 |03/21/06 |License mandatorily suspended based on suspension of license by the State |
|Agra, KS | |Medical Board of Ohio. |
|Briggs, Robert E., MD 0101-040414 |09/14/06 |Stayed suspension; placed on indefinite probation with terms and |
|Tappahannock, VA | |conditions based on prescribing Methadone for detoxification treatment |
| | |without DEA certification; inappropriate prescribing of Schedule II, III, |
| | |and VI controlled substances for pain management treatment and inadequate |
| | |record keeping/documentation in multiple patient cases. |
|Brubaker, Alta L., MD 0101-045362 |03/21/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered June 29, 2005; license reinstated to|
|Keezletown, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Bruni, Larry M., MD 0101-037258 |05/31/07 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in the US District Court|
|Albany, NY | |for the District of Columbia, to wit: Health Care Fraud. |
|Butler, John M., MD 0101-042329 |07/05/07 |Revocation of license based on inability to practice with reasonable skill|
|Roanoke, VA | |and safety due to a progressive neurological illness and/or physical |
| | |incapacity. |
|Campbell, Bruce D., MD 0101-035288 |12/14/05 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on several |
|Free Union, VA | |violations of misconduct with employees who were also patients; |
| | |inappropriate prescribing and inadequate documentation of controlled |
| | |substances. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s order entered December 14, 2005; terms terminated |
| |01/19/07 |and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Chawla, Jitesh J., MD 0101-237927 |01/05/07 |Mandatory suspension based on the summary suspension by the State of |
|Olympia, WA | |Washington, Dept. of Health, Medical Quality Assurance Commission. |
|Cheek, Linda S., MD 0101-049522 |12/27/05 |License subject to terms and conditions based on inadequate medical |
|Dublin, VA | |recordkeeping and prescribing of controlled substances in multiple patient|
| | |cases; failure to review treatment records of previous treating physicians|
| | |for referral patients; and inadequate monitoring of prescribed controlled |
| | |substances in multiple patient cases. |
|Cho, Jai J., MD 0101-034437 |03/16/07 |Reprimand and license subject to terms and conditions based on improper |
|Charlottesville, VA | |and fraudulent recordkeeping in two patient cases. |
|Chrysler, Susanne N., RCP 0117-003234 |08/29/06 |Summary Suspension based on arrest and felony charges of possession of |
|Richmond, VA | |credit cards with intent to defraud; misdemeanor charges for petit larceny|
| | |of identification cards, carbon copies of checks, money, blank checks and |
| | |deposit slips belonging to patients and co-workers; diversion of Schedule |
| | |VI controlled substances; possession of Schedule II, III, and IV |
| | |controlled substances; and inability to practice with reasonable skill and|
| | |safety due to impairment. |
| | | |
| | |License continued on indefinite suspension based on felony & misdemeanor |
| | |convictions; diversion of controlled substances; and inability to practice|
| | |with skill and safety due to impairment involving substance abuse. |
| |02/13/07 | |
|Clowdis, Jr., William G., MD 0101-047103 |04/26/07 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in the Combined Court of|
|Denver, CO | |Jefferson County for the State of Colorado, to wit: One Count of |
| | |Menacing-Real/Simulated Weapon. |
|Cochran, Donald L., MD 0101-050341 |02/15/07 |Reprimand based on prescribing methadone without proper DEA registration. |
|Portsmouth, VA | | |
|Cohen, Max H., MD 0101-047729 |05/16/07 |Reprimand; prohibited from conducting fine needle aspirations based on |
|Bethesda, MD | |action by the MD State Board of Physicians and the DC Dept. of Health, |
| | |Board of Medicine. |
|Collins, David E., MD 0101-232542 |08/25/06 |Mandatory suspension based on indefinite suspension of license by the |
|Pikeville, KY | |State of Washington. |
|Concessi, Michael J., DC 0104-000629 |11/30/05 |Reinstatement of license granted with terms. |
|Grosse Ile, MI | | |
|Conley, Beverly, RT 0120-001256 |10/31/06 |Revocation of privilege to renew license based on false statements to |
|Woodbridge, VA | |obtain licensure and employment. |
|Craft, Patrick Phelps, MD 0101-222171 |12/02/05 |Reprimand and license placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and |
|Abingdon, VA | |conditions based on negligent practice of medicine in five patient cases. |
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| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered December 2, 2005; indefinite |
| | |probation terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status.|
| |04/09/07 | |
|Creef, Michael Seldon, MD 0101-043479 |10/24/05 |Reprimand and license subject to terms and conditions based on |
|Chesapeake, VA | |non-compliance with Board’s order entered July 13, 1004. |
|Cropp, Craig S., MD 0101-058190 |10/04/06 |Modification of terms and conditions of prior Board Order entered November|
|Damascus, MD | |8, 2004. |
| | | |
| |02/27/07 |Mandatory suspension based on suspension of license by Maryland State |
| | |Board of Physicians. |
| | | |
| |02/28/07 |License reinstated as Maryland action based solely on prior Virginia |
| |effective as of |action. |
| |02/27/07 | |
|Custer, Karl D., DC 0104-000160 |03/24/06 |Petition for reinstatement continued with terms and conditions. |
|Winchester, VA | | |
| | |License reinstated with terms and conditions. |
| |10/11/06 | |
|D’Haem, Robert, MD 0101-034370 |07/10/06 |Reprimand based on prescribing controlled substances outside the |
|Suffolk, VA | |physician/patient relationship in one patient case. |
|De Carlo, Bruce P., MD 0101-058293 |09/21/06 |Reprimand based on prescribing Schedule II and IV controlled substances |
|Centreville, VA | |without appropriate examination and documentation in one patient case. |
|Deep, Anthony M., MD 0101-058554 |04/10/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 29, 2004; terms terminated and |
|San Antonio, TX | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Delenick, Peter J., MD 0101-038823 |05/18/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|McLean, VA | |negligent conduct likely to cause injury in five patient cases and |
| | |demonstration of a pattern of disruptive behavior in multiple hospitals |
| | |due to possible mental illness. |
| | | |
| | |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
| |05/18/07 |inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a mental |
| | |and/or physical illness; abandonment of patients by closing his practice |
| | |without written notice or provision for transfer of patients’ care; |
| | |failure to timely provide patient records upon request; and failure to |
| | |timely comply with terms of the Board’s Order entered 05/18/06. |
|Desotell, Mary Jane, RCP 0117-002500 |12/05/05 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered November 2, 2004; license restored |
|Madison Heights, VA | |to full and unrestricted status. |
|Dillon, Savtanter S., MD 0101-054722 |04/12/07 |Reprimand based on repeated requests that a patient write a complaint |
|Falls Church, VA | |against another practitioner, threatening to take various actions if the |
| | |patient refused and copying/removing the patient’s medical records from |
| | |the treatment facility. |
|Douglas, Ronald M., MD 0101-231572 |01/30/07 |Indefinite suspension of privilege to renew license based on theft of |
|Richmond, VA | |Schedule III & VI medications while employed as a relief pharmacist; |
| | |fraudulently obtaining controlled substances for personal use and |
| | |inability to practice medicine safely due to substance abuse impairment. |
|Dunn, Richard W., MD 0101-029827 |12/20/05 |License suspended for three years based on multiple patient cases of |
|Petersburg, VA | |inadequate recordkeeping, documentation and inappropriate prescribing of |
| | |controlled substance medications to patients with a history of substance |
| | |abuse and overdose. |
|Dworsky, Lynn S., MD 0101-031233 |01/03/07 |License placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Cabin John, MD | |based on action by the Maryland State Board of Physicians and the District|
| | |of Columbia Department of Health, Board of Medicine. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s order entered January 3, 2007; indefinite |
| | |probation terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status.|
| |02/20/07 | |
|Dwyer, Thomas, MD 0101-038283 |03/07/06 |Reinstatement denied based on insufficient evidence of competency to |
|Richmond, VA | |practice medicine with safety to patients and the public. |
|Ellwood, Michael R., PA |03/06/06 |Application for licensure denied based on action by the Connecticut |
|Springfield, VA | |Medical Examining Board, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and |
| | |misrepresentation of information on application. |
|Ervin, Christopher E., MD 0101-053051 |11/18/05 |Mandatory suspension of license based on revocation of license by the |
|Washington, DC | |Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. |
|Faraj, Hassan, MD 0101-237213 |02/07/07 |Voluntary permanent surrender of privilege to renew medical license based |
|Brooklyn, NY | |on false statements on licensure application. |
|Fasano, Anthony M., DO 0102-030721 |01/29/07 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on prescribing |
|Chantilly, VA | |Schedule II controlled substances without appropriate evaluations and |
| | |monitoring; failure to require pain management contracts; inadequate |
| | |documentation and record keeping and failure to order diagnostic testing |
| | |or make referrals in multiple patient cases for chronic pain treatment. |
|Femi-Pearse, Juni A., MD 0101-221384 |02/24/06 |Stayed suspension with terms and conditions based on sexual contact with a|
|Whitesburg, KY | |patient; conducting practice to cause endangerment of health and welfare; |
| | |and inappropriate prescribing outside a bona fide physician/patient |
| | |relationship. |
|Fischkelta, Joseph, PA 0110-840657 |07/10/07 |Privilege to renew license indefinitely suspended based on inability to |
|Springfield, OH | |practice with reasonable skill and safety due to substance abuse. |
|Francisco, Alice N., MD 0101-222560 |02/10/06 |Probation terminated; restored to full and unrestricted license. |
|Ridgefield Park, NJ | | |
|Freedman, Bruce M., MD 0101-043977 |07/19/06 |Compliance with Board’s order entered July 25, 2005; license restored to |
|McLean, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Frenkel, Ronald B., MD 0101-044346 |05/04/06 |Violation of Board laws and regulations governing advertising; no action |
|Virginia Beach, VA | |taken based on corrective action. |
|Friedler, Edward M., MD 0101-039090 |11/14/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on failure to |
|Annandale, VA | |properly treat, manage, document and monitor Schedule II and III chronic |
| | |pain medications in two patient cases. |
|Gates, Alisa Marie, DC 0104-001990 |11/13/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on inappropriate |
|Charlottesville, VA | |practitioner/patient relationship and failure to keep adequate medical |
| | |records of treatment to employees. |
|Genese, Thomas O., MD 0101-236223 |05/22/06 |Permanent surrender of license based on suspension of clinical duties and |
|Zion, IL | |termination from the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at the |
| | |Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, and inability to practice medicine with |
| | |reasonable skill and safety due to illness. |
|Glasgow, Robert M., MD 0101-034146 |12/14/05 |Mandatory suspension based on five felony convictions in the Circuit Court|
|Bristol, TN | |of the County of Sullivan for the State of Tennessee for unlawful |
| | |dispensing of a controlled substance. |
|Glass, Ted A., MD 0101-030489 |04/20/07 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in the US District Court|
|Fredericksburg, VA | |for the Southern District of Mississippi; to wit: Acquiring a Controlled |
| | |Substance by Fraud. |
|Goldstein, Alben G., MD 0101-028331 |02/20/07 |Mandatory suspension based on suspension of license by State of New York, |
|Arlington, VA | |Dept. of Health. |
| | | |
| |02/20/07 |License reinstated to the prior status of indefinite probation as New York|
| | |action based solely upon 09/19/05 action by the Virginia Board. |
|Gomez, Carlos F., MD 0101-050438 |11/28/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered August 27, 2004; probation |
|Fairfax, VA | |terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Graham, R. Michael, MD 0101-044491 |04/17/06 |Reprimand; unprofessional conduct based on preparation for a procedure on |
|Norfolk, VA | |the incorrect leg in two patient cases and writing postoperative |
| | |medication orders that lacked specificity and clarity in two patient |
| | |cases. |
|Grain, David J., RCP 0117-002925 |10/03/06 |License subject to terms and conditions based on impairment issues. |
|Virginia Beach, VA | | |
|Grant, Elton L., MD 0101-045703 |05/11/07 |Reprimand based on patient abandonment, failure to provide continuity of |
|Midlothian, VA | |care by not responding to requests for transfer of records in multiple |
| | |patient cases, and failure to update Practitioner Profile. |
|Gray, Kenneth W., MD 0101-036314 |06/15/07 |Reprimand and $5000 monetary penalty based on wrong-site surgery in two |
|Radford, VA |Nunc Pro Tunc: |patient cases. |
| |05/31/07 | |
|Greenhalgh, John S., MD 0101-018826 |08/23/06 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on prescribing |
|Dumfries, VA | |Schedule II-V controlled substances without appropriate evaluation, |
| | |monitoring and documentation in two patient cases. |
| | | |
| | |Prior Order vacated and Amended Order entered nunc pro tunc to reflect |
| | |modification of CME requirements. |
| |04/09/07 | |
| |Nunc pro tunc: 08/23/06| |
|Guitierrez, Leo M., MD 0101-038145 |01/18/06 |Reprimand based on negligent conduct causing delay in proper diagnosis and|
|Disputanta, VA | |treatment in one patient case. |
|Habib, Mahsin, MD 0101-230371 |08/30/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered June 16, 2005; probation terminated |
|Ashburn, VA | |and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Hamilton, William K., MD 0101-237239 |03/23/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on improper |
|Manassas, VA | |diagnosis, management and treatment in four obstetric patient cases. |
|Hanna, Rafik M., MD 0101-042006 |05/11/06 |Mandatory suspension of medical license based on suspension of license by |
|Vancouver, WA | |the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana and suspension of license by the |
| | |State of Washington, Dept. of Health, Medical Quality Assurance |
| | |Commission. |
|Harrison, Joy G., MD 0101-055032 |06/05/07 |Reprimand based on action by the MA Board of Registration, the State of NY|
|Westbury, NY | |Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and the State Medical Board of OH.|
|Hatcher, Robert M., AT 0126-000286 |03/12/07 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in the US District |
|Hampton, VA | |Court, Eastern District, Newport News Division, for Distribution of Child |
| | |Pornography. |
|Heatwole, Katharine W., MD 0101-046383 |12/29/05 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered March 18, 2005; license restored to |
|Norfolk, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Heller, J. Ronald, MD 0101-023910 |06/28/07 |Voluntary permanent surrender of license based on diagnosis of progressive|
|Charlottesville, VA | |neurological disorder. |
|Henderson, Courtney L., MD 0101-239024 |01/25/07 |Summary Suspension; impaired to practice medicine with skill and safety |
|Columbia, MD | |due to mental illness. |
| | | |
| | |License continued on indefinite suspension as continued practice |
| |03/01/07 |constitutes a substantial danger to the public health and safety due to |
| | |mental illness. |
|Heritage, Douglas E., MD 0101-027756 |09/21/06 |Reprimand based on failure to properly respond to and manage the symptoms |
|Woodbridge, VA | |and signs of preeclampsia in one patient case. |
|Hochberg, Michael R., DC 0104-000531 |02/07/07 |License placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Port Orange, FL | |based on action by the Florida Board of Chiropractic. |
|Hoffstetter, Michael, MD 0101-050441 |12/14/05 |Mandatory suspension of privilege to renew license based on indefinite |
|Savannah, GA | |suspension of license by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners |
| | |for the State of Georgia. |
|Holland, Mary D., DC 0104-000502 |Entered |Indefinite suspension of license; unprofessional conduct and negligence |
|Lynchburg, VA |06/19/06 |based on multiple patient cases of fraudulent billing for services; |
| | |allowing unsupervised, unlicensed individuals to perform discretionary |
| |Effective |duties; inadequate recordkeeping and documentation in medical records; and|
| |07/31/06 |failure to respond and cooperate with the Board during an investigation. |
| | | |
| | | |
|Hooker, Timothy H., MD 0101-020581 |02/28/07 |License suspended for a period not less than eighteen months based on |
|Danville, VA | |prescribing opioid pain medication without proper examinations or |
| | |diagnoses, improper monitoring, documentation and recordkeeping, failure |
| | |to explore non-narcotic treatment for pain control and to monitor signs of|
| | |pain medication abuse in multiple patient cases. |
|Horng, Fang S., MD 0101-023919 |10/31/06 |Stayed indefinite suspension; license subject to terms and conditions |
|Luray, VA | |based on failure to timely comply with the Board’s Order entered December |
| | |24, 2003; inadequate inventory, recordkeeping and documentation of |
| | |controlled substances; non-compliance with office-based anesthesia |
| | |regulations; prescribing multiple controlled substances with no |
| | |comprehensive treatment plan, review or monitoring in one patient case; |
| | |and surrender of Hawaii medical license for five years. |
|Horwitz, Lenord S., DPM 0103-000951 |03/31/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered November 12, 2003; indefinite |
|Bluefield, VA | |probation terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status.|
|Hoxie, David A., MD 0101-053289 |02/28/06 |Mandatory suspension based on permanent suspension of medical license by |
|Williamsport, OH | |the State Medical Board of Ohio. |
| | | |
| | |Petition to reinstate denied; license revoked based on permanent |
| |10/26/06 |revocation of license by the Ohio State Medical Board. |
|Iglecia-Fernandez, Raymond, MD |12/06/06 |Indefinite probation terminated; license restored to full and unrestricted|
|0101-030060 Chesapeake, VA | |status. |
|Jackson, George H., MD 0101-238219 |03/16/07 |Summary Suspension; impaired to practice medicine with reasonable skill |
|Bristol, TN | |and safety due to substance abuse and/or illness; continued practice |
| | |constitutes substantial danger to the public health and safety. |
|Jackson, Hampton J., MD 0101-028903 |05/07/07 |Reprimand and license placed on indefinite probation with terms and |
|Alexandria, VA | |conditions based on action by the Maryland Board of Physicians involving |
| | |standard of care issues in one patient case and reciprocal action by the |
| | |District of Columbia Board of Medicine. |
|Jennings, Sr., Walter S., MD 0101-011403 |08/29/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered October 5, 1989; probation |
|Chesapeake, VA | |terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Johnson, Pamela L., MD 0101-229770 |12/01/05 |Reinstated to full and unrestricted license. |
|Bellaire, TX | | |
|Jones, Vincent K., MD 0101-231063 |04/05/07 |Disposition continued on terms and conditions based on failure to obtain |
|Martinsville, VA | |confirmatory information for patient histories and failure to hold |
| | |patients to terms of pain management contracts. |
|Joynes, Michael H., MD 0101-027026 |11/07/05 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered April 13, 2005; license restored to |
|Hampton, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Kahn, Andrew M., DO 0102-201640 |03/30/07 |Monetary penalty of $500 based on failure to timely provide information to|
|Richmond, VA | |the Practitioner Profile System. |
|Keeley, Robert C., MD 0101-038335 |04/23/07 |Reprimand; required to enter into HPIP based on inability to practice with|
|Roanoke, VA | |reasonable skill and safety due to impairment. |
|Keenan, Robert E., MD. 0101-031507 |05/18/07 |Surrender of license for indefinite suspension based on inability to |
|Azalea, VA | |practice with skill and safety due to impairment issues dealing with |
| | |mental and/or physical illness. |
|Kelberg, Robert D., MD 0101-222031 |06/05/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on inadequate |
|Woodbridge, VA | |monitoring and documentation of narcotic pain management treatment in one |
| | |patient case. |
|Keller, Philip A., PA 0110-001543 |06/06/07 |Mandatory suspension based on suspension of license by the North Carolina |
|Currituck, NC | |Medical Board. |
|Kenney, John G., MD 0101-042329 |01/17/07 |Voluntary surrender of license based on inability to practice medicine |
|Charlottesville, VA | |with reasonable skill and safety due to a neurological disorder. |
|Khan, Mohammad M., MD 0101-046142 |07/11/06 |License placed on probation subject to terms and conditions based on |
|Woodridge, IL | |violation of prescribing controlled substances outside a bona-fide |
| | |practitioner-patient relationship in multiple patient cases; failure to |
| | |maintain accurate medical records; and prescription fraud. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 11, 2006; probation terminated |
| | |and license restored to full and unrestricted expired status. |
| |01/26/07 | |
|Kilmer, David, DC 0104-001024 |07/11/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered March 24, 1998; license restored to |
|Roanoke, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Kim, Mi Yong, MD 0101-023297 |05/18/07 |Voluntary permanent surrender of license based on violations of the terms |
|Fairfax, VA | |regarding general anesthesia procedures in the Board’s Order previously |
| | |entered 04/05/2005; failure to conduct examinations on follow-up visits |
| | |after a procedure; incomplete medical recordkeeping; incomplete anesthesia|
| | |informed consent forms; inadequate recordkeeping for Schedule II-V |
| | |controlled substances and false advertising. |
|Knight, Yvonne, MD 0101-032257 |06/15/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on a violation - |
|Richmond, VA | |allowing unlicensed staff to perform and assist with dermatology |
| | |procedures; ordering a Schedule IV drug without conducting an examination |
| | |in one patient case; and inadequate record keeping for Schedule I through |
| | |V drugs. |
|Knox, Cecil B., M.D. 0101-042018 |03/06/06 |Mandatory suspension based on felony convictions in the US District Court,|
|Roanoke, VA | |Western District, Roanoke Division of one count of racketeering and two |
| | |counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.|
|Knox, Robert A., DPM 0103-000788 |11/17/06 |Suspension of privilege to renew license based on felony conviction in US |
|Bluefield, VA | |District Court, Southern District of West Virginia for Distribution of |
| | |Hydrocodone. |
| | | |
| | |Reinstatement of license; license placed on indefinite probation with |
| |06/27/07 |terms and conditions. |
|Kohan, James M., MD 0101-236925 |02/07/07 |License reinstated to full and unrestricted status; issued a reprimand |
|Wind Gap, PA | |based on action by the New York State Education Dept. and Board of Regents|
| | |and Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Hawaii. |
|Larkin, Mark W., RCP 0117-001673 |10/03/05 |Failure to maintain compliance with Board’s Order entered March 25, 2003. |
|Dublin, VA | |No sanction imposed due to subsequent compliance with HPIP. |
|Lerner, Don N., MD 0101-044691 |05/16/07 |Reprimand; ordered to enter into HPIP contract based on action by the |
|Jacksonville, FL | |State of FL Board of Medicine, Medical Board of CA and the NC Medical |
| | |Board. |
|Lewis, Verna M., MD 0101-042565 |12/16/05 |Petition for modification of terms denied; license continued on stayed |
|Daleville, VA | |suspension subject to terms and conditions. |
| | | |
| | |Stayed suspension terminated; authorized to return to practice under terms|
| |07/31/06 |and conditions. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with the Board’s Order entered 07/31/06; license restored to |
| |06/21/07 |full and unrestricted status. |
|Locke, Charles J., MD 0101-224019 |06/06/07 |Mandatory suspension based on suspension of license by the North Carolina |
|Gouverneur, NY | |Medical Board. |
|Lucado, Susan R., RCP 0117-001648 |08/04/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on failure to |
|Salem, VA | |maintain compliance with HPIP contract and practicing outside the scope of|
| | |respiratory care practitioner license in one patient case. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered August 4, 2006; terms terminated and|
| | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
| |03/28/07 | |
|Lucas, Michelle, RCP 0117-003066 |02/26/07 |License revoked based on violation of Board’s Order entered April 22, 2005|
|Kingsport, TN | |requiring entry into a Recovery Monitoring Contract with HPIP and failure |
| | |to cooperate with the Board during an investigation. |
|Manney, Maruthi S., MD 0101-232863 |04/04/07 |Mandatory suspension based on felony convictions in the U.S. District |
|Gaithersburg, MD | |Court, District of Maryland, to wit: one count of Wire Fraud and eight |
| | |counts of Mail Fraud. |
|March, Lois R., MD 0101-039564 |01/04/06 |Mandatory suspension of privilege to renew license based on voluntary |
|Cordelle, GA | |surrender, same effect as a revocation, in the State of Georgia. |
|Margolis, Jeffrey A., MD 0101-044599 |10/03/05 |Reprimand with terms and conditions based on inappropriate prescribing of |
|Tappahannock, VA | |pain and anxiety medication and incomplete medical recordkeeping. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered October 3, 2005; license restored to|
| |07/19/06 |full and unrestricted status. |
|Martin, Michael E., DC 0104-555949 |05/21/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on action by the |
|Kansas City, KS | |Board of Healing Arts of the State of Kansas. |
|Matthews, Robert G., MD 0101-024025 |06/26/06 |Reprimand based on failure to timely pay a monetary penalty and update his|
|Annandale, VA | |Practitioner Profile. |
|Mauroner, Jr., Norman L., MD 0101-033227 |02/03/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered January 6, 2005; terms and |
|Warrenton, VA | |conditions terminated; license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|McCants, Odell, MD 0101-022991 |01/31/07 |Reprimand based on failure to perform a pregnancy test before |
|Newport News, VA | |administering medication contraindicated for use in pregnant women. |
|McConahey, William M. III, MD 0101-025294 |10/04/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|Lancaster, VA | |inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to substance |
| | |abuse. |
|McDow, Jr., Russell E., MD 0101-032827 |10/06/06 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in US District Court, |
|Leesburg, VA | |Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, for Obtaining |
| | |Possession of Hydrocodone (Schedule III) by Fraud, Forgery, Deception or |
| | |Subterfuge. |
| | | |
| | |Reprimand; license reinstated to full and unrestricted status. |
| |12/08/06 | |
|McIntosh, Michael S., MD 0101-053455 |03/23/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 25, 2004; probation terminated;|
|Ripley, WV | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|McNamara, Joseph G., MD, 0101-039965 |02/23/07 |Summary Suspension; continued practice constitutes a substantial danger to|
|Harrisonburg, VA | |public health and safety based on engaging in sexual contact concurrent |
| | |with and by virtue of the practitioner-patient relationship and/or |
| | |otherwise engaging in conduct of a sexual nature that was lewd and |
| | |offensive in one patient case. |
| | | |
| | |Surrender of license for indefinite suspension based on sexual contact |
| | |concurrent with and by virtue of the practitioner-patient relationship in |
| |06/14/07 |one patient case. |
|Mettetal, Jr., Ray W., MD 0101-047877 |08/01/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered September 24, 2004; probation |
|Johnson City, TN | |terminated and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Meunier, James, AT 0126-000326 |02/26/07 |Permanent surrender of privilege to renew license based on admission of |
|Richmond, VA | |guilt to three felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor. |
|Miles-Richardson, G. E., MD 0101-037347 |10/27/05 |Reinstatement of license denied based on failure to provide evidence of |
|Newport News, VA | |current competency to practice medicine. |
|Milot, David S., DC 0104-001366 |12/22/05 |Reprimand based on use of an uncertified x-ray machine and three months of|
|Norfolk, VA | |practicing without a current, valid license. |
|Modlinger, Ronald E., MD 0101-036492 |03/15/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 1, 2005. |
|Virginia Beach, VA | | |
|Molchon, Andrew B., MD 0101-021622 |10/11/05 |Reprimand based on inadequate monitoring and documentation of care and |
|Alexandria, VA | |inappropriate prescribing in one patient case. |
|Moles, Denise R., LRT 0122-000618 |07/10/07 |Privilege to renew license indefinitely suspended based on inability to |
|Willis, VA | |practice with reasonable skill and safety due to substance abuse. |
|Moore, Marcia M., MD 0101-048456 |07/05/06 |Reprimand based on failure to inform a patient of test results or discuss |
|Lake Forest, IL | |treatment options which resulted in the denial of the patient’s right to |
| | |informed consent prior to surgery. |
|Morter, Gregory A., MD 0101-051951 |06/27/06 |Reinstated to full and unrestricted license. |
|Wilmington, NC | | |
|Moseman, David R., MD 0101-053105 |05/30/06 |Reprimand and conditional resumption of clinical practice of medicine |
|Saint Paul, MN | |based on failure to initiate clear and concise courses of treatment; |
| | |inability to practice clinical medicine and surgery with reasonable skill |
| | |and safety due to a visual impairment. |
|Mott, Joseph A., MD 0101-049285 |08/16/06 |Permanent surrender of privilege to renew license based on surrender of |
|San Francisco, CA | |California and Pennsylvania medical licenses in lieu of administrative |
| | |proceedings. |
|Mullins, Sarah S., RCP 0117-004392 |08/14/06 |Reprimand based on diversion of Schedule IV controlled substance for |
|Richmond, VA | |personal use on two isolated occasions. |
|Munnell, Dean T., MD 0101-234610 |03/08/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered November 1, 2004; terms terminated; |
|Minneapolis, MN | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Murthy, Papaiah, MD 0101-027111 |06/07/07 |Reprimand and $5000 monetary penalty based on pre-writing vital signs on |
|Virginia Beach, VA | |an anesthesia record prior to a procedure and failure to properly monitor |
| | |the patient. |
|Nagel, Douglas O., DC 0104-556119 |10/03/05 |Reprimand and monetary penalty of $1000 based on unlicensed practice of |
|Sterling, VA | |chiropractic and misrepresentation on license application. |
|Nakamura, Colleen, PA 0110-001810 |03/08/07 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on inappropriate use |
|Lynchburg, VA | |of prescription drugs and opiates diverted for personal use and a history |
| | |of substance abuse treatment and monitoring. |
|Nakanishi, Junichiro, MD 0101-014528 |10/24/05 |Review of compliance with Board’s Order entered October 20, 2000; license |
|Chesapeake, VA | |continued on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
| | |recommendation of the Institute for Physician Evaluation. |
|Niazi, Saifullah K., MD 0101-024968 |02/08/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice is a substantial danger to the |
|Richmond, VA | |public health and safety. |
| | | |
| |03/23/06 |Medical license surrendered for suspension based on sexual misconduct with|
| | |a patient; inappropriate prescribing of a controlled substance; failure to|
| | |properly monitor and document a patient’s medication; fraudulent billing; |
| | |and allowing an unlicensed, unsupervised employee to authorize |
| | |prescription renewals. |
|Norton, Richard C., M.D. 0101-043182 |03/16/07 |License reinstated on indefinite probation with terms and conditions. |
|Kingsport, TN | | |
|Ostman, David L., MD 0101-230805 |11/08/05 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered April 26, 2005; license restored to |
|Hampton, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Palmer, Richard S., MD 0101-235589 |08/22/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on an isolated |
|Fredericksburg, VA | |incident of substance abuse rendering him unfit for performance of |
| | |professional obligations and duties with no patient harm and a misdemeanor|
| | |conviction in the Stafford County Circuit Court of resisting arrest. |
|Park, Helmsley, J., LAc 0121-000207 |07/31/06 |Ordered to complete a medical record-keeping course based on deficient |
|McClean, VA | |record-keeping and documentation in five patient records reviewed during |
| | |an unannounced practice inspection. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 31. 2006; probation terminated |
| |12/07/06 |and license returned to full and unrestricted status. |
|Paslawsky-Braggs, Nadine A., PA |04/24/06 |Mandatory suspension of medical license based on suspension of license by |
|0110-840247 Virginia Beach, VA | |the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Medicine. |
| | | |
| | |License reinstated on indefinite probation and subject to terms and |
| |08/14/06 |conditions. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with the Board’s Order entered 03/25/05; indefinite probation |
| |04/05/07 |terminated; license subject to terms and conditions. |
|Patel, Ashokkumar R., MD 0101-038672 |05/11/07 |Reprimand based on failure to perform initial physical |
|Richmond, VA | |examination/assessment and to respond to deteriorating condition in one |
| | |patient case. |
|Pendergraft, James S., IV, MD 0101-040212 |01/30/07 |Mandatory suspension based on emergency suspension of license by the State|
|Orlando, FL | |of Florida, Department of Health. |
|Perera, Halin I., MD 0101-024408 |02/02/07 |Surrender of privilege to renew based on action by New York State Board of|
|Macedon, NY | |Professional Medical Conduct. |
|Perlman, Ronald S., MD 0101-045982 |02/08/07 |Required to enter in HPIP contract; comply and successfully complete the |
|Washington, DC | |program based on permanent surrender of license to the Maryland Board of |
| | |Physicians due to substance abuse issues. |
|Petticrew, Jeffrey B., MD 0101-027486 |04/25/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered February 12, 2004; indefinite |
|Virginia Beach, VA | |probation terminated; license subject to terms and conditions. |
|Phan, Andy, MD 0101-238388 |05/23/06 |Mandatory suspension based on General Court Martial, Dept. of Air Force, |
|Visalia, CA | |Edwards Air Force base, CA; two specifications of Conduct Unbecoming an |
| | |Officer and a Gentlemen. |
| | | |
| | |License reinstated with terms and conditions. |
| |10/30/06 | |
|Pholeric, Jr., John F., MD 0101-026520 |10/20/05 |Surrender of license for suspension based on non-compliance with Board’s |
|Herndon, VA | |Order entered September 20, 2004. |
|Pishdad, Bahram, MD 0101-052350 |05/22/07 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on action by the MD |
|Vienna, VA | |Board of Physicians and the DC Board of Medicine. |
|Pope, Charita, MD 0101-050776 |02/12/07 |Reprimand and $1000 monetary penalty for failure to timely provide |
|Norcross, GA | |required information to the Practitioner Profile System. |
|Presnell, Tammy M., PA 0110-001620 |10/23/06 |Mandatory suspension of privilege to renew license based on suspension of |
|Greensboro, NC | |license by the North Carolina Medical Board. |
|Profera, Benedict A., DPM 0103-000566 |01/04/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered March 25, 2005; license restored to |
|Salem, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Quandt, Christine E., RCP 0117-001682 |11/29/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice is a substantial danger to the |
|Crewe, VA | |public health and safety. |
| | | |
| |01/17/07 |License continued on indefinite suspension; impaired to practice with |
| | |reasonable skill and safety due to substance abuse and/or illness. |
|Rafter, Jack R., MD 0101-020647 |03/30/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on improper |
|Winchester, VA | |monitoring and mismanagement of treatment in one diabetic patient case. |
|Rappaport, Daniel S., MD 0101-058293 |12/04/06 |Reprimand based on disciplinary action by the Florida Board of Medicine |
|Charlotte, NC | |and the North Carolina Medical Board. |
|Rath, David A., MD 0101-037302 |10/19/05 |Mandatory suspension of license based on summary suspension of license by |
|Westerville, OH | |the State Medical Board of Ohio. |
|Reach, Ralph T., MD 0101-041174 |01/11/07 |Indefinite probation terminated; license restored to full and unrestricted|
|Johnson City, TN | |status. |
|Regan, Deborah, RCP 0117-000592 |03/12/07 |License placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Chester, VA | |based on inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to |
| | |mental and physical illnesses and substance abuse. |
|Resk, Joan M., DO 0102-050166 |11/30/05 |Reprimand, monetary penalty of $5000, and CME based on inappropriate |
|Roanoke, VA | |billing practices and negligent care of one patient. Dr. Resk appealed the|
| | |Board’s decision to Circuit Court; Circuit Court affirmed the Board |
| | |Decision. |
| | | |
| | |Mandatory suspension of license based on suspension of license by the |
| |02/13/07 |Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. |
| | | |
| | |License reinstated subject to terms and conditions and issued a reprimand |
| | |based on leaving a patient undergoing treatment alone in the care of an |
| | |unlicensed individual and inadequate medical recordkeeping. |
| |07/02/07 | |
|Rind, Bruce, MD 0101-049010 |05/25/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 30, 2002; probation terminated;|
|Washington, DC | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Risam, Ranjit S., MD 0101-044525 |08/08/06 |Permanent surrender of privilege to renew license due to action by the |
|Bowie, MD | |Maryland Board of Physicians and surrender of license to the Pennsylvania |
| | |Medical Board. |
|Rivera, Leonardo M., RCP 0117-001068 |03/30/06 |License mandatorily suspended based on suspension of license by the |
|Woodbridge, VA | |District of Columbia Board of Respiratory Care. |
|Rivero, Jose M., MD 0101-056861 |05/01/07 |Violation - signing partially executed prescription blanks; no sanction |
|Blacksburg, VA | |imposed due to corrective measures to prevent future incidents. |
|Rosenthal, Steve, MD 0101-028445 |02/08/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice is a substantial danger to the |
|Reston, VA | |public health and safety. |
| | | |
| |04/04/06 |Continued on suspension for a period of not less than 18 months based on |
| | |intentional or negligent conduct likely to cause injury; continued |
| | |practice is a substantial danger to the public and engaging in sexual |
| | |contact with a patient concurrent with and by virtue of the |
| | |practitioner/patient relationship. |
|Rothfuss, Henry L., MD 0101-033520 |03/23/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered February 23, 2005; terms terminated |
|Hampton, VA | |and license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Rowe, Theodore C., III, MD 0101-019344 |05/22/07 |Mandatory suspension based on felony convictions in the General Court of |
|Portsmouth, VA | |Justice, Superior Court Division, County of Surry, NC, to wit: one Count |
| | |of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud/Forgery and one Count of |
| | |Illegally Prescribing a Controlled Substance. |
|Ruffin, Julia, DPM 0103-000708 |06/08/07 |Indefinite probation based on action by the State Medical Board of Ohio. |
|Cincinnati, OH | | |
|Ryan, Lawrence B., MD 0101-231458 |05/24/06 |Mandatory suspension based on conviction by a General Court Martial of the|
|Norfolk, VA | |Dept. of Navy, Norfolk, Virginia on four specifications of pornography. |
| | | |
| | |Petition to reinstate license granted. |
| | | |
| |02/28/07 | |
|Sacks, Henry, MD 0101-027880 |10/18/05 |Compliance obtained with Board’s Order of 4/18/05. |
|Fredericksburg, VA | | |
|Sahyouni, Jamal, MD 0101-046869 |12/08/06 |Voluntary surrender for indefinite suspension of license based on the |
|Richland, VA | |pending resolution and outcome of state and/or federal criminal matters |
| | |currently under investigation. |
|Sanderson, Timothy A., MD 0101-033522 |01/18/06 |License subject to terms and conditions based on negligent conduct of |
|Norfolk, VA | |inappropriate response, diagnosis and treatment in one patient case. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered January 1, 2006; license restored to|
| |11/07/06 |full and unrestricted status. |
|Saposnik, Ira S., MD 0101-039245 |07/24/06 |Mandatory suspension based on a felony conviction in the U.S. District |
|Nashville, TN | |Court, Nashville Division, Tennessee, of conspiracy to Distribute Schedule|
| | |III Controlled Substance and Schedule IV Controlled Substance. |
|Schneider, Bodo E., MD 0101-235853 |10/17/05 |Mandatory suspension of license based on revocation of license by the |
|Mt. Vernon, IL | |State of Florida Board of Medicine. |
|Scranage, Jr., Clarence, MD 0101-038398 |01/05/07 |Mandatory suspension based on felony convictions in the US District Court,|
|Petersburg, VA | |Eastern District of VA, Richmond Division for one count of False Statement|
| | |and one count of Obstruction of Justice. |
|Semchyshyn, Stefan, MD 0101-054139 |05/31/07 |Reprimand based on submission of false information on a West Virginia |
|Jonesborough, TN | |medical license application and action by the State of Illinois Dept. of |
| | |Professional Regulation. |
|Shepard, Robert C., MD 0101-224136 |02/26/07 |Reprimand based on failure to timely comply with Board’s Order entered |
|Raleigh, NC | |July 20, 2005. |
|Shrum, John R., M.D. 0101-033240 |03/19/07 |Violation – consumption of alcohol while on duty and responsible for |
|Charlottesville, VA | |patient care; no sanction imposed based on compliance with HPIP contract |
| | |and completion of an alcohol dependence residential treatment program and |
| | |continued sobriety. |
|Singh, Ram, MD 0101-032261 |12/15/05 |Petition for termination of probation denied; license continued on |
|Norton, VA | |indefinite probation with terms and conditions. |
|Sleeper, Arthur M., MD 0101-051567 |11/06/06 |Reprimand; license subject to terms and conditions based on an |
|Martinsville, VA | |inappropriate relationship with a patient concurrent with and by virtue of|
| | |the practitioner/patient relationship. |
|Smith, Garrett H., MD 0101-242036 |06/27/07 |License granted and placed on probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Washington, DC | |based on action by the State of Michigan. |
|Smith, Timothy S., RCP 0117-002337 |04/12/07 |Mandatory suspension based on felony convictions in the Circuit Court, |
|Chester, VA | |County of Chesterfield for the Commonwealth of VA, to wit: Two Counts of |
| | |Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Minor Child. |
|Sood, Sanjay, MD 0101-049489 |03/21/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|Los Angeles, CA | |disciplinary action taken by the Medical Board of California and the New |
| | |York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. |
| | | |
| | |Mandatory suspension of license based on indefinite suspension of license |
| | |by the State of Florida, Board of Medicine. |
| |06/13/06 | |
| | |Reinstatement of license denied based on false statements/representation |
| | |on application and restrictions placed on license by the Florida Board of |
| | |Medicine. |
| |11/01/06 | |
|Squires, William A., MD 0101-032046 |08/11/06 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on inappropriate |
|Richmond, VA | |practitioner-patient relationship; prescribing controlled substances |
| | |without performing or documenting examinations, without development or |
| | |review of a treatment plan, monitoring, and proper documentation in two |
| | |patient cases. |
|Srivastava, Praveer, MD 0101-231604 |03/14/06 |Continued generally; license subject to terms and conditions based on |
|Colonial Heights, VA | |action and restrictions of license by the Kentucky Board of Medical |
| | |Licensure. |
|Stambaugh, Merris A., MD 0101-058735 |01/24/07 |Disposition continued upon terms and conditions based on a |
|Martinsville, VA | |practitioner/patient boundary violation. |
| | | |
| |06/26/07 |Compliance with the Board’s Order entered 01/24/07; terms terminated and |
| | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Steele, A. Arthur, MD 0101-045662 |05/31/07 |Indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on two misdemeanor |
|Staunton, VA | |convictions of solicitation; allowing unlicensed office staff to |
| | |administer injections; and inadequate recordkeeping/inventory of Valium |
| | |and Demerol. |
|Steinhilber, III, Ernest J., MD 0101-047462 |05/23/06 |Mandatory suspension based on revocation of medical license by the New |
|St. Simons Island, GA | |York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. |
|Sturm, Anna C., PA 0110-001516 |03/01/07 |Reprimand based on writing and issuance of a prescription without proper |
|Norfolk, VA | |authorization and obtaining an operative permit without proper authority. |
|Syn, Samuel S., L.Ac. 0121-000009 |06/29/07 |Revocation of license based on engaging in conduct of a sexual nature |
|Redondo Beach, CA | |concurrent with and by virtue of the practitioner/patient relationship in |
| | |two patient cases, failure to obtain written documentation of a diagnostic|
| | |exam by a licensed doctor within six months of patient visits, and |
| | |inadequate records to reflect treatment and diagnosis; failure to identify|
| | |himself as a licensed acupuncturist in advertisement of practice. |
|Taft, William C., MD 0101-236561 |03/29/07 |Violation of failure to timely provide information to the Practitioner |
|Charlottesville, VA | |Profile System; no sanction imposed due to mitigating circumstances. |
|Tompkins, Dorothy G., MD 0101-018071 |11/07/05 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered April 26, 2005; license restored to |
|Charlottesville, VA | |full and unrestricted status. |
|Tompkins, Kenneth J., MD 0101-047471 |09/01/06 |Reprimand based on prescribing without benefit of a bona fide |
|Virginia Beach, VA | |practitioner-patient relationship, proper documentation, medical history |
| | |or medical recordkeeping; and neglect to document a misdemeanor conviction|
| | |on his Medical Staff Reappointment Application. |
|Torode, Jr., Richard C., RCP 0117-003240 |02/03/06 |License subject to terms and conditions based on inability to practice |
|Midlothian, VA | |with reasonable skill or safety because of illness or substance abuse. |
| | | |
| | |Surrender of license for suspension based on non-compliance with Board’s |
| |02/06/07 |Order entered February 3, 2006 and inability to practice safely due to |
| | |physical incapacity. |
|Trent, Peter S., MD 0101-051792 |06/05/07 |Reprimand based on action by the Maryland Board of Physicians and the NY |
|Oxon Hill, MD | |Department of Health State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. |
|Udebiuwa, Oparaugo, MD 0101-049665 |03/23/07 |License placed on indefinite probation subject to terms and conditions |
|Davidsonville, MD | |based on convictions of five misdemeanor counts of Medicaid Fraud in the |
| | |Circuit Court of Baltimore City, MD and disciplinary action by the Board |
| | |of Medicine for DC and MD Board of Physician Quality Assurance. |
|Uretzky, Ira D., MD 0101-049666 |11/07/05 |Mandatory suspension based on suspension of license by the North Carolina |
|Raleigh, NC | |Medical Board. |
| | | |
| |06/06/06 |Reinstatement of license with terms and conditions. |
| | | |
| | |Terms terminated; license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
| |05/10/07 | |
|Vasquez, Ernesto, MD 0101-023107 |10/13/05 |Mandatory suspension based on revocation of license by the State Medical |
|Westerville, OH | |Board of Ohio. |
|Vaughan, Robert S., RCP 0117-001910 |10/14/05 |License continued on indefinite suspension based on fraudulently obtaining|
|Richmond, VA | |narcotics and substance abuse. |
|Vaughn, David D., MD 0101-237283 |03/29/07 |Monetary penalty of $500 based on failure to timely provide information to|
|Pittsburgh, PA | |the Practitioner Profile System. |
|Ventzek, Albert T., MD 0101-017573 |07/28/06 |Reprimand with terms and conditions based on inappropriate prescribing of |
|Fairfax Station, VA | |controlled substances and failure to record a comprehensive physical |
| | |examination in one patient case. |
| | | |
| | |Compliance with Board’s Order entered July 28, 2006; license restored to |
| |11/07/06 |full and unrestricted status. |
|Vishkantaiah, Nagaraja, MD 0101-840596 |01/25/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered February 9, 2005 Order; license |
|Richlands, VA | |restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Vuyyuru, Lokesh B., MD 0101-046895 |05/19/06 |Revocation of medical license based on negligent conduct likely to cause |
|Chester, VA | |injury in twelve patient cases; violation of office based anesthesia |
| | |regulations to include no written protocols for anesthesia selection and |
| | |patient evaluation, monitoring of equipment, emergency situations, |
| | |transfer of patients, or discharge policy and procedure; inadequate record|
| | |keeping and documentation of Schedule II-V controlled substances; and |
| | |failure to provide information and records to the Board pursuant to an |
| | |investigation. Dr. Vuyyuru appealed the Board’s decision to the Circuit |
| | |Court for the County of Chesterfield. The Circuit Court upheld the |
| | |Board’s Decision in an Order entered February 9, 2007. Dr. Vuyyuru has |
| | |appealed to the Court of Appeals. |
|Wallace, Lawrence, MD 0101-234728 |06/09/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|Wise, VA | |prescribing controlled substances outside a bona-fide physician/patient |
| | |relationship and without adequate examination or documentation in three |
| | |patient cases and fraudulently prescribing controlled substances. |
| | | |
| | |Indefinite probation terminated; license subject to terms and conditions. |
| | | |
| |05/03/07 | |
|Ward, LaRane K., RCP 0117-002747 |11/29/06 |Summary suspension; continued practice is a substantial danger to the |
|Poquoson, VA | |public health and safety. |
| | | |
| |12/19/06 |Indefinite suspension of license based on inability to practice safely due|
| | |to impairment. |
|Weiss, Jordan Paul, MD |02/08/06 |Application for licensure denied based on stipulated surrender of license |
|Costa Mesa, CA | |in the State of California. |
|Wentt, Allan R., MD 0101-232617 |04/21/06 |License placed on indefinite probation with terms and conditions based on |
|Richmond, VA | |inability to practice with reasonable skill or safety due to recurring |
| | |mental health problems. |
|Williams, Roy A., MD 0101-226374 |01/29/07 |Reprimand; license subject to terms & conditions based on impairment, |
|Enola, PA | |storing returned controlled substances in office and re-dispensing to |
| | |indigent patients; self-prescribing Schedule IV medication and inadequate |
| | |recordkeeping. |
|Wittmann, Stephan J., MD 0101-020223 |12/29/05 |Surrender of license based on gross carelessness and negligent conduct |
|Herndon, VA | |likely to cause injury in multiple patient cases involving inadequate |
| | |medical recordkeeping, inadequate evaluation and monitoring of treatment, |
| | |and improper prescribing of opioids. |
|Woodard, Dean H., MD 0101-041539 |04/16/07 |Compliance with the Board’s Order entered 04/04/05; indefinite probation |
|Manasas, VA 20111 | |terminated; license subject to terms and conditions. |
|Wysor, Michael, MD 0101-228339 |10/10/06 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered December 9, 2004; Term 3 to remain |
|Kingsport, TN | |in effect for the duration of maintaining a current license. |
|Yaratha, Sridhar, MD 0101-236397 |03/06/06 |License reinstated subject to terms and conditions. |
|Abingdon, VA | | |
| |03/23/07 |Compliance with Board’s Order entered March 6, 2006; terms terminated and |
| | |license restored to full and unrestricted status. |
|Yim, Peter W., MD 0101-028219 |12/22/05 |Monetary penalty of $1000 based on failure to provide required |
|Clinton, MD | |Practitioner Profile information to the Board. |
|Youssri, Ayman I., MD 0101-055241 |08/23/06 |Reprimand, $1000 monetary penalty; license placed on terms and conditions |
|Washington, DC | |based on non-compliance with Board’s Order entered July 26, 2005. |
|Zedd, Arnold J., MD 0101-027587 |02/28/07 |Petition to reinstate license denied; license continued on indefinite |
|Alexandria, VA | |suspension for a period of not less than two years based on surrender of |
| | |license in the State of Maryland; revocation of license in the |
| | |Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; misrepresentation and false statements on |
| | |application for privileges at MGMC, Andrews Air Force Base; negligent |
| | |conduct and conducting practice in a manner to be a danger to the public |
| | |health and safety and inability to practice safely due to incompetence. |
The following Radiologic Technologists (“Rad-tech”) or Radiologic Technologists-Limited (“Limited”), Respiratory Care Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Occupational Therapists or Athletic Trainers were issued a license and a reprimand, based upon practicing without a license for a period of time:
|Bennett, Monica R., RT 0120-005046 |02/13/07 |
|Betz, Donna, RT 0120-004086 |09/21/06 |
|Burcher, Shelley L., RT 0120-004706 |05/09/06 |
|Chaikin, Emily J., PA 0110-001095 Reprimand & $370 monetary penalty |02/28/06 |
|Clark, Dawn M., AT 0126-00140 |03/30/07 |
|Corbin, Charles W., RT 0120-004939 |10/27/06 |
|Crawford, Amy B., AT 0126-001138 |03/23/07 |
|Davis, Rachel, AT 0126-000972 |11/16/05 |
|Dean, Adina M., RT 0120-004768 |06/30/06 |
|Dove, Chanel D., RT 0120-005006 |01/09/07 |
|Freedman, Beth A., AT 0126-001024 |06/05/06 |
|Gary, Cordelia K., OT 0119-004239 |01/20/06 |
|Gleason, Megan D., AT 0126-001143 |04/13/07 |
|Gray, Laurie M., RT 0120-004866 |09/08/06 |
|Harpine, John D., RT 0120-004804 |08/03/06 |
|Hawkins, Joyce C., RT 0120-004676 |04/03/06 |
|Herbert, Amanda M., RCP 0117-005657 |01/19/07 |
|Holland, Brandon I., AT 0126-001152 |05/04/07 |
|Jackson, Laura L., RT 0120-005004 |01/09/07 |
|Kuliavas, Edward, RT 0120-005127 |05/09/07 |
|LaPradd, Jr., Ricky R., AT 0126-000966 |10/18/05 |
|MacCord, Stephen N., AT 0126-000993 |01/31/06 |
|Maginn, Kathleen T., OT 0119-004251 |02/13/06 |
|McKelvey, Teresa A., L-RT 0122-002051 |10/20/06 |
|Mehta, Raksha D., RT 0120-004584 |12/30/05 |
|Metzger, Kevin A., AT 0126-001004 |03/08/06 |
|Micket, Christina M., RT 0120-004958 |11/15/06 |
|Mullins, sarah S., RCP 0117-004392 |08/14/06 |
|Nguyen, AiQuynh, RT 0120-004739 |06/08/06 |
|Noyes, Brandon R., AT 0126-001020 |05/17/06 |
|Palmer, Donna M., RT-L 0122-001961 |10/12/05 |
|Perdue, Jessica L., RT 0120-005074 |03/07/07 |
|Pintzow, Sheri L., L-RT 0122-002054 |11/15/06 |
|Quick-Coalson, Kimberly D. 0120-005028 |01/30/07 |
|Ramos, Karla M., RT 0120-0004738 |06/08/06 |
|Reynolds, Charles B., RT 0120-004710 |05/09/06 |
|Reynolds, Cheryl, RT 0120-004773 |07/11/06 |
|Rice, Linda D., RT-L 0122-001987 |01/26/06 |
|Ritz, Edward J., RT 0120-004690 |04/18/06 |
|Robey, Jason H., AT 0126-001013 |04/12/06 |
|Robinson, Rebecca J., RT-L 0122-000722 |12/14/05 |
|Sawicki, Kristy A., AT 0126-000995 | 02/03/06 |
|Sexton, Jr., Bertram F., RT 0120-00612 |02/07/06 |
|Stewart, Bart T., AT – 0126-000987 |01/18/06 |
|Wallace, Felicia B., RT 0120-004611 |02/07/06 |
|Williams, Evangelyn, RT-L 0122-002014 |05/17/06 |
|Winston, Scott D., AT 0126-001043 |07/20/06 |
|Wolfe, Cherie J., RT – 0120-004604 |01/31/06 |
The following individuals were suspended due to submitting a check, money draft, or similar instrument for payment of a fee required by statute or regulation which is not honored by the bank or financial institution named thereon funds:
|De Stefano, Kimberly, Intern & Resident, 0116-013689 |11/10/05 |
|Restored to full and unrestricted license |01/21/06 |
| |Nunc Pro Tunc: 05/02/06 |
|Plasse, Elizabeth, PA 0110-002258 |05/26/06 |
|Restored to full and unrestricted license |07/14/06 |
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Effective August 17, 2007, the Virginia Board of Medicine will be located at:
9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233
804-367-4600
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Department of Health Professions
Board Members
MDs by District ( )
Stephen E. Heretick, JD
President
Portsmouth
Robert T. Mosby, MD (2)
Vice-President
Virginia Beach
Jane E. Piness, MD (11)
Secretary-Treasurer
Dunn Loring
Gen. Clara Adams-Ender, RN
Lake Ridge
Sandra A. Bell, MD (3)
Richmond
Ann T. Burks, JD
Richmond
Patrick W. Clougherty, MD (8)
Falls Church
Malcolm L. Cothran, MD (6)
Lexington
Claudette Dalton, MD (5)
Earlysville
William H. Epstein, MD (9)
Blacksburg
Suzanne N. Everhart, DO
Glen Allen
Valerie Hoffman, DC
Danville
Gopinath Jadhav, MD (7)
Richmond
Roderick Mathews, JD
Richmond
Juan M. Montero, MD (4)
Chesapeake
Karen A. Ransone, MD (1)
Cobbs Creek
Ellen Shapiro, DPM
Richmond
Newsletter #68
July 2007
Virginia Board of Medicine
BOARD BRIEFS
THE VIRGINIA PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM
It’s available to you; start using it today…….
The Virginia Department of Health Professions Prescription Monitoring Program can help you help your patients. By accessing the information in the program’s databanks, you will be better able to identify patients in your practice that may need help with substance abuse intervention and treatment. You will also be better able to identify and prevent attempts at diversion of controlled substances from your practice.
How it works………
The Prescription Monitoring Program collects data from Virginia pharmacies and non-resident pharmacies on all prescriptions filled for Schedule II, III and IV drugs. The information is maintained by the Department of Health Professions in accordance with strict security and confidentiality measures. Only those persons authorized by law can access information from the database, and the list of authorized persons is very limited. Prescribers may query the database to assist in determining treatment history and to rule out the possibility that a patient is "doctor shopping" or "scamming" in order to obtain controlled substances. A prescriber must obtain written consent from the patient before submitting an inquiry.
Getting started……….
You may request a report online or by faxing a request form to the Program. You can usually get the requested data within 30 minutes during working hours.
To make a request online, go to the secure website and fill out the form at:
To make a request by fax, go to the Program’s main web page, print off the request form, complete it and fax it in. The website is
You will find the request form on page 31 of this newsletter. You may copy it for submission to the Prescription Monitoring Program.
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New
Reporting
Requirements
Jennifer Deschenes, JD has succeeded Karen Perrine, JD as the Deputy Executive Director for Discipline. Ms. Deschenes joined the Board from the private practice of healthcare law. She also brings considerable experience with medical education programs at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Sandra Whitley Ryals, RN, MSN has succeeded Robert A. Nebiker as Director of the Department of Health Professions. Ms. Ryals has extensive nursing and administrative experience, as well as a regulatory background with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Emily Wingfield, JD stepped into the position vacated by Ms. Ryals, that of Deputy Director of the Department of Health Professions. Ms. Wingfield is eminently qualified by experience for her position, having served as an adjudication specialist in the Department’s Administrative Proceedings Division, as a prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General, and as previous counsel to the Board of Medicine.
Amy Marschean, JD has succeeded Emily Wingfield as counsel to the Board of Medicine. Ms. Marschean spent nine years with the Division of Legislative Services working for the General Assembly, drafting legislation related to health professions, as well as other areas of health and human services. Ms. Marschean also has prior local government legal experience, having worked for Hanover County and the City of Alexandria.
New
Faces
Medical Malpractice Settlements and
Medical Malpractice Judgments
(Paid Claims)
What you need to know……
All medical malpractice payments (paid claims) must be reported to the Board regardless of whether they are settlements or judgments, and no matter what the amount, within thirty days of payment.
Medical malpractice payments (paid claims) of $10,000 or less are not reportable on your profile unless you have had a medical malpractice payment (of any amount) in the preceding 12 months – then both claims must be reported.
Effective July 1, 2005, any doctor with three medical malpractice payments (paid claims) of any amount in the most recent ten year period (with the third claim payable on or after July 1, 2005) was subject to a competency assessment.
For purposes of consideration of a competency assessment for three medical malpractice payments (paid claims) with the third claim payable on or after July 1 2007, the Board will not use a medical malpractice payment (paid claim) of $10,000 or less when considering competency assessments. All three paid claims (with the most recent occurring on or after July 1, 2007) must be over $10,000 for the doctor to be considered a candidate for a competency assessment.
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