DAN Practitioners: Professional Disciplinary and Other Actions (1)

* Link to disciplinary order(s) or action provided

*Ames, Geoffrey S., M.D.

License suspended for five years, stayed with conditions and limitations, Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission, 2004-05-30, on charges arising from use of misbranded medical device (electro-dermal screening).

State of Washington Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance Commission In the Matter of the License to Practice as a Physician and Surgeon of Geoffrey S. Ames M.D. Final Order. 2004-05-30. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Ber, Abram, M.D.

  1. Medical license cancelled, Arizona Medical Board.
  2. Letter of concern, Arizona Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners, regarding prescription of unapproved medical device ('Sputnik') to treat 'parasites' in the absence of informed consent and physical examination. (After swallowing the unapproved device the patient required surgery to remove a large part of her intestine.)

  1. Arizona Medical Board physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06
  2. Doctor licensing under scrutiny. Robbie Sherwood. The Arizona Republic. 2005-10-09. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Bergeron, Rhett Leon., M.D.

Public reprimand, Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners, 2003-04-04, for failure to obtain informed consent from patient receiving chelation.

Before the Composite Board of Medical Examiners State of Georgia In the Matter of: Rhett Bergeron, M.D. 2003-04-04. Public Consent Order. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Buttram, Harold Eugene, M.D.

Disciplinary action, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs License Verification. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Caquias, Jesus Antonio, M.D.

  1. Agreed order, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2006-06-22. (The board and Dr. Caquias entered into a two-year agreed order requiring Dr. Caquias’ practice to be monitored by another physician and requiring him to complete the University of California San Diego PACE Program in medical records and to resign from his role as “gatekeeper” with the county indigent program. The action was based on allegations that Dr. Caquias’ implementation of the gatekeeper role does not allow for appropriate patient evaluation and record keeping, and that Dr. Caquias had violated the standard of care by failing to maintain adequate medical records.)
  2. Agreed order, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2007-04-13. (Requiring that he cease advertising in a manner that would cause confusion to the public or tend to mislead the public and cease advertising using references to organizations not recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. The action was based on allegations that Dr. Caquias’ advertisements contained material or representations likely to mislead or confuse the public.)

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Chappell, Louis Terry, M.D.

FDA warning letter suspending the authority of the institutional review board of which Dr. Chappell was the de facto head for failure to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects, 2000-03-09.

  1. Masiello SA. FDA Warning Letter to L. Terry Chappell, M.D., Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine IRB. 2000-03-09.
  2. Accessed on 2007-05-06.
  3. Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine IRB Document Index
  4. . Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Green, John Albert, M.D.

Disciplinary action, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, 2003-09-04. (A Corrective Action Order was entered into on September 4, 2003. In this Order Licensee agreed to provide written documentation to patients regarding the treatment that they received after each visit; Licensee must complete a course on conscious sedation within 9 months.)

Oregon Board of Medical Examiners board action summary. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Grossman, Terry Alan, M.D.

Letter of admonition, Colorado Board of Medical Examiners, 2005-01-12, arising from supervision of a naturopath who provided delegated medical services outside the appropriate physician/patient relationship.

Colorado Board of Medical Examiners physician profile search. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Heitsch, Richard Carlton, M.D.

Disciplinary action, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.

Oregon Board of Medical Examiners Medical Physician or Surgeon search. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Jepson, Bryan Layne, M.D.

Non-disciplinary public agreed order, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2005-12-19. (Applicant has been issued a temporary license under a non-disciplinary public agreed order. The order requires the physician to pay an administrative penalty in the amount of $1,000 within 30 days after entry of the order. This penalty was assessed due to the physician representing himself as being entitled to practice medicine in Texas although a medical license had not yet been issued.)

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Johnson, Keith Emery, M.D.

License suspended, stayed with terms and conditions, North Carolina Medical Board, 2003-07-28, on charges arising from objectionable actions in attempting to recruit PLWAs into research.

  1. Before the North Carolina Medical Board In re: Keith Emery Johnson. Consent Order. 2003-07-28. Accessed on 2007-05-06
  2. North Carolina Medical Board physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06

*Kerry, Roy Eugene, M.D.

Order to Show Cause filed, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine, 2006-09-08, on allegations arising from the death of an autistic child receiving chelation.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Before the State Board of Medicine. Order to Show Cause. 2006-09-08. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Kopelson, Jeffrey Charles, M.D.

  1. License suspended for two years, stayed with monitoring conditions, New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, 1997-10-22. (The Hearing Committee sustained the charges finding the physician had been disciplined by the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts for making a false statement on his Missouri license application and having a problem with controlled substances and had been denied licensure by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners for making a false statement on his license application.)
  2. Censure and reprimand with five years probation, New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, 2005-12-16. (The physician did not contest the charges of having been convicted in Mount Kisco Justice Court, Criminal Part, of Criminal Possession of A Forged Instrument and fraudulent practice.)

  1. New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct In the Matter of Jeffrey Kopelson, M.D. Determination and Order. 1997-10-22. Accessed on 2007-05-06
  2. New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct In the Matter of Jeffrey Kopelson, M.D. Consent Order. 2005-12-16. Accessed on 2007-05-06.

Kupsinel, Roy, M.D.

Disciplinary action, probation with terms and conditions, Florida Board of Medicine, 1996-06-27.

Florida Board of Medicine physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Kurk, Mitchell, D.O.

License suspended for five years, stayed with probation, $10,000 fine, New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, 1995-05-05. (Dr. Kurk admitted guilt to the charges of negligence, excessive testing and treatment involving no-fault insurance claimants and failure to maintain adequate records.)

New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct In the Matter of Mitchell Kurk, D.O. Consent Order. 1995-05-05. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Levin, Warren M., M.D.

Accepted voluntary agreement not to seek re-licensure during disciplinary action, Connecticut Medical Examining Board, 2005-06-05. The Connecticut Medical Examining Board alleged, among other things, that Dr. Levin used Dimercapto-propane sulfonate (DMPS) and PolyMVA (drugs without FDA marketing approvals). According the Investigative Report;

The consultant states that the documentation respondent provided regarding his involvement in research is unacceptable. Respondent's billing records suggest another motive for performing the tests. The material provided to support some of respondent's practices and tests, includes case series, testimonials and commentary. There is no evidence of randomized, blinded, or reproducible research. The research documentation respondent provided does not include the protocol used, informed consent, quality controls, signed statement of the investigator, the Institutional Review Board or the FDA's IND document. The consultant questions why were the patients involved in research required to pay for their tests and treatments.

  1. State of Connecticut Department of Health Services, Connecticut Board of Medical Examiners In re: Warren Levin M.D. Consent Order. 2005-06-05. Accessed on 2007-05-06
  2. State of Connecticut Department of Health Services, Connecticut Board of Medical Examiners In re: Warren Levin M.D. Investigative Report. 2003-12-16. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Martin, Donald Humphrey, M.D.

Discipline, Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners.

Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners board order list. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Menashe, Richard B., D.O.

Reprimand and civil penalty of $5,000 plus costs, New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, 2002-07-23. (Respondent has and shall continue to cease and desist from selling or dispensing vitamins and nutrional supplements . He has agreed to a civil penalty of $5,000.00 and investigative costs of $1,724.36 And he shall successfully complete an Ethics Course.)

  1. New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners physician profile search. Accessed on 2007-05-06.
  2. U.S.A v. Menashe. Case No. 01CV0244. United States District Court, District of New Jersey (Newark). 2001-05-22. (Dr. Menashe settled charges under 31 U.S.C. 3729, False Claims Act.)


*Mines, Sakiliba Mathilde, M.D.

Conviction and imprisonment for 21 months arising from charges of tax evasion.

Physician and husband sentenced to imprisonment for filing false income tax returns. U.S. Department of Justice News Release. 2002-03-05. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


Peirsel, Paul E., M.D.

Disciplinary action, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs License Verification. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Pittman, John Carl, M.D.

License suspended, stayed with probation with terms, North Carolina Medical Board, 2002-09-07, on charges arising from administration of IV hydrogen peroxide to patient.

North Carolina Medical Board physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Py, Joseph, D.O.

Consent order imposing terms and restriction, costs, Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure, 2002-11-14, on charges arising from misrepresenting that IV hydrogen peroxide was administered to patients as part of a study approved by the International Bio-Oxidative Medicine Foundation Institutional Review Board and was being conducted under an IND application approved by FDA.

Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure In re: Joseph Py, D.O. Consent Order and Board Agreement. 2002-11-14. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Schwartz, Alan, M.D.

  1. License suspended, stayed with ten years probation with terms and conditions, Medical Board of California, 1999-01-04, on charges arising from inappropriate sexual conduct with patient.
  2. Pending accusation and action to revoke probation, Medical Board of California, 2006-04-13.

  1. Medical Board of California physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06.
  2. Before the Division of Medical Quality State Medical Board of California In the Matter of the Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation Against Alan Schwartz, M.D. Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation. 2006-04-13. Accessed on 2007-05-06.


*Scott, Patrick J., M.D.

Reprimand plus costs, Wisconsin Medical Examining Board, 2005-08-17, arising from allegation of prescribing for patient without performing a physical examination.

State of Wisconsin Before the Medical Examining Board Final Decision and Order. 2005-08-17. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Radoff, Geoffrey Peter, M.D

Advisory letter, Arizona Medical Board, 2005-06-08, for failure to report a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrest to the Board within ten days of the incident.

Arizona Medical Board physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Rao, Seshagiri, M.D.

Administrative agreed order, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2006-08-25. (The board and Dr. Rao entered into an administrative agreed order assessing an administrative penalty of $250. The action was based on allegations that Dr. Rao failed to provide properly requested medical records with 15 days.)

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Rogers, Sherry Anne, M.D.

Censure and monitoring for two years, $5,000 fine, New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, 1999-09-16. (Dr. Rogers admitted to the charge of negligence on more than one occasion.)

New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct In the Matter of Sherry Anne Rogers, M.D. Consent Order and Agreement. 1999-09-16. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Rowen, Robert Jay, M.D.

Public reprimand, Medical Board of California, 1998-08-11, for felony conviction in which physician pled guilty to one count of 26 U.S.C. 7212(A), Corrupt Endeavor to Impede. (Physician illegally encumbered real property (homes) of IRS investigators while he was under investigation by IRS for income tax evasion.)

Medical Board of California physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


*Smith, Steven L., M.D.

Disciplinary order requiring physician to take the Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE) course and evaluation within 180 from the effective date of order, $ 5,000 fine, Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission, 2006-02-21, for charges arising from treatment of patients with IV hydrogen peroxide.

State of Washington Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance Commission In the Matter of the License to Practice as a Physician and Surgeon of Stephen L. Smith, M.D. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Final Order. 2006-02-21. NB 2006-04-14: Final Order stayed pending appeal. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Toth, John P., M.D.

Public reprimand, Medical Board of California, 2001-10-17.

Medical Board of California physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Wakefield, John C. Jr., M.D.

Disciplinary action with probation, Medical Board of California, (probation completed) 1984-07-03.

Medical Board of California physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Wilkinson, Richard S., M.D.

  1. Formal disciplinary action, Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission, 1993-03-11.
  2. Informal complaint resolution, Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission, 1997-03-07.

Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission physician profile. Accessed on 2007-05-06


Notes

  1. Autism Research Institute Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) Physician Referral List. Accessed on 2007-05-06