A Huntington Beach psychiatrist had his license to practice medicine suspended in California on Thursday, essentially because he had directed a former patient in Maryland to share her prescription of an antipsychotic medication with her minor son. The Maryland State Board of Physicians previously revoked Dr. John Namala Samuel Rajaratnam’s license to practice in that […]
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Dr. G. Scott Smith Faces Medical License Accusation Over Treatment of Addict
An accusation has been filed against the medical license of an Orange family medicine physician due to his treatment of a patient with a history of drug addiction. Click here to read the accusation filed on Feb. 12 against the license of Dr. G. Scott Smith, who has been affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital. The […]
Surf City Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rick F. Pospisil Faces Medical License Accusation
An accusation has been filed that could lead to the revocation or suspension of the license to practice medicine in California of a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Huntington Beach. Click here to read the accusation that was filed with the Medical Board of California on Feb. 9 against the license of Dr. Rick Frank Pospisil. […]
State Medical Board is Asked to Revoke Probation on Dr. Amir Pirouzian’s License
The Medical Board of California is being asked to set up a hearing to consider revoking its three-year probation order for an Irvine ophthalmologist, who has allegedly violated several conditions that accompanied that discipline. Technically, as of July 13, 2017, Dr. Amir Pirouzian’s license was revoked under the board discipline system, which allows such an order […]
Overdose Deaths Contribute to Probation for Dr. Doanh Andrew Nguyen’s Medical License
The medical license of a Westminster pain management specialist has been placed on probation for five years over his treatment or over-prescribing of addictive drugs to six patients, including five who died from drug overdoses or with lethal combinations of controlled substances in their systems. Dr. Doanh Andrew Nguyen should have recognized the “red flags” […]
Dr. Parminder Singh Dhaliwal Faces Medical Board Accusation in Patient’s Death
A 73-year-old man who died of liver cancer in 2012 is identified by the Medical Board of California as “G.N.” Those are also the initials for “gross neglience,” which is what the board accuses a Newport Beach gastroenterologist of committing when it came to G.N.’s care. The board on Jan. 26 filed an accusation against the […]
Convicted Fraudster Dr. Quynam P. Nguyen Faces Medical Board Discipline
A Garden Grove physician, who pleaded guilty twice last year to being part of an insurance fraud scheme that authorities say generated $98 million in bills for unnecessary medical treatments, is now the subject of a Medical Board of California accusation. Dr. Quynam P. Nguyen, who had previously resided in Lake Forest and been in […]
OB/GYN Dr. Yuki Kashiwabara’s License on Probation for Care of Mom Who Died
The medical license of a Tustin OB/GYN was placed on probation for three years over the prenatal care she gave a patient who died after delivering a baby, according to the Medical Board of California. Dr. Yuki Kashiwabara and her Irvine attorney, Raymond J. McMahon, signed a letter on Nov. 14 accepting the discipline, which […]
Dr. Huey Chou Lin Surrenders His Medical License Due to Mental Issues
A Santa Ana urologist, who the California Medical Board disciplined last year for mistakenly removing a patient’s spleen instead of a kidney, recently surrendered his medical license, according to state records. Dr. Huey Chou Lin’s surrender became effective Feb. 1, 2018, according to medical board records that indicate the physician and his Irvine attorney, Raymond […]
Clarification: Dr. Leigh E. Connealy Reprimanded by State
CLARIFICATION, JAN. 29, 6 A.M.: The original post below has been clarified to reflect Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy’s public reprimand from the Medical Board of California over record keeping. In the Stipulated Settlement and Disciplinary Order, under the heading “Culpability,” it states: “Respondent [Connealy] understands that the charges and allegations in Accusation No. […]
Podiatrist Dr. Renae Louise Witt Accused of Insurance Fraud
A former Tustin podiatrist is accused of insurance fraud for billing several patients for medical services she never performed, according to prosecutors. Dr. Renae Louise Witt, 47, of La Pine, Oregon, was awaiting extradition after being charged on Jan. 16 with seven felony counts of insurance fraud with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime […]
State Accuses Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke of Over Prescribing Meds
Allegations of poor record keeping, over prescribing medications without documenting valid needs and improper treatment of a patient with extremely high blood pressure have led to an amended accusation by the state against a Dana Point internal medicine specialist who has been affiliated with Orange County substance abuse recovery facilities. The Medical Board of California filed […]
Dr. Robin Richard Cole’s Medical License in Jeopardy Due to Inaction
The Medical Board of California has filed an accusation against a Placentia surgeon’s license, which has not been renewed since March 31, 2015. The accusation against the license of Dr. Robin Richard Cole was filed on Jan. 3, according to state records. Click here to read the accusation. It stems from the medical board having compelled […]
Couple Blasts Medical Board for Dr. Daniel Headrick’s “Discipline”
UPDATE, JAN. 22, 1:48 P.M.: We now know how the parents of the late Alex Smick feel about the “discipline” the Medical Board of California imposed on Dr. Daniel Joseph Headrick for the 22-year-old’s overdose death while in the physician’s care. The Smicks hate it. They hate that it took four years for the board to […]
Convicted Pill Mill Dr. Victor Boon Huat Siew Surrenders License
A Fountain Valley doctor, who was sent to federal prison for the unlawful distribution of the painkiller oxycodone and the sedative alprazolam by authorities who linked his clinic to four overdose deaths, surrendered his license to practice medicine in California, according to state officials. The surrender by Dr. Victor Boon Huat Siew became effective on Jan. […]