The Medical Board of California recently revoked the license to practice of a Czechoslovakia-born physician who began his career in plastic surgery but went on to transplant fetal precursor cells in patients of his offices in Orange County and around the world. Click here to read the order against the license of Dr. Eugen Michael […]
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Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke Ends State Case by Surrendering Medical License
A Dana Point internal medicine specialist—who the state in January accused of poor record keeping, over prescribing medications without documenting valid needs and improper treatment of a patient with extremely high blood pressure—surrendered his license to practice medicine in California. Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke’s surrender became effective at 5 p.m. on March 22, according […]
Dr. Dhiraj Raj Jeyanandarajan Dinged over Continuing Medical Education Hours
An Irvine neurology specialist’s failure to complete a continuing education requirement in Pennsylvania has led to discipline in that state, North Carolina and California, according to authorities. Because the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine found that Dr. Dhiraj Raj Jeyanandarajan was around 30 hours short of the minimum 100 total hours of continuing medical education required […]
Antipsychotic Meds Incident in Maryland Spurs OC Psychiatrist’s License Discipline
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 […]
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. […]
Orange County Doctor Gets Hit with Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Two Days
March hasn't been a great month for Dr. Minch K. Fong. The Mission Viejo physician and surgeon is now also a defendant in Orange County Superior Court where two unrelated medical malpractice lawsuits have been filed against him. In one case, the family of a dead man claims that Fong caused the fatality. ] On […]
Dr. Jonathan Sadai, A Newport Beach Allergist, Surrendered His Medical License Yesterday, Faced 10 Allegations Of Wrongdoing
A Newport Beach doctor, who was facing 10 allegations by the state's medical board, surrendered his license yesterday at 5 p.m. The state board launched its investigation of Dr. Jonathan Sadai after he allegedly charged for services he didn't render in 2008. A female patient, referred to only as KS in official documents, went to Sadai […]
Hoshang Pormir, Yorba Linda-Based Doctor, Gets Two Years Probation, Gave The Wrong Drugs To Four Elderly Patients
In the wake of his “gross negligence” when treating elderly patients, the state medical board put a Yorba Linda-based doctor on two years probation, which took effect last week. Dr. Hoshang Pormir can't practice medicine again until he pays for, and completes, a 40-hour clinical training program. He is also prohibited from the solo practice […]
John Anthony Hatherley, Dana Point Doctor, Allegedly Violates Probation, Surrenders Medical License
Dr. John Anthony Hatherley has anything but a clean slate. He's been on a rocky road of prescription drug addiction, diversion programs and run-ins with the California Medical Board for the past decade. The one-time emergency room doctor, who had recently been running Aesthetic Body Solutions in Dana Point, allegedly violated several conditions of his […]
Naguib Bebawi, Irvine-Based Doctor, Placed On Five Year Probation By State Medical Board
The five-year probation term imposed on an Irvine-based doctor by the Medical Board of California took effect Friday at 5 p.m. The probation requires Dr. Naguib Bebawi, who practices at Advantage Plus Medical Center in Irvine, to complete clinical training, medical records and prescribing practices courses. The probationary terms also prohibit Bebawi from treating patients […]
Jerry Steven Garcia's Births, Deaths and Lies
Maria Teresa Velazquez checked into Western Medical Center in Anaheim on Aug. 19, 2010, for her delivery day. Just four days earlier, she underwent one final exam with her gynecologist, Dr. Jerry Steven Garcia, whom Velazquez had visited every two weeks for months to ensure her diabetes wouldn't harm the child inside her. She complained […]
Case of the Doctor Without a Doctor's Note For Marijuana Possession
Have you ever called the police to complain about a reckless driver on the road and wondered if cops tried to catch the person? On a November 2007 night, a motorist in Orange County called the cops to complain about another driver veering wildly in and out of traffic. The police checked the license plate […]
Tucked Up
Laura Contreras, a 24-year-old mom in Los Angeles, says she wanted a tummy tuck to get rid of some of the extra skin around her belly following her weight loss after the birth of her second child. So in early 2007, she and her sister, who was also shopping around for the same surgery, scoured […]
