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Medical Board of California

Stem Cell Transplant Dr. Eugen Michael Molnar has CA Medical License Revoked

Stem Cell Transplant Dr. Eugen Michael Molnar has CA Medical License Revoked

Matt Coker

April 11, 2018 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: E. Michael Molnar, Eugen Michael Molnar, license, Medical Board of California, revoke

Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke Ends State Case by Surrendering Medical License

Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke Ends State Case by Surrendering Medical License

Matt Coker

March 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Dr. Gregory John Van Dyke, license, Medical Board of California

Dr. Dhiraj Raj Jeyanandarajan Dinged over Continuing Medical Education Hours

Dr. Dhiraj Raj Jeyanandarajan Dinged over Continuing Medical Education Hours

Matt Coker

March 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Dr. Dhiraj Raj Jeyanandarajan, Medical Board of California, North Carolina Medical Board, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine

Antipsychotic Meds Incident in Maryland Spurs OC Psychiatrist’s License Discipline

Antipsychotic Meds Incident in Maryland Spurs OC Psychiatrist’s License Discipline

Matt Coker

March 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Dr. John Namala Samuel Rajaratnam, Maryland State Board of Physicians, Medical Board of California

Dr. G. Scott Smith Faces Medical License Accusation Over Treatment of Addict

Dr. G. Scott Smith Faces Medical License Accusation Over Treatment of Addict

Matt Coker

February 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: accusation, Dr. G. Scott Smith, license to practice, Medical Board of California, St. Joseph Hospital

Surf City Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rick F. Pospisil Faces Medical License Accusation

Surf City Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rick F. Pospisil Faces Medical License Accusation

Matt Coker

February 27, 2018 1 Comment

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.  […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: accusation, Dr. Rick Frank Pospisil, license, Medical Board of California, practice

State Medical Board is Asked to Revoke Probation on Dr. Amir Pirouzian’s License

State Medical Board is Asked to Revoke Probation on Dr. Amir Pirouzian’s License

Matt Coker

February 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Children’s Specialists of San Diego, Dr. Amir Pirouzian, Kaiser Permanente, Medical Board of California

Overdose Deaths Contribute to Probation for Dr. Doanh Andrew Nguyen’s Medical License

Overdose Deaths Contribute to Probation for Dr. Doanh Andrew Nguyen’s Medical License

Matt Coker

February 21, 2018 2 Comments

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” […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Dr. Doanh Andrew Nguyen, drug overdoses, license to practice medicine, Medical Board of California, probation

Dr. Parminder Singh Dhaliwal Faces Medical Board Accusation in Patient’s Death

Dr. Parminder Singh Dhaliwal Faces Medical Board Accusation in Patient’s Death

Matt Coker

February 19, 2018 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: accusation, Dr. Parminder Singh Dhaliwal, gastroenterologist, Hoag Hospital, Medical Board of California

Convicted Fraudster Dr. Quynam P. Nguyen Faces Medical Board Discipline

Convicted Fraudster Dr. Quynam P. Nguyen Faces Medical Board Discipline

Matt Coker

February 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, News Tagged With: Dr. Quynam P. Nguyen, insurance fraud, Medical Board of California, Peyman Heidary

OB/GYN Dr. Yuki Kashiwabara’s License on Probation for Care of Mom Who Died

OB/GYN Dr. Yuki Kashiwabara’s License on Probation for Care of Mom Who Died

Matt Coker

February 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders Tagged With: Dr. Yuki Kashiwabara, Medical Board of California, medical license, OB/GYN, probation

Dr. Huey Chou Lin Surrenders His Medical License Due to Mental Issues

Dr. Huey Chou Lin Surrenders His Medical License Due to Mental Issues

Matt Coker

February 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Doctor's Orders, Featured, News Tagged With: Dr. Huey Chou Lin, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Medical Board of California, nephrectomy

Clarification: Dr. Leigh E. Connealy Reprimanded by State

Clarification: Dr. Leigh E. Connealy Reprimanded by State

Matt Coker

January 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

    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. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: cancer, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Irvine, Medical Board of California

Orange County Doctor Gets Hit with Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Two Days

Orange County Doctor Gets Hit with Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Two Days

R. Scott Moxley

March 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alan Gralneck, Dr. Minch K. Fong, Judge Francisco Firmat, Laguna Hills, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice lawsuits, Mission Viejo, Orange County Superior Court, South Orange County Hematology Oncology Associates, University of California at San Diego

Dr. Jonathan Sadai, A Newport Beach Allergist, Surrendered His Medical License Yesterday, Faced 10 Allegations Of Wrongdoing

Dr. Jonathan Sadai, A Newport Beach Allergist, Surrendered His Medical License Yesterday, Faced 10 Allegations Of Wrongdoing

Marisa Gerber

October 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bad Doctor, Medical Board of California

Hoshang Pormir, Yorba Linda-Based Doctor, Gets Two Years Probation, Gave The Wrong Drugs To Four Elderly Patients

Hoshang Pormir, Yorba Linda-Based Doctor, Gets Two Years Probation, Gave The Wrong Drugs To Four Elderly Patients

Marisa Gerber

September 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bad Doctor, Medical Board of California, Nursing Home

John Anthony Hatherley, Dana Point Doctor, Allegedly Violates Probation, Surrenders Medical License

Marisa Gerber

August 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Medical Board of California, prescription drugs

Naguib Bebawi, Irvine-Based Doctor, Placed On Five Year Probation By State Medical Board

Marisa Gerber

July 25, 2011 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Dr. Naguib Bebawi, Medical Board of California, pediatrics

Jerry Steven Garcia's Births, Deaths and Lies

Jerry Steven Garcia's Births, Deaths and Lies

OC Weekly - Staff

February 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Jerry Steven Garcia, Maria Teresa Velazquez, Medical Board of California, Veronica Alfano

Case of the Doctor Without a Doctor's Note For Marijuana Possession

Case of the Doctor Without a Doctor's Note For Marijuana Possession

R. Scott Moxley

November 19, 2010 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Court of Appeal, Dr. Paul F. Reardon, erratic driving, Health and Safety Code, marijuana possession, Medical Board of California

Tucked Up

Tucked Up

Daffodil J. Altan

January 17, 2008 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian West, Dominique Pollara, Laura Contreras, Medical Board of California

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