Disciplined Doctors: Naughty Business of the Week
Still playing catchup on our lists of disciplined doctors and other medical professionals. Here's the list of docs sanctioned (or whose licenses have been reinstated) by the Maryland Board of Physicians in May and June:
Shirley E. Brown-Ornish, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medicine (Mitchellville, MD)
Reinstatement of license; Probation for 3 years subject to terms and condition. The Board has determined that it is appropriate to reinstate the physician’s license, however, subject to probation with terms and conditions. Date of Action: May 6, 2009
Michael Q. Durry, M.D.
Area of Practice: General Surgery (Randallstown, MD)
Reinstatement of license; Remaining terms and conditions of the 12/19/07 Consent Order continue in effect; Probation for 5 years subject to terms and conditions. The Board has determined that the physician’s circumstances justify a reinstatement of his medical license, however, subject to conditions that the Board believes necessary to ensure protection of the public. Date of Action: May 8, 2009
Mark H. Eig, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medicine (Silver Spring, MD)
Reprimand; Probation for a minimum of 2 years subject to terms and conditions. The Board found that the physician failed to keep adequate medical records in his care and treatment of 6 patients. Date of Action: May 6, 2009
Charles O. Folashade, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medic ine (Salisbury, MD)
Summary Suspension; The Board determined that the public health, safety, or welfare required emergency action based on the physician prescribing drugs for illegitimate medical purposes, his sale of drugs to patients for financial gain, dispensing prescribing medications without a permit, and failure to provide medical records to another physician
for continuity of care. Date of Action: May 15, 2009
Richard C. Habersat,, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medicine (Parkton, MD)
Reprimand; Probation for a minimum of 2 years and until terms and conditions have been satisfied. The physician failed to carefully monitor and aggressively treat adverse side affects of a patient on multiple narcotics when changing the patient’s medications. Date of Action: May 28, 2009
Kevin R. Kellman, RRT
Area of Practice: Respiratory Therapy (Frederick, MD)
Suspension for 30 days; No direct patient care; if practitioner elects to resume patient care, notification to the Board in writing of the place of employment; Probation for a minimum of 2 years with terms and conditions. The practitioner engaged in unprofessional conduct and failed to meet standards of quality care for, including but not limited to, initiating a test on a patient without a physician’s order. Date of Action: May 27, 2009
David R. Leaverton, M.D.
Area of Practice: Psychiatry (Arnold, MD)
Suspension for one month; Probation for 2 years and until terms and conditions have been satisfied. The Board concluded that the physician engaged in boundary violations with a patient, prescribed medication to another patient prior to doing an initial evaluation, failed to maintain adequate documentation in regard to these patients, and in one instance billed one of the patient’s visits to the other patient. Date of Action: May 28, 2009
Kathy A. Mesbahi, M.D.
Area of Practice: OB/GYN (Rockville, MD)
Probation for 1 year subject to terms and conditions; cease and desist from the practice of laser surgery; fine of $20,000; and cease and desist from aiding unlicensed individuals in the practice of medicine. The Board determined that the physician aided 2 unauthorized individuals in the practice of medicine. Date of Action: May 11, 2009
Area of Practice: Physician Assistant (Annapolis, MD)
Suspension for a minimum of 3 months and until terms and conditions have been completed; thereafter the practitioner may petition to lift the suspension; should the Board lift the suspension, Probation for a minimum of 5 years subject to terms and conditions. The Board concluded that the practitioner was guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine and is addicted to, or habitually abused narcotic and controlled dangerous substances. Date of Action: May 28, 2009
Mina Nazemzadah
Rockville, MD 20852
Cease and desist from unauthorized practice of medicine; fine of $5,000. The individual practiced medicine without a license in violation of the Medical Practice Act. Date of Action: May 11, 2009
Ravi Passi, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medicine (Rockville, MD)
Administrative fine of $550; terms. The physician affirmed in his 2007 renewal application that he had obtained the required CME credit hours when he had not. Date of Action: May 13, 2009
Aghdas Rahmati
Rockville, MD 20852
Cease and desist from unauthorized practice of medicine; fine of $1,000. The individual practiced medicine without a license in violation of the Medical Practice Act. Date of Action: May 11, 2009
Steven S. Rand, P.A.
Area of Practice: Physician Assistant (Baltimore, MD)
Reprimand; Probation until the practitioner has satisfactorily complied with certain terms and conditions. The practitioner engaged in one instance of unauthorized access of a fellow employee’s medical record. Date of Action: May 28, 2009
Gordon D. Raphael, M.D.
Area of Practice: Internal Medicine (Bethesda, MD)
Administrative fine of $650; terms. The physician affirmed in his 2007 renewal application that he had obtained the required CME credit hours when he had not. Date of Action: May 26, 2009
Leslie E. Sanders, M.D.
Area of Practice: Psychiatry (Savannah, GA)
Administrative fine of $750; terms. The physician affirmed in his renewal application that he had obtained the required CME credit hours when he had not. Date of Action: May 26, 2009
Nahid B. Sobhani, M.D.
Area of Practice: Plastic Surgery (Frederick, MD)
Administrative fine of $800; terms. The physician affirmed in her 2007 renewal application that she had obtained the required CME credit hours when she had not. Date of Action: May 13, 2009
Judith L. Stiff, M.D.
Area of Practice: Anesthesiology (Baltimore, MD) Administrative fine of $100; terms. The physician affirmed in her 2007 renewal application that she had obtained the required CME credit hours when she had not. Date of Action: May 18, 2009
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