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License Number 35.084120

City Wooster

State OH

Country United States

Board Action Yes

Board Action Details 01/03/2025 Decision and Entry Affirming Board's Order filed 01/03/2025 in the Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio. <br/> <br/>07/12/2024 Notice of Appeal filed 07/12/24 in the Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County, Ohio. <br/> <br/>06/12/2024: BOARD ORDER - License to practice allopathic medicine and surgery permanently revoked, and subject to payment of a four thousand five hundred dollar ($4,500.00) fine. Based on the finding with respect to the care and treatment of eight specified patients, the doctor’s acts and/or omissions individually and/or collectively constitute: violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or any Rule promulgated by the Board, to wit: Liposuction in the office setting, which also constitutes a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established; with respect to the care and treatment of three specified patients, the doctor’s acts and/or omissions individually and/or collectively constitute a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established; and with respect to the care and treatment of one specified patient, the doctor’s acts and/or omissions individually and/or collectively constitute: violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or any Rule promulgated by the Board,” as that clause is used in R.C. 4731.22(B)(20), to wit: Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4731-26-02, Prohibitions. Order effective 6/28/24. <br/> <br/>08/10/2023 - CITATION -Based on allegations with respect to the care and treatment of three specified patients, when the doctor inappropriately treated and/or failed to appropriately treat and/or failed to appropriately document treatment, those actions and/or omissions individually and/or collectively constitute: a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established; and violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board, to wit: Prohibitions regarding sexual misconduct. Notice of Summary Suspension and Opportunity for Hearing mailed 8/10/23. <br/> <br/> 08/09/2023 - PRE-HEARING SUSPENSION - Pursuant to Section 4731.22(G), license to practice allopathic medicine and surgery summarily suspended based on Board’s determination that there is clear and convincing evidence that doctor is in violation of Sections 4731.22(B)(6), and 4731.22(B)(20) Ohio Revised Code, and that their continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public. Order effective 8/9/23. <br/> <br/>03/08/2023 CITATION - Based on allegations with respect to the care and treatment of ten specified patients, when the doctor inappropriately treated and/or failed to appropriately treat, and/or failed to appropriately document treatment of these patients, including: failing to comply with the Board’s administrative rules applicable to performing liposuction in an office setting and failure to keep or maintain adequate and/or complete documentation, those acts and/or omissions individually and/or collectively, as alleged, constitute: a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established; and violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board, to wit: Liposuction in the Office Setting, which also constitutes a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing mailed 3/9/23.