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Editor's Spotlight

By Rachel Gilbride — Public Information Officer

In this issue, you will read about some of the new California laws that could affect your practice. For example, AB 3030 provides requirements on the use of Generative AI in medical practices. Additionally, SB 607 requires physicians to discuss the risks of opioid medications prior to prescribing them. You can read about these new laws and many others in the New Law Roundup.

Other highlights from this issue include an update to the Volunteer Physician Registry (VPR) and information for members of the military who are soon being discharged and may qualify for an expedited license in California.

As always, we encourage you to stay up to date with all the latest information by subscribing to the Board's email alerts, following us on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn or contacting us with your questions, concerns, or requests.

Law Changes Effective January 2025 May Impact Board Licensees' Practice

By Aaron Bone, Chief of Legislation and Public Affairs

The Board wants its licensees to be aware of the following new laws that may impact your practice when they take effect on January 1, 2025:

Notifying Patients of the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

AB 3030 requires any health facility, clinic, or physician's office (including a group practice) to notify their patients when using GenAI to communicate "patient clinical information." The law, however, exempts from this requirement any communication that is read and reviewed by a licensed or certified human health care provider.

Unless the communication is exempt, a notification that the communication was created by GenAI must be provided to the patient, as follows:

• For written physical and digital communications, like letters or emails, the notification shall appear prominently at the beginning of each communication.

• For written online communications involving a "chat-based" or other continuous online interaction, the notification shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.

• For audio communications, including voicemails, the notification shall be provided verbally at the beginning and end of the interaction.

• For video communications, the notification shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.

This new law also requires that patients be provided with clear instructions on how to contact a human health care provider, employee, or other appropriate person.

See this Board webpage for more information.

Opioid Medication Risks to be Discussed with Patients

Before prescribing or dispensing the first prescription in a single course of treatment for a controlled substance that contains an opioid, SB 607 generally requires a prescriber to discuss the following with the patient (or a parent/guardian of a minor patient):

• The risks of addiction and overdose related to the use of opioids.

• The increased risk of opioid addiction for someone suffering from both mental and substance abuse disorders.

• The danger of taking an opioid with a benzodiazepine, alcohol, or other central nervous system depressant.

• Any other information required by law.

For more information, including exceptions to this requirement, visit this Board webpage.

Tuberculosis Assessments and Screenings to be Offered to Certain Adult Patients in Primary Care Settings

AB 2132 generally requires a health care provider to offer a tuberculosis risk assessment, and screening (if appropriate) to all adult patients seen in a setting where primary care services are provided to the extent these services are covered by the patient's health care coverage. Providers should follow the latest screening indications recommended by the State Department of Public Health, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Thoracic Society, or the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

There are exceptions to this requirement. Visit this Board webpage for additional details.

New Laws in 2025

By Aaron Bone, Chief of Legislation and Public Affairs

AB 796 (Weber) — Athletic Trainers

Requires a person to meet certain educational and certification criteria before they may call themselves an "athletic trainer" or use similar terms.

AB 977 (Rodriguez) — Emergency Departments: Assault and Battery

Increases potential criminal penalties for someone who commits an assault or a battery against a physician, nurse, or other healthcare worker of a hospital who is providing services within an emergency department.

AB 1842 (Reyes) — Health Care Coverage: Medication-assisted Treatment

Requires a health plan or health insurer to provide coverage without prior authorization or step therapy, or utilization review, for at least one medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in certain categories, as specified.

AB 1859 (Alanis) — Coroners: Duties

Authorizes coroners to test deceased persons for xylazine in certain circumstances and requires positive result be reported to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

AB 1902 (Alanis) — Prescription Drug Labels: Accessibility

Clarifies the existing requirement that dispensers provide translated directions in the languages provided by the Board of Pharmacy to a patient, or their representative, upon their request. Requires pharmacies to provide the person, at no additional cost, an appropriately accessible prescription label, as specified.

AB 1991 (Bonta) — Licensee and Registrant Renewal: National Provider Identifier

Requires licensees and registrants of the Board, and other healing arts licensing boards, to provide their individual National Provider Identifier (if they have one), at the time they renew their license or registration online.

AB 1936 (Cervantes) — Maternal Mental Health Screenings

Requires a health plan or insurer's maternal mental health (MMH) program to include at least one MMH screening during pregnancy, and at least one additional screening during the first six weeks of the postpartum period, and additional postpartum screenings, if determined to be medically necessary and clinically appropriate in the treating provider's judgement.

AB 2018 (Rodriguez) — Controlled Substances: Fenfluramine

Removes fenfluramine from the list of controlled substances.

AB 2099 (Bauer-Kahan) — Crimes: Reproductive Health Services

Authorizes increased criminal penalties related to threats and harm against a reproductive health care services patient or provider.

AB 2115 (Haney) — Controlled Substances: Clinics

Provides specified practitioners new options to dispense a three-day supply of certain narcotics, as specified, including for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms or to initiate maintenance or detoxification treatment for someone with an opioid use disorder.

AB 2132 (Low) — Health Care Services: Tuberculosis

Generally, requires an adult patient receiving health care services in certain settings to be offered a tuberculosis screening and testing.

AB 2164 (Berman) — Physicians and Surgeons: Licensure Requirements: Disclosure

Prohibits the Board from requiring an applicant for a physician's and surgeon's license or a postgraduate training license to self-disclose conditions or disorders that do not impair their ability to practice medicine safely.

AB 2270 (Maienschein) — Healing Arts: Continuing Education: Menopausal Mental or Physical Health

Requires the Board, and other licensing boards, to consider requiring licensees to take continuing medical education (CME) in the topic of menopausal mental or physical health.

AB 2319 (Wilson) — California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act

Expands the types of health care providers and health facility employees who must participate in implicit bias training related to providing perinatal care. Requires initial basic training on implicit bias to be completed by June 1, 2025, for current health care providers and health facility employees, and within six months of their start date for new health care providers and health facility employees, as specified.

AB 2357 (Bains) — University of California: School of Medicine: University of California Kern County Medical Education Endowment Fund

Establishes the UC Kern County Medical Education Endowment Fund for the purposes of supporting the operating costs associated with establishing a branch campus of an existing UC Medical School in Kern County.

AB 2860 (Garcia) — Licensed Physicians and Dentists from Mexico Programs

Expands and extends the current Licensed Physicians and Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program (LPMPP) into a new program to last for approximately the next 20 years. Updates the relevant licensure requirements and establishes the number of individuals who may hold a current and active license at the same time. Establishes timeframes for when applications may be submitted to the Board.

AB 2864 (Garcia) — Licensed Physicians and Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program: Extension of Licenses

Authorizes eligible physicians licensed under the LPMPP to request a three-year extension of the expiration date of their license. The Board's authority to extend these licenses expired January 1, 2025.

AB 3030 (Calderon) — Health Care Services: Artificial Intelligence

Requires health facilities, clinics, and physicians in solo or group practice that use generative artificial intelligence to create written or verbal patient communications to provide certain disclaimers to their patients.

AB 3119 (Low) — Physicians and Surgeons, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants: Continuing Medical Education: Infection-associated Chronic Conditions

Requires the Board, and other healing arts boards, to consider requiring licensees to take CME in the topic of infection-associated chronic conditions, including long COVID.

SB 67 (Seyarto) — Health Care Services: Legally Protected Health Care Activities

Requires a coroner or medical examiner to report to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (managed by the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Tracking Area program) whenever they determine that an overdose contributed to an individual's death.

SB 164 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) — State Government

As is pertains to the Board, requires increasing the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System, or CURES, annual fee from $9 to $15.

SB 607 (Portantino) — Controlled Substances

Requires a prescriber to discuss risks of addiction and dangers related to use, including overdose, with a patient (or their parent if a minor) before dispensing or issuing the first prescription in a single course of treatment for a controlled substance that contains an opioid.

SB 639 (Limón) — Medical Professionals: Course Requirements

Updates CME requirements to encourage physicians to pursue courses on "the special care needs of patients with dementia" by adding that topic to an existing CME requirement for general internists and family physicians with a substantial patient population aged 65 years or older.

SB 908 (Cortese) — Fentanyl: Child Deaths

Requires the CDPH to develop and annually distribute guidance to local health departments, and other stakeholders, to increase awareness of the trends to protect and prevent children from fentanyl exposure.

SB 909 (Umberg) — Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program

Updates this program administered by the Department of Health Care Access and Information additional to provide loan repayment awards to physicians who agree to care for medically underserved populations.

SB 957 (Wiener) — Data Collection: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Status

Requires CDPH to collect demographic data, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics/intersex status, from third parties. Requires CDPH to prepare an annual report related to this data.

SB 1120 (Becker) — Health Care Coverage: Utilization Review

Establishes requirements for health plans and insurers related to their use of artificial intelligence for utilization review and utilization management decisions.

SB 1451 (Ashby) — Professions and Vocations

As it pertains to the Board, SB 1451 prohibits a licensing board from charging an application or issuance fee for a temporary license and updates the prohibition on the use of terms like "Dr.," "physician," "M.D.," and related terms used in a health care setting that would lead a reasonable patient to determine that person is a licensed physician. Also, adds an alternative license renewal pathway for those with a physician's and surgeon's license who are still enrolled in a board-approved postgraduate training program but have not yet received credit for 36 months of postgraduate training.

SB 1468 (Ochoa-Bogh) — Healing Arts Boards: Informational and Educational Materials for Prescribers of Narcotics: Federal "Three Day Rule."

Requires the Board, and other healing arts boards, to develop informational and educational materials regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Agency's "Three Day Rule" (see Title 21, CFR Section 1306.07(b)) to help ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication assisted treatment pathways to serve patient with substance use disorders.

SB 1511 (Committee on Health) — Health Omnibus

As it pertains to the Board, requires the CDPH to report repeated noncompliance with fetal death registration timeframes to the Board, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, or other relevant licensing authority.

Enforcement Update: Medical Board of California Reminds Physicians to Check CURES Database

The Medical Board of California (Board) reminds physicians about the requirement to check the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System. ( CURES) before administering, furnishing, ordering, or prescribing a Schedule II-IV controlled substance.

CURES must be checked before the first time a practitioner intends to prescribe, order, administer, or furnish a controlled substance, and has not previously prescribed a controlled substance to the patient, and once every six months thereafter if the prescriber renews the prescription and the substance remains part of the patient's treatment. However, there are several exemptions which allow a physician to prescribe these controlled substances without consulting CURES:

• When a patient is admitted to licensed clinic, outpatient setting, health facility or county medical facility, or during an emergency transfer to one of those facilities.
• In the emergency department of a general acute care hospital, and when the controlled substance does not exceed a non-refillable seven-day supply.
• As part of a patient's treatment for a surgical procedure performed at a licensed clinic, outpatient setting, health facility, county medical facility or place of practice. The controlled substance may not exceed a non-refillable five-day supply.
• When buprenorphine, or another controlled substance containing buprenorphine, is prescribed, ordered, administered, or furnished while in the emergency department of a general acute care hospital.
• The patient is receiving hospice care.

For complete information on the mandatory requirement to consult CURES, please read http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=11165.4.&lawCode=HSC, or visit the CURES webpage for more information.

Consumer Corner: 2024 Parent and Caregiver Handbook for Sickle Cell Available Online

By Rachel Gilbride, Public Information Officer

Caring for a newborn can be both a joy and a challenge. But for those with a child diagnosed with a condition like sickle cell, things can get a lot more complicated. To help those managing this diagnosis, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its newborn screening program webpage and produced a revised Parent and Caregiver Handbook for Sickle Cell in 2024.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic and chronic condition that affects the body's hemoglobin and red blood cells. The blood cells can clot in the patient's blood vessels, preventing the delivery of oxygen and causing pain or damage to the body. In California, newborns are screened for sickle cell and other diseases. These screenings help doctors identify newborns with an increased risk of having various conditions.

Once your child has been diagnosed, it is important to establish a medical team for your child as soon as possible. The handbook recommends working with experts, such as:

• A regular health care provider with experience in sickle cell who will provide your child with routine care and is easy to talk to.
• A hematologist. They're your sickle cell expert who watches for warning signs and works to prevent and manage crises and complications from sickle cell disease.
• Social workers, therapists, or psychologists who can serve you and your child.

A team of qualified professionals can care for your child and support your whole family as you navigate this diagnosis.

SkillBridge Program: Helping Honorably Discharged Military Members Transition to Civilian Life

By Rachel Gilbride, Public Information Officer

If you're one of the many military members ready to be honorably discharged, the Department of Defense's (DOD) SkillBridge program provides information and resources to help with your transition. This transitional course is designed to provide on the job training for military members in their last 150-180 days of service. It's available to American citizens who are officers or enlisted members. According to the DOD, participants will continue to receive their allowances and benefits.

In addition, SkillBridge program participants qualify for expedited review of a license application with the Board. Visit this Board webpage for more information.

You Asked For It, Questions Received from the Web

By Alexandria Schembra, Public Information Manager

I am the executor/lawyer/family member of a physician who has passed away. What do I do with all the medical records?

There is no central repository for medical records in California. If the doctor died and did not transfer the practice to someone else, whoever is appointed as the custodian of records can attempt to contact the active patients and offer to provide them with copies of their medical records or offer to transfer the records to the patient's new physician.

I'm opening a medical practice. How can I be sure I'm not violating the corporate practice of medicine law?

Professional medical corporations in California must be owned by one or more physicians licensed in California. Physician licensees must own at least 51% of the shares of professional medical corporations and may not be outnumbered by other types of licensees permitted to own shares in the corporation. See Corporations Code section 13401.5. Lay people and providers not licensed in California are not allowed to own any portion of the practice.

The physician owner(s), or other authorized licensed medical staff must make all the healthcare decisions related to diagnostic testing, making referrals or providing consultations, determining a physician's workload, and the overall care of the patients. No unlicensed persons may make any of the above determinations, as that constitutes the unlicensed practice of medicine.

Additionally, business and management decisions that result in control over the practice may not be made by any unlicensed person. These decisions, such as control over patient medical records, hiring or firing decisions, billing procedures, or selection of medical equipment must be made by a licensed physician.

Additionally, physicians may not practice medicine using a limited liability company or general corporation.

Corporate law can be complicated, and the Board encourages licensees to discuss their medical practices and business enterprises with knowledgeable legal counsel who specialize in this area of practice.

 Warning: Scammers Posing as DEA Agents or Board Enforcement Staff

The Medical Board of California (Board) is aware that scam artists are posing as law enforcement officers, including U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents or Board staff and calling California physicians as part of an extortion scheme.

Scammers posing as law enforcement may tell victims they have missed a court date as an expert witness and have a warrant for their arrest. Scammers posing as DEA agents may tell victims their license is suspended for illegal drug trafficking and the suspension means they will not be able to practice. The scammers may provide an "Agreement for the Bond and Protocols" that includes statements that licensees are not to share or disclose the investigation to any third party and agree to a bond fee payment of $25,000.00.

The scammers' phone number may show up as the Board's toll-free number, (800) 633-2322, or other Board phone numbers. If posing as law enforcement, they may impersonate actual law enforcement officers using their real names.

Please note, law enforcement officers, DEA agents, and Board staff will never contact physicians by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment. If you receive one of these calls, refuse the demand for payment. Please also consider the following: If the caller is stating they are from the DEA, immediately report the threat using the DEA's Extortion Scam Online Reporting form.

If the caller insists that they speak with you right away, tell them that you'll call them back directly. At this point, some scammers will offer you a phone number as a way to verify they are who they say they are. Do not call the number the scammers provide; instead, send an email with all information about the call to complaint@mbc.ca.gov.

If the phone number of the caller appears to be the Board's toll-free number, it is recommended that you submit an online complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) using the FCC Consumer Complaint.

If you are a licensee of another DCA Board or Bureau, please contact your respective licensing agency to report a scam phone call.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS — April 2024 - September 2024

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

ABDOU, WAFIK ANDREW, M.D. (G 66371), BAKERSFIELD, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; attending psychotherapy; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $14,744.80. September 12, 2024.

ABRAHAMS, PEZ, M.D. (A 71500), AGOURA HILLS, CA

Failed to comply with the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation by failing to successfully complete a clinical competence assessment program. Revoked, stayed, and previous probation terms and conditions remain in effect; Condition 1 modified to require enrollment in the PACE clinical competence assessment program within 365 calendar days of the effective date of this Decision and successfully complete the program no later than six months after enrollment unless the Board or its designee agrees in writing to an extension of that time; if fails to pass the assessment, probation automatically revoked, stay of revocation automatically lifted, and, without further hearing, license revoked. April 22, 2024.

ABRAMOWITZ, JOSEPH MICHAEL (C 43166), SAN DIEGO, CA

Failed to comply with the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Revoked. May 30, 2024.

AHAD, GEORGE, M.D. (A 111064), ANAHEIM, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $20,916.94. August 29, 2024.

AHLUWALIA, BIKRAMJIT SINGH, M.D. (C 52278), APPLE VALLEY, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of one patient, and repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $21,186.00. May 22, 2024.

AKERMAN, ALLAN, M.D. (A 91309), ORANGE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on one year probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,805.25. June 5, 2024.

ALDOORI, SARWA (A 94318), BAKERSFIELD, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. April 12, 2024.

ALHASSAN, JAMIL, M.D. (A 165631), NOGALES, AZ

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted on January 30, 2023, for DUI in Pennsylvania. May 30, 2024.

AMMERMAN, SETH DAVID (G 54409), HEALDSBURG, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. May 21, 2024.

ANTONATOS, MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ, M.D. (C 177591), CHICAGO, IL

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being issued an Agreed Order placing restrictions/limitations on medical license in the State of Washington on August 24, 2023. July 26, 2024.

ASHOURI, ANOUSHEH, M.D. (A 113709), RIVERSIDE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,432.25. September 12, 2024.

ATWAL, SATNAM S, M.D. (A 45196), FRESNO, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records by failing to document informed consent when prescribing benzodiazepines in the care and treatment of two patients. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $8,000.00. Public Reprimand. April 25, 2024.

AYYAD, JAFAR ABDELRAHIM, M.D. (A166085), AZUSA, CA

Admitted to gross negligence, committing acts of repeated negligence, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct. Physician must reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $11,740.00. Public Reprimand. April 10, 2024.

AZINGE, MEZIA OGUGUA, M.D. (A 53449), WOODLAND HILLS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from making or issuing any written exemption from immunization, or any other written statements providing that any child is exempt from the requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 of the Health and Safety Code; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $59,295.52. July 26, 2024.

BABAIE, CAMELLIA, M.D. (A 119462), VALENCIA, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts; violating, attempting to violate, assisting, directly or indirectly or conspiring to violate the provisions of the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporations Act; aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine; violation of requirement for a Fictitious Name Permit; failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records; and knowingly making or signing a document directly related to the practice of medicine that falsely represented an existence of a statement of facts in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from working as a Medical Director, or from supervising any owner, partner, shareholder or employee of any Med-Spa, or any other business establishment where any cosmetic or aesthetic medical or non-medical treatment or service is offered to the public, unless Respondent is physically present for the duration of the cosmetic or aesthetic medical or non-medical treatment; completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses in performing any aesthetic or cosmetic procedures, treatments or services; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $23,250.00. July 11, 2024.

BABARAN, JOSELITO PONCE (A 51480), PORTER RANCH, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. May 20, 2024.

BADDAY, HASAN, M.D. (A 122407), IRVINE, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate and accurate patient records. August 15, 2024.

BAJAJ, AKASH, M.D. (A 83927), MARINA DEL REY, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and incompetence in the care and treatment of one patient, repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of three patients, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients, and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on two years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing a medical record keeping course; obtaining a practice monitor; completing a clinical competence assessment program; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $39,781.00. April 26, 2024.

BALLARD, JEFFREY LAWRENCE, M.D. (G 61836), ORANGE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and repeated negligent in the care and treatment of one patient by failing to obtain additional imaging beyond a carotid duplex ultrasound prior to performing an unnecessary neck exploration surgery to remove a carotid body tumor which was ultimately not present. Physician must complete an education course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $31,500.75. Public Reprimand. July 31, 2024.

BANEZ, EDGAR CORRALES (A 52430), LOS ANGELES, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. May 31, 2024.

BEXTON, ROBERT ALLAN (A 44013), BAKERSFIELD, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, unprofessional conduct — furnishing dangerous drugs without examination, excessive prescribing, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients. Surrender of License. September 1, 2024.

BHANDARI, BHUPINDER NATH, M.D. (A 50058), FREMONT, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one felony count of violating title 42, United States Code Section 1320a-7b(b) (anti-kickback statute); dishonest or corrupt acts; gross negligence in the care and treatment of three patients; failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients; incompetence in the care and treatment of one patient; and failing to comply with terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation by failing to obey all laws and violating probation. Revoked, stayed, placed on six years' probation, to run consecutive to and take effect immediately upon completion of the probationary order in Case No. 800-2017-039428, with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, providing 40 hours of non-medical community service; completing an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $45,000.00. July 5, 2024.

BJORK, ROBERT LAMAR JR, M.D. (A 39787), SAN DIEGO, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on two years' probation, with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course; prohibited from issuing immunization exemptions; submitting proof of notification of Decision and First Amended Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $24,777.50. September 6, 2024.

BOCKOFF, DAVID BEHR (C 31290), BEVERLY HILLS, CA

No admissions but with having his certificate of registration suspended by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency for improperly prescribing high doses of opioids and other controlled substances without legitimate medical purposes to multiple patients without conducting appropriate medical evaluations and establishing medical necessity; and gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, unprofessional conduct, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on seven years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances, and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; surrender of DEA permit prior to practicing medicine; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; notification to patients of probation status; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $34,091.00. July 31, 2024.

BOCKOFF, DAVID BEHR (C 31290), BEVERLY HILLS, CA West Hollywood?

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. September 9, 2024.

BONNER, ERNEST LINCOLN JR, M.D. (A 30477), SAN LEANDRO, CA

Committed acts of repeated negligence and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation, with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; submitting proof of notification of Decision and First Amended Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $62,437.25. September 6, 2024.

BRAMAH-LAWANI, MARIAM, M.D. (A 197563), CORAOPOLIS, PA

Committed acts of unprofessional conduct and incompetence. Probationary license issued and placed on two years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, obtaining an additional eighteen (18) months of postgraduate training credit in an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. July 9, 2024.

CARIS, JENNIFER LYNNE (C 55549), LA SELVA BEACH, CA

No admissions but charged with unprofessional conduct; criminal conviction, unprofessional conduct, and failure to comply with order. Surrender of License. August 13, 2024.

CARPENTER, THOMAS JOHN JR, M.D. (G 53323), PASADENA, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate and accurate records. July 3, 2024.

CHACON, CARLOS ORLANDO (A 98477), BONITA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, incompetence, aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine, unprofessional conduct: false advertising, unprofessional conduct: and dishonesty/corrupt acts in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Surrender of License. July 17, 2024.

CHAKERIAN, MAIA URSULA, M.D. (G 60149), LOS GATOS, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts in the placement of a nerve stimulation device in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete an education course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,159.00. Public Reprimand. April 10, 2024.

CHAN, ROGER CHIEN, M.D. (G 73468), ROSEMEAD, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for pleading guilty to Penal Code 148.5(a) — False Report of a Crime to a Peace Officer. July 15, 2024.

CHANG, CAROLYN CHIENG-LIN, M.D. (A 54546), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate and accurate records for patient services. April 23, 2024.

CHANG, PEILIN (A 61036), FREEDOM, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of three patients. Surrender of License. May 6, 2024.

CHATHA, GURINDER P, M.D. (A 122914), BAKERSFIELD, CA

Admitted to being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; and unprofessional conduct. Physician must reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,405.75. Public Reprimand. April 10, 2024.

CHEN, JAMES H, M.D. (A 70934), FOLSOM, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records by failing to document the patient's medical records in the care and treatment of three patients. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course, professionalism program (ethics course), and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $15,000.00. Public Reprimand. August 29, 2024.

CHEN, JENNIFER MAY, M.D. (A 136036), BEVERLY HILLS, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $27,088.00. June 21, 2024.

CHOI, KEVIN JAE, M.D. (A 156572), LOS ANGELES, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of one misdemeanor count of Vehicle Code sections 23103-23103.5 — Wet Reckless Driving; and using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public. August 20, 2024.

COOK, MARK DANIEL, M.D. (A 60965), OAKDALE, CA

No admissions but charged with sexual exploitation and sexual misconduct with one patient; gross negligence and repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of two patients; and dishonest or corrupt acts. Revoked, stayed, placed on ten years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, notification to patients of probation status; sixty days actual suspension from the practice of medicine beginning the sixteenth day after the effective date of the decision; prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances, except those drugs listed in Schedules III, IV, and V, until successful completion of the prescribing practices course, and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program prior to practicing medicine; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation prior to practicing medicine; obtaining a practice monitor; required to have a third party chaperone present while consulting, examining or treating female patients; prohibited from practicing or attempting to practice, advertise or hold himself out as practicing, any system or mode of treating the sick or afflicted in this state, or diagnose, treat, operate for, or prescribe for any ailment, blemish, deformity, disease, disfigurement, disorder, injury or other physical or mental condition of any person as set forth in Business and Professions Code section 2052, on any persons that are related to him by blood, marriage, or reside with him; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $200,000.00. April 24, 2024.

COURT, SERGIO B (A 31130), SAN JOSE, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely. Surrender of License. April 22, 2024.

DANISHWAR, JAMILA, M.D. (A 102800), SAN DIEGO, CA

Committed acts of admitting to having a condition affecting her ability to practice medicine safely; being convicted of one felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to herself, another person, or to the public; violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on eight years' probation, with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, sixty days actual suspension from the practice of medicine beginning the effective date of the decision (CONDITION SATISFIED); notification to patients of probation status; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; completing a prescribing practices course and an ethics course; attending psychotherapy; submitting to a medical evaluation and obtaining medical treatment; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; completing a clinical diagnostic evaluation prior to practicing medicine; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $54,398.22. July 31, 2024.

DE CARVALHO, CARLOS TINOCO, M.D. (A 38504), CHULA VISTA, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts with respect to two employees, unprofessional conduct, and failing to comply with multiple terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Revoked, stayed, placed on two years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; required to have a third party chaperone present while consulting, examining, or treating female patients; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $41,415.53. July 8, 2024.

DEKERMENJIAN, RONY, M.D. (A 120917), NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23152(B) — DUI Alcohol/0.08%. June 3, 2024.

DOEBLER, WILLIAM CLAYTON, M.D. (C 36391), BONITA SPRINGS, FL

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being reprimanded on August 20, 2021, in the State of Texas.

September 12, 2024.

DOUGLAS, GREGORY EDWARD, M.D. (C 39164), SACRAMENTO, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for behavior which was course and offensive toward staff. May 7, 2024.

EDWARDS, JOHN BERNARD, M.D. (G 38967), CLOVIS, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of three patients and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a prescribing practices course and a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,500.00. Public Reprimand. April 26, 2024.

ELAHI, FOAD, M.D. (A 106279), MANTECA, CA

No admissions but charged with committing acts of repeated negligence, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $20,538.75. Public Reprimand. July 31, 2024.

EL-KHOURY, GEORGE FARID, M.D. (A 40394), LONG BEACH, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to document an offer of naloxone hydrochloride while prescribing opioid medications in the care and treatment of three patients. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $24,678.00. Public Reprimand. June 3, 2024.

ELIST, JAMES JAMSHID, M.D. (A 35400), BEVERLY HILLS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from performing more than 10 surgical procedures of any kind, during any seven-day period (week), other than surgical procedures that must be done during that week because of a bona-fide medical emergency; audio and video record all employees' discussions with patients that are a part of the informed consent process and retain in each patient's medical record all audio or video recordings, email communications, and any other communications between patients and Respondent or his employees that are a part of the informed consent process; completing a medical record keeping course, an ethics course, and a clinician-patient communication course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $55,000.00. June 28, 2024.

FARSHIDI, ELAHEH (A 49801), ANAHEIM, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. July 30, 2024.

FEIG, STEVEN ALAN, M.D. (G 25732), LOS ANGELES, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to provide a patient privacy while having the patient walk across the hall in a gown to have vitals taken, tore open the gown as part of the examination, and did not double drape the patient first. July 12, 2024.

FILGAS, FRANCES DEE (G 42185), WINDSOR, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, incompetence, repeated negligence acts, and failing to meet probation condition. Revoked. September 30, 2024.

FORD, NATHAN DANIEL, M.D. ( A 122580), WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of three patients by failing to consistently include sufficient detail in documentation of patient encounters. Physician must complete a prescribing practices course and a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $53,618.70. Public Reprimand. June 28, 2024.

FRENCH, ERICK S, M.D. (G 78570), PETALUMA, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle code section 23152(B) — DUI Alcohol/0.08%. May 24, 2024.

FULLER, TOVA FRANI, M.D. (A 158475), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting her ability to practice medicine safely. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, attending psychotherapy; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $28,402.75. May 31, 2024.

GARG, ANUPAM (A 87238), SAN DIEGO, CA

No admissions but charged with sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations, gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. August 26, 2024.

GEISLER, MARNA LOU (G 46927), LOS ANGELES, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting her ability to practice medicine safely. Surrender of License. April 2, 2024.

GILMORE, CAROL ANN (C 41580), ESCONDIDO, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence and repeated negligence acts in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked. September 13, 2024.

GONDA, THOMAS ANDREW JR, M.D. (G 60409), OAKLAND, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete an education course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $12,861.57. Public Reprimand. April 17, 2024.

GORDON, FLASH, M.D. (G 37304), GREENBRAE, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to adequately document the indication for prescribing benzodiazepines and opioids in the care and treatment of two patients. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,408.75. Public Reprimand. May 24, 2024.

GORMAN, STEVEN PATRICK, M.D. (G 83973), PALM DESERT, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of three patients; and repeated negligent acts, excessive prescribing and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances until notified in writing of his successful satisfaction of Condition No. 4 (Prescribing Practices Course) and Condition No. 6 (Clinical Competence Assessment Program), and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $31,396.00. May 31, 2024.

GRANESE, MARSHA FUNDERBURK, M.D. (A 83534), MISSION VIEJO, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; participating in a professional enhancement program after successfully completing a clinical competence assessment program; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $25,241.50. May 23, 2024.

GREWAL, NARINDER SINGH, M.D. (C 42572), CHATSWORTH, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for making an inaccurate representation in a document directly or indirectly related to the practice of medicine. August 26, 2024.

GROSSMAN, KENNETH RANDELL, M.D. (G 50711), MERCED, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to participate in a pre-surgical timeout which resulted in performing surgery on the wrong eye and failing to adequately document slit lamp findings in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete an education course and a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $20,000.00. Public Reprimand. May 9, 2024.

GUANCHE, CARLOS ALBERTO, M.D. (G 87050), TARZANA, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate and accurate records. September 3, 2024.

HENDERSON, DENISE WYNNET (A 67876), WOODLAND, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting her ability to practice medicine safely. Surrender of License. May 28, 2024.

HENDLER, JARED MARK, M.D. (G 27371), BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for conditions placed on medical license in the State of Washington. June 26, 2024.

HODGSON, JEFFREY ROSS, M.D. (A 100211), FIDDLETOWN, CA

Committed acts of violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances and failing to attend and participate in an interview by the Board. Physician must reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $18,600.00. Public Reprimand. April 18, 2024.

HOLZNER, CHARLES MIKLOS, M.D. (G 45314), WHITTIER, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23152(B) — DUI Alcohol/0.08%. April 25, 2024.

HORNER, PAUL NICHOLAS (A 180618), ATLANTA, GA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. April 29, 2024.

HOU, DENNIS, M.D. (A 63030), SAN CARLOS, CA

Admitted to failing to comply with terms of his Board-ordered probation by testing positive for alcohol, failing to check in for and submit to biological fluid testing, and failing to comply with the Violation of Probation Condition for Substance Abusing Licensees. Revoked, stayed, placed on one year of additional probation, to run consecutive to and extend the probationary term in the probationary order of Board Case No. 800-2018-044104. May 10, 2024.

HSU, THOMAS TSONGMING, M.D. (A 41255), CUPERTINO, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and failure to consult CURES in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; submitting proof of notification of Decision and First Amended Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $5,000.00. September 11, 2024.

HULL, STACY SACHIKO (G 83123), SACRAMENTO, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. May 21, 2024.

HUMES, HASCAL OTHELLO III, M.D. (A 198768), VIEW PARK, CA

Committed acts of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, and dishonest or corrupt acts. Probationary license issued and placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, successfully completing an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training/residency program prior to completion of probation; prohibited from practicing medicine outside of an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program until successful completion of an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program and notified by the Board; submitting proof of notification of Decision to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. August 29, 2024.

ISHIHARA, TERRY TETSUO, M.D. (G 87861), SAN PEDRO, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances until notified in writing by the Board of successful satisfaction of Condition No. 4 (Prescribing Practices Course) and Condition No. 6 (Clinical Competence Assessment Program), and prohibited from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $44,122.31. April 18, 2024.

IYAWE-PARSONS, AISA ESTELLE, M.D. (A 198834), LOMA LINDA, CA

Committed act of incompetence. Probationary license issued and placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, successfully completing an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training/residency program prior to completion of probation; prohibited from practicing medicine outside of an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program until successful completion of three (3) years of the five (5) year probation in an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training program and notified by the Board; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; obtaining a practice monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. September 3, 2024.

JAHROUMI, ALLEN ALI, M.D. (A 118508), SAN CLEMENTE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, prescribing without prior examination and medical indication, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course, professionalism program (ethics course), professional boundaries program and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $15,399.50. Public Reprimand. July 8, 2024.

JALALZAI, WAHEED, M.D. (C 160568), OMAHA, NE

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being reprimanded in the State of Wisconsin. April 23, 2024.

JEIROUDI, RAAD, M.D. (A 56133), FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts, excessively prescribed controlled substances, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,675.50. April 18, 2024.

JETLEY, AJAY V, M.D. (A 141445), CRESSKILL, NJ

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being reprimanded on October 13, 2021, in the State of Ohio. July 26, 2024.

JOHNSON, MARK YARWOOD, M.D. (G 28163), CORONADO, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures where patients experienced complications and had to undergo either a revision ERCP with another gastroenterologist or other treatment. May 29, 2024.

JOSEPH, SARAH, M.D. (A 198834), RIVERSIDE, CA

Committed act of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, and unlicensed practice. Probationary license issued and placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, successfully completing an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training/residency program and becoming ABMS Member Board eligible prior to completion of probation; prohibited from practicing medicine outside of an ACGME-accredited postgraduate training/residency program until notified by the Board a Certificate of Completion of ACGME/RCPSC/CFPC Postgraduate Training is approved and meets the requirements of this term of probation; obtaining a practice monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. September 20, 2024.

JOSHI, RHUCHA, M.D. (A 166033), GARDEN GROVE, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23152(a) and 23152(b) — DUI Alcohol/0.08%. April 25, 2024.

KAPADIA, POONAM BRIJ, M.D. (A 76347), LOS GATOS, CA

No admissions but charged with using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; and being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more with the enhancement of driving with a blood alcohol content in excess of .15%. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of alcohol; abstaining from the use of controlled substances; submitting to biological fluid testing; providing 40 hours of medical or non-medical community service; completing an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $13,656.25. July 8, 2024.

KIM, CHIN GOO, M.D. (A 34967), ANAHEIM, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for inadequate and incomplete performance of the oncologic lymphadenectomy, failure to document the patient's examination and response to cancer treatment in the clinical record, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records. September 6, 2024.

KIM, SUSAN SOO YOUNG (A 87629), SEATTLE, WA

Admitted to mental or physical illness affecting competency to practice medicine. Surrender of License. August 30, 2024.

KINAWY, GHADIR MAHMOUD, M.D. (A 64905), VILLA PARK, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence during her handling and selling of controlled substances at her office; gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication in the care and treatment of one patient; failure to register for CURES; violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances; and inappropriately dispensing controlled substances to patients from her office. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $18,649.00. May 16, 2024.

KINAWY, GHADIR MAHMOUD (A 64905), VILLA PARK, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. September 6, 2024.

KING, AUBREY ANCIL (G 56023), UPLAND, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records in the care and treatment of two patients. Revoked. September 19, 2024.

KNOX, STEPHEN FREDRICK (A 50875), GOLD RIVER, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of two patients; sexual misconduct and sexual exploitation with three patients; and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. June 27, 2024.

KOHLI, GURMANDER SINGH, M.D. (C 51411), BUENA PARK, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being admonished in the State of Massachusetts. April 23, 2024.

KRYGER, HARVEY A (G 26999), MONTEREY, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and sexual misconduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. April 18, 2024.

KUNZ, JOHN D (G 57797), SANTA BARBARA, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. May 2, 2024.

KUNZEL, KAREN ERIKA, M.D. (G 69747), LOS GATOS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $35,863.80. July 31, 2024.

LAPSCHIES, BRANDT KLAUS, M.D. (G 83125), TEMECULA, CA

Has a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely; committed acts of unprofessional conduct and incompetence; and used drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public. Probationary license issued and placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing a clinical diagnostic evaluation prior to practicing medicine; completing a medical record keeping course prior to practicing medicine; completing a written examination prior to practicing medicine; completing the UCSD Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine course prior to practicing medicine; completing an education course prior to practicing medicine; prohibited from practicing telemedicine; prohibited from performing surgery unless Applicant becomes certified in General Surgery by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties; completing a minimum of three months of concurrent proctoring prior to practicing medicine without a proctor; required to comply with all recommendations from the clinical competence assessment program; submitting to biological fluid testing; notification of employer; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; attending psychotherapy; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; and prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. April 19, 2024.

LAPSCHIES, BRANDT KLAUS (G 83125), TEMECULA, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. June 6, 2024.

LARA, ADRIENNE ELIZABETH, M.D. (C 51906), OXNARD, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of three patients; repeated negligent acts and incompetence in the care and treatment of multiple patients; dishonest or corrupt acts; violating liposuction extraction and postoperative care standards in the care and treatment of two patients; failing to obtain a fictitious name permit; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on seven years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, notification to patients of probation status; completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program; completing a clinical competence assessment program; prohibited from performing any liposuction procedures until notified in writing by the Board of successful completion of the clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a liposuction practice monitor after successful completion of the clinical competence assessment program and finding that Respondent has demonstrated the ability to practice safely and independently; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $15,380.63. July 5, 2024.

LEBAS, LILIANE LAURENCE, M.D. (A 45302), LOS ANGELES, CA

No admissions but charged with failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, and repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from practicing medicine on any person outside of the normal course of employment as an emergency psychiatrist at Exodus Recovery, located at 21012 South Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, or any similar emergent psychiatric facility, and prohibited from practicing medicine on Respondent's adult children, or any other member of Respondent's family; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $23,315.80. May 9,2024.

LEE, JOHN (PKA DE BRITO, DIRK) (A 66604), LA CANADA, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of two patients; committed acts of prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked. April 3, 2024.

LEE, PAUL HING PING, M.D. (G 68537), STOCKTON, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients; dishonest or corrupt acts; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on seven years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, providing 80 hours of non-medical community service; completing a medical record keeping course and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $39,323.50. July 5, 2024.

LERNER, ABRAHAM DAVID (A 39649), CARMICHAEL, CA

No admissions but charged with unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. May 2, 2024.

LEUNG, MARTIN CHAN-HOI (G 39648), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. September 26, 2024.

LI, WENDY, M.D. (A 195464), TORRANCE, CA

Committed acts of unprofessional conduct; was convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more; and used drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to herself, another person, or to the public. Probationary license issued and placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, notification of employer; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; attending psychotherapy; and prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. April 12, 2024.

LIFSCHUTZ, HARRY, M.D. (G 42802), INDIO, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence in the care and treatment of one patient, repeated negligence in the care and treatment of three patients, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients, violating the Medical Practice Act, unprofessional conduct, and failing to comply with terms of his Board-ordered probation by failing to complete education courses and failing to obey all laws. Revoked, stayed, previous probation extended three years under same terms and conditions, except for requirements relating to education course and clinical competence assessment program, and adds medical record keeping course and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,088.00. June 28, 2024.

LIU, JAMES HOU, M.D. (G 64811), SAN GABRIEL, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of three patients. Physician must complete an education course, prescribing practices course, medical record keeping course, professionalism program (ethics course), communications workshop and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,643.00. Public Reprimand. September 20, 2024.

LOPEZ, DANIEL PEDRO, M.D. (G 62426), CHATSWORTH, CA

Admitted to failing to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $15,694.00. Public Reprimand. June 6, 2024.

LOW, HENRY J, M.D. (A 71770), ROCKLIN, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of two patients; repeated negligent acts, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, failure to check CURES before prescribing controlled substances and dangerous drugs, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients; and excessively prescribed controlled substances to three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances, except for those drugs listed in Schedules I, III, IV and V, and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice and billing monitor(s); submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $39,646.05. July 31, 2024.

LU, ALLEN P, M.D. (A 82726), CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; submitting to biological fluid testing; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; submitting to a medical evaluation and obtaining medical treatment; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $43,275.25. June 7, 2024.

LU, KENNETH L, M.D. (A 62592), ARCADIA, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and a clinician-patient communication course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,085.00. Public Reprimand. May 24, 2024.

MANDRIS, LOUIS ROBERT (G 55865), KOLOA, HI

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and violation of the Medical Practice Act in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. May 28, 2024.

MAROON, T J II, M.D. (A 55307), ROSEVILLE, CA

No admissions but charged with prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; surrender of DEA permit prior to practicing medicine; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program prior to practicing medicine; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $36,449.06. July 24, 2024.

MARTEN, TIMOTHY JAMES, M.D. (G 52421), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Committed gross negligence, acts of repeated negligence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a professionalism program and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $20,000.00. Public Reprimand. April 15, 2024.

MASSON, SANJAY, M.D. (A 90258), MOORPARK, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Penal Code section 550(b)(1), Insurance Fraud. May 24, 2024.

MCCLELLAND, EDWIN BASHAW (A 84135), MERCED, CA

Admitted to sexual misconduct and sexual exploitation with one patient; and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. June 13, 2024.

MEHTA, ANIL (A 38980), BAKERSFIELD, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. June 24, 2024.

MEHTA, ARCHANA PRAMOD (A 140604), NASHIK , MAHARASHTRA 99

Failed to comply with the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Revoked. August 23, 2024.

MENDOZA, FRANCISCO REYNA, M.D. (G 63191), SANTA MARIA, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more and using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; completing an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $13,716.25. September 11, 2024.

MESSIHA, ANDREW HANY, M.D. (A 135825), LAGUNA HILLS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; participating in a professional enhancement program after successful completion of the clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $26,786.40. June 21, 2024.

MIRKOVICH, JOSEPH NICHOLAS JR, M.D. (A 77930), RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA

Admitted to being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; providing 100 hours of medical or non-medical community service; completing an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,504.00. July 26, 2024.

MISRA, AMIT (A 152306), LA JOLLA, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely. Surrender of License. April 25, 2024.

MONTEZ, MANUEL RAUL, M.D. (A 60452), SANTA BARBARA, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23152(B) — DUI Alcohol/0.08%. May 24, 2024.

MORROW, KIERNAN HALE (C 156513), FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

No admissions but charged with failure to comply with an order issued under Section 820 and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. July 5, 2024.

MORTAZAVIENTESAB, AMIR HOSSEIN, M.D. (A 166476), SANTA ANA, CA

Admitted to being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; completing an ethics course; completing a clinical diagnostic evaluation prior to practicing medicine; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,859.75. June 28, 2024.

MOUCHARAFIEH, BASSAM C, M.D. (C 37552), PLACENTIA, CA

No admissions but charged with negligently performing left breast implant replacement instead of urgently transporting patient to the hospital for hemodynamic assessment after the patient suffered a calamitous vascular injury and questionable repair during right breast implant replacement. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $8,002.75. Public Reprimand. June 3, 2024.

MOUSSAZADEH, BAKHTIAR, M.D. (A 108651), TARZANA, CA

Admitted to gross negligence, committing acts of repeated negligence, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and dishonest or corrupt acts in the care and treatment of one patient; knowingly making or signing a document directly related to the practice of medicine that falsely represented an existence of a statement of facts; creating false medical records with fraudulent intent; and failing to obtain a fictitious name permit. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from acting as both the proceduralist and anesthesiologist when performing interventions and procedures; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $27,577.31. May 3, 2024.

MOY, RONALD KAY, M.D. (A 98832), NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23152(B) — DUI Alcohol/0.08% or more. April 23, 2024.

NG, GAN XON, M.D. (C 53500), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Committed gross negligence, acts of repeated negligence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,315.75. Public Reprimand. April 22, 2024.

NGUYEN, J DUC NGOC, M.D. (A 62436), FONTANA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, excessive prescribing of controlled substances, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $42,658.74. June 21, 2024.

NGUYEN, TUAN HUU (A 32393), CANOGA PARK, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of his Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. May 14, 2024.

NGUYEN, VINH-LINH BA, M.D. (A 99397), BAKERSFIELD, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to implement a proper tracking system for medication and for allowing a non-physician to control a medical corporation. July 25, 2024.

PARDO, FRANCISCO S, M.D. (G 57474), SAN DIEGO, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients; excessively prescribed controlled substances to one patient; and incompetence in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; completing a clinical competence assessment program; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $56,348.00. May 3, 2024.

PATEL, BIPIN DAYALJI, M.D. (C 50311), BAKERSFIELD, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and violating the Moscone-Knox Act. Revoked, stayed, placed on two years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing a medical record keeping course and an ethics course; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,871.00. April 26, 2024.

PATEL, PRAKASHCHANDRA CHHOTABHAI, M.D. (A 32995), HEMET, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to personally review the patient's CURES report in a patient that had an opioid addiction and failing to adequately document its review and results or place a copy of the report reviewed in the records, and failed to perform and document random urine drug screenings while treating for an opioid addiction in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete education courses, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course, and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,334.00. Public Reprimand. May 22, 2024.

PATEL, RUPESH SHAILESH, M.D. (A 195657), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Committed acts of incompetence. Probationary license issued and placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, must practice in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited postgraduate training program for an additional twenty-four (24) months of postgraduate training credit in addition to the eighteen (18) months of postgraduate training credit completed at Scripps Clinic Internal Medicine program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; completing an ethics course; and prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. April 19, 2024.

PORTEUS, MATTHEW HEBDEN (G 85749), STANFORD, CA

Admitted to conviction of an offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a physician or surgeon and dangerous use of alcohol. Surrender of License. August 19, 2024.

POURNIK, HOMAYOUN, M.D. (A 146226), LOS ANGELES, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being reprimanded on November 22, 2021, in the State of North Carolina. July 26, 2024.

POWELL, SCOTT EVAN, M.D. (G 73757), SANTA MONICA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing a medical record keeping course and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $35,000.00. May 3, 2024.

RABADI, FARES JERIES, M.D. (A 66578), NORTHRIDGE, CA

Convicted of four felony counts of violating section 7206, subdivision (1), of the Internal Revenue Code, subscribing to a false tax return; committed dishonest or corrupt acts; committed acts of unprofessional conduct; and failed to comply with terms of his Board-ordered probation by failing to disclose his arrest and indictment on his fourth quarter 2022 Quarterly Declaration. Revoked, stayed, placed on six years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, thirty days actual suspension from the practice of medicine beginning the sixteenth day after the effective date of the decision; providing medical or non-medical community service hours as determined by the Board; completing an ethics course; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $20,000.00. September 20, 2024.

RAMUS, MARK WILLIAM (A 73453), REDDING, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely; violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; self-prescribing drugs; being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol; and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. May 28, 2024.

RANDHAWA, TEJINDER SINGH, M.D. (A 53378), FRESNO, CA

No admissions but charged with failing to adequately supervise a nurse practitioner who failed to diagnose failure to thrive in a newborn patient and the patient subsequently died. Physician must complete an education course and a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $41,250.00. Public Reprimand. June 21, 2024.

REED, COLIN B (G 74866), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Admitted to conviction of an offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a physician or surgeon and dangerous use of alcohol. Surrender of License. September 5, 2024.

ROBICHEAUX, GRANT WILLIAM, M.D. (A 108059), BREA, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance and one felony count of possession of an assault weapon, being convicted of violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances, violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances, and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of controlled substances; prohibited from performing surgeries without a proctor until the Board is notified by the proctor, in writing, of successful completion of ten proctored cases; completing a clinical diagnostic evaluation prior to practicing medicine; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Second Amended Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $30,141.25. July 24, 2024.

ROBINSON, LAWRENCE DANIEL JR, M.D. (C 35069), MARINA DEL REY, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a medical record keeping course; prohibited from issuing vaccine exemptions for any patients; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $33,164.55. September 11, 2024.

RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS GUSTAVO, M.D. (A 56502), PASADENA, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code Section 23103.5 — Wet Reckless Driving. June 13, 2024.

ROOFIAN, CLAUDE, M.D. (C 168287), LAS VEGAS, NV

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being reprimanded in the State of Nevada. May 16, 2024.

ROSAS, OSCAR V, M.D. (A 66042), LA CANADA, CA

Admitted to gross negligence when prescribing to one witness who was not his patient, committing acts of repeated negligence when prescribing to multiple witnesses who were not his patients, and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, providing 30 hours of medical or non-medical community service; completing a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from providing medical services to family members, persons living or working in his household, or any persons who do not consult him in a clinical setting; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $34,125.75. June 28, 2024.

ROSENBERG, SHILO, M.D. (A 156707), LOS ANGELES, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for inadequate record keeping regarding two patients. April 10, 2024.

ROSING, DAVID KEITH, M.D. (A 89674), NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Admitted to excessively prescribing controlled substances to three patients; prescribing to an addict; prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, gross negligence, committing acts of repeated negligence, dishonest or corrupt acts, knowingly making or signing a document directly related to the practice of medicine that falsely represented an existence of a statement of facts, creating false medical records with fraudulent intent, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances, violating provisions of the Medical Practice Act, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of three patients; and being convicted of one felony count of injury to a dependent adult and one felony count of prescribing, administering and/or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict. Revoked, stayed, placed on ten years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, 180 days actual suspension from the practice of medicine beginning the sixteenth day after the effective date of the decision; prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; surrender of DEA permit prior to practicing medicine; abstaining from the use of controlled substances; abstaining from the use of alcohol; submitting to biological fluid testing; providing 200 hours of medical or non-medical community service; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program prior to practicing medicine; completing a clinical competence assessment program prior to practicing medicine; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation prior to practicing medicine; attending psychotherapy; submitting to a medical evaluation and obtaining medical treatment prior to practicing medicine; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; notification to patients of probation status; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $30,400.00. May 17, 2024.

RUSHTON, ROBERT BRUCE, M.D. (G 47055), UKIAH, CA

Admitted to failing to properly document, assess, and monitor, as well as prescribed controlled substances to one patient; and conducted an inadequate examination and failed to properly document care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a prescribing practices course and a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $22,500.00. Public Reprimand. June 14, 2024.

SABIR, SHABBIR NOORUDDIN, M.D. (A 110236), DANA POINT, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself/herself, another person, or to the public; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, abstaining from the use of alcohol; submitting to biological fluid testing; completing an ethics course; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; submitting to a medical evaluation and obtaining medical treatment; completing a clinical diagnostic evaluation prior to practicing medicine (CONDITION SATISFIED); submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $16,134.40. August 28, 2024.

SAHAFI, FEREYDOUN, M.D. (A 52188), BELL GARDENS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and incompetence in the care and treatment of one patient, and repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $53,743.00. May 3, 2024.

SALATINJANTS, AIDA, M.D. (A 42323), NORWALK, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate and accurate records. July 11, 2024.

SALEM, NANCY A, M.D. (A 83854), WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for medical license being placed on probation in the State of Michigan. April 30, 2024.

SANCHEZ-ESPARZA, IRENE HELEN, M.D. (A 50850), DELANO, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a prescribing practices course; prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any controlled substances listed in Schedules II and III until submission of a certificate of successful completion of the prescribing practices course (CONDITION SATISFIED); maintaining a record of all controlled substances listed in Schedules II and III ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals which enable a patient or patient's primary caregiver to possess; obtaining a practice monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and First Amended Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,943.75. July 24, 2024.

SANDHU, SARABJIT SINGH, M.D. (A 47774), NEWPORT BEACH, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $28,412.75. September 13, 2024.

SAPETTO, SERGIO VITTORIO, M.D. (A 97483), SOLEDAD, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence and dishonesty in the care and treatment of one patient, sexual misconduct with one patient, and sexual exploitation with one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on seven years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $36,000.00. April 4, 2024.

SARACHEK, JOEL IVAN, M.D. (G 78560), SANTA MONICA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, excessively prescribed controlled substances, failure to offer patients a prescription for naloxone hydrochloride or another FDA-approved drug for the complete or partial reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, violating statutes regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of multiple patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, notification to patients of probation status; prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, furnishing, or possessing any opioid medications, except naloxone hydrochloride, until notified in writing by the Board of successful completion of a prescribing practices course and a clinical competence assessment program, and from issuing an oral or written recommendation or approval to possess or cultivate marijuana; maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, and a medical record keeping course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $60,000.00. August 1, 2024.

SARKHOSH, KOUROSH, M.D. (A 121844), FRESNO, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of two patients. September 11, 2024.

SASSANO-HIGGINS, SEAN ANDREW (A 120579), BAKERSFIELD, CA

No admissions but charged with sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. May 21, 2024.

SAXTON, ERNESTINA MARIA HOWELL (G 52068), FRESNO, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated acts of negligence, failed or refused to comply with court order, issued in the enforcement of a subpoena, and violating conditions of probation. Revoked. July 19, 2024.

SIEGEL, EDWARD ALLEN, M.D. (C 35518), SOLANA BEACH, CA

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records. Must complete a medical record keeping course and a prescribing practices course. Public Reprimand. July 17, 2024.

SIMONIAN, NUNE ARAM, M.D. (A 55410), GLENDALE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of six patients. Physician must complete an education course, medical record keeping course, professionalism program (ethics course), and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $18,040.00. Public Reprimand. July 19, 2024.

SIRAJULLAH, MOHAMMAD, M.D. (C 51163), PORTER RANCH, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, excessive prescribing, prescribing without an appropriate prior medical examination or indication, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, in the care and treatment of multiple patients; and prescribing to an addict in the care and treatment of three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from prescribing narcotics, specifically Schedule II, Schedule III, and Schedule IV controlled substances; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $23,000.00. August 9, 2024.

SMITH, DAVID JAMES (G 66777), SAN DIEGO, CA

Committed acts of violating probationary restrictions prohibiting care or treatment and unprofessional conduct in the care and treatment of patients. Revoked. September 2, 2024.

STONE, WILLIAM GEORGE, M.D. (C 167208), SONORA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of two patients, and repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of three patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from thoracic surgeries until successful completion of a clinical competence assessment program evaluation in this area of specialty; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $49,034.75. May 3, 2024.

SUNDARAM, SHANKAR MEENAKSHI, M.D. (C 141352), KETTERING, OH

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on four years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $42,159.33. May 10, 2024.

SUNG, RAYMOND YOONHO, M.D. (A 63965), POWAY, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of one patient. September 6, 2024.

TABIBIAN, BAHRAM (A 40033), ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA

Admitted to conviction of a crime and inability to practice. Surrender of License. August 2, 2024.

TABRIZI, FARZANEH, M.D. (A 64717), LOS GATOS, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence in the care and treatment of one patient, and repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course and a medical record keeping course; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $17,173.00. August 8, 2024.

TALLEYRAND, JEAN L (A 61572), SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Committed acts of unprofessional conduct - gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and incompetence. Revoked. July 19, 2024.

THAKUR, RITA ROOP, M.D. (A 43923), SAN JOSE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, knowingly making or signing a document directly related to the practice of medicine that falsely represented an existence of a statement of facts, and creating false medical records with fraudulent intent in the care and treatment of one patient; repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment of multiple patients; failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of two patients; and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on seven years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, maintaining a record of all controlled substances ordered, prescribed, dispensed, administered, or possessed and any recommendations or approvals to possess or cultivate marijuana; completing an education course, a prescribing practices course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $38,966.25. April 26, 2024.

THOMPSON, WILLIAM MOORE IV (A 98022), NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence, sexual misconduct, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of multiple patients; convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more with an enhancement for driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.20% or more; and using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public. Revoked. June 14, 2024.

TOUPS, KATHLEEN M, M.D. (A 45048), WALNUT CREEK, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence and repeated negligent acts in self-prescribing medications and treatments on a non-emergent basis and outside the scope of practice; and gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Physician must complete a medical record keeping course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $16,853.75. Public Reprimand. May 3, 2024.

TRAN, PHONG HUNG (G 74233), GARDEN GROVE, CA

Committed acts of dishonesty and corruption and unprofessional conduct in the care, treatment, management, and billing of patients. Revoked. August 2, 2024.

TURNER, ANDREW GABRIEL, M.D. (A 162635), LANCASTER, CA

No admissions but charged with sexual misconduct with one patient, and gross negligence and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, notification to patients of probation status; completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a professional boundaries program; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; attending psychotherapy; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; required to have a third party chaperone present while consulting, examining or treating female patients; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $24,869.00. August 30, 2024.

VAN BUREN, NICOLE RAE, M.D. (A 125021), LOS ANGELES, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for being convicted of Vehicle Code section 23103 — Dry Reckless. April 11, 2024.

VON LINTIG, FRIEDERIKE CARLA (A 84284), ALPINE, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records. Surrender of License. September 27, 2024.

WARD, MICHELLE DENISE (G 61462), POMONA, CA

No admissions but charged with having a condition affecting her ability to practice medicine safely; and gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. May 28, 2024.

WIEMER, ROBERT AUGUST JR (A 34681), STEPHENVILLE, TX

Admitted to unprofessional conduct — criminal conviction, criminal conviction, and failure to report a criminal conviction. Surrender of License. August 9, 2024.

WILLIAMS, RICHARD ANTHONY, M.D. (A 40188), SAN DIMAS, CA

Public Letter of Reprimand issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2233 for failing to maintain adequate medical records of interactions with a patient post-operatively. May 10, 2024.

WIMBLEY, MARK ANTHONY A. (G 75382), VILLA PARK, CA

Failed to comply with probation conditions. Revoked. July 19, 2024.

WONG, ERNA WEI (G 49296), IRVINE, CA

Mental health impairment. Revoked. September 11, 2024.

YANG, YIFAN, M.D. (A 109921), CHULA VISTA, CA

Committed acts of gross negligence, repeated negligence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Revoked, stayed, placed on three years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; completing a clinical competence assessment program; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from engaging in the solo practice of medicine; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $24,062.25. July 31, 2024.

ZERMENO, GERMAN, M.D. (A 43064), IRVINE, CA

Admitted to gross negligence, committed acts of repeated negligence, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient; and aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine. Revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, completing an education course, a medical record keeping course, and an ethics course; obtaining a practice monitor; prohibited from performing intravenous ozone therapy treatment; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $12,200.25. July 19, 2024.

PODIATRIC MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

BYRNE, CHRISTOPHER M., D.P.M. (E 4236)

No admissions but charged with gross negligence; repeated negligent acts; and unprofessional conduct. Must complete a prescribing practices course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $19,472.50. Public Reprimand. August 15, 2024.

SESLAR, JON-PAUL, D.P.M. (E 4074)

No admissions but charged with repeated negligent acts. Must complete an education course and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $14,549.75. Public Reprimand. September 20, 2024.

POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN

CORNEJO-MORENO, KIOMI NICOLE (PTCN 826), MODESTO, CA

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of dissuading a witness from testifying and unprofessional conduct. Revoked, stayed, placed on thirty-five months' probation with terms and conditions including, but not limited to, providing 50 hours of community service in the areas of victim(s) of cyberbullying and women's homeless shelters; completing an ethics course; and reimbursing the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $11,650.25. April 24, 2024.

POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST

ROJAS, ALEXIS P. (PTCN 1176), STOCKTON, CA

Committed acts of use of alcoholic beverages to the extent, or in a manner as to be dangerous to the respondent, another person or the public and conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a polysomnographic technician. Revoked. August 21, 2024.

POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TRAINEE

KHAMBOUAPHA, SOUVANTHONG (PTRN 851), REDDING, CA

Committed acts of use of any alcoholic beverage to the extent, or in such a manner as to be dangerous to the licensee, another person or the public, conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a polysomnographic technologist, and unprofessional conduct. Revoked. September 30, 2024.

WREN, DONNA JEAN (PTRN 1302), TUCSON, AZ

Failed to comply with the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Revoked. September 6, 2024.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING LICENSE

ABRAHAM, JESSLIN (PTL 6052), SUNNYVALE, TX

No admissions but charged with being convicted of one misdemeanor count of alcohol-involved reckless driving; using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; failed to attend and participate in an interview by the Board; and unprofessional conduct. Must complete a professionalism program and reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $9,887.00. Public Reprimand. June 28, 2024.

HOOSTAL, SPENCER (PTL 3602), SAN DIEGO, CA

Convicted of one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more. Physician must reimburse the Board its costs of investigation and enforcement in the amount of $12,996.88. Public Reprimand. April 17, 2024.

LICENSED MIDWIFE

IRWIN, DONNA LYNN (LM 544), VISTA, CA

Unable to satisfy the terms and conditions of her Board-ordered probation. Surrender of License. June 19, 2024.

KIRKMAN, CAITLIN MARIE (LM355), SANTA ROSA, CA

No admissions but charged with gross negligence, incompetence, failure to provide physician referrals, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records in the care and treatment of one patient. Surrender of License. May 16, 2024.

STIMMING, LAEL SOPHIA (LM 332), WILTON, NH

No admissions but charged with incompetence or gross negligence in carrying out the usual functions of a licensed midwife, aiding/abetting unlicensed practice, failure to take required action, failure to disclose and obtain informed consent, failure to maintain adequate and accurate records, violation of adopted standards of care, and unprofessional conduct. Surrender of License. September 16, 2024.

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