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Medicine Disciplinary Actions - 2016

 Summarily Suspended

Abassi, Rasheed A. – (3/29/16)  -  The physician’s license was summarily suspended based on a Maryland suspension regarding unprofessional conduct, related to inappropriate access to patient files while under investigation. [Internal Medicine]

Dooley, Thomas – 4/11/16)  -  The physician’s license was summarily suspended based on a Maryland suspension regarding failure to meet the standard of care related to his pain management treatment of 10 patients. [Family Medicine]

Williams Bryan S. (6/29/16) – The physician’s license was summarily suspended based on a Maryland suspension regarding multiple complaints of inappropriate touch during patient examinations.  [Anesthesiology]

Nwankwo, Beniah (7/12/16) – The physician’s license was summarily suspended based on a Pennsylvania revocation regarding termination from a residency, and obtaining a license by fraud/misrepresentation.

Derakhshan, Iraj (8/30/16)- The physician’s license was summarily suspended based on a West Virginia revocation related to criminal conviction regarding prescribing/selling/dispensing violations. [Neurology]

Suspended
Nwankwo, Beniah (8/18/16)- The physician’s medical training license was indefinitely suspended based on a Pennsylvania revocation regarding termination from a residency, and obtaining a license by fraud/misrepresentation.

Revoked by Surrender

Prunier, Paul G. – (8/1/2016) - The physician’s license was surrendered, then administratively revoked based on the surrender of his Maryland license while facing investigation.

Fined

Wilder, Deborah D.  – (3/30/16)  -  The physician’s license was fined and reprimanded  based on failure to respond to a Board order to reply to a complaint being investigated. [Obstetrics and Gynecology]

Wirt, Dennis R.  – (9/28/16) - The physician was fined based on failure to comply with the District of Columbia’s CME requirements for licensure renewal. [Pediatrics]

Reprimanded

Sharma, Mudit – (3/30/16)  -  The physician’s license was reprimanded based on a Virginia action regarding unnecessary spinal surgeries. [Neurosurgery]

Srabstein, Jorge C.  - (9/28/16) - The physician’s license was reprimanded based on a Maryland  action regarding failure to maintain adequate records.

[Psychiatry & Neurology]

Terminations

Andrew, Newton E. – (3/30/16)  -  The physician’s previous Consent Order of  5/27/15 was terminated due to satisfaction of the terms. [Cardiology]

Lee, Donna – (4/27/16) – The physician’s previous Consent Order of 11/25/15 was terminated due to satisfaction of the terms.  [Internal Medicine].

Tarantolo, Joseph (6/29/16)  -  The physician’s previous Consent Order of 11/25/15 was terminated due to satisfaction of the terms.  [Psychiatry & Neurology]

Wilder, Deborah (6/29/16)  -  The physician’s previous Consent Order of 3/30/15 was terminated due to satisfaction of the terms.  [Obstetrics & Gynecology]

Nwankwo, Beniah (10/1/16) – The physician’s previous Consent Order of 8/18/16 was terminated following the Board’s review of the request for early termination.



Denied

Shigo, John (6/29/16) – The physician was denied licensure based on the permanent surrender of his Maryland and DEA licenses while under federal investigation of prescription violations. [Family Medicine]
 

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