| | Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The physician admitted to the charges of having been convicted in the Court of Common Pleas, Erie County, Pennsylvania of violations regarding controlled substances and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and submitting false insurance claims. The physician did not contest the charges of negligence and incompetence on more than one occasion; gross negligence; gross incompetence; fraudulent practice and failure to maintain accurate patient records.The physician's New York State medical license was previously summarily suspended on December 29, 1998. |
