Veterinary Medicine
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 004190; Cal. No. 27411
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014 (see also March 2010)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing Meloxicam 15 mg., an excessive dosage of said non-controlled medication, to an 18 lb. poodle; failing to diagnose and treat said dog for gastrointestinal bleeding; and failing to instruct the owner to discontinue the aforesaid Meloxicam 15 mg.
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007883; Cal. No. 26420
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of administering anesthesia and performing a laser ovariohysterectomy on a canine patient despite said canine patient having elevated liver enzyme levels; prescribing the non-controlled drug Rimadyl for pain post-surgery when said drug was contraindicated due to elevated liver enzyme levels and uncontrolled bleeding during surgery; and discharging said patient without: providing proper cautionary instructions, informing said canine patient’s owner of said unexplained bleeding during surgery and the potential cause of said bleeding, conducting further testing of said canine patient’s blood, and performing a liver biopsy.
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 004682; Cal. No. 27692
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to meet the required continuing professional educations credits as a condition for license renewal of his license to practice as a veterinarian in the State of Massachusetts.
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 008647; Cal. No. 27618
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of administering the non-controlled corticosteroid medication Prednisone to a canine, when there was significant information contained within said canine’s medical records indicating that corticosteroids were contra-indicated for said canine; failing to provide appropriate therapy for said canine’s diabetes mellitus; and failing to provide appropriate diagnostics to rule out heart disease in said canine.
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 008919; Cal. No. 26340
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,500 fine payable within 3 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to search for and remove an undescended testicle when neutering a canine and failing to perform a full cardiac assessment and complete blood work before determining an anesthetic protocol for a 15-year-old feline.
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 003771; Cal. No. 27441
Regents Action Date: September 16, 2014
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to provide oversight of medication use on multiple occasions.
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