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Maryland Board Of Physicians Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023

November 20, 2024

The Maryland Board of Physicians (the “Board”) is an agency of the state with the authority to license physicians and other health care providers such as physician assistants, radiographers, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, nuclear medicine technologists, respiratory care pr[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Maryland Appellate Court Overturns Board Of Physician’s Disciplinary Action Against Highly Distinguished Research Physician

July 24, 2022

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) stated in its unreported opinion filed on May 6, 2022, “We agree with the circuit court that the disciplinary panel failed to exercise any discretion, but instead applied an inflexible rule that requires the impo[...]

Maryland Board Of Physicians Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020

February 10, 2022

The Maryland Board of Physicians (Board) reported for Fiscal Year 2020 that 864 new complaints were investigated for physicians, allied health practitioners, and unlicensed individuals. The three most common grounds for complaints were: ● Disciplinary Ground §14-404(a)(3)(ii) – guilty of un[...]

New Maryland Law Requires Board Of Physicians To Create Physician Profiles Accessible To The Public

October 19, 2017

Effective October 1, 2017, the Maryland State Board of Physicians (“MBP”) is required to create and maintain a public practitioner profile for each licensed physician and provide appropriate and accessible links to the profiles from the Board’s website. In addition to specified discipl[...]

Former Maryland Physician Loses Appeal Involving Medical Board

December 31, 2015

In its opinion filed on October 1, 2015, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”) found in favor of the Maryland Board of Physicians (“Board”) in a discovery dispute involving a disciplined Maryland physician, stating that if the government asserts execu[...]

Maryland Man Charged With Practicing Medicine Without A License

August 17, 2015

In an unreported opinion filed on July 31, 2015 by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), the son of a Maryland physician who worked in his father’s medical office was found to have practiced medicine in Maryland without a license and the Appellate Court affi[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Death Claim Settled Against Former Physician

June 3, 2015

It has been reported that a former Maryland physician, who lost his Maryland medical license last year after it was discovered that he had previously been convicted of rape in Florida, has settled a Maryland medical malpractice case (Maryland wrongful death case) filed against him by the family of [...]

Medical License Of Maryland Psychiatrist Summarily Suspended

August 31, 2014

By its order dated August 27, 2014, a Maryland psychiatrist’s medical license was summarily suspended by the Maryland State Board of Physicians (“Board”) after the Board concluded that the public health, safety, or welfare “imperatively requires emergency action.” The [...]

Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon’s Hard-Fought Fight (And Loss) Against A Powerful Insurance Company

March 16, 2014

A long-time, well-respected Maryland orthopedic surgeon fought the largest, most powerful workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Maryland that was legislatively created by the State of Maryland, and ultimately loss his medical license and the long battle. The orthopedic surgeon recently [...]

Maryland Expands Board of Physicians Powers

October 8, 2013

As a result of a new Maryland law that became effective on October 1, 2013, the Maryland State Board of Physicians (“Board”) is now authorized to issue cease and desist orders to physicians and others that it regulates to stop specific acts, such as prescribing controlled dangerous su[...]

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