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Frank D. Lazzerini, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2019 | Convicted physician | 9 comments

Frank D. Lazzerini, MD, 41, a family practitioner in Massillon, Ohio, was convicted on June 18, 2019 of 187 charges involving controlled drugs. He had been originally indicted on 272 counts in Feb, 2018, including drug trafficking of opioids, sedatives, anti-anxiety...

Connie Basch, MD Caves to State Medical Board

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Sat, 2019 | Under fire by Medical Board | 3 comments

Connie Basch, MD, an integrative medicine family practitioner specializing in pain management in Arcata, CA is the next California government target. As I’ve been preaching, in spite of the re-statement of the CDC guidelines, Dr. Basch is being attacked for failure to...

Gilbert Ross Ghearing, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2019 | Doctor charged | 17 comments

Gilbert Ross Ghearing, MD, 65, a family practitioner who treated pain in Celina, Tennessee, was charged May 17, 2019 with violating the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing controlled drugs “outside the usual course of practice and not for a legitimate medical...

Masoud Bamdad, MD–the Rest of the Story

by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Mon, 2018 | Convicted physician | 5 comments

Masoud Bamdad, MD, a family practitioner in San Fernando, California and 54 at the time, was sentenced July, 2010 to spend the rest of his life (25 year sentence) in prison. The justification US District Court Judge George Wu used for this outrageous sentence was his...

Robert Rand, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Tue, 2018 | Plea agreement | 8 comments

Robert Rand, 54, of Reno Nevada was sentenced Nov, 2017 to 10 years for his June, 2017 guilty pleas to involuntary manslaughter and illegal distribution of a controlled substance. He maintained his innocence for over a year. But doctors don’t receive justice, forcing...

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Frank D. Lazzerini, MD

Connie Basch, MD Caves to State Medical Board

Gilbert Ross Ghearing, MD

Masoud Bamdad, MD–the Rest of the Story

Robert Rand, MD

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