Linda Cheek, MD, Author at Doctors of Courage

Melvin Gonzaga, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Sat, 2022 | war on doctors | 3 comments

The attacks on pain management doctors are far from over. Don’t let the Ruan/Kahn decision make you think pain management is now safe to practice. The government will still attack us, coming up with some other way to do it. Healthcare fraud is the big ticket. You...

Nelson Onaro, DO Withdraws Guilty Plea

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Thu, 2022 | Doctor charged | 2 comments

Nelson Onaro, DO, a family practitioner in McAlester, Oklahoma, should be one of the first doctors to benefit from the federal judicial response to the illegal attacks on doctors for doing their job. Dr. Onaro was indicted Sept 14, 2020 for 24 counts of prescribing...

Peter Stimpson, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Tue, 2022 | Under fire by Medical Board | 9 comments

Peter G. Stimpson MD, a 73 y/o family medicine specialist in Loudon, TN had his license permanently revoked by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners on May 25, 2022. He was accused of over-prescribing opioids without documenting the justification for the...

James Maccarone, DO

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Fri, 2022 | Convicted physician | 2 comments

James Maccarone, DO, an internist and certified pain management specialist in Clarksville, Tenn., pleaded guilty January 26, 2022 to conspiring to illegally distribute drugs. Dr. Maccarone owned and operated Gateway Medical Associates in Clarksville, Tenn., a pain...

David Ciancimino, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Tue, 2022 | Convicted physician | 5 comments

David Ciancimino, MD, 63, was an independent solo practitioner practicing psychiatry and neurology/psychiatry in Shelton, CT. He was also an assistant clinical professor at Yale University School of Medicine for 29 years where he taught and supervised medical...

Melvin Gonzaga, MD

Nelson Onaro, DO Withdraws Guilty Plea

Peter Stimpson, MD

James Maccarone, DO

David Ciancimino, MD

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