by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Thu, 2022 | Doctor charged |
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...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Tue, 2022 | Under fire by Medical Board |
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...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Fri, 2022 | Convicted physician |
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...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Tue, 2022 | Convicted physician |
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...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Fri, 2022 | Convicted physician, opiates |
Earlier this week I was interviewed by a journalist writing a book about a doctor currently in prison convicted of a violation of the Controlled Substance Act. I won’t divulge the doctor or the journalist, but I want to respond to one of his questions. Bottom line...