by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2017 | Plea agreement |
Can we ever believe anything the government charges a pain management physician with? I don’t think so. Here is a case of a doctor being charged with schemes involving kickbacks for patient referrals and tax evasion. Manoj Patharkar, MD 45, was a Physiatrist (Physical...
by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Tue, 2017 | Doctor Raided |
How low will the government go to convict independent minority primary care physicians who take care of the complete patient? How about, when there is nothing else, charge them with sex crimes! I have a little inside information about this technique, having met a...
by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Mon, 2017 | Under fire by Medical Board |
Raman Popli, MD is a 48 y/o internal medicine doctor who practices in McHenry, IL. He has been practicing for 25 years and was also categorized as a buprenorphine provider, so he knows how to prescribe opioids. He was rated 5 stars out of 5 by 23 Google users, with...
by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Tue, 2017 | Acquitted |
Yippee!! Finally we have a smart jury acquitting 71 y/o John K. Sturman, MD formerly of Indianapolis, IN of all charges. Let’s hope other juries in the country follow suit, and government attorney’s offices stop making money riding the backs of hard-working...
by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Fri, 2017 | Legislative |
I attended the FDA workshop on Training for Opioid Analgesic Prescribers on May 9, 2017. This was a workshop to obtain input on issues and challenges associated with Federal efforts to train prescribers on pain management and the safe use of opioids. The workshop had...