Linda Cheek, MD, Author at Doctors of Courage

Frank D. Li, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Tue, 2016 | Under fire by Medical Board | 47 comments

What I warned about in my comments on the new state laws in Oregon has happened, but Washington State is the first. Laws took effect in 2012 in Washington which require doctors to incorporate safeguards into their practices, including close supervision, to minimize...

David Neil Ringel, DO

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Plea agreement | 5 comments

This is the first case I’ve seen of hospital-owned physicians being charged. David Neil Ringel, DO, family physician in Connersville, Indiana, entered a guilty plea in Fayette Circuit Court to a single count of conspiracy to commit forgery June 17, 2016. In exchange...

James Hooper, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Doctor charged | 12 comments

James Fullerton Hooper, MD, 69, a psychiatrist and owner of Dr. James Hooper’s Clinic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, had been indicted so far on five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and, according to the police press release, also five counts...

Steven Kotsonis, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Plea agreement | 15 comments

Steven Kotsonis, MD, 34, of Compassionate Care Clinic in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin was indicted June 21st. The indictment was for 21 counts including conspiracy and distribution of controlled drugs. His office manager, Susan Moyer, 53, was charged with 10 similar counts....

American Family Practice Association failure

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Wed, 2016 | Government propaganda | 5 comments

As expected, physician organizations are jumping on board with the national anti-pain management fervor set off by the CDC Opioid Guidelines. In the June 15, 2016 American Family Physician, the publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is the headline...

Frank D. Li, MD

David Neil Ringel, DO

James Hooper, MD

Steven Kotsonis, MD

American Family Practice Association failure

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