by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Wed, 2022 | Convicted physician |
On July 11, 2022, two weeks after the 9-0 decision by the Supreme Court for Drs. Ruan and Kahn, 62 y.o. osteopathic physician David Jankowski was convicted on thirty charges of “unlawful” distribution of Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances and health care...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Tue, 2022 | war on doctors |
I just finished an exasperating conversation with an incarcerated physician, and I would like to vent. The problem is, this physician is a carbon copy of every other physician and person in this country (except me, I guess) with their eyes blinded and their ears...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Fri, 2022 | Convicted physician |
Here is the information for medical professionals to consider post Ruan/Kahn SCOTUS decision provided by Physicians Against Abuse (PAA) at their zoom meeting on Aug 9, 2022 I was present for the first 30 minutes, but then the hostess accidentally bumped me out and I...
by Guest Author | Aug, Thu, 2022 | Under fire by Medical Board |
Debra Nickel Heck MD was a victim of Board of Medicine attack in 2007. She volunteered her story for me to publish. Here it is: I began med school at age 33 with childoctoren ages 4, 6 & 9 as God had directed me. I’m a very committed Christian & have had to...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Mon, 2022 | Under fire by Medical Board |
One of the arms of attack on doctors treating pain and the patients they treat is the state board of medicine. They need to be held accountable for their inexcusable actions over the last 20 years. The state boards of medicine are attacking doctors treating pain more...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Sat, 2022 | war on doctors |
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...
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...