Convicted physician Archives - Page 2 of 16

Alan Nelson, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2024 | Convicted physician | 4 comments

Alan Nelson, MD, 79, is a family practice/internal medicine doctor in East Norwich, NY. At least that is what he was for 52 years until he was forced by the government to surrender his medical license for prescribing controlled substances. Is that any way to treat a...

Minority Professionals Attacked

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2024 | Convicted physician | 0 comments

How about taking out ten minority medical professionals in one fell swoop? This was the outcome in Northern Texas in 2021. I learned about this case last week through the daughter of pharmacist Ethel Oyekunle-Bubu, who is incarcerated at FMC Carswell. She, like all...

DEA Before Congress

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Fri, 2024 | Convicted physician | 5 comments

Wednesday, May 8, the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram went before Congress, trying to explain away the deficiencies in the War on Drugs. In her statement they admit that “Getting illegal drugs in the United States is as easy as calling Uber Eats.” The DEA also added...

Thomas Romano, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Mon, 2024 | Convicted physician | 3 comments

Thomas Romano, MD is a 74 y/o internal medicine physician with specialties in rheumatology and pain medicine in Martins Ferry, OH with over 46 years of experience. On Sept 12, 2019 he was indicted for 20 counts of diversion of controlled substances through the...

Lawrence Sherman, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Apr, Wed, 2024 | Convicted physician | 19 comments

Lawrence Sherman, MD, a 75 y/o emergency medicine physician, was arrested June 21, 2021 for conspiracy to distribute opioids and 19 counts of distributing oxycodone outside legitimate medical practice. On November 14, 2023, he was convicted of all counts. Here is his...

Rescheduling Marijuana

by Linda Cheek, MD | Mar, Tue, 2024 | Convicted physician | 4 comments

“The DEA is evaluating the possibility of rescheduling cannabis but the results aren’t in yet. We are seeing however, some support by legislators, and even some speaking out about descheduling and complete legalization. On Feb 26 Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)...