Convicted physician Archives - Page 9 of 16

Saad Sakkal, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Mon, 2020 | Convicted physician | 0 comments

Saad Sakkal, 72, is board certified in 4 specialties/subspecialties—internal medicine, endocrinology, geriatrics and obesity. He practiced in Hamilton, Ohio, with over 48 years of medical experience, On Aug. 14, 2020, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He...

Ricky L. Houdersheldt, DO

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Wed, 2020 | Convicted physician | 22 comments

Here is the question to be answered: How do you fight the power of the federal government? This is a case that I really haven’t formed my opinion on. But in spite of the charges, I still have reservations in deciding this doctor is guilty of the hearsay “evidence”...

L. Joseph Parker, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Wed, 2020 | Convicted physician | 9 comments

Lonnie Joseph Parker, MD, 55, of Texarkana is a primary care physician with pain management training. He was arrested in October, 2019 based on a federal indictment of nine counts prescribing without a legitimate medical purpose outside the scope of a professional...

Frank H. Bynes, Jr., MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Feb, Sat, 2020 | Convicted physician | 9 comments

Frank H. Bynes, Jr, MD, a 70 y/o internal medicine doctor in Savannah GA, was sentenced to 20 years in prison (probably a life sentence unless we do something) on Valentine’s Day for prescribing legal opioids to established medical patients with pain. In contrast to...

Thomas M. Keller, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Thu, 2019 | Convicted physician | 4 comments

Thomas M. Keller, MD, 72, is a neurosurgeon, pain management specialist, and addiction medicine specialist with suboxone treatment in Santa Rosa, CA. With 46 years of experience in his specialty, he is now a target of the DOJ and is being batted back and forth by the...

Sanjay Kumar, MD Convicted

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Tue, 2019 | Convicted physician | 1 comment

Sanjay Kumar, MD, 53, a PM&R and Sports Medicine physician in New Bern, NC, was convicted this week of five counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, five counts of money...