Convicted physician Archives - Page 9 of 15

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...

Christopher G. Bereznak, DMD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Mon, 2019 | Convicted physician | 25 comments

Christopher G. Bereznak, DMD, 48, of Tunkhannock, PA was indicted on 9 counts February 6, 2018, for unlawfully distributing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose. As a result, his license to practice dentistry was suspended. This is a violation of...

Frank D. Lazzerini, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2019 | Convicted physician | 9 comments

Frank D. Lazzerini, MD, 41, a family practitioner in Massillon, Ohio, was convicted on June 18, 2019 of 187 charges involving controlled drugs. He had been originally indicted on 272 counts in Feb, 2018, including drug trafficking of opioids, sedatives, anti-anxiety...

Joel Smithers, DO–the incarceration of Marcus Welby, MD through government collusion.

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Fri, 2019 | Convicted physician | 34 comments

The government succeeded in convicting Marcus Welby, MD yesterday in the Western District of Virginia District Court of criminal compassion. If you are old enough, you remember the character played by Robert Young in the 1970’s—the kind of doctor most of us hold in...