by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Wed, 2025 | In Memoriam |
Richard Arjun Kaul, MD passed away on December 19, 2025, at the young age of 61, supposedly because of a heart attack. This post is to commemorate his life and legacy. Dr. Kaul was a brilliant, compassionate spine surgeon and a fearless legal warrior whose life...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Mar, Fri, 2025 | Convicted physician |
Ndubuisi J. Okafor, MD, 65, solo practitioner in Internal Medicine and graduate of Howard University College of Medicine, ran a medical clinic in Washington, D.C. between May 2021 and April 2023. He was charged in 2023 with 16 counts of illegal distribution of...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Tue, 2023 | Plea agreement |
Dr. ReaRalph Thomas Reach, MD, 63, family practice physician and former owner of Watauga Recovery Centers consisting of twelve facilities in four states with 40 providers, over 100 employees and 2500 patients, was sentenced to 6 months in prison followed by 18 months...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Wed, 2018 | Chronic Pain Patient |
Well, I really blew it. I didn’t respond to Elizabeth Llorente’s request for chronic pain patients to tell her their stories about the effects of the opioid crisis. Having dealt with media requests on HARO, I assumed that she wanted only chronic pain patients to...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Oct, Wed, 2018 | Plea agreement |
Carl K. Anderson, MD, 57, an internist in Staten Island, NY, is the next item on the menu for the Eastern New York grill mill DOJ. He, four other physicians and a pharmacist are the next victims joining over 50 doctors who have already been cooked and served up for...