FINal MINUTES
VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
PERIMETER CENTER
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23233
DATE, TIME & PLACE: On October 23 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the offices of the Department of Health Professions, with a quorum of the Board present and the Board President presiding as Chair, the Board convened in order to consider whether a practitioner’s ability to practice medicine and surgery constituted a substantial danger to public health and safety pursuant to Va. Code §54.1-2408.1.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Stephen E. Heretick, J.D., Chair, President
Jane E. Piness, M.D.
Valerie Hoffman, D.C.
Sandra A. Bell, M.D.
Ann T. Burks, J.D.
Malcolm Cothran, M.D.
Claudette Dalton, M.D.
William H. Epstein, M.D.
General Clara Adams-Ender, R.N.
Gopinath Jadhav, M.D.
Jennifer S. Lee, M.D.
Stuart F. Mackler, M.D.
Juan M. Montero, II, M.D.
Karen A. Ransone, M.D.
Wayne Reynolds, D.O.
Ellen Shapiro, D.P.M.
BOARD COUNSEL: Amy Marschean, Senior Assistant Attorney General
STAFF PRESENT: William L. Harp, Executive Director
Jennifer L. Deschenes, Deputy Executive Director, Discipline
Renee S. Dixson, Discipline Case Manager
PARTIES FOR THE Frank Pedrotty, Senior Assistant Attorney General
COMMONWEALTH: Julia Bennett, Adjudication Specialist
MATTER CONSIDERED: Peter Stein, D.C. License No.: 0104-000539
Case No.: 121697
The Board received information from Mr. Pedrotty in order to determine whether Dr. Stein’s ability to practice chiropractic constituted a substantial danger to public health and safety. Mr. Pedrotty provided details of the case to the Board for its consideration.
DECISION: On a motion by Dr. Ransone, and duly seconded by Dr. Bell, the Board determined that Dr. Stein’s ability to practice constituted a substantial danger to the public health and safety and voted to summarily suspend his license simultaneous with the institution of proceedings for a formal administrative hearing pursuant to Section 54.1-2408.1 of the Code of Virginia.
VOTE: The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT: The Board adjourned at 11:21 a.m.
A formal hearing will be scheduled before the Board for a final determination regarding this pending matter.
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Stephen E. Heretick, J.D., Chair William L. Harp, M.D.
President Executive Director
11/05/2008 1/14/2009
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CALL TO ORDER: A panel of the Board was called to order at 1:10 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Stephen Heretick, J.D., Chair
Sandra A. Bell, M.D.
Malcolm Cothran, M.D.
Claudette Dalton, M.D.
Stuart Mackler, M.D.
Karen Ransone, M.D.
General Clara Adams-Ender, R.N.
BOARD COUNSEL: Amy Marschean, Sr., Assistant Attorney General
STAFF PRESENT: Jennifer L. Deschenes, Deputy Executive Director, Discipline
Reneè S. Dixson, Discipline Case Manager
PARTIES ON BEHALF OF Wm. Clay Garrett, Assistant Attorney General
COMMONWEALTH: Leigh C. Kiczales, Adjudication Specialist
WITNESSES FOR THE Pat Sheehan, Investigator, DHP
COMMONWEALTH: Thomas Clancy, FBI Agent [by telephone] [on behalf of Commonwealth]
RESPONDENT WITNESSES: Robert L. Satcher, Ph.D.
Nicole Threatt, NHA
Stephen Vaughan, M.D., Petersburg, VA
Rev. Andrew White, Sr.
Mr. Henry J. Stewart
Noynath Shandilya, M.D.
Several members of the public
COURT REPORTER: L. Diane Paarfus, Capitol Reporting, Inc.
MATTER SCHEDULED: Clarence Scranage, M.D. License No.: 0101-038398
Case No.: 121219
PRELIMINARY MATTERS: Mr. Parker Offered two additional exhibits on behalf of Dr. Scranage for consideration by the Board.
RULING: Hearing no objections from Mr. Garrett on behalf of the Commonwealth the Chair ruled that the exhibits would be admitted into evidence and marked as Respondent’s Exhibits B & C.
DISCUSSION: Dr. Scranage appeared before the Board in person in accordance with a Notice of the Board dated September 5, 2008. He was represented by Darryl A. Parker, Esquire and Dr. Rajendra P. Raval, Esquire.
The Board received evidence and sworn testimony from Dr. Scranage and witnesses called to testify.
CLOSED SESSION: Upon a motion by Dr. Ransone, and duly seconded by Dr. Cothran, the Board voted to convene a closed meeting pursuant to §2.2-3711.A(27) of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of deliberation to reach a decision in the matter of Dr. Scranage. Additionally, Dr. Ransone moved that Ms. Marschean, Ms. Deschenes and Ms. Dixson attend the closed meeting because their presence in the closed meeting was deemed necessary and would aid the Board in its deliberations.
RECONVENE: Having certified that the matters discussed in the preceding closed session met the requirements of §2.2-3712 of the Code, the Board re-convened in open session and announced its decision.
DECISION: Upon a motion by Dr. Ransone, and duly seconded by Dr. Bell the Board made certain Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and voted to reinstate Dr. Scranage’s license to a full and unrestricted status.
VOTE: The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT: The panel adjourned at 4:21 p.m.
The decision shall be effective upon the entry by the Board of a written Order stating the findings, conclusions, and decisions of this formal hearing panel.
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Stephen Heretick, J.D., Chair William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director
11/05/2008 1/14/2009
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CALL TO ORDER: A panel of the Board was called to order at 2:07p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jane E. Piness, M.D., Chair
William H. Epstein, M.D.
Valerie Hoffman, D.C.
Gopinath Jadhav, M.D.
Juan M. Montero, II, M.D.
Wayne Reynolds, D.O.
Ellen Shapiro, D.P.M.
Ann T. Burks, J.D.
BOARD COUNSEL: Howard Casway, Sr., Assistant Attorney General
STAFF PRESENT: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director of the Board
Krystal Blanton, Discipline Support Specialist
PARTIES ON BEHALF OF James Schliessmann, Assistant Attorney General
COMMONWEALTH: Emily Field, Adjudication Specialist
WITNESSES FOR THE Pamela Kincheloe, Sr. Investigator, DHP
COMMONWEALTH: Katherine Gallo
COURT REPORTER: Lynn Aligood, Court Reporter
MATTER SCHEDULED: Brian Boland, M.D. License No.: 0101-028005
Case No.: 112903
PRELIMINARY MATTERS: Dr. Piness disclosed that she practices at the same facility as Dr. Boland. However, she felt she could be objective and impartial in making a decision in this matter.
DECISION: Hearing no objections from the other members of the Board on the formal hearing panel or Dr. Boland, Dr Piness continued to
chair the hearing.
DISCUSSION: Dr. Boland appeared before the Board in person in accordance with a Notice of the Board dated September 17, 2008. He was represented by R. Harrison Pledger, Jr., Esquire.
The Board received evidence and sworn testimony from Dr. Boland and witnesses called to testify.
CLOSED SESSION: Upon a motion by Dr. Reynolds, and duly seconded by Dr. Epstein, the Board voted to convene a closed meeting pursuant to §2.2-3711.A(27) of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of deliberation to reach a decision in the matter of Dr. Boland. Additionally, he moved that Mr. Casway, Dr. Harp, and Ms. Blanton attend the closed meeting because their presence in the closed meeting was deemed necessary and would aid the Board in its deliberations.
RECONVENE: Having certified that the matters discussed in the preceding closed session met the requirements of §2.2-3712 of the Code, the Board re-convened in open session and announced its decision.
DECISION: Upon a motion by Dr. Hoffman, and duly seconded by Dr. Jadhav, the Board voted to dismiss the matter due to insufficient evidence to determine violation of law.
VOTE: The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT: The panel adjourned at 3:52 p.m.
The decision shall be effective upon the entry by the Board of a written Order stating the findings, conclusions, and decisions of this formal hearing panel.
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Jane Piness, M.D., Chair William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director
12/19/2008 1/14/2009
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CALL TO ORDER: A panel of the Board was called to order at 4:37 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Stephen Heretick, J.D., Chair
Sandra A. Bell, M.D.
Malcolm Cothran, M.D.
Claudette Dalton, M.D.
Stuart Mackler, M.D.
Karen Ransone, M.D.
General Clara Adams-Ender, R.N.
Jennifer S. Lee, M.D.
BOARD COUNSEL: Amy Marschean, Sr., Assistant Attorney General
STAFF PRESENT: Jennifer L. Deschenes, Deputy Executive Director, Discipline
Reneè S. Dixson, Discipline Case Manager
PARTIES ON BEHALF OF Wm. Clay Garrett, Assistant Attorney General
COMMONWEALTH: Virginia Scher, Adjudication Specialist
WITNESSES ON BEHALF Debra Hay-Pierce, Investigator, DHP
OF THE COMMONWEALTH:
Vicki Fox, Investigator, DHP [by phone] [on behalf of Commonwealth]
James Wall, Sr. Investigator, DHP [by phone] [on behalf of Commonwealth]
RESPONDENT WITNESSES: Christal R. Howe
Bridgette Hedge
April Yopp, CAN
Stephen Hawley
Patricia Ballinger
Debbie Hawley
Royce Cuboe
Kathleen Schulitz, D.O.
William H. Overstreet
COURT REPORTER: L. Diane Paarfus, Capitol Reporting, Inc.
MATTER SCHEDULED: Linda S. Cheek, M.D. License No.: 0101--049522
Case Nos.: 121682, 109425, 112284
DISCUSSION: Dr. Cheek appeared before the Board in person in accordance with a Notice of the Board dated September 5, 2008. She was not represented by counsel.
The Board received evidence and sworn testimony from Dr. Cheek and witnesses called to testify.
CLOSED SESSION: Upon a motion by Dr. Ransone, and duly seconded by Dr. Bell, the Board voted to convene a closed meeting pursuant to §2.2-3711.A(27) of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of deliberation to reach a decision in the matter of Dr. Cheek. Additionally, she moved that Ms. Marschean, Ms. Deschenes and Ms. Dixson attend the closed meeting because their presence in the closed meeting was deemed necessary and would aid the Board in its deliberations.
RECONVENE: Having certified that the matters discussed in the preceding closed session met the requirements of §2.2-3712 of the Code, the Board re-convened in open session and announced its decision.
DECISION: Upon a motion by Dr. Cothran and duly seconded by Dr. Ransone, the Board made certain Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and voted to deny Dr. Cheek’s petition for reinstatement.
VOTE: The vote was unanimous.
ADJOURNMENT: The panel adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
The decision shall be effective upon the entry by the Board of a written Order stating the findings, conclusions, and decisions of this formal hearing panel.
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Stephen Heretick, J.D., Chair William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director
11/05/2008 1/14/2009
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