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| Name | Locations | Actions | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sarah Adrienne Assante, PA-C | Cary, NC | Re-Entry Completion | 11/15/24 |
| Michael Raymond Floyd Coody, DO | Fayetteville, NC | Revocation of NC medical license | 11/12/24 |
| Joshua Matthew Carter, PA-C | Charleston, SC | Reprimand and fine | 11/12/24 |
| Paul Christopher Tobin, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 11/7/24 |
| Gregory Vincent Collins, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 11/6/24 |
| Orrin Abraham Walker, MD | Grover, NC | Denial of licensure | 11/4/24 |
| Dama Alexander Ziworitin, MD | Houston, TX | Reprimand; MD required to have a trained chaperone present while providing medical care to female patients | 11/1/24 |
| Tarik Yahia Farrag, MD | Panama City, FL | Revocation of NC medical license | 10/31/24 |
| Trent Wesley Wester, MD | Wilson, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 10/28/24 |
| William Eric Refvem, MD | Raleigh, NC | Reprimand; Suspension stayed with terms and conditions | 10/25/24 |
| Wayne Vincent Wilson, MD | New Bern, NC | License reinstated with terms and conditions | 10/24/24 |
| Scott Maurice Paviol, MD | Charlotte, NC | Suspension, Stayed with terms and conditions | 10/24/24 |
| Rebecca Therese Gyi, MD | Raleigh, NC | License issued with reentry agreement | 10/24/24 |
| Craig Douglas Morgan, MD | Wilmington, DE | License issued with restriction- MD shall not perform arthroplasty procedures | 10/24/24 |
| Linda Still Winegardner, MD | Huntersville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 10/23/24 |
| Steven Gregory Gollehon, MD | Greensboro, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 10/23/24 |
| Sean Michael Lynch, MD | Belmont, NC | Reprimand; Suspension stayed with conditions | 10/21/24 |
| Maeve Edel O’Connor, MD | Charlotte, NC | Partial Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 10/18/24 |
| Shashank Mishra, MD | Charlotte, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 10/18/24 |
| James Anderson Shirley, MD | Bloomfield Township, MI | Public Letter of Concern | 10/17/24 |
| Andrea Regina McIntosh, PA | Apex, NC | License reinstated with reentry plan | 10/16/24 |
| Radha Putcha, MD | Wilmington, NC | License reinstated with conditions | 10/14/24 |
| Kunal Kapoor, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 10/11/24 |
| Susan L. Alberto, MD | Statesville, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 10/9/24 |
| Oam Anand Bhate, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Reprimand; MD shall complete a minimum of six hours CME on HIPAA | 10/4/24 |
| James Wayne Davis, MD | Siler City, NC | License reinstated with terms and conditions | 10/2/24 |
| James Patrick Johnston, DO | Midland, NC | License inactivated effective May 6, 2024 | 10/1/24 |
| Jignesh S. Patel, MD | Raleigh, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 9/30/24 |
| Scott Steven Foxworth, PA-C | Corpus Christi, TX | Public Letter of Concern | 9/18/24 |
| Yildiz Sengul, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 9/18/24 |
| Shweta Kataria, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 9/13/24 |
| Joseph Matthew Palumbo, DO | Highland Heights, OH | Reprimand | 9/12/24 |
| Kenneth Jay Headen, MD | Greensboro, NC | License reinstated with conditions | 9/11/24 |
| Roy George Waronsky, PA-C | Harrisburg, NC | Indefinite Suspension; PA shall not reapply for at least 2 years | 9/11/24 |
| William Farnham Taylor, MD | License Inactivated | 9/9/24 | |
| Daniel Mark Baker, MD | Bothell, WA | Public Letter of Concern | 9/9/24 |
| Connie Lynn Brooks-Fernandez, MD | Fayetteville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 9/5/24 |
| Alex Han Cho, MD | Durham, NC | Interim Limited Non-Practice Agreement; MD's license will become inactive 10/18/2024 | 9/5/24 |
| Edwin Laserna Fuentes, DO | Danville, VA | Medical license suspended for 30 days | 9/4/24 |
| Nathan Russell Harper, MD | Greenville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 8/30/24 |
| Mark William Carroll, MD | Fort Mill, SC | Public Letter of Concern | 8/29/24 |
| David Nathaniel Smith, MD | Fort Mill, SC | Partial Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 8/28/24 |
| Todd Stephen Jarosz, MD | Lexington, KY | Public Letter of Concern | 8/26/24 |
| Peter Frank Merkle, MD | Pompano Beach, FL | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 8/26/24 |
| Jennifer Lee Crook, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 8/26/24 |
| Matthew Joseph Eckert, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 8/23/24 |
| Homa Shahnawaz, MD | Greensboro, NC | License reinstated with conditions | 8/19/24 |
| Lillian Kizer Boyd, MD | Goldsboro, NC | Reentry Completion | 8/16/24 |
| David Brian Robinson, MD | Washington, IN | Reprimand; MD will complete eight hours Category I CME | 8/14/24 |
| Anne Litton White, MD | Bermuda Run, NC | Denial of licensure | 8/14/24 |
| Toland Lanier Ash, MD | Hollywood, FL | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 8/13/24 |
| Michelle Sy Go, MD | Durham, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete four hours Category I CME | 8/12/24 |
| Patrick Wakefield Joyner, MD | Naples, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 8/12/24 |
| Gregory Vincent Collins, MD | Charlotte, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 8/10/24 |
| Diana Andreea Carter, MD | Jacksonville, NC | License reinstated with terms and conditions | 8/5/24 |
| Tod Joseph Fusia, MD | Sugar Mountain, NC | Denial of licensure | 8/5/24 |
| Lisa Veronica Trevino, PA-C | Reentry Completion | 8/2/24 | |
| Tom Raz Yarkoni, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Special Purpose License issued | 8/1/24 |
| Tanuja Kanderi, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | License issued with reentry agreement | 8/1/24 |
| Pankaj Kumar, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | License reinstated with conditions | 7/31/24 |
| Vijil Komanthakkal Rahulan, MD | Grandville, MI | Indefinite Suspension | 7/29/24 |
| Margarita Rojas Gutierrez, MD | Elizabeth, NJ | License issued with reentry agreement | 7/29/24 |
| Rodney Wayne Sosa, MD | Southlake, TX | Indefinite Suspension | 7/29/24 |
| George Richard Scott, Sr., MD | Lynchburg, VA | Reentry Completion | 7/26/24 |
| Dirk Jacob Van Leeuwen, MD | Oskosh, WI | Public Letter of Concern | 7/26/24 |
| Selima Siala, MD | Ariana, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 7/26/24 |
| Raphael Leonardo Cunha de Araujo, MD | Charlotte, NC | Special Purpose License issued | 7/25/24 |
| Randall Wayne Jennings, MD | Leesville, LA | Public Letter of Concern | 7/24/24 |
| Jeremy Clyde Johnson, MD | Laguna Beach, CA | Public Letter of Concern | 7/23/24 |
| Demetrian Ivan Dornic, MD | Smithfield, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete CME in communication and Medical Record Keeping | 7/23/24 |
| Majid Mirzazadeh, MD | Winston Salem, NC | Reprimand | 7/23/24 |
| Justin Hung Pham, MD | Scottsdale, AZ | Public Letter of Concern | 7/23/24 |
| LaWanna Marie Starks, MD | Durham, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/22/24 |
| Surinder Dhawan, MD | Cary, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 7/20/24 |
| Thamotharampillai Sivaraj, MD | Hialeah, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 7/18/24 |
| Fasil Ferris Mohomed, MD | Lumberton, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 7/12/24 |
| Sasha Melissa Ikramelahai, PA-C | Lagrange, GA | License annulled | 7/9/24 |
| Keri Mcfarlane Bentley, MD | Knoxville, TN | Revocation of NC medical license | 7/3/24 |
| Evan Peter Kardon, MD | Raleigh, NC | License inactivated effective February 7, 2024 | 7/3/24 |
| Thomas Jackson Pulliam, MD | Winston Salem, NC | Reprimand; MD shall comply with terms and conditions | 7/1/24 |
| John Sawyer Edwards, III, PA-C | Fort Bragg, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/1/24 |
| Steven Wayne Powell, MD | San Francisco, CA | Revocation of NC medical license | 6/28/24 |
| David Nathaniel Smith, MD | Fort Mill, SC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/27/24 |
| Nitin Khosla, MD | Hickory, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 6/26/24 |
| Okechukwu Emeka Nwoko, MD | Raleigh, NC | Reprimand | 6/17/24 |
| Richard Micheal Pavelock, MD | Mooresville, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 6/15/24 |
| Stacey Danielle Little, PA-C | Chula Vista, CA | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 6/12/24 |
| Debra Jean Lugo, MD | Durham, NC | Reprimand; Medical license surrendered | 6/11/24 |
| Kelly James Turner, MD | Oak Hills, CA | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 6/7/24 |
| Larry Jay Jensen , PA-C | Elizabeth City, NC | Reprimand with terms and conditions | 6/5/24 |
| Eric Adam Breitbart, MD | Fayetteville, NC | License reinstated with terms and condition | 6/4/24 |
| Regina Victoria Stefic, PA-C | Mooresville, NC | License reinstated with terms and conditions | 6/3/24 |
| Harvey Lee Harris, Jr., MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 5/31/24 |
| Scott William Smith, MD | Mount Pleasant, SC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 5/30/24 |
| David Arthur Tatum, DO | Charlotte, NC | Revocation of NC medical license | 5/28/24 |
| Marvin Franklin Ewy, MD | Miramar, FL | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete continuing medical education | 5/22/24 |
| Elmer Guillermo Pinzon, MD | Knoxville, TN | Probation; Stayed upon compliance with Tennessee Board’s Consent Order | 5/21/24 |
| Damian Alexander Brezinski, MD | Kure Beach, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 5/16/24 |
| Vida Barnwell Robertson, MD | Raleigh, NC | License reinstated with reentry agreement | 5/14/24 |
| Lisa Gholston Cox, MD | Lumberton, NC | Reprimand | 5/13/24 |
| Jeffrey Joseph Jaindl - DO | Eden Prairie, MN | Public Letter of Concern | 5/8/24 |
| William John Bicket, MD | Lancaster, SC | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete continuing medical education | 5/8/24 |
| Andrew Brian Beeghly, DO | Asheville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 5/7/24 |
| Richard Curtis Mauer, MD | North Las Vegas, NV | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 5/7/24 |
| Wendy Georga Cipriani, MD | Clayton, NC | Suspension; Stayed with conditions | 5/1/24 |
| Bassam Husam Rimawi, MD | Raleigh, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 5/1/24 |
| Ronald Paul Hargrave, MD | Mt Pleasant, SC | Medical license revoked | 4/25/24 |
| Tyler Cade Pittman, DO | Elizabeth City, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 4/24/24 |
| Hormoze Abbass Goudarzi, MD | Wilmington, NC | Consent Order; MD shall not provide cancer treatment to any cancer patient | 4/23/24 |
| Carlton Reid Moore, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/23/24 |
| Mark Thomas Mahoney, DO | Mount Airy, NC | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 4/22/24 |
| Mario A Cerame, MD | Laurinburg, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/22/24 |
| Ronald David Smith, MD | North Las Vegas, NV | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 4/17/24 |
| Madeline Terese Frank, PA-C | Syracuse, NY | Reprimand | 4/17/24 |
| Lewis Andrew Rogatnick, MD | Clayton, NC | Reprimand | 4/16/24 |
| Sheli Ruth Garrett-Albaugh, DO | Morehead City, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/16/24 |
| James Benjamin Thomas, Jr., DO | Wilmington, NC | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 4/12/24 |
| Trung Nam Nguyen, DO | Tyler, TX | Public Letter of Concern; DO agrees to complete continuing medical education | 4/9/24 |
| Andrew Hall Marky, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/3/24 |
| John Thomas Smith, MD | Monroe, NC | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 4/3/24 |
| Ema Wakuru Kulwa, MD | Greensboro, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete CME in management of difficult laparoscopic hysterectomies | 4/1/24 |
| Mark Joseph Gage, MD | Durham, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/27/24 |
| Stephen C Carr, PA-C | Hubert, NC | Surrender of NC medical license; Reprimand | 3/27/24 |
| Dennis Michael Campbell, MD | Asheville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/21/24 |
| Timothy Ted Smith, DO | Whiteville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/20/24 |
| William George Katibah, III, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD to complete six hours continuing medical education | 3/13/24 |
| Surinder Dhawan, MD | Cary, NC | Summary Suspension of 01/26/2024 upheld | 3/8/24 |
| Pankaj Kumar, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | License indefinitely suspended retroactively, effective June 27, 2023 | 3/6/24 |
| Christopher Mark McKinley, PA | Leland, NC | Public Letter of Concern; PA will complete eight hours CME on the subject of Hormone Replacement Therapy | 3/6/24 |
| Diana Isabel Ortiz, MD | East Norriton, PA | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete four hours CME concerning partial bowel obstruction indications for surgery | 3/5/24 |
| Suresh Aravinth Koneswaran, MD | Greensboro, NC | Denial of licensure | 3/4/24 |
| Lowell Harley Gill, MD | Charlotte, NC | Consent Order; MD shall not perform surgery, surgical procedures, nor assist in any surgery or surgical procedure | 3/1/24 |
| Robert Harold Schnarrs, MD | Norfolk, VA | Reprimand | 2/29/24 |
| Kreig Spahn, DO | Glen Alpine, NC | Reprimand; DO is required to complete minimum 16 hours CME on safe opioid prescribing | 2/28/24 |
| Craig A. Stevens, MD | Apex, NC | Medical license revoked retroactively, effective November 1, 2023 | 2/27/24 |
| Sasha Melissa Ikramelahai, PA-C | Lagrange, GA | Order of summary suspension upheld; PA License remains Summarily Suspended effective January 29,2024 | 2/27/24 |
| Rano Thomas Mathew, MD | Wilmington, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD agrees to complete eight hours Category I CME in Hormone Replacement Therapy | 2/27/24 |
| Karl William Schwarz, MD | Plantation, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 2/26/24 |
| John Yohan Chung, MD | Chattanooga, TN | Public Letter of Concern | 2/23/24 |
| Charles Edward Reimers, PA-C | Bar Harbor, ME | Consent Order; PA shall not directly supervise female staff or co-workers | 2/23/24 |
| Laura Ellen Purdy, MD | Miami, FL | Reprimand | 2/21/24 |
| Hamed Abdelfatah Elfeky, MD | Orlando, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 2/21/24 |
| Marchi Vor Lopez-Linus, MD | Cary, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 2/21/24 |
| Kevin Francis McCarthy, MD | Eden Prairie, MN | Public Letter of Concern | 2/21/24 |
| Kristen Lynn Sparks, MD | Raleigh, NC | License issued with Reprimand | 2/14/24 |
| Joseph Matthew Palumbo, DO | Highland Heights, OH | Public Letter of Concern | 2/12/24 |
| Henry Joseph VanPala, MD | Raleigh, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 2/9/24 |
| John Frank Schultz, MD | Denver, CO | Public Letter of Concern | 2/5/24 |
| Tracey Smith, PA-C | Greenville, NC | Suspension; Stayed with conditions | 1/30/24 |
| Brenda McCain Draper, MD | Asheville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 1/30/24 |
| Bradley Scott Davis, MD | Asheville, NC | Reprimand | 1/29/24 |
| Carlos Fernando Burgoa Rio, PA-C | Winston-Salem, NC | Indefinite suspension effective 01/25/24. Effective 01/26/25 suspension stayed with conditions; no female patient encounters | 1/29/24 |
| Sasha Melissa Ikramelahai, PA-C | Locust Grove, GA | Order of Summary Suspension of License | 1/29/24 |
| Surinder Dhawan, MD | Sanford, NC | Order of Summary Suspension of License | 1/26/24 |
| Kelly Lynne Pieh Holder, DO | Siler City, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 1/25/24 |
| Timothy Ryan Heider, MD | Mooresville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 1/10/24 |
| Kip Alan Corrington, MD | Oak Ridge, NC | Consent Order; Conditions placed on NC medical license | 1/8/24 |
| Alan David Steljes, MD | Charleston, SC | Reprimand | 1/5/24 |
| Andrew Epstein, DO | Tucson, AZ | Reprimand; Restricted from prescribing Ketamine; DO to complete CME | 1/4/24 |
| Andreas David Runheim, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | Reprimand; Suspension stayed with conditions | 1/3/24 |
| Mohammad Farooque - MD | Jacksonville, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 1/3/24 |
| Nadine Gates Rampp, MD | Murfreesboro, TN | Public Letter of Concern | 1/2/24 |
| Mark Cooper Stovroff, MD | Atlanta, GA | Public Letter of Concern | 1/2/24 |
