The physicians receiving disciplinary action include Robert True, MD. Dr. True entered into a mediate agreed order that requires him to complete eight hours of continuing medical education in the subject of treating gastrointestinal complications during pregnancy. He must also pay an administrative penalty of $1,000. The basis for action was Dr. True’s failure to treat a patient according to the standard of care by failing to diagnose clostridium difficile.
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Samual DeMaio, MD, also entered into a mediated agreed order, which requires him to complete 30 hours of continuing medical education, including 10 hours in medical record-keeping, 15 hours in the topic of cardiac stenting procedures and five hours in ethics. In addition, Dr. DeMaio must pay a $10,000 penalty and have another physician monitor his practice. The basis of the board’s action was Dr. DeMaio’s placement of multiple overlapping stents in areas of insignificant or moderate disease. The board also found Dr. DeMaio’s reading of angiography film as it relates to percentage of arterial occlusion was flawed.
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