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News Release — February 20, 2003
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
February 20, 2003
Medical Board Charges Lead to Suspension and Surrender
of Los Angeles Physician's Medical License
SACRAMENTO—-Facing formal charges of wrongdoing by the Medical Board of California, Los Angeles physician Charles Phillip Loeb, III, M.D. surrendered his license to practice medicine, effective February 14, 2003. The license surrender follows the imposition of a full interim suspension order by Administrative Law Judge Vincent Nafarrete that has been in effect since March 9, 2001 at the request of the Board.
Loeb admitted in his stipulated surrender of his license:
- He was convicted of a crime that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a physician in violation of Business and Professions Code sections 2234(a) and 2236, pursuant to his plea of nolo contendere of sexual exploitation of a patient-a felony; and
- He failed to obtain an internal medicine consultation or other appropriate medical consultation to evaluate another patient's preexisting medical problems before performing two surgeries on the patient, failed to properly evaluate, diagnose or treat a complaint of that patient's, and failed to maintain adequate and accurate medical records.
Loeb agreed that these acts of unprofessional conduct constituted causes for discipline. If he ever files an application for reinstatement of his California medical license, in addition to complying with all the laws and procedures for reinstatement, he would have to reimburse the Board's Division of Medical Quality $5,000 for the costs of investigation and prosecution of his case.
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The mission of the Medical Board of California is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.
If you have a question or complaint about the healthcare you are receiving, the Board encourages you to visit its Web site www.medbd.ca.gov or for questions call the Consumer Information Line at (916) 263-2382, or with complaints, call (800) 633-2322.
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