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News Release — December 3, 2004
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
December 3, 2004
Medical Board of California Accusation Leads to
Surrender of Los Angeles Physician's Medical License
SACRAMENTO—Facing a formal Accusation of wrongdoing by the Medical Board of California, Los Angeles physician Bertram P. Rosenthal, M.D. has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his license was ordered on December 1, 2004 and becomes effective on December 8, 2004.
Rosenthal was subject to disciplinary action under Business and Professions Code sections 490 and 2236(a) in that he was convicted of a criminal offense which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a physician and surgeon, for solicitation to commit the crime of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury (Penal Code sections 245(a)(1) and 653f(a)).
After receiving information that Rosenthal had solicited the killing of his company accountant, who had allegedly uncovered embezzlement of company funds by Rosenthal, the Los Angeles Police Department initiated an undercover operation. However, during the meeting with undercover officers, Rosenthal said that he no longer wanted the accountant killed, he only wanted his legs to be broken and would pay $3,000 to have it done.
On April 16, 2003, in the case entitled The People of the State of California v. Bertram Paul Rosenthal, case No. LA038648, Rosenthal pleaded no contest to Count 3, solicitation to commit a crime, and was found guilty. On June 27, 2003, the Superior Court placed Rosenthal on formal probation for three years, on the condition, among other things, that he serve 365 days in the County Jail and ordered that the remainder of the sentence might be served in the Sentinel Electronic Monitoring Program.
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If you have a question or complaint about the healthcare you are receiving, the board encourages you to visit its Web site at www.caldocinfo.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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