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News Release — July 28, 2006
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
July 28, 2006
Medical Board of California
Revokes License of Los Angeles Physician
SACRAMENTO—The Medical Board of California has revoked the medical license of Farhad Davidi, M.D. The decision became effective July 27, 2006. Medical Board Executive Director Dave Thornton stated, "The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers. We work diligently to achieve our mission by vigorously enforcing the Medical Practice Act."
On February 2, 2005, an Accusation was filed against Davidi charging him with unprofessional conduct on the grounds that he had been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a physician and surgeon. In particular, Davidi is subject to disciplinary action under sections 2236 and 490 of the Business and Professions Code in that he was convicted of sexual penetration by a foreign object, forcible rape, and rape of an unconscious victim.
On September 11, 2003, Davidi was charged in an Amended Felony Complaint in The People of the State of California vs. David Farhad,aka Farhad Davidi, Case No. BA251789 in the Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles, with: Count 1 - sexual penetration against victim's will (Penal Code section 289(a)(1)); Count 2 - elder or dependent adult abuse (Penal Code section 368(c)); Count 3 - forcible rape (Penal Code section 261(a)(2)); Count 4 - forcible oral copulation (Penal Code section 288(a)(c)(2); and Count 5 - rape with an object and an unconscious victim (Penal Code section 289(D)). On February 23, 2004, Davidi pled nolo contendere to Counts 1, 3 and 5 (sexual penetration by a foreign object, forcible rape, and rape of an unconscious victim) and on March 18, 2004, he was sentenced to state prison for a total of three years.
On August 13, 2003, pursuant to Penal Code section 23, a Suspension Order was issued against the medical license of Davidi by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. The Medical Board ordered his license revoked after finding that he was subject to disciplinary action under Business and Professions Code section 2236 in that he had been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a physician and surgeon, and, further, that his license was subject to revocation under Business and Professions Code section 2232(a), in that he had been convicted of a crime that requires him to register as a sex offender (Penal Code section 290).
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The mission of the Medical Board 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 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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