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News Release — May 24, 2007
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
May 24, 2007
Medical Board of California Accusation leads to
surrender of Corcoran physician's medical license
SACRAMENTO—Facing an Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation due to unprofessional conduct before the Medical Board of California, Corcoran physician Augusto Loaiza has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his medical license was accepted by the board on May 16, 2007 and became effective on May 23, 2007. 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."
In December 2000, the board placed Loaiza on seven years' probation with terms and conditions, including 60 days' actual suspension from the practice of medicine. Loaiza was accused of aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine, conspiracy to violate the Medical Practice Act, dishonesty and corruption, gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, dispensing without a good faith examination, violation of drug statutes, falsification of medical records, and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records (Business and Professions Code sections 2234(a)-(f), 2238, 2242, 2261, 2264 and 2266). In the Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation, Loaiza is accused of violating Probation Condition (8) of the Disciplinary Order which stated, "Respondent shall obey all federal, state, and local laws, all rules governing the practice of medicine in California, and remain in full compliance with any court ordered criminal probation, payments and other orders."
Loaiza subjected his medical license to further disciplinary action for gross negligence and repeated negligent acts (Business and Professions Code section 2234(b)(c)), in the care and treatment of several patients at the California State Prison, Corcoran. Specifically, Loaiza is accused of: failing to recognize the possibility of myocardial infarction or dissection of the aorta; failing to order a follow-up blood pressure reading to evaluate the effectiveness of the medication he prescribed to a patient and to assess the reason for the high blood pressure; failing to timely review an EKG; and failing to include documentation of an assessment, diagnosis or plan after a patient presented in the emergency room with chest pain and a mildly low blood oxygen saturation level.
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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.
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