STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MEDICINE  
MAY 15, 2019 MEETING  
APPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, the Michigan Board of Medicine  
met on May 15, 2019 at the Ottawa Building, Conference Room 3, 611 West Ottawa  
Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Mohammed Arsiwala, MD, Chairperson called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Mohammed Arsiwala, MD, Chairperson  
Louis Prues, PhD, Public Member, Vice Chairperson  
Richard Bates, MD  
Michael Chafty, MD (11:43 a.m. departure)  
Michael Chrissos, MD (10:10 a.m. arrival)  
Renee Johnston, Public Member (11:43 departure)  
John McGinnity, MS, PA-C  
Venkat Rao, MD  
James Rogers, MD (10:17 a.m. arrival)  
Traci Ruiz, Public Member  
Eric Stocker, Public Member  
Dennis Szymanski, MD  
Shereen Tabrizi, Public Member  
Terri Tahnoose, Public Member  
Members Absent: Stacey Frankovich, Public Member  
Cara Poland, MD  
James Sondheimer, MD  
Paul Sophiea, Public Member  
Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, MD, PhD  
Staff Present:  
Debra Wright Chambers, Analyst, Complaint Intake Section  
Weston MacIntosh, Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Stephanie Rosenthal, Manager, Complaint Intake Section  
Kiran Parag, Analyst, Compliance Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA P.O. BOX 30670 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
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Bridget Smith, Assistant Attorney General  
Michele Wagner-Gutkowski, Assistant Attorney General  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Rao, seconded by Tahnoose to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Szymanski, seconded by Chafty, to approve the March 20, 2019, meeting  
minutes, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Summary of CPEP Learning Summit  
Bridget Smith, AAG introduced herself to the Board. Smith presented an overview and  
gave the Board a handout explaining the different programs that CPEP has to offer and  
the fees associated with them.  
FSMB Presentation  
Arsiwala introduced Mike Dugan, MBA Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice  
President for Operations from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and  
together they gave the Board a presentation on the FSMB.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
Vincent James Keiser, MD – Proposal for Decision  
MOTION by Chafty, seconded by McGinnity, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Rao, seconded by McGinnity, to accept the Proposal for Decision and grant  
licensure.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Bates, Chafty, Chrissos, Johnston, McGinnity, Rao,  
Ruiz, Stocker, Szymanski, Tabrizi, Tahnoose,  
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Prues, Arsiwala  
Nays: Rogers  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Richard Charles Mendel, MD – Proposal for Decision  
MOTION by Chrissos, seconded by Chafty, to discuss.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Rogers, seconded by Johnston, to accept in part and reject in part the  
Proposal for Decision and table for the drafting of the Board’s Findings of Fact and  
Conclusions of Law to deny reinstatement.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Bates, Chafty, Chrissos, Johnston, McGinnity, Rao,  
Rogers, Ruiz, Stocker, Tabrizi, Tahnoose,  
Prues, Arsiwala  
Nays: None  
Recuse: Szymanski  
Johnston left at 11:22 a.m.  
Peter R. Nwoke, MD – Proposal for Decision  
MOTION by Chrissos, seconded by Rao, to discuss.  
A voice vote was held.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was taken.  
MOTION by Rao, seconded by Prues, to accept the Proposal for Decision and grant  
Petitioner a limited license for one year. The terms of the limitation prohibit Petitioner from  
obtaining, possessing, prescribing, dispensing, or administrating any drug designed as a  
controlled substance. Petitioner is placed on probation for two years. During the  
probationary period, Petitioner shall request approval of a proposed physician reviewer  
from a Board-accepted monitoring organization who shall review 25 of Petitioner’s patient  
charts quarterly and provide quarterly reports on Petitioner’s professional practice and  
documentation. After receiving four successful quarterly reviews from the physician  
reviewer, Petitioner’s license shall be automatically reclassified. Upon reclassification of  
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the Petitioner’s license, the chart and practice review by the physician reviewer shall focus  
on Petitioner’s controlled substance prescribing and documentation.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Bates, Chafty, Chrissos, Johnston, McGinnity, Rao,  
Stocker, Szymanski, Tabrizi, Tahnoose,  
Prues, Arsiwala  
Nays: None  
Abstain: Rogers, Ruiz  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Chafty and Johnston left at 11:43 a.m.  
Continuing Education Waiver – Pablo Almuna, MD  
MOTION by Szymanski, seconded by Rao, to discuss.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by McGinnity, seconded by Rao, to deny the Continuing Education Waiver  
Request.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Bates, Chrissos, McGinnity, Rao, Rogers, Ruiz  
Stocker, Szymanski, Tabrizi, Tahnoose,  
Prues, Arsiwala  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chairperson’s Report  
Conferee Assignment: 7  
Quarterly Reports Approved: 2  
CME/CPEP courses approved: 5  
Face to Face Conferee Conference: 3  
Settlement offers, and conferee conference issued: 16  
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Violation of consent orders and suspension issued: 0  
Emergency Suspension issued: 4  
File Review: 8  
Physician Reviewer approved: 5  
Dismissal 1  
Department Update  
MacIntosh announced that Adam Sandoval was named Deputy Director of the  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.  
MacIntosh announced that the Department will provide another board training July 31,  
2019 and all members are welcome to attend.  
COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Investigations and Complaints  
Rogers reported that the Board Review Panel Committee reviewed twenty-six (26) files  
in March. Nineteen (19) files were authorized for investigation and seven (7) files were  
closed.  
The Investigation & Complaints Committee reviewed forty (40) files in April 2019. Twenty-  
eight (28) files were authorized for investigation and twelve (12) files were closed.  
The Investigation & Complaints Committee reviewed ten (10) files in May 2019. Zero (0)  
files were authorized for investigation and ten (10) files were closed.  
Rules Committee  
MacIntosh informed the Board the Rules Work Group met on April 8, 2019 and will meet  
again on June 17th.  
MacIntosh informed the Board the Genetic Rules Work Group met on May 7, 2019. He  
advised the Board that they need to vote to open the Genetic Counselor Rules.  
MOTION by Prues, seconded by McGinnity to open the Genetic Counselor rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Bates, Chrissos, McGinnity, Rao, Rogers, Ruiz,  
Stocker, Szymanski, Tabrizi, Tahnoose, Prues,  
Arsiwala  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Disciplinary Subcommittee  
Prues informed the Board that the DSC reviewed 31 cases.  
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PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held July 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center, Conference  
Room 3, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Rao, seconded by Tabrizi, to adjourn the meeting at 11:58 a.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on: ___July 17, 2019__________________.  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne  
May 21, 2019  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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