Vakas v. Kansas Board of Healing Arts

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

The Kansas Board of Healing Arts (Board) revoked appellant John L. Vakas’ license to practice medicine and surgery. He applied for reinstatement. When reinstatement was . denied, appellant asked for reconsideration, which was also denied. Appellant then filed a petition for judicial review; the district court upheld the Board’s action, and this appeal followed.

Appellant was originally granted a license to practice medicine by the Board on January 15, 1966. On October 11, 1985, the Board issued an order of emergency limitation of license,…