Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners v. Ogin

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Respondent, Gary A. Ogin, M.D., appeals the order of the Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners that revoked his license to practice medicine. We affirm.

Respondent practiced as an anesthesiologist in the administration of surgical anesthesia and in treating patients for alleviation of pain through the administration of medication, a practice known as interventional pain management (IPM). Respondent suffers from a sleep disorder, known as idiopathic central nervous system hypersomnia, which causes him to become drowsy and fall asleep in environments of low…