Gore v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance

Opinion

HOLMES, J. *

Petitioner, a licensed physician and surgeon, was charged in a disciplinary proceeding by respondent board with gross negligence in his postoperative treatment of a patient, Doris E. D’Abusco, by failing to diagnose, monitor and take sufficient steps to remedy a fluid and salt imbalance in the patient. After hearing, the administrative law judge prepared a proposed decision, exonerating petitioner from “gross” negligence; but it was not adopted by respondent board, which rendered a decision finding petitioner “grossly negligent” and suspending his license for one year,…