Feldstein v. Board of Registration in Medicine

The narrow issue posed in this case is whether the defendant Board of Registration in Medicine (Board) abused its discretion in revoking Robert W. Feldstein’s license to practice medicine, after Feldstein pleaded guilty to ten counts of making false representations to the Department of Public Welfare for the purpose of extracting payments under the Medicaid program. There was no error.

From findings of fact made by the Board, we learn that Feldstein was born in Cairo, Egypt, and attended medical school in Lyons, France. He came to the United States in 1958 and passed his board examinations in…