Merchant v. State Bd. of Medicine

KELTON, Senior Judge.

Before us for disposition are the preliminary objections of the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine (Board) to a Petition for Review in the Nature of a Complaint in Equity filed in our original jurisdiction by Ralph Preston Merchant (Merchant). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we sustain the Board’s preliminary objections for Merchant’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies.

This case arises from the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against Merchant under Section 40(a) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (Act) 1 for allegedly unprofessional con…