Recent Board Actions
NCMB provides a chronological listing of all public actions, both disciplinary and non-disciplinary. Actions are archived monthly. If no actions are displayed, it generally means that no actions have yet been taken in that month. Please contact the Board’s .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with questions.
| Name | Locations | Actions | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Roger Stewart Collins, MD | Raleigh, NC | Relief of Non-Disciplinary Consent Order Obligations | 12/4/25 |
| James Joseph Caserio, Jr., MD | Hendersonville, NC | Reprimand; MD shall complete Category I CME on the subject of HIPAA | 12/3/25 |
| Edwin Louis Peak, MD | Clyde, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete CME on management of intraoperative orthopedic complications | 12/3/25 |
| Jason Yeh-Sheng Liu, MD | Henderson, NV | Public Letter of Concern | 12/2/25 |
| Jacob Shalom Chachkes, MD | Wellington, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 12/2/25 |
| Franklin Charles Wefald, MD | Smithfield, NC | Reprimand; Terms and Conditions established for controlled substances prescribing | 12/1/25 |
| Alexander Kendrick Powers, MD | Kernersville, NC | Reprimand | 11/26/25 |
| Lawrence John Fusco, MD | Browns Summit, NC | Indefinite suspension; MD shall not apply for reinstatement of his medical license for at least 2 years | 11/24/25 |
| Aldo Luigi Cordova, MD | Monroe, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 11/24/25 |
| George Thomas Bartels, MD | Cary, NC | Reprimand | 11/19/25 |
| Mark Samuel Thomas Armitage, MD | Wilmington, NC | Reprimand; $5,000 fine; Prohibited from prescribing controlled substances | 11/18/25 |
| Amit Kumar Sanghi, DO | Raleigh, NC | Public Letter of Concern; DO shall complete 6 hours CME on the subject of abdomen and pelvis CT scans | 11/18/25 |
| Holley Manbeck Dey, MD | Wallingford, CT | Public Letter of Concern | 11/17/25 |
| Adam Troy Kansagor, DO | Cary, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 11/12/25 |
| Javi Lauren Hartenstine, DO | Las Vegas, NV | Public Letter of Concern | 11/12/25 |
| Laura Ellen Purdy, MD | Miami, FL | Surrender Acknowledgement | 11/10/25 |
| William Alton Ballance, Jr., MD | Greenville, NC | Reprimand; MD shall no longer perform independent or private autopsies without prior written permission of the Board | 11/7/25 |
| Edgar Strock Moser, Jr., MD | Greensboro, NC | Reentry Agreement | 11/7/25 |
| Charles Elliot Ferree, MD | Charlotte, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 11/5/25 |
| Roshan Valentine, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Special Purpose License Agreement | 11/3/25 |
| Brice Thomas Smith, MD | Durham, NC | MD agrees to complete a general radiology remediation course | 11/3/25 |
| Shyam Lal Garg, MD | Hampstead, NC | Suspension stayed with terms and conditions | 10/31/25 |
| Joel Steven Jones, DO | Cave Springs, AR | License suspended for six months; Restricted from supervising any APP in North Carolina | 10/31/25 |
| Anika Tene Moore, MD | Cincinnati, OH | Public Letter of Concern | 10/30/25 |
| Mathew George, MD | Durham, NC | Reprimand; MD shall complete Category I CME on the subject of chemical DVT prophylaxis | 10/29/25 |
| Benjamin Ellison Pusser, DO | Asheville, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 10/29/25 |
| Robert Todd Bennett, MD | Wilmington, NC | Consent Order; MD shall complete CME in patient communication and have a trained chaperone present during patient care | 10/28/25 |
| Kenneth Arthur Thompson, DO | Fayetteville, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 10/28/25 |
| Stephen Allen Harris, PA-C | Elkin, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 10/27/25 |
| Ernest Washington Kinchen, III, MD | Glassboro, NJ | Public Letter of Concern | 10/27/25 |
| Enrico Guy Jones, MD | Greensboro, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 10/27/25 |
| Barry Jon Kaplan, MD | Hickory, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 10/21/25 |
| Ruth Lo Pan, MD | New York, NY | Reprimand; $1,000 fine | 10/21/25 |
| Malcolm Andrew John Dugliss, PA-C | Tacoma, WA | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 10/21/25 |
| Christopher David Alleva, PA-C | Lindenhurst, NY | Public Letter of Concern | 10/20/25 |
| David Nicholas Dahl, DO | Washington, IN | Reprimand; DO shall complete a minimum of 10 hours Category I CME | 10/17/25 |
| Andrew James Lodge, MD | Waltham, MA | Consent Order; Suspension Stayed subject to MD’s strict compliance with recommendations | 10/16/25 |
| Junaid Abdul Ahmed, MD | Oak Brook, IL | Reprimand | 10/16/25 |
| John Yohan Chung, MD | Chattanooga, TN | Reprimand; MD shall inactivate his NC medical license | 10/14/25 |
| Craig Raymond Jones, DO | Ivins, UT | Public Letter of Concern | 10/14/25 |
| Raj Jagdish Shah, MD | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand; MD's license retroactively reactivated to April 9, 2025; Terms and conditions established | 10/9/25 |
| Douglas Saunders Swords, MD | Asheville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 10/9/25 |
| Paul Dwayne Collins, MD | Lumberton, NC | License reinstated with terms and conditions | 10/8/25 |
| Michael Elliot Sternberg, DO | Gastonia, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 9/26/25 |
| Shweta Kataria, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Second Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 9/26/25 |
| Adamu Salisu, MD | Monroe, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 9/26/25 |
| Marc Angelo Mancuso, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete 4 hours Category I CME in radiographic interpretation of lung nodules | 9/25/25 |
| Glauco Michael Maresca, MD | Potsdam, NY | Public Letter of concern; MD will complete a minimum of 11 hours of Category I CME | 9/23/25 |
| Harrison Gabriel Frank, MD | Wilmington, NC | Voluntary surrender of license effective 12/1/2025. MD will not reapply to practice medicine in NC prior to 7/1/2026 | 9/23/25 |
| Zachary Puritz Wohlgemuth, MD | Elizabeth City, VA | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete 6 hours of a Category I CME | 9/22/25 |
| Natalie Colette Ralph, DO | Clyde, NC | Public Letter of Concern; DO shall complete an intensive controlled substance prescribing course | 9/19/25 |
| Anne Theresa Martinelli, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 9/17/25 |
| Teresa Dolores Wargovich, MD | Kitty Hawk, NC | License suspended for 12 months effective January 1, 2026, with terms and conditions | 9/16/25 |
| Frank Charles Patrick, PA-C | Winston Salem, NC | Reprimand | 9/16/25 |
| Lawrence John Fusco, MD | Reidsville, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 9/13/25 |
| Lawrence Albert Bean, MD | Heath, TX | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 9/12/25 |
| Ruosu An, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete CME concerning the subject of acute limb ischemia/critical limb ischemia diagnosis | 9/10/25 |
| Suresh Aravinth Koneswaran, MD | Greensboro, NC | Denial of licensure | 9/10/25 |
| Mitchell Robert Chiong Kho, MD | Mount Laurel, NJ | Public Letter of Concern | 9/10/25 |
| Connette Pearl McMahon, MD | Fayetteville, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD will complete four hours CME in the subject of fetal heart tracing interpretation | 9/9/25 |
| Stanley Santiago, MD | Key West, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 9/9/25 |
| Eric Adam Breitbart, MD | Fayetteville, NC | Reprimand | 9/8/25 |
| James Michael Doyle, MD | Charlotte, NC | Reentry Completion | 9/4/25 |
| Peter Scott Klainer, MD | Newport, NC | Revocation of NC medical license | 9/4/25 |
| Michael John Marchese, MD | Gainesville, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 9/3/25 |
| Dwight Merritt Bailey, DO | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand; DO shall complete the Professional/Problem-Based Ethics course | 8/29/25 |
| Jacqueline Grace Wallenborn, PA-C | Hendersonville, NC | PA license reinstated with terms and conditions | 8/29/25 |
| Goro Ueda, MD | Special Purpose License Agreement | 8/28/25 | |
| Inbo Shim, MD | Salisbury, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 8/28/25 |
| Chock Tsering, MD | Monroe, NC | Reprimand; Shall cease prescribing Schedule II-IV controlled substances within 60 days | 8/28/25 |
| Janine McGuire Kramer, DO | New York, NY | Denial of licensure | 8/27/25 |
| Virgilio Matheus, MD | Orlando, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 8/25/25 |
| Robert Banks Basinger, PA-C | Salisbury, NC | PA license issued with Reentry Agreement | 8/25/25 |
| Rogers Smith Walker, MD | Little River, SC | Reprimand; Shall complete a minimum of four hours continuing medical education | 8/19/25 |
| Charles Elliot Ferree, MD | Charlotte, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 8/13/25 |
| Allan Christopher Churukian, MD | San Diego, CA | Public Letter of Concern | 8/11/25 |
| Basharat Hussain, MD | Multan | Denial of NC medical license | 8/8/25 |
| Poonam Yadav, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Special Purpose License Agreement | 8/7/25 |
| Sargon Audisho, MD | Chicago, IL | Revocation of NC medical license | 8/6/25 |
| Ryan David Madanick, MD | Morrisville, NC | Partial Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 7/31/25 |
| John Anthony Azzato, MD | Southport, NC | Prohibited from prescribing controlled substances except buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorder | 7/30/25 |
| Jeffrey Bruce Garris - MD | Arden, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/30/25 |
| Christopher Andrew Edwards, MD | Arden, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/28/25 |
| Laura Harman Berglund, MD | Mebane, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/24/25 |
| Brandon Moseley Peters, MD | Hertford, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/21/25 |
| Raphael Leonardo Cunha de Araujo, MD | Charlotte, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 7/21/25 |
| Brad Steven Damiani, MD | Vero Beach, FL | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete six hours Category I continuing medical education | 7/18/25 |
| Yousef Mohammad Abu-Salha, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/16/25 |
| David Matthew Young, MD | Fredericksburg, TX | Revocation of NC medical license | 7/16/25 |
| Sajad Zalzala, MD | Dearborn, MI | Reprimand | 7/15/25 |
| Raymond Joseph Oenbrink, DO | Daytona Beach, FL | Revocation of NC medical license | 7/14/25 |
| Anthony Adolph Frasca, MD | Morganton, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/14/25 |
| Bridget Alaire David Williamson, PA-C | Charleston, SC | Indefinite Suspension | 7/10/25 |
| Tom Raz Yarkoni, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Amended Special Purpose License Agreement | 7/10/25 |
| Jay Clifford Bryner, Jr, PA | Arden, NC | Reprimand | 7/8/25 |
| Bruce Howard Marko, MD | Charlotte, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 7/3/25 |
| Yusuf Michael Saleeby, MD | Mount Pleasant, SC | Public Letter of Concern | 7/3/25 |
| Troy Lane Potthoff, MD | Kent, WA | Public Letter of Concern | 7/2/25 |
| Russell Stephen Lee-Wood, MD | Barnesville, OH | Suspension Stayed with conditions; Shall not serve as the supervising physician for any APP | 6/30/25 |
| Brenda Laurie Manfredi, MD | Greensboro, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/30/25 |
| Matthew Morris Dedmon, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/30/25 |
| Michael Lee Adix, DO | Holiday, FL | Indefinite suspension of medical license | 6/27/25 |
| Diane Carol White, MD | Fayetteville, NC | Order Dismissing Charges Without Prejudice | 6/26/25 |
| Faera Ledford Byerly, MD | Greensboro, NC | Public Letter of Concern; shall complete CME on identification and treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction | 6/26/25 |
| Rana Kumar, MD | Winston Salem, NC | Special Purpose License Agreement | 6/26/25 |
| Hemal Vinod Mehta, MD | Franklin, TN | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 6/25/25 |
| James Michael Tsahakis, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/23/25 |
| Ravinder Dahiya, MD | Rockville, MD | Public Letter of Concern | 6/23/25 |
| Daniel Rhodes Morrison, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/18/25 |
| Sohail Bazel, MD | High Point, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 6/16/25 |
| Bold Robin Hood, III, MD | Virginia Beach, VA | License issued with Public Letter of Concern and $1,000 Fine | 6/12/25 |
| James Michael Doyle, MD | Charlotte, NC | License reinstated with conditions | 6/12/25 |
| J. P. Burnette, MD | Wilson, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 6/9/25 |
| Kreig Spahn, DO | Morganton, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 6/6/25 |
| Matthew Thomas Brown, MD | Anderson, SC | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 5/30/25 |
| Robert Kilpatrick, MD | Jupiter, FL | License issued with Public Letter of Concern | 5/20/25 |
| Radha Putcha, MD | Wilmington, NC | Reentry Completion | 5/14/25 |
| Jeremiah David Powers, PA-C | Henderson, NC | Public Letter of Concern; PA shall complete CME and have patient charts co-signed by supervisor for 6 months | 5/9/25 |
| Dana Mark Allen, MD | Ocala, FL | Public Letter of Concern | 5/7/25 |
| Daniel Ramiro Canchola, MD | Dallas, TX | Revocation of NC medical license | 5/7/25 |
| Khanh Tuan Vu, MD | Henderson, NC | Public Letter of Concern with terms and conditions | 5/7/25 |
| Devin Mark Ciliberti, MD | Hurricane, WV | Reprimand | 5/6/25 |
| Erin Lynn Hower, MD | Suwanee, GA | Revocation of NC medical license | 5/5/25 |
| Shane Frank Stone, MD | Denton, TX | Suspension - stayed after 90 days with terms and conditions | 5/5/25 |
| Marie Buchanan Wiles, PA-C | Lawrenceville, VA | Conditions placed on medical license | 4/30/25 |
| Alex Han Cho, MD | Durham, NC | Indefinite Suspension; May not reapply for licensure for a minimum of ten years | 4/28/25 |
| William Preston Buchanan, MD | Wilmington, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/28/25 |
| William Jefferson Beavers, MD | Elizabeth City, NC | License reinstated with reentry plan | 4/25/25 |
| Tanuja Kanderi, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | Reentry Noncompletion Letter- application was administratively withdrawn | 4/22/25 |
| Colby Edward Joyner, PA-C | Charlotte, NC | Revocation of NC medical license | 4/22/25 |
| Lindsey Elliott de Guehery, MD | Wilson, NC | Conditions placed on medical license | 4/21/25 |
| John William Sensenbrenner, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/17/25 |
| Philip Clifford Moore, MD | Florence, SC | Dissolution of interim non-practice agreement effective 4/9/2025 | 4/11/25 |
| Donald Craver Swing, Jr., MD | Greenville, SC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/10/25 |
| Richard Dean Jordan, MD | Statesville, NC | Voluntary surrender of medical license | 4/10/25 |
| William Robert Bolding, MD | Oak Island, NC | Medical license will remain Inactive; Required to apply for reinstatement | 4/10/25 |
| Michele Duval Nacouzi, MD | Raleigh, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 4/8/25 |
| Jerry Allen Saunders, Jr., MD | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 fine; Six hours CME; Shall not supervise any APP | 4/8/25 |
| Laura Behr Jarosz, PA-C | Wilmington, NC | Reentry Completion | 4/7/25 |
| Chad Daniel Howard, MD | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand; $10,000 fine | 4/7/25 |
| Marc Carl DeBell, MD | Asheville, NC | Medical license issued with terms and conditions | 4/4/25 |
| Robert Bruce Thompson, MD | Charlotte, NC | Partial Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 4/4/25 |
| John Matthew Smith, MD | New Bern, NC | Partial Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 4/4/25 |
| Mark Troy Kimpton, MD | Nashville, NC | Reentry Agreement | 4/3/25 |
| Angel Nieves, MD | Durham, NC | Public Letter of Concern; Will complete six hours Category I CME on documentation | 3/31/25 |
| Christian Laynes Balmadrid, MD | Durham, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/31/25 |
| Alexandra Rose Barre, PA-C | Charlotte, NC | License reinstated with Public Letter of Concern | 3/28/25 |
| Anita Schelble Leis, MD | Hendersonville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/27/25 |
| Wendell Lewis Randall, MD | Millers Creek, NC | Revocation of NC medical license | 3/27/25 |
| Robert Michael Aris, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/27/25 |
| Anand Pankaj Lalaji, MD | Atlanta, GA | Indefinite Suspension | 3/27/25 |
| Daniel Stoughton Dickinson, IV, MD | Gainesville, FL | Unrestricted license issued via consent order | 3/26/25 |
| Aaron Paul Danison, DO | Greenville, NC | Public Letter of Concern; will complete four hours of a Category I CME | 3/26/25 |
| Joseph Matthew Palumbo, DO | Highland Heights, OH | Public Letter of Concern | 3/26/25 |
| Sheik Amat Tijan Faye, PA-C | Rocky Mount, NC | Public Letter of Concern; will complete 12 hours Category I CME | 3/25/25 |
| Mark O’Neal Speight, MD | Matthews, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/21/25 |
| Andre Nicolas Gay, MD | Hendersonville, NC | Medical license issued with reprimand and conditions | 3/20/25 |
| Fernando Xavier Castro, MD | Hendersonville, NC | Interim Non-Practice Agreement | 3/19/25 |
| Magdalena Gasiorova, MD | Dublin, OH | Public Letter of Concern | 3/17/25 |
| Orrin Abraham Walker, MD | Grover, NC | Medical license reinstated with terms and conditions | 3/13/25 |
| Broadus Zane Atkins, MD | Kearney, NE | Public Letter of Concern | 3/11/25 |
| Paul Michael Ahearne, MD | Asheville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/10/25 |
| Kimberly Ann Rikard, PA-C | New Bern, NC | Reentry Agreement | 3/6/25 |
| Sinikka Liisa Green, MD | Boston, MA | Reprimand | 3/6/25 |
| Vincent Eugene Voci, MD | Charlotte, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 3/5/25 |
| Carlos Jesus Blattner, MD | Galax, VA | Public Letter of Concern | 3/5/25 |
| Adam Carlton McDonough, MD | Jamestown, NC | Indefinite suspension of medical license | 3/3/25 |
| John Michael St. Angelo, III, MD | Winston Salem, NC | Reentry Completion | 3/3/25 |
| Courtney Lynne Durbin, PA-C | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand; PA shall complete CME on testosterone replacement therapy and telemedicine documentation | 2/27/25 |
| R. Everett Frerichs, MD | Wilmington, NC | Reprimand; Conditions for reinstatement established | 2/26/25 |
| James Wellington Adams, MD | Leland, NC | Public Letter of Concern; MD shall complete six hours continuing medical education | 2/26/25 |
| Laura Kathleen Altom, MD | Raleigh, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 2/25/25 |
| Fidelis Iguodala Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, MD | Charlotte, NC | Indefinite Suspension | 2/21/25 |
| Joshua David Smith, MD | Hickory, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 2/20/25 |
| William Kyle Misch, PA-C | Westerville, OH | Public Letter of Concern | 2/19/25 |
| Micheline Lataliza Epstein, MD | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand | 2/13/25 |
| Kendra Lynne Lopez, PA-C | Charlotte, NC | Reprimand | 2/13/25 |
| Mohammed Merajul Hoque, MD | Las Vegas, NV | Reprimand | 2/12/25 |
| Richard Hunter Dalby, LP | Durham, NC | Revocation of Perfusionist License | 2/10/25 |
| Moogali Manjappa Arvind, MD | High Point, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 2/7/25 |
| Larry Jay Jensen, PA-C | Elizabeth City, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 2/7/25 |
| Lawrence Anthony Dunn, MD | Raleigh, NC | License Inactivated | 2/6/25 |
| Farhaad Rahman Riyaz, MD | Northville, MI | Reprimand; $1,000 fine | 2/5/25 |
| Matthew Travis Eaton, DO | Monticello, KY | Public Letter of Concern | 2/4/25 |
| Jerome Michael Marchuk, MD | Mooresville, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 2/4/25 |
| Amy Elizabeth Thompson, MD | Asheville, NC | License issued with conditions | 2/4/25 |
| Stephen Rocco Cirelli, MD | Johnson City, TN | Revocation of NC medical license | 2/3/25 |
| William Michael DeMarchi, MD | Raleigh, NC | Consent Order with terms and conditions | 1/31/25 |
| Shannon Patrick Calhoun, DO | Omaha, NE | Public Letter of Concern | 1/31/25 |
| Justin Paul DiRezze, MD | Novi, MI | Public Letter of Concern | 1/30/25 |
| Katherine Rachel Birchard, MD | Chapel Hill, NC | Consent Order; MD shall not practice medicine until given permission to do so by the Board | 1/27/25 |
| Andrew Campbell Weil, MD | Greenville, NC | Reprimand | 1/24/25 |
| Collin Lyle Kent, MD | Durham, NC | Reprimand; Two years probation | 1/22/25 |
| Anne Litton White, MD | Bermuda Run, NC | Denial of licensure | 1/21/25 |
| Heather Kay Schultz, PA-C | Matthews, NC | Reentry Completion | 1/16/25 |
| Peter Daniel Grossman, MD | Atlanta, GA | Indefinite Suspension | 1/16/25 |
| Michael Dean Bobb, Jr, DO | Zanesville, OH | Reprimand | 1/13/25 |
| Anthony Paul Russo, Jr., DO | Indian Trail, NC | Reprimand; DO shall complete continuing medical education | 1/9/25 |
| Rafal Marek Smigrodzki, MD | Winston-Salem, NC | Public Letter of Concern | 1/7/25 |
| Vijay Ramaraju Dhoopati, MD | Durham, NC | Relief of Consent Order Obligations | 1/6/25 |
| William Howard Hawkins, PA-C | Raleigh, NC | PA license issued with conditions | 1/3/25 |
| Justin Davis Ginsburg, PA-C | Winston-Salem, NC | Reprimand; PA shall complete CME courses on professional ethics and medical record documentation | 1/2/25 |