The Texas Medical Board announced it’s taking action against dozens of doctors across the state who’ve failed patients in one way or another.
The agency releases a roundup every quarter, and the latest one lists 45 physicians , including three who had their licenses revoked.
The offenses include: pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, not releasing medical records in a timely manner, pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and using another name to work more than 80 hours per week.
“The board is very thorough and can be very unforgiving,” said Dr. Jesse Moss, Jr., a surgeon and former chairman of the Texas Medical Association Board of Councilors, which works closely with TMB and the Texas board exam . He’s also a past president of the Bexar County Medical Society.
The Board found Dr. Kolawole Odulaja, who practices geriatrics in San Antonio, “prescribed controlled substances nontherapeutically to a patient.” The agency entered into an agreement with him, “publicly reprimanding Dr. Odulaja and requiring him to have his practice monitored by another physician for 16 consecutive monitoring cycles.” He must also take a medical exam, complete 48 hours of coursework and pay an administrative penalty of $5,000.
A message left at his office was not returned Thursday. The office of his legal counsel, Bruce Anderson, said Odulaja had no comment.
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