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Loss of Virginia Beach Doctor's license highlights issues at Virginia Board of Medicine
Posted on Mar 18, 2009
Stephen Plotnick, a Virginia Beach doctor, had his license suspended in August 2008 after at least five of his patients' deaths were linked to prescription medication he had prescribed. The suspension came too late for some families of the victims, who believe the Board of Medicine took far too long to take action.
The first complaint about Dr. Plotnick to the Virginia Board of Medicine came in February 2004, filed by Patricia Laird, sister of a patient of Plotnick. Laird was concerned that Plotnick was prescribing too many powerful narcotics for her brother, William Jeffcoat, and was not adequately monitoring his progress.
An investigation by the Virginia Pilot newspaper turned up ten patients of Dr. Plotnick who all died since 2004. The paper argued that the length of time it took the Board to take action against Plotnick indicates serious problems with the way the Board oversees doctors in Virginia. The Pilot suggested that Virginia lawmakers reconsider calling for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to review the Board’s progress.
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