MN BMP Publishable Actions following May 9, 2020 Board Meeting

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (05/19/2020) (readMedia)-- Minnesota Board of Medical Practice's Press Release of Publishable Actions between March 30, 2020 and May 15, 2020

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Merlin Emery Brown, M.D. #38120

Southdale Physicians

6565 France Avenue South

Suite 350

Edina, MN 55435

Year of Birth: 1964

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Nature of Misconduct: Engaging in unethical or improper conduct; and failing to supervise licensed and unlicensed health care providers.

Action Taken: Dr. Brown's license is reprimanded, and conditioned as follows:

• Within three months of the date of this Order, shall submit to the Board his revised protocols and practices that relate to pharmaceutical storage, administration, destruction, and documentation, including descriptions of how these protocols and practices are enforced in the facilities where he serves as the medical director.

• Within six months following the date of this Order, shall successfully complete pre-approved coursework on ethics and professional conduct.

• Six months following submission of his revised protocols and practices to the Board, he shall submit to a random records audit for the facilities where he serves as medical director.

• Shall pay a civil penalty of $5,785.10.

• May petition for an unconditional license upon successful completion of the terms of this Order.

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Peter Michael Dunphy, M.D. #24981

Essentia Clinic

Hackensack Clinic

P.O. Box 485

Hackensack, MN 56452

Year of Birth: 1952

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Nature of Misconduct: Engaging in unethical or improper conduct; engaging in conduct that failed to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable medical practice; and engaging in sexual conduct with a patient.

Action Taken: Dr. Dunphy's license is reprimanded, and is indefinitely suspended as follows:

• During the period of suspension, shall not, in any manner, practice medicine and surgery in Minnesota.

• Shall pay a civil penalty of $7,639.50.

• Shall complete the following pre-approved coursework:

o Professional boundaries; and

o Medical ethics.

• Following completion of the above-referenced coursework, shall write and submit a paper, for review and approval by the Committee, discussing what he has learned from the coursework, how that knowledge applies to the facts of this case, and how this type of behavior will never happen again.

• No sooner than six months from the date of this Order, may petition for reinstatement of an unconditional license upon submission of satisfactory evidence of completion of the terms of this Order. Upon petitioning for reinstatement, shall be required to appear before the Committee to discuss his petition and practice plans. Upon hearing the petition, the Committee may recommend that the Board continue, modify, or remove the suspension or impose conditions and restrictions as deemed necessary.

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Micheal Gayle Ginder, M.D. #31603

4472 Howe Dr. NW

Hackensack, MN 56452

Year of Birth: 1958

Effective Date: May 9, 2020

Nature of Misconduct: Engaging in conduct that departs from or fails to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice.

Action Taken: Dr. Ginder's license is reprimanded, and conditioned as follows:

• Within six months of the date of this Order, shall successfully complete pre-approved coursework in recognizing and managing sepsis.

• Within three months of successful completion of the coursework, shall write and submit a paper (five pages maximum), for review and approval by the Committee, discussing what he has learned and how he will incorporate what he has learned into his practice.

• May petition for reinstatement of an unconditional license upon submission of satisfactory evidence of completion of the terms and conditions of the Order.

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Mahesh Chand Goel, M.B., B.S. #54426

7100 Hull Road

Zionsville, IN 46077

Year of Birth: 1962

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Nature of Misconduct: Violating a state or federal law which relates to the practice of medicine, or in part regulates the practice of medicine; engaging in unethical or improper conduct including but not limited to conduct likely to deceive, or defraud the public; revealing a privileged communication relating to a patient; and failing to cooperate with an investigation of the board.

Action Taken: Dr. Goel's license is reprimanded, and conditioned as follows:

• Within six months following the effective date of this Order, shall successfully complete the following coursework pre-approved by the Committee:

o Ethics; and

o Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.

• Shall pay a civil penalty of $5,108.20.

• Shall provide notification about the disclosure of a patient's protected health information to the appropriate federal authorities and the institution where the X-ray of the patient originated. Shall provide proof to the Board of the notifications.

• Upon submission of satisfactory evidence of completion of the terms of this Order, may petition for reinstatement of an unconditional license.

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Herbert William Jones, M.D. #41941

3508 West 28th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Action Taken: Dr. Jones's Order, dated September 14, 2019, is amended as follows:

• Shall limit his practice hours to 80 per week including call.

• His worksite monitor shall provide quarterly reports to the Board.

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Dr. Sameh Mahmoud Mohamed Said #53175

3557 Fairway Ct

Minnetonka, MN 55305

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Nature of Misconduct: Engaging in unethical or improper conduct.

Action Taken: Dr. Said's license is reprimanded, and conditioned as follows:

• Within six months of the date of this Order, shall successfully complete pre-approved coursework, consisting of an ethics and boundaries program.

• Shall pay a civil penalty of $7,590.00.

• Shall meet monthly with a supervising physician, who will be approved in advance by the Committee or its designee, to discuss his practice. The supervising physician shall provide quarterly reports to the Board or its designee regarding Dr. Said's overall work performance, including interpersonal communication with co-workers. He is responsible for ensuring timely submission of all required reports.

• The Order shall remain in effect for a minimum of two years. At the end of this period, may petition for reinstatement of an unconditional license. Upon hearing the petition, the Board may continue, modify, or remove the conditions on his medical license.

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Squire Matthew Stead, M.D. #45135

110 East Olive St.

Apt 512

Bozeman, MT 59715

Year of Birth: 1968

Date of Action: May 9, 2020

Nature of Conduct: Inability to practice medicine due to illness; and violating the terms of Health Professional Services Program Participation Agreement.

Action Taken: Dr. Stead's license is voluntarily surrendered.

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