MN Board of Medical Practice Announces Disciplinary Actions Taken May 6-8, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (05/14/2010)(readMedia)-- --

Christopher D. Aronson, M.D. #44636

CentraCare Clinic

1200 6th Avenue North

St. Cloud, MN 56303

Date of Birth: November 9, 1968

Date of Action: May 6, 2010

Nature of Misconduct: Failure to satisfy a tax delinquency.

Action Taken: Dr. Aronson's license is indefinitely suspended.

Christopher D. Aronson, M.D. #44636

CentraCare Clinic

1200 6th Avenue North

St. Cloud, MN 56303

Date of Birth: November 9, 1968

Date of Action: May 7, 2010

Action Taken: Reinstatement of an unconditional license.

Elizabeth V. Delesante, M.D. #34381

Behavior Wizards

2131 Troop Drive

Sartell, MN 56377

Date of Birth: February 9, 1959

Date of Action: May 8, 2010

Nature of Misconduct: Unprofessional and unethical conduct.

Action Taken: Dr. Delesante's license is conditioned and restricted as follows:

1. She is reprimanded.

2. She shall not engage in close personal or social relationships with patients.

3. She shall successfully complete, within one year, the following pre-approved courses:

a. Chemical dependency awareness.

b. Professional boundaries.

c. A course addressing transference/counter-transference in the psychiatrist/patient relationship.

4. She shall practice in a pre-approved setting.

5. She shall obtain a pre-approved supervising physician, who is a psychiatrist, who shall submit quarterly reports to the Board.

6. She shall meet quarterly with a designated Board member.

7. She shall pay a $2,415 civil penalty.

8. This Order shall remain in effect for a minimum of one year.