How Bad Does It Have to Get Before a Doctor Loses Their License?

April 16, 2009
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In recent news, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon lost his license over the death of celebrity Kanye West's mother and a Sacramento dermatologist merely received probation after multiple infractions over the course of several years for using fake Botox on patients, although he had many other surgery-related incidents in his public record. These news stories abound, yet one doctor told us if the board gets involved, there have been many other incidents that led up to that point. How bad does it have to get before a state medical board intervenes and revokes a medical license?

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