Medical Board Accusation Leads to Surrender of Indio Physician's Medical License.News Editors/Health & Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 Facing a formal Accusation of negligent care by the Medical Board of California, Indio physician Gerald John Scallion scallion: see onion. , M.D. has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his medical license was ordered on October 29, 2002 and is effective November 5, 2002. The Medical Board accused Scallion of violating Business and Professions Code sections 2234 (b), (c), and (d) and 2266 in the care and treatment of three patients. Scallion performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Removal of the gallbladder using a laparoscope, a fiberoptical instrument inserted through the abdomen. Mentioned in: General Surgery laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery and damaged the bile duct bile duct or biliary duct n. Any of the excretory ducts in the liver that convey bile between the liver and the intestine, including the hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts. Also called gall duct. bile duct 1. structure on two patients, showing a lack of education, training, knowledge or skill to perform this procedure. Family members of one patient repeatedly left messages complaining of post surgical complications, yet he failed to respond, resulting in emergency surgery to repair damage from the bile leak and also requiring followup reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. . Scallion referred the second patient with bile duct injury to another hospital for reconstructive surgery. A third patient was referred to Scallion with a mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. result revealing a microcalcification. He examined the patient and recommended excisional biopsy excisional biopsy A surgical procedure intended to completely remove–ie, excise a lesion submitted for pathological evaluation; in EBs, the nature of the lesion–ie benign vs malignant is often unknown at the time of operation, and thus the margin of of the area. He performed the biopsy and the resulting pathology report found a non-spreading cancer in one breast. At a follow-up appointment, Scallion again neglected to advise this patient of various options of treatment including the advantages of total mastectomy mastectomy (măstĕk`təmē), surgical removal of breast tissue, usually done as treatment for breast cancer. There are many types of mastectomy. In general, the farther the cancer has spread, the more tissue is taken. and a quadrant excision, nor did he discuss post operative radiation therapy or possible hormonal therapy. In all three cases, Scallion was accused of unprofessional conduct including gross negligence, repeated negligent acts, incompetence and failure to maintain adequate and accurate records. He agreed that should he ever apply for relicensure in California, the charges and allegations in the Accusation will be considered true and correct. The Medical Board of California is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating physicians in this state. www.medbd.ca.gov Information about specific physicians: (916) 263-2382 Complaint line: (800) 633-2322 |
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