Medical Board Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Suspending Practice of San Diego Physician.News Editors/Health, Medical & Legal Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 The Medical Board of California has obtained a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. prohibiting any medical practice by Egisto Salerno, M.D., of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . In response to a Petition for Temporary Restraining Order submitted on behalf of the Board by Deputy Attorney General Beth Faber Jacobs, and as stipulated to by Salerno, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Thomas C. Hendrix ordered the temporary suspension of Salerno's medical license on May 21, 2002, and it became effective the next day. In her Petition, Ms. Jacobs alleged that on April 22, 2002, Salerno illegally ingested in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. cocaine, became violent and threatened to kill his wife with a loaded weapon, threatened to kill his mother-in-law, and had a paranoid psychotic psychotic /psy·chot·ic/ (si-kot´ik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or caused by psychosis. 2. a person exhibiting psychosis. psy·chot·ic adj. event where he believed numerous people were in his house trying to kill him, although only his wife was there. When arrested by the police, he had a loaded semi-automatic handgun on him, a baggie of cocaine in his underwear, cocaine and marijuana in other places in his home, numerous other unregistered weapons and 300 rounds of ammunition in his home, and he admitted to having used cocaine that day, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Petition. Felony charges were filed against Salerno, including possession of cocaine and a loaded operable operable /op·er·a·ble/ (op´er-ah-b'l) subject to being operated upon with a reasonable degree of safety; appropriate for surgical removal. op·er·a·ble adj. firearm and unlawful use and being under the influence of cocaine while in the immediate possession of a loaded, operable firearm. After pleading not guilty, he was released on $160,000 bail. His next scheduled criminal proceeding is a hearing in San Diego Superior Court set for July 10, 2002. Salerno already has been disciplined by the Medical Board. On May 18, 2001, the Board found he had engaged in unprofessional conduct and violated Business and Professions Code section 2234(b) (gross negligence An indifference to, and a blatant violation of, a legal duty with respect to the rights of others. Gross negligence is a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care, which is likely to cause foreseeable grave injury or harm to persons, property, or ) and 2266 (failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records) and placed him on two years' probation. Shortly, the Board will file new administrative charges to revoke his probation and take additional licensing discipline based on Salerno's April 22 misconduct. The Medical Board of California is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating physicians in this state. Information about specific physicians: (916) 263-2382 Complaint line: (800) 633-2322 |
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