PHYSICIAN SURRENDERS MEDICAL LICENSE.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A former High Desert Hospital physician surrendered his medical license after being accused by the state medical board of unprofessional conduct, the board said. The Medical Board of California accused Lancaster physician Nagaraja Bhaskara of being grossly incompetent in treating a woman he diagnosed in 1997 as having lupus and degenerative joint disease degenerative joint disease n. Abbr. DJD See osteoarthritis. degenerative joint disease Osteoarthritis, see there . After other doctors at Olive View Medical Center and at a clinic saw her, she was sent to neurologists at Olive View Medical Center, where an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. showed she had spinal cord spinal cord, the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column, technically known as the vertebral column. damage, the board said. Bhaskara did not make a thorough examination of the woman, review her medical records or take her medical history, the board's accusation said. Bhaskara also failed to refer her to a rheumatologist rheumatologist /rheu·ma·tol·o·gist/ (roo?mah-tol´ah-jist) a specialist in rheumatology. rheu·ma·tol·o·gist n. A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic disorders. for confirmation of the lupus diagnosis, and failed to counsel her about her prognosis or establish a treatment plan. Bhaskara had lost his staff privileges staff privileges Admitting privileges The rights that a health professional has as a member of a hospital's medical staff, which includes hospitalization of private Pts, participation in committees, and in decisions relevant to the hospital's future. at High Desert in April. |
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