BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF THE

STATE OF 'NORTH CAROLINA

The Governors InnResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina

March', 16-17, 1979

The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina met atthe Governors Inn, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, March 16-17,1979, for the purpose of interviewing applicants for license by endorsementof credentials and other business. '

Drs. David S. Citron, President; Bryant L. Galusha, Secretary; Bruce B.Blackmon, Louis T. Kermon, A. T. Pagter, Jr. , J. J. Pence, Jr. , and Joyce H.Reynolds were present. Also present were Bryant D. Paris, Jr. , Executive Sec-retary; Mrs. Betty Joe Barick, Assistant Executive Secretary; Mr. Lee Denney,and Mrs. Sibyl Lamoreaux.

Friday, March 169:00 a.m.

The Board convened for business and reviewing credentials of physiciansapplying for license by endorsement of credentials.

RE: Stephen Lee Kash, M. D , P.A. — Coastal Carolina Eye Clinic, P.A.Wilmington, North Carolina -- Dr. Kash requested that the corporate

name of Coastal Carolina Eye Clinic, P.A. , be approved for his use. It wasmoved, seconded, and duly passed the the corporate name Coastal Carolina EyeClinic, P.A. , be appropriately filed and recorded with the Board of MedicalExaminers.

RE: Forsyth County Ambulance Service, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaThe Board reviewed information from this service. It was moved, seconded, andduly passed that this report be accepted as information.

RE: George David Webster, M. D. , Durham, North Carolina -- Dr. Websteris requesting a geographically unlimited license so that he can practice andteach in other parts of the state rather than to be limited to Durham andOrange counties. It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that the Board ceasethe practice of issuing geographically limited licenses for applicants holdingimmigrant status, and that all physicians wishing to convert their geographi-cally limited licenses will be charged a conversion fee of $25. 00. It wasfurther moved, seconded, and duly passed that Dr. Webster be written a let-ger requesting him to return his old license and informing him that, as soonas it is received along with a fee' of $25. 00, he will be issued a license withouta geographical limitation.

RE: Gordon Talmadge Blair, M. D. , Charlotte, North Carolina -- It wasmoved, seconded, and duly passed that, once documentation of graduation frommedical school has been received regarding an application for licensure, fur-ther documentation is not necessary for another type of licensure, and that theBoard may accept two letters of re'commendation already furnished plus one up-dating letter of recommendation and a long-term letter.

RE: Executive Council Meeting of North Carolina Medical Society -- Dr.Galusha reported on his meeting with the NCMS. (1) He discussed maintaining ourcreditability with the Medical Society. We had assured them that we would notgo up more than $15.00 on registration fees. Now we wish to increase this amountto a maximum of 925. 00, and (2) Dr. Galusha stated that he had expressed theBoard's concern about Physician Extenders and the fact that we may have, indeed,reached a saturation point in thisi state. Board meetings require that a greatdeal of time be spent on extenders. and a great deal of time is spent in maintainingoffice records on Physician Extenders. This matter has been referred to theAllied Health Committee, and we will receive a report back on April 1. ThePresident of the Board commended Dr. Galusha on his report, and the Boardagreed that there should be a study in North Carolina on Physician Extenders.

RE: Grayson S. Waldrop, M. D. , Milledgeville, Georgia -- It was moved,seconded, and duly passed that Dr. Waldrop's license be reinstated.

RE: William James Farrell, M. D. , Bronxville, New York -- It was moved,seconded, and duly passed that Dr. Farrell not be approved for licensure be-cause he does not meet the licensing standards of the Board of Medical Exa-miners.

RE: St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, North Carolina -- The Board revieweda report indicating this hospital, has been reinstated as sponsor hospital forthe MICT program. It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that this reportbe accepted as information.

RE: Shikarpur R. Sastry, M. D. , Morganton, North Carolina -- It wasmoved, seconded, and duly passed that the Executive Secretary's action re-garding Dr. Sastry be approved.

RE: John Thomas Wilson, M. D.i, Fort Pierce, Florida -- It was moved,seconded, and duly passed that Dr. '

, Wilson's application for license by en-dorsement of credentials be denied' on the basis of his licensure status inFlorida, and that he be informed that he may take this matter up with theBoard according to the statutes.

RE: 1977-78 Audit -- It was 'moved, seconded, and duly passed that thereport on the 1977-78 Audit be accepted as information.

RE: March 1980, Board Meeting -- It was moved, seconded, and dulypassed that the Board meet in Charlotte in March of 1980.

RE: August, 1980, Board Meeting -- It was moved, seconded, and dulypassed that the Board meet in Asheville in August of 1980.

The Board recessed at 12:00 noon.

Friday, March 161:00 p. m.

RE: Charles Compton Barton, M. D. , Hackensack, New Jersey -- It wasmoved, seconded, and duly passed that Dr. Barton's application for license topractice medicine be denied.

RE: Joint Practice Committee; -- Dr. Reynolds presented a report in-dicating that the Joint Practice Committee has been attempting to standar-dize the Nurse Practitioner Program. The Joint Practice Committee has agreedto the concept that each nurse practitioner should have a core curriculum asa basis for her education. It was. moved, seconded, and duly passed that theBoard reaffirm its support of this concept.

RE: Emergency Medical Technicians-I. U. -- Applications: Surry County:12; Forsyth County: 12; Davie County: 3; Yadkin County: 1; Davidson County:2; Catawba County: 4; Alexander County: 2; Iredell County: 11; CaldwellCounty: 2; Buncombe County: 1; Randolph County: 1; and Durham County: 1.

Mobile Intensive Care Technicians -- Applications: Forsyth County:

Mobile Intensive Care Nurses -- Applications: Surry County: 1;Stokes County: l.

Following review of all applications indicated above from the Officeof Emergency Medical Services, it was moved, seconded, and duly oassed thatall applications be approved.

The meeting recessed at 6:30 p.m.

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Saturday, March 179:00 a.m.

RE: Interviews for License by Endorsement of Credentials -- Thefollowing physicians appeared apply&. ng or &cense y en orsement of cre-dentials, were interviewed individually by the Board, and were approvedfor licensure this date:

Jesulin B. AlindoganThomas E. Baron*Donald J. Bergin*Howard M. Berkowitz*Melvin BerlinGordon T. Blair, Jr. *Theresa M. Blumfelder*John M. Burnley*Thomas A. Cable*LaVerne E. CampbellArthur M. DaltonJoel DascalAlbert I. DeckerKaren A. H. DolbyDavid G. DyeLewis D. Elliston, Jr.Henry A. Fleishman*Richard B. Frost*Jon F. Gentry*Jared H. Goldstein*Richard H. Goodell, Jr. *James A. Granger

William J. Greeley, Jr. *Clark B. Hanmer*Thomas A. Hanscom*Robert F. Hempton*Herbert .E. Hendriks, Jr.Norman P. Hudson*John E. 'Humphrey, Jr.*Francis

,'B. Janarious

Mary JanariousEdward O. Janosko, IISudesh KatariaJai Kon .KimDennis P, . Kimbleton*Walter A. Koerber, Jr.Deborah iLeiner*Robert H. Lester*Stuart H. ManningJames McKoy*Ronald S. Miller*George C. Monroe, III*Luis A. :Munoz*Narindar K. Nat

Alan J. OlanskyFrederick C. Oliver, Jr.*Dennis A. PallanByung S. ParkRobert D. PrenticeGhulam Faruk RafatJack R. T. Rafter, IIMichael S. ReesRichard G. RennerMichael M. Romash*James A. Salisbury*Robert B. Sanchez*Jagjit Singh SandhuMichael David Stadiem*Meritt W. StarkSanford Alvin StassGrady M. Stone*Gary Miles Townsend*James I. UllmanHelen H. WangJames C. Wren

*Indicates applicant who appeared before the Executive Secretary or anindividual Board member for his personal interview applying for license byendorsement of credentials and was approved for licensure this date by theBoard.

The following physicians appeared at previous Board meetings with incom-piete credentials, were approved for licensure if and when their credentialswere completed in a manner satisfactory to the Executive Secretary, and areapproved for licensure this date:

Seth H. DouthettDaniel Webster Gaither, Jr.

William J. HanhamJoseph P. Hughes

Elizabeth Riley

The following physicians appe'ared at this Board meeting with incompletecredentials, applied for license by endorsement, and were approved for licen-sure if and when their credentials are completed in a manner satisfactory tothe Executive Secretary:

Hector R. Felbarg James C. Johnson Walter Lee Larimore

It was moved, seconded, and d'uly passed that the actions of the twogroups of Board members taken in interviewing applicants for license by en-dorsement of credentials be approved by the full Board.

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that all applicants interviewedby the Executive Secretary or any Board member for license by endorsement ofcredentials be approved by the full Board.

RE: Applicants for License by Examination -- The following physicianswere licensed to practice medicine upon submission of required credentials andsuccessfully passing the North Carolina Examination for Licensure (FLEX):

Douglas J. ButlerGary R. Davis Chinna Babu Potluri Albert Whitaker, Jr.

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that all applicants who have re-ceived a FLEX weighted average of 75.0 or higher on the examination and havemet all other requirements of the Board be approved for licensure in the stateof North Carolina.

The Board recessed at 12:00.

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Saturday, March 171:00 p. m.

RE: Edward Lenoir Jones, M. D. , Thomas ville, North Carolina -- A hearingwas held before the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolinaupon and concerning charges and accusations preferred by the Board in theabove matter at the Governors Inn, ' Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, onSaturday, March 17, 1979, at which hearing Dr. Edward Lenoir Jones did ap-pear and was not represented by counsel. Following presentation of evidenceon the first charge, the hearing was recessed to be continued at the May orJune, 1979, Board meeting.

RE: Biennial Registration Reinstatement -- The following physicians'licenses were suspended for failure to register as required by North CarolinaGeneral Statute 90-15. They haveinow registered:

Walter Glen LewisMitchell Stanley MadisonCharles Coleman Mehegan

Gordon Errol TraceyMarlin Lee Dimond

Willis H. WilliamsJoseph Williamson

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that the above physicians' licensesbe reinstated if all fees and penalties have been paid.

RE: Conversion Limited to Full License -- The following physicians haveapplied for conversion of their geographically limited licenses to fullNorth Carolina licenses:

Kalpana Mukesh Chudgar Nabil Abdel Halim Makhyoun Robert E. Musgrave

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that the above listed physicians'licenses be converted to full North Carolina licenses.

RE: Registered Nurses Performing Medical Acts, Subcommittee ReportDr. Reynolds, Chairperson of the Joint Subcommittee of the Board of Nursingand the Board of Medical Examiners, reported on the meeting held earlier duringthis Board meeting. The Subcommittee approved the University of VirginiaNurse Practitioner Program for Emergency Nurse Practitioners and the MA Programfor Nurse Practitioners at the Uni'versity of Rochester. The Subcommittee re-quested the Joint Practice Committee to review again the Nurse PractitionerProgram at the University of Alabama for Ob-Gyn Nurse Practitioners.

Applications Approved by the Subcommittee

Julian L. Givens, M. D. , Independence, Virginia -- Linda B. Durham, NP

W. Ronald Neal, M. D. , Greensboro, North Carolina -- Mona S. Neal, NPJesse F. Williams, M. D. , Fayetteville, North Carolina -- Frances K. Schwarz, NPVerna Y. Barefoot, M. D. , New Bern, North Carolina -- Elaine Waters, NP

Applications Approved by the Subcommittee if and when Certain Credentialsare Submitted or Certain Conditions are Met

Richard C. Irving, M. D. , FIendersonville, North Carolina -- Barbara H. Garrison, NP

(Application approved 3/30/79)Donald R. Coffman, M. D. , Norlina, North Carolina -- Peggy W. McNeill, NP

(Application approved 3/17/79)John A. Parrott, M. D. , Kinston, North Carolina -- Lucille T. Rice, NP

(Application approved 3/17/79)Huitt E. Mattox, Jr. , M. D. , Wilson, North Carolina -- Susan Joyce Totzke, NP

(Application approved 3/28/79)P. Richard Olson, M. D. , Asheville, North Carolina -- Linda Lee Tull, NP

(Application approved 3/17/79)William Joseph Spencer, M. D. ,

' Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Rebecca J.Robbins, NP (Application approved 4/2/79)

Applications for Changes in Primary Supervising Physicians Approved by theSubcommittee

Benjamin E. Morgan, M. D. , Rocky Mount, North Carolina -- Deborah L. Perry, NPKausar N. Bhatti, M. D. , Butner, North Carolina -- Nelle Sensabaugh, NP

Applications for Extensions of Duties Approved by the Subcommittee

Peter Hansen, M. D. , Durham, North Carolina -- Diane Lauver, NPSeneca T. Ferry, M. D. , Sea Level, North Carolina -- Helen Goodman, NP

Applications for Extensions of Duties Approved by the Subcommittee if andwhen Certain Credentials are, Submitted or Certain Conditions are Met

R. Stuart Roberson, M. D. , Waynesville, North Carolina — Judith M. G. Phillips, NP

(Application approved 4/4/79)

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that the actions of the Subcommitteebe approved.

RE: Assistants to Physicians Applications

Applications Approved by the~Board

Len Gordon Clark, M. D. , Eden, ~ North Carolina -- Suzanne Marie Konopka, PA

Donald W. Creed, M. D. , Elizabethtown, North Carolina -- Donald Wayne Tennant, PA

Larry C. Dekle, M. D. , Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Carole L. Holt, PA

John D. Freeman, M. D. , Chapel Hill, North Carolina -- Betty Detweiler Heath, PA

George V. Irons, M. D. , Charlotte, North Carolina -- C. Ann Killian, PA

Harold D. Ocamb, M. D. , Williamston, North Carolina -- Elwood Daniel Moore, Jr. , PA

D. Douglas Peterson, M. D. , N. Wilkesboro, North Carolina -- Joe Everett Gates, PA

Maged Saad, M. D. , Goldsboro, 'North Carolina -- Anthony Elliott, PA

Ralph E. Snyder, M. D. , Aberdeen, North Carolina -- Craig Douglas James, PA

Richard Lewis Spencer, M. D. , Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Mershon Beach, PA

Marjorie Oakes Strawn, M. D. , ', Lenoir, North Carolina -- Phyllis D. Prewitt, PA

Archibald Pate, M. D. , Goldsboro, North Carolina -- Max Edward Potter, PA

Frank Woriax, M. D. , Rowland, , North Carolina -- Mark Andrew Knowles, PA

Applications Approved by the Board if and when Certain Credentials areSubmitted or Certain Conditions are Met

Arthur Brown Bradsher, M. D. , Windsor, North Carolina -- Douglas David Lloyd, PA

(Application approved 3/17/79)R. Tempest Lowry, M. D. , Cary, North Carolina -- Andrea Claire Strine, PA

(Application approved 4/2/79)William A. Moody, M. D. , Morganton, North Carolina -- Roy Eugene Passage, PA

(Application approved 3/28/79)David Gordon Skowronek, M. D. , Salisbury, North Carolina -- Timothy Lee

Dagenhart, PA

V. Swaminathan, M. D. , Goldsboro, North Carolina -- Joseph Rayfield Level, PA

Julian T. Sutton, M. D. , Scotland Neck, North Carolina -- Edward Lee Panepento, PA

(Application approved 3/27/79)

William L. Giles, M. D. , Yadkinville, North Carolina -- James A. Barker, PA

The Board approved the requested supervision schedule allowing for review andcountersigning of patient records within a seventy-two hour period.

Seneca T. Ferry, M. D. , Sea Level, North Carolina -- Hugh Cederquist, PA

The Board did not approv'e the requested extension for physician assistant towork at a satellite clinic at Harkers Island. Another applicationdescribing the site must be submitted before the Board can approvethe physician assistant to work at the Harkers Island Clinic.

Sang Cheul Kim, M. D. , Raleigh, North Carolina -- Emilio John Felicione, PA

The Board did not approve application for physician assistant to workpart-time at the Raleigh Women's Health Organization, as well as continuinghis full-time job at Dor'othea Dix.

RE: Assistants to Physicians Changes in Primary Supervising Physicians

Riley M. Jordan, M. D.Alban Papineau, M. D.

Ulyssee Hood, PA

Craig George Bruno, PA

It was moved, seconded, and duly passed that the changes in primary super-vising physicians be approved.

RE: Assistants to Physicians and Registered Nurses Performing Medical ActsChanges in .Back-up Supervising Physicians

Charles H. Hendricks, M. D. , and Ronnie Gorman Swift, M. D. : SusanEdgman, PA; Robert W. Gibson, Jr. , M. D. : Henri E. Isabella, PA:William R. Jordan, M. D. :, Clifton Middleton, PA; S. H. Suh, M. D. ,K. K. Lee, M. D. , and Allan Johnstone, M. D. : Wallace Moncrief, PA;S. T. Sastry, M. D. , and Young Soo Suh, M. D. : Gerald Edward Manning,III, PA; Floyd Deen, Jr. ', M. D. : Gary Henry, PA; Floyd Deen, Jr. ,M. D. , and William A. Donnelly, M. D. : Jeff Crowell, PA; Pamela Graber,M. D. : Emily K. Keel, PA; Bryan Bomberg, M. D. : Earle S. Maloway, PA.

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RE: Assistants to Physicians and Registered Nurses Performing Medical ActsChanges in Back-up Supervising Physicians -- Continued

Bruce K. Willets, M. D. , and H. M. McArn, M. D. : Maxine C. McNeill, NP;John Freeman, M. D. , and Thomas A. Wilson, M. D. : Jessie Goins,NP; Marie Shirey, NP; Deborah Freeman, NP; Jean Dowdy, NP; CharlesH. Hendricks, M. D. , and Ronnie Gorman Swift, M. D. : Betty Compton,NP; Ann Evans, NP; Billie Bean, NP; Ruth Schwab, NP; Glendia Hatton,NP; Glenda Hargraves, NP; Marjorie Land, NP; Polly Hunt, NP; andSandra Hogan, NP.

It was moved seconded, and duly passed that the changes in back-up super-vising physicians be approved.

There being no further business to come before the Board at this time,the meeting was adjourned.

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