The
Arizona Medical Board presents this information as a service
to the public. The Board relies upon information provided
by licensees to be true and correct, as required by statute.
It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a licensee
to provide erroneous information to the Board. The Board
makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy
or reliability of the content of this website or the content
of any other website to which it may link. Assessing accuracy
and reliability of the information obtained from this
website is solely the responsibility of the user. Arizona
Revised Statutes 32 - 1403 (C) provides that the Board
is not liable for errors or for any damages resulting
from the use of the information contained herein.
(a)
Information up to the date of initial licensure is verified
by the Board. Information provided by the physician after
this date is not verified by the Board.
(b) The Board does not verify current
specialties. For more information please see the American
Board of Medical Specialties website at:
http://www.abms.org to determine if the physician
has earned a specialty certification from this private
agency.
(c) Open investigations represent unproven
allegations - Upon investigation many complaints are found
to be without merit and dismissed.
(d)
Electronic documents of "Board Actions" and
"Physician Responses to Advisory Letters" prior
to 1998 are not available online.
(e)
The settlement of a medical malpractice action may occur
for a variety of reasons that do not necessarily reflect
negatively on the professional competence or conduct of
the doctor. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice
action does not create a presumption that medical malpractice
occurred.
(f)
Prior to 1999, "Advisory Letters" were known
as "Letters of Concern"