On April 4, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily restricted, with notice, the Texas medical license of Andrew Lovett Jones, M.D., (Lic. No. R6422) after determining his continuation in the unrestricted practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The restriction was effective immediately.
At its March 22, 2024 meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 22 licensed physicians.
The disciplinary actions included: two orders related to unprofessional conduct, six orders related to quality of care, four voluntary surrenders/revocations, one revocation, one restriction, two related to improper supervision or delegation, two related to Texas Physician Health Program violations, and four orders related to other states’ actions. The Board also ratified sixteen cease and desist orders.
On December 6, 2022, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily restricted, with notice, the Texas medical license of Avinash Narine, M.D., (Lic. No. R8063) after determining his continuation in the unrestricted practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The restriction was effective immediately.
On March 25, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas physician-in-training permit of Harald Vogt, M.D. (Lic. No. BP10083522), after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
The Board panel found that on or around February 21, 2024, Dr. Vogt was arrested and charged with Sexual Assault of a Child, a second degree felony, by the Bell County District Attorney Office.
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) proposes amendments to 22 TAC 165 by adding Subchapter B, new rule section 165.7-165.9 concerning Exceptions to the Abortion Ban.
The proposed rules have been published on the Board’s website at the following link: https://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/proposed-rule-changes
The public may submit written comment on the proposed rule using this web form.
At its December 9, 2022 meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 22 licensed physicians.
On February 27, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, with notice, the Texas medical license of Robert Gerard Jakubowski, M.D., (Lic. No. G9479) after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
On February 16, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of Ikenna Adugba, M.D. (Lic. No. K6978). The suspension was effective immediately.
The Board panel found that on February 13, 2024, Dr. Adugba was arrested by the Denton Police Department and charged with four counts of Indecent Assault under Texas Penal Code §22.012 in Denton, Grayson County, Texas. The alleged victims were Dr. Adugba’s patients.
On February 9, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of Jeffrey Norman Colvin, M.D. (Lic. No. H2313), after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
On February 5, 2024, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of Kozhaya Chehade Sokhon, M.D. (Lic. No. M9668), after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
The Board panel found that on or around February 2, 2024, Dr. Sokhon was arrested and charged with Indecent Assault by Health Care Provider, a state jail felony, by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
