Texas Medical Board

Anti-abortion group accuses Dr. Douglas Karpen of late-term abortions, authorities investigating

It seems that Philadelphia might not be the only city in the United States with its very own late-term abortion doctor. That's right folks, Houston may have its very own version of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, according to a report issued by Operation Rescue. The Kansas-based pro-life/anti-abortion/whatever ... More >>

Millionaires Clash Over Shadyside Mansion

Despite all the Tenth Commandment strictures to the contrary, coveting the mansion next door has led millionaire executive Tony Petrello to years of depositions and lawsuits.

Cover Story: A Clash Of Millionaires Among The Mansions Of Shadyside

I've been called a number of things throughout the course of reporting a story -- "pontificating punk" may be my personal favorite -- but something I've rarely been called is naive. Until, that is, I started working on this week's cover story, The Battle Of Remington Lane. I didn't know how danger ... More >>

Charles Fischer: Child Psychiatrist at State Home Accused of Molesting Boys Over Last 20 Years

The Texas Medical Board has suspended the license of the chief child psychiatrist of a state-run treatment center for the mentally ill after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services accused him of sexually assaulting teen boys in his care over the last 20 years. According to the board ... More >>

Out of Hand

Michael Glyn Brown was recently acquitted of assaulting his wife. But that's only the latest allegation against the violent, drug-abusing doctor, long a fixture of Houston TV commercials and society.

Dr. Brown: A Look Inside the Weirdness

​It was difficult getting people to talk, even off the record, for this week's feature story on Dr. Michael Brown. His latest defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin, was quoted this week in the Houston Chronicle as saying Brown "is not understood by the public," and he's right -- to a point. Fortuna ... More >>

Brown Trial: Not Guilty, Not Surprising

Michael Brown is not a guilty man.​In a strictly legal sense, today's not guilty verdict in Dr. Michael Brown's assault trial was probably the right call. Although prosecutors Jane Waters and Nathan Hennigan probably did the best with what they had, they didn't have much. Rachel Brown had no ... More >>

Abortion Sonogram Hearing: Novel Arguments from Plaintffs, So Judge Wants More Briefs

Novel arguments from abortion-rights supporters, judge says.​Opponents trying to block the state's new so-called sonogram bill may have a tougher road in Texas than they've had in other states. This morning's hearing in Austin, before U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, did not produce an immedia ... More >>

Calvin Day: Alleged Pervy Dermatologist Loses License

KSATJust walk away, Cal Day​The Texas Medical Board has suspended the license of a San Antonio dermatologist indicted last month on two counts of sexually assaulting patients -- but what really got our attention is the part where he ordered an employee to stick a laser hair-removal device "int ... More >>

Imran Mynuddin: He's Not Stalking His Former Psychiatrist, He's Just Trying to Help

Paris Hilton: Another overriding interest of this dude​It's only April, but thanks to KHOU, we became aware of a top contender for the Alleged Creep of the Year Award: Imran Mynuddin has been charged in Harris County on suspicion of stalking his former psychiatrist, who's now on the faculty of ... More >>

Gerald Ratinov: Busted for Running Big Pill-Mill Operation

Bye-bye, Abundant Life and Weight Loss Center.​A doctor with the Bond-like sinister name of Gerald Ratinov, along with 18 others, has been arrested in connection with a major prescription painkiller operation, District Attorney Pat Lykos and the local branch of the federal Drug Enforcement Age ... More >>

Pro Life Group Uncovers Health Problems at Clinics

​Texas abortion clinics are plagued with health and administrative violations and have tons of gross medical waste, including fetal remains, in open trash bins outside their doors, according to the results of a three-month undercover study by Christian pro-life group Operation Rescue. The gro ... More >>

Justin Michael Lee: Texas Revokes His Pediatric-Anesthesiology License Over Child-Porn Ring

Justin Michael Lee's license revoked​The Texas Medical Board has revoked the license of a pediatric anesthesiologist who pleaded guilty to involvement in an online child porn file-sharing site. Justin Michael Lee, who had been practicing most recently in Phoenix, pleaded guilty to "tran ... More >>

Julia Ward: Alleged Pill-Mill Doctor Says She's Legit

We're no pill mill, doctor says​The Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended the license of a Houston doctor who Board investigators allege is running a pill mill out of a pain clinic on West Little York.According to the suspension order of Julia Renee Ward, investigators for the Medical and ... More >>

Houston Cancer Clinic Trying Hard To Keep Under Wraps A Memo Criticizing It

​Buried within a convoluted Harris County District Court lawsuit over legal fees is a potential matter of public health -- a matter the public may never get to see.At issue is an internal memo -- temporarily sealed by the court -- discussing alleged cover-ups of medical malfeasance, tax fraud, mon ... More >>

Slap On the Wrist for Rich Doctor Who Molested Young Girls

The animal world equivalent of Klem's punishment​Little-girl-lovin' Beaumont cardiologist Jeffrey Klem has entered into a 15-year "agreed order of public reprimand" with the Texas Medical Board, according to a Board release issued this morning. If you'll recall, Klem was the guy who sh ... More >>

Not Your Usual Doctor's-License Suspension (This One Includes a 107 MPH Cop Chase)

Hair Balls reads many Texas Medical Board notices of license suspensions, and they usually involve doctors keeping poor records or maybe popping a few pills. But Thursday's announcement of the suspension of Victoria doctor Shirley Pigott's license was in a league of its own.Pigott has had a long-sta ... More >>

Paging Doctor Brown. No, Not the Back to the Future Guy. The Wife-Beating, Coke-Snorting Hand Center Guy. Michael Brown. Yeah, That One.

Executive Director of Texas Medical Board Announces Retirement

Lawyers Avoid Medical Malpractice Cases when Patient is Poor

Jeffrey Klem

Sleepovers With Uncle Jeff

The cardiologist traded on his status as a doctor to fondle young girls

Mail Call

A Different Breed

Re: Steven Hotze and William Rea, Sitting in a Tree…

Harris County librarians and UT Longhorn football players' arrests

Send in the librarians!!

Letters to the Editor

The White Coat Club

Women complain that doctors get away with pretty much anything

Parish Predators

Despite the bishop’s remarks to the contrary, the Galveston-Houston Roman Catholic Archdiocese had child molesters and let them go. But don’t blame just the Church.

In the Pink

Surgeons are sculpting labia, reconnecting hymens and inventing a new standard of beauty in female genitalia

Doctor Nice

Steven Hotze uses a warm, easygoing manner to peddle natural hormones to women, at thousands of dollars a pop. So who cares about credentials or documented results?

Taking His Medicine

Troubled hand surgeon Michael Brown pursues custody of his two children

Hard to Stomach

A penalized doctor blames a medical giant for botched weight-loss surgeries

A Figure to Die For

Community Health Systems cashed in big on the stomach stapling rage. It almost cost Kaye Parsley her life.

Medical Alert

A new Web site should help consumers weed out questionable doctors

Nature of the Beast

Plastic surgeon Billy Ringer has been sued ten times for malpractice. He's on probation for sexual misconduct. He sewed a needle into Colleen Guidy. But he's still in business -- cutting, vacuuming, rearranging and, it seems, injuring patients.

Rejection Slips

The INS defends our borders and deports immigrant criminals. Sometimes, though, in its zeal, it tosses out perfectly law-abiding, hardworking people too.

Catch Us If You Can

Steve Chesser went to MHMRA for help. Sent home from its emergency clinic without medicine or therapy, he shot his and killed himself. Diagnosis: A mental health care system in free fall.

Heal Thyself

Rapid detox leaves a nurse suffering unforeseen side effects

Cut & Run

He made millions sculpting the figures of Houston women while dodging one of the largest malpractice judgments in Texas history. But after botching another surgery, can Dr. Gerald Johnson continue to operate?

Bitter Harvest