MI NUTES OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Pinehurst Hotel I'inehurst, North Carolina January 21 — 23, 1982 The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina met at the Pinehur-t Hotel, Pinehurst, North Carolina, January 21-23, 1982, for the purpose of interviewing applicants for license by endorsement of credentials and conducting other business. Board members present were Joyce H. Reynolds, M. D. , President; Bruce B. Blackmon, M. D. , Secretary; Thomas Edmunds Fitz, M. D. ; Louis Todd Kermon, M. D. ; Jack A. Koontz, M. D. ; A. T. Pagter, Jr. , M. D. ; and Frank Noble Sullivan, M. D. Staff members present were: Bryant D. Paris, Jr. , Executive Secretary: Mrs. Betty Joe Barick, Assistant Executive Secretary; Lee A. Denney and Don Pittman, Investigators; and Sibyl Lamoreaux, Secretary. Thursday, January 21, 1982 3:00 p. m. Physician Assistant Applications Physician Assistant Applications Approved by the Board Carlos A. Saldias, M. D. , Raleigh, NC — Carol Anne Grant, PA Kathryn Sweeney, M. D. , Durham, NC — Barbara Yvette Lipsey Patterson, PA Robert Sanders Williams, M. D. , Durham, NC — Katherine Anne En right, PA Mirza Moin Baig, M. D. , Morganton, NC — Paul Jay Mittman, PA Joseph E. Walker, M. D. , Shelby, NC — Terry Michael Deakle, PA (This application was approved with a stipulation. ) Physician Assistant Requests for Extension of Duties Approved by the Board Donald A. Dewhurst, M. D. , Franklin, NC — Alice W. Dewhurst, PA John T. Lancaster, M. D. , Rockingham, NC — Robert C. Mills, PA Physician Assistant Applications Approved by the Board if and when Certain Credentials are Submitted or Certain Conditions are Met Barbara Newborg, M. D. , Durham, NC — C. Hamilton Boone, PA John A. Henderson, M. D. , Asheville, NC — Lee Ann Fairall, PA Perry B. Clark, M. D. , Winston-Salem, NC — June Durell Smith, PA James R. Grabill, M. D. , Warrenton, NC - Betty Lynne Wallace Johnson, PA Donald L. Mullis, M. D. , Asheville, NC - Katherine McKenzie Clark, PA Herbert A. Soper, M. D. , Winston-Salem, NC — Lee Ann Chrisman, PA Physician Assistant Applications not Approved by the Board at this Time David L. Cappiello, M. D. , Asheville, NC — Eugene Francis Jackson, Jr. , PA John H. Russell, M. D. , Asheville, NC — William Mark Lang, PA Physician Assistant Requests for Extension of Duties not Approved by the Board at this Time J. T. Wyche, M. D. , Whiteville, NC — Jon Langston, PA Physician Assistant Changes in Primary Supervising Physicians Approved by the Board Kenneth E. Lockl ear, M. D. L. R. Doffermyre, M. D. Derek Prentice, M. D. Gregory Cart ledge, M. D. Dona I d E. MacDona I d, M. D. John P. Grant, M. D. John Jay Triplett, Jr. , PA William Graham Evans, Jr. , PA Susan M. Edgman, PA Thomas McLaughlin, PA Henri E. IsabeIla, PA Edward M. Sullivan, PA
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MI NUTES OF THE
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst HotelI'inehurst, North Carolina
January 21 — 23, 1982
The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of North Carolina met
at the Pinehur-t Hotel, Pinehurst, North Carolina, January 21-23,1982, for the purpose of interviewing applicants for license by
endorsement of credentials and conducting other business.
Board members present were Joyce H. Reynolds, M. D. , President; BruceB. Blackmon, M. D. , Secretary; Thomas Edmunds Fitz, M. D. ; Louis Todd
Kermon, M. D. ; Jack A. Koontz, M. D. ; A. T. Pagter, Jr. , M. D. ; andFrank Noble Sullivan, M. D. Staff members present were: Bryant D.
Paris, Jr. , Executive Secretary: Mrs. Betty Joe Barick, AssistantExecutive Secretary; Lee A. Denney and Don Pittman, Investigators;and Sibyl Lamoreaux, Secretary.
Thursday, January 21, 19823:00 p. m.
Physician Assistant Applications
Physician Assistant Applications Approved by the Board
Carlos A. Saldias, M. D. , Raleigh, NC — Carol Anne Grant, PA
Kathryn Sweeney, M. D. , Durham, NC — Barbara Yvette Lipsey Patterson, PA
Robert Sanders Williams, M. D. , Durham, NC — Katherine Anne En right, PA
Mirza Moin Baig, M. D. , Morganton, NC — Paul Jay Mittman, PA
Joseph E. Walker, M. D. , Shelby, NC — Terry Michael Deakle, PA
(This application was approved with a stipulation. )
Physician Assistant Requests for Extension of Duties Approved by the Board
Donald A. Dewhurst, M. D. , Franklin, NC — Alice W. Dewhurst, PA
John T. Lancaster, M. D. , Rockingham, NC — Robert C. Mills, PA
Physician Assistant Applications Approved by the Board if and when
Certain Credentials are Submitted or Certain Conditions are Met
Barbara Newborg, M. D. , Durham, NC — C. Hamilton Boone, PA
John A. Henderson, M. D. , Asheville, NC — Lee Ann Fairall, PA
Perry B. Clark, M. D. , Winston-Salem, NC — June Durell Smith, PA
James R. Grabill, M. D. , Warrenton, NC - Betty Lynne Wallace Johnson, PA
Donald L. Mullis, M. D. , Asheville, NC - Katherine McKenzie Clark, PA
Herbert A. Soper, M. D. , Winston-Salem, NC — Lee Ann Chrisman, PA
Physician Assistant Applications not Approved by the Board at this Time
David L. Cappiello, M. D. , Asheville, NC — Eugene Francis Jackson, Jr. , PA
John H. Russell, M. D. , Asheville, NC — William Mark Lang, PA
Physician Assistant Requests for Extension of Duties not Approved bythe Board at this Time
J. T. Wyche, M. D. , Whiteville, NC — Jon Langston, PA
Physician Assistant Changes in Primary Supervising Physicians Approvedby the Board
Kenneth E. Lockl ear, M. D.L. R. Doffermyre, M. D.Derek Prentice, M. D.Gregory Cart ledge, M. D.Dona I d E. MacDona I d, M. D.John P. Grant, M. D.
John Jay Triplett, Jr. , PA
William Graham Evans, Jr. , PA
Susan M. Edgman, PA
Thomas McLaughlin, PA
Henri E. IsabeIla, PA
Edward M. Sullivan, PA
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Consolidated Corporate Partnership Name 23,lThe Board adopted a motion that this proposal not be approved as the Boarddoes not believe it is appropriate and that Mr. Kenneth R. Jacobson be so advised.Nurse Practi tioners Joint Subcommi ttee Report
A. T. Pagter, Jr. , M. D. , Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, re-ported on its meeting held at 9:00 a. m. , Friday, January 22, 1982.
Nurse Practitioner Applications For which the Joint Subcommi tteeRecommended Approval
H. V. Vick, M. D. , Tarboro, NC — Perla Barnard, NP
J. A. Parrott, M. D. , Kinston, NC — Marsha Cunningham, NP
F. D. McQueen, M. D. , Rockingham, NC — Maxine McNeill, NP
R. C. Cefalo, M. D. , Chapel Hill, NC — Merry K. Moos, NP
R. F. Frazier, M. D. , Halifax, NC — Janice Myrick, NP
A. Dambeck, M. D. , Newton Grove, NC — Sallie Prugh, NP
E. J . Allison, M. D. , Greenvi 1 le, NC — Jane N . Randa I 1, NP
E. H. Stines, M. D. , Canton, NC — Pam Shuler, NP
F. C. Heaton, M. D. , Raleigh, NC — Linda Watkins, NP
M. J. Dugan, M. D. , Siler City, NC — Diane Willson, NP
Nurse Practitioner Re uests for Extension of Duties for which theJoint Subcommittee Recommended Approval
Richard E. Frazier, M. D. , Halifax, NC - Gail M. Burke, NP
Alice M. Inouye, M. D. , Westfield, NC — Ann Bartz Potter, NP
Thomas M. Daniel, M. D. , Smithfield, NC — Donna Vick, NP
Lawrence M. Cutchin, M. D. , Tarboro, NC — Marlene R. Dail, NP;Jeanette Daniels, NP; Nancy Morris, NP; Susan J. Stroud, NP; Nancy C.Truitt, NP
Nurse Practitioner Follow-up Applications for which the Joint SubcommitteeRecommended Approval
Thomas W. Litt1ejohn, III, M. D. , Winston-Salem, NC — Aliene F. Cooley, NP
Margaret J. Dorfman, M. D. , Buies Creek, NC — Linda Gay Kayye, NP
Nurse Practitioner Applications which the Joint Subcommittee Recommendedbe Approved if and when Certain Credentials are Completed or Certain Condi—tions are Met
Nurse Practitioner Applications for which the Joint SubcommitteeRecommended Pending Action
M. E. Coulter, M. D. , Windsor, NC — Jean Morris, NP
M. H. Bertling, M. D. , Asheville, NC — Carole Ritchie, NP
MICN Applications Reviewed by the Joint Subcommittee
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Nurse Practitioner Applications for Changes in Primary SupervisingPh sicians for which the Joint Subcommittee Recommended Approval
Gregory Ca rtledge, M. D.Alice M. Inouye, M. D.Ronald E. Hughes, M. D.
Susan P. Smi th, NP
Ann Bartz Potter, NP
Nancy C. Truitt, NP
First Assistants
The Board adopted a motion that a letter be written to Anna Kubafor Dr. Pagter's signature stating the functions described asbeing performed by "first assistants" in the articles submitted bythe Board of Nursing do not constitute independent medical actswhich could be performed only by physicians or persons approvedto perform medical acts.
The Board adopted a motion that the recommendations of the JointSubcommi ttee be approved.Januar, 1983, Board MeetingThe Board adopted a motion that this meeting be held in Pinehurst January 20-23.
Data Requests from Income and Capital Associates, Inc. , and Fenwick ak H ll
The Board adopted a motion that these requests not be approved.
Emergency Medical Services Bee Sting Regulations
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The Board adopted a motion that the proposed rules and regulationsconcerning the approval of indi vi dual s to admini ster epinephrinefor adverse reactions to insect stings, 321.0000, be approved withthe addition of items (7) and (8) under .0002 Training Programs:
(7)(8)
discussion of legal implicationsstipulation that treatment is to be utilized only in theabsence of the availability of physicians or other practitionerswho are authorized to administer the treatment
The Board adopted a further motion that a hearing on the proposed rulesand regulations, with Dr. Reynolds' presiding as the hearing officer,be advertised and held.
Emer ency Medical Services Request from Assistant County Attorney,Durham County
The Board adopted a motion that the proposed letter to Mr. Kitchenas drafted by Mike Eddinger be approved.
Emergency Medical Services Preparation of Applications
The Board adopted a motion that Mike Eddinger be written a letter tobe signed by Dr. Sullivan commending him on the preparation of theEmergency Medical Services applications to be considered by theBoard at this meeting and stating that the efforts of the Officeof Emergency Medical Services in connection with these applicationsmade Dr. Sullivan's responsibilities much easier to discharge.
Interviews for License by Endorsement of Credentials
The following physicians applied for license by endorsement ofcredentials; were interviewed individually by the Board, a Board mem-ber, or the Executive Secretary; and were approved for licensure onJanuary 23, 1982:
William Chambliss AdamsSyed Husain AhmadJulio AlarconJames Francis BarterIla Evans BaughamBruce Raymond BellevilleAlfred James BeyerPaul Williams BiddingerWilliam Clement BowensTeresa Sue BrattonJoseph Roger Brown, Jr.Russell Glen BrownDaniel Chapman BurishkinGary CanovaJohn Rodney CardiffWilliam Yarborough Carlton
Lester John Fahrner, I I I
Lionel FernandoRobert Leslie FriedDavid Edward GarcesJohn Christopher GlantzJohn Breckinridge GormanJohn Harrison HeiligensteinLuis Nicholas HernandezRobert William Herring, Jr.Gameel Byron Hodge, Jr.Harold Ragan Howe, Jr.Daniel Joseph HowleyHarold KallmanRichard Paul KarpawichWilliam Jerome Knauer, IIICarol Ann LaCroix
Wanda Kotvan PanoshRobert Axel Arne PetersonDouglas Allyn PoteJames Lester Price, Jr.Jitinder Singh RangarJohn Edward RayiJames David SchroeringObaida Shah-KhanRichard Sean StackJack Thomas StapletonRobert Benjamin SteinMichael Guy StorckMichael Jude SullivanPeter Joseph TrioloJan Charles UpdikeSukhwant Kaur Walha
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Ralph Edward Carter, I I I
Abdul Ghafoor ChaudhryJohn Clayton ChurchAlice Anne CoblentzRobert Kemp Crockett, IIIArthur Gilman DenkerLee Robert DilworthRaymond Anthony DombroskiWilliam DroegemuellerTimothy John EichenbrennerJames Melvin Eyster
John Meriwether LewisRalph Charles LoomisVictor Henry MacintoshJames Peter ManorHoward Clyde MartinMarilyn MarxJames Stuart McGrathCynthia Diane MulrowAkba r Ali NossoughiThomas Michael D. O' Shea,David LeRoy PaciniVirginia Pact
James Wi 1 liam WalkerWilliam Thomas Walker, Jr.William Wayne Ashhurst Walkers
Philip John WaltherCatherine Fricke WardDiedrich Collins WatermanPreston Stenz WeadonPatricia P. WestmorelandWilliam T. WestmorelandLouis Joseph WilkieKeith Dale WrennHasan Ismail Zeya
Temporary Licenses
The following physicians were issued temporary licenses:
Eswar Rao Anala
Special Limited Licenses
Robert William Onley
The followinq physicians were issued special limited licenses:
John Evans Thomas Clarence Norman Uddstrom
The following physicians appeared at previous Board meetings and wereapproved for licensure this date:
Javad Deganian Milton Fineman
The following physicians appeared at this Board meeting; their licensure ispending:
Suryarao Kurmety
The Board adopted a motion that al I appl icants applying for I i cense byendorsement of credentials who were interviewed by a Board member
or by the Executive Secretary be approved by the full Board.
The Board adopted a motion that the actions by the two groups. ofBoard members while interviewing applicants for license by endorsementof credentials be approved by the full Board.
Applicants for License by Examination
The following physicians were licensed to practice medicine upon sub-mission of the required credentials and successfully passing the NorthCarolina Examination for Licensure (FLEX):
John Henry BowenKaren Sheree CapleNabil S. Dahmash-EljassemTeresita Capati DionisioGregory Irakly I. GablianiPatricia 0. Goodhall-Gunn
Christopher James GuionThomas Carlisle HankinsLinda HawesCharles Ray JoinerKuo-Jang KaoAnne Bryson King
Christopher Morgan LakinErin Gigi Russel I
Peter Michael ScholzRose Elaine Gunter SnipesArthur Nachuam WeissmannRichard Isaac Wertheimer
Reinstatement of Licenses Suspended for Failure to Register Ap rovedby the Board
The following physicians' licenses were suspended for failure to registeras required by General Statute 90- 15. They have now registered:
Joseph L. Williams, M. DRobert H. Beaver, M. D. Churchill Lyon Blakey, M. D.Michael Jack Hensley, M. D.
Proposed Board Meetinq Schedule for 1982The Board adopted a motion that the Executive Secretary perform a cost analysisof the proposed additional Board meetings and that he report the projected fi-gures at the March, 1982, meeting. The Board members discussed the possibledates for additional meetings and recommended that the later dates be chosen withthe exception of the November meeting, which they recommended remain open untilthe March, 1982, meeting. The Board adopted a motion that the dates of the ad-ditional meetings be reconsidered and confirmed at the March, 1982, meeting.
Paul Gregory Faucher, D. O. , El Paso, Texas
The Board adopted a motion that Dr. Faucher be approved to take theFLEX examination in June, 1982.
Dougl as Carter Smi th, Stony Point, New York
The Board adopted a motion that Mr. Smith be written a letter in-forming him that, because he i s attending an unapproved medi ca 1
school, he wi 1 1 not be el igible to take the North Carolina examin-ation for medical licensure, FLEX.
FellowshipsMichael Austin, M. D. , Thomas Howard Grote, M. D. , Alan M. Carlson, M. D. ,and Richard Donald White, M. D. , Durham, North Carolina
The Board adopted a motion that the Executive Secretary contact thephysicians who are sponsoring these applicants for resident's traininglicenses by telephone and inform them, unless these applicants'activities are part of approved residency training programs, the indi-viduals are not eligible for licensure as residents. The Board adopteda further motion that, if in the Executive Secretary's judgement, theapplicants' activities constitute part of approved residency trainingprograms, he may approve the issuance of resident's training licensesto these individuals. The Board also adopted a motion that the Exe-cutive Secretary inform the sponsoring physicians by telephone thatthe applicants can function as externs without medical licensure andbe paid for their efforts.
Drug Commission Booklets
The Board adopted a motion that Drug Commission Booklets be providedto all members of the Board of Medical Examiners and that "Do's andDon't's" regarding prescribing be placed in the Roster.
Indiana Board V(g
The Board adopted a motion that the Executive Secretary determine fromthe Board's attorney if requiring this examination for licensure islegal in North Carolina, that the Executive Secretary also secure asmuch information from the Indiana Board concerning this matter as pos-sible, and that he present a report to the Board at the March, 1982,Board meeting.
I eigh Memorial Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, Request Regarding AirAmbulance System
The Board adopted a motion that a letter be sent to E. M. Holmes, III,confirming the Board's previous letter and inviting Mr. Holmes toattend the March, 1982, meeting of the Board
Melvin Walter Webb, M. D. , Burnsville, North Carolina
A hearing was held at the Pinehurst Hotel, Pinehurst, North Carolina,Friday, January 22, 1982, at 2:25 p. m. , at which hearing Dr. Webbdid not appear and was not represented by counsel. The Board adopteda motion that this hearing be continued in order for the Board to con-sider further evidence.
Robert A. Muilenberg, M. D, , Arden, North Carolina
Dr. Muilenberg, who had been issued a temporary Iicense valid untilJanuary 31, 1982, did not appear at this Board meeting as requested.The Board adopted a motion that an investigator check to see if Dr.Muilenberg is practicing medicine February l. 1982; and that, ifDr. Muilenberg should call the office during the week after the Boardmeeting and indicate he was not present at the January, 1982, Boardmeeting due to illness or for some other valid reason, the decisionto renew his temporary license be left to the discretion of thePresident of the Board.Letter Regarding W. C. Ivey, M. D.
The Board adopted a motion that Mr. R. B. Andrew's letter be answeredas follows: At the conclusion of a formal interview in Winston-Salem,North Carolina, on March 19, 1977, Dr. Ivey's Iicense to practice medicinewas revoked and has not been re-issued.
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Photo ra hs of Physicians Appearing Before the Board for InformalInterviews
The Board adopted a motion that photographs of al 1 physicians ap-pearing before the Board at regularly scheduled interval s for di s-cipl inary reasons be made avai lable for the Board members' review.
A. T. Pagter, Jr. , M. D. , Greenvi 1 le County, South Carol ina
Dr. Pagter advi sed the Board that, as of March 1, 1982, hi s legalresidence wi1 1 be in Greenvi 1 le County, South Carolina. He alsotold the Board that his practice wi1 I still remain in North Caro-I ina, while his home address wi 1 1 be approximately one-hal f mileacross the South Carolina line. Dr. Pagter offered to submit hisresignation as a Board member after the hearing scheduled forFebruary 20, if the Board wished him to do so. The Board, afterlistening to Dr. Pagter's intention to move to Greenvi 1 le County,South Carolina, adopted a motion that it finds no reason for Dr.Pagter not to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Medi-cal Examiners.
William J. Wheeler, M. D. , Wilmington, North Carolina
The Board adopted a motion that the proper procedures be institu-ted to prefer charges against William J. Wheeler, M. D. , that hebe so notified in writing, and that he be advised he will be givena hearing on such charges as will be presented against him.
William Godfrey Hamilton, M. D. , Bat Cave, North Carolina
The Board adoptedto prefer chargesbe so notified ina hearing on such
a motion that the proper procedures be institutedagainst William Godfrey Hamilton, M. D. , that hewriting, and that he be advised he will be givencharges as will be presented against him.
Adj ournmen t
There being no further business to be considered by the Board, themeeting adjourned at 7:00 p. m. , Saturday, January 23, 1982.
