Bruce Frome, M.D. Accused of Negligence and Incompetence
In 2001, Bruce Frome, M.D., who practices in Beverly Hills, California, settled charges (shown below) negligently and incompetently treated three patients. The settlement agreement required him to pay $14,000 for costs and serve on probation for six years, during which he was required to participate in remedial education and have his practice monitored by another physician. He was also prohibited from administering nerve blocks or any invasive pain-control devices and, with minor exception, barred from using experimental or investigational therapies. One of the charges involved use of an unapproved diagnostic device that was not identified in the complaint. BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General of the State of California JOSEPH P. FURMAN (State Bar No. 130654) Deputy Attorney General California Department of Justice 300 South Spring Street, …
Continue Reading >Bruce Frome, M.D., Placed on Six Years’ Probation
In 2001, Bruce Frome, M.D., who practices in Beverly Hills, California, settled charges that he had negligently and incompetently treated three patients. The settlement agreement (shown below) required him to pay $14,000 for costs and serve on probation for six years, during which he was required to participate in remedial education and have his practice monitored by another physician. He was also prohibited from administering nerve blocks or any invasive pain-control devices and, with minor exception, barred from using experimental or investigational therapies. One of the charges involved use of an unapproved diagnostic device that was not identified in the complaint. BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General of the State of California JOSEPH P. FURMAN, State Bar No. 130654 Deputy Attorney General California Department of Justice Deputy …
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