Disciplinary Action against John E. Gambee, M.D.
In September 2010, the Oregon Board ordered an emergency suspension of the license of John E. Gambee, M.D. The board’s order (shown below) states: Gambee’s license was revoked in 1994 for engaging in unscientific practices that included diagnosing and treating patients without performing appropriate tests to assess their thyroid function. In 1997 Gambee was permitted to practice again with limitations (modified in 2004) that included appropriate management of patients with suspected or actual thyroid disorders. In 2009, the opened an investigation, during which Gambee signed a interim stipulated order pledging not to inappropriately prescribe thyroid hormone or testosterone. A few months later, after reviewing five charts, the board concluded that Gambee’s”behavior displayed “repeated disregard for terms of the Board’s stipulated orders” and that his continued …
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