Disciplinary Action against Robert J. Rogers, M.D.
Robert J. Rogers, M.D., who operated Advanced Medical Practices of Longwood, Florida was disciplined by the Florida Board of Medicine three times: In 1989, the board issued a “letter of guidance” after investigating Rogers over allegations that he inappropriately prescribed thyroid pills for a teenage girl’s weight control and made improper sexual advances to her. In 1991, the board issued another letter of guidance, saying he did not refund $597 for chelation treatments to a patient who started taking the infusions, then moved out of state before they were finished. The man received a refund only after he filed a complaint with state health officials. In 2009, faced with two more board complaints, Roberts, agreed to voluntarily and permanently surrender his medical license. One complaint …
Continue Reading >Robert J. Rogers, M.D. Surrenders Florida Medical License
In December 2009, Robert J. Rogers, M.D., faced with two complaints brought by the Florida Board of Medicine, agreed to voluntarily and permanently surrender his medical license. One complaint accused him of falsely diagnosing a woman with hypothyroid disease (using a bogus muscle test). The other (shown below) accused him of failing to comply in several ways with the rules for dispensing physicians. Rogers owned and operated Advance Medical Practices, Inc. of Longwood, Florida. In a parallel criminal case, thecorporation pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud and was ordered to pay restitution of $593,000 plus a special assessment of $400. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PETITIONER v. ROBERT J. ROGERS, M.D. RESPONDENT. CASE NO: 2007-02289 Filed 1-14-08 ADMINISTRATIVE …
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