Medical License of Alan Schwartz, M.D. Revoked
In October 2007, the Medical Board of California upheld charges of incompetence, gross and repeated negligence, unprofessional conduct, and violating a previous probationary order. The board’s decision (shown below) includes the following details: In 1999, after concluding that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 15-year-old male patient, the Board placed Schwartz on 10 years’ probation during which he was required to have a third-party chaperone present whenever he examines or treats a male pediatric patient. However, despite repeated warnings, Schwartz did not adhere to this requirement. During 2003, in managing four pediatric patients, Schwartz failed to perform adequate evaluations; made unsubstantiated diagnoses that included autism and ADHD; and rendered treatments that were “an extreme departure from the standard of practice.” Schwartz asked the Los Angeles …
Continue Reading >Disciplinary Action against Alan Schwartz, M.D.
The Medical Board of California has revoked the medical license of pediatrician Alan Schwartz, M.D, who operates the Holistic Resource Center in Agoura Hills, California. The accusation (shown below), filed by the Medical Board of California on April 13, 2006, includes the following details: In 1999, after concluding that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a patient, the Board placed Schwartz on 10 years’ probation during which he was required to have a third-party chaperone present whenever he examines or treats a male pediatric patient. However, despite repeated warnings, Schwartz did not adhere to this requirement. During 2003, in managing four pediatric patients, Schwartz failed to perform adequate evaluations; made unsubstantiated diagnoses that included autism and ADHD; and rendered treatments (including chelation) that …
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