What Happened
The Maryland Board of Physicians suspended an anesthesiologist after he admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and deliberately evading detection on toxicology screens.
The conduct also violated a prior consent order with the Board.
What the Record Shows
suspension
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: admitted to repeatedly ingesting illicit substances and deliberately evading detection on toxicology screens, in violation of a prior consent order. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.