What Happened
A licensed anesthesiologist was sanctioned by the Arizona Medical Board after being found to have abused fentanyl and Demerol, both controlled substances used in anesthesiology practice.
The Maryland Board of Physicians imposed reciprocal discipline, placing the physician on five years of probation subject to terms and conditions.
What the Record Shows
5 years probation subject to terms and conditions (reciprocal to an Arizona Medical Board sanction)
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: Found by a state medical board to have abused fentanyl and Demerol, controlled substances to which the physician had professional access.. 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.