What Happened
Thomas Keller, formerly a pain management doctor in Santa Rosa, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for distributing Schedule II and IV controlled substances; a jury found him guilty at trial in November 2022.
Reported status: Convicted by a jury at trial; sentenced (2023) to 30 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.