Missouri Board Issues Emergency Suspension Of Cardiologist Accused Of Implanting Unnecessary Stents

A Missouri cardiologist who has been accused of unnecessarily implanting stents in six patients has been temporarily barred from seeing patients. The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, which licenses physicians and investigates and disciplines physicians in cases of accused misconduct, issued an emergency suspension of the cardiologist’s license to practice, according to a news report by Jeremy Kohler published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Cardiologist Randall E. Meyer, of Central Missouri Cardiology in Jefferson City, has filed documents disputing the charges. He can seek reinstatement on February 4 at an administrative hearing. According More…
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