Four Area Doctors Disciplined by Texas Medical Board

AUSTIN � At its May 2014 meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 61 licensed physicians, four of whom were from East Texas, and issued two cease and desist orders. KETK reports the doctors work in Gilmer, Athens, Nacogdoches, and Sulphur Springs. Scott Woodrow Holland, M.D., is employed at the ETMC First Physicians Clinic in Gilmer. On May 2, the Board and Holland entered into a Mediated Agreed Order requiring Dr. Holland to within one year complete at least 28 hours of CME, divided as follows: four in risk management, eight hours in medical recordkeeping and 16 hours in management of pediatric emergencies (including infectious diseases). The Board found Dr. Holland discharged a patient without adequately assessing or treating the patient’s symptoms of sepsis. This order resolves a formal complaint filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

On May 2, 2014, the Board and Job B. Mongare, M.D., of Athens Neurology entered into a Mediated Agreed Order requiring Dr. Mongare to within one year and three attempts pass the Medical Jurisprudence Exam; within one year complete at least 12 hours of CME, divided as follows: eight hours in physician-patient boundaries and four hours in ethics; and pay an administrative penalty of $1,500 within 60 days. The Board found Dr. Mongare entered into a personal friendship with a female patient that raised concerns as to the boundaries of an appropriate physician-patient relationship. This order resolves a formal complaint filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

On May 2, 2014, the Board approved a Final Order revoking the Texas medical license of David A. Mosig, M.D., of Nacogdoches. The Board found Dr. Mosig pleaded guilty to the federal felony offense of making a false statement on a federal income tax return. The action was based on the findings of an administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. This order resolves a formal complaint filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Dr. Mosig has 20 days from the service of the order to file a motion for rehearing.

On May 1, 2014, the Board approved a Final Order publicly reprimanding Don Martin O’Neal, M.D., of Memorial Clinic in Sulphur Springs and requiring Dr. O’Neal to within one year and three attempts pass the Medical Jurisprudence Exam; within one year complete at least 16 hours of CME in ethics; and pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 within 60 days. The Board found Dr. O’Neal pleaded guilty to a first degree felony of misapplication of fiduciary property and was placed on deferred adjudication under community supervision for that offense. The action was based on the findings of an administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. This order resolves a formal complaint filed at the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Dr. O’Neal has 20 days from the service of the order to file a motion for rehearing.