Charges Against Doctors

Maryland Board of Physicians

Investigations, charges and sanctions by the Maryland Board of Physicians, once a problem that did not affect Maryland Lyme treating physicians, have been on the increase since the fall of 2009 when the National Capital Lyme Support Group in Washington, DC and the ILADS secretary attempted to push legislative bills through the Maryland General Assembly.

The list below contains the most recent public charges and sanctions. The Lyme Disease Education and Support Groups of Maryland (MarylandLyme.org) apologizes to Lyme treating doctors for this situation and especially to the patients who are left stranded without adequate medical care.

We would like everyone to know we had nothing to do with the misguided, dangerous legislative bills or the changes in policy. We did all that was humanly possible to stop this train wreck from occurring in spite of the DC groups attempt to hide these bills, their support of them and their actions from most Maryland doctors, the public and all of our volunteer patient advocates and groups. For more information on this situation, please click here.

Charges Made Public By the Maryland Board of Physicians

Since the interference by NatCap Lyme, legislators and a handful of doctors, a total of 8 doctors, 3 physical therapists and 1 hyperbaric chamber owner have been charged regarding their diagnosis and/or treatment of Lyme disease patients. Prior to the NatCap group's interference no charges had been brought by the Board of Physicians against Maryland Lyme treating doctors.

James P. Matthews, M.D. Area of Practice: Family Practice (Gaithersburg, MD)

8/26/10

http://www.mbp.state.md.us/forms/fall2009.pdf

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/bpqapp/PProfile.asp

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/bpqapp/Orders/D5966510.289.PDF

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/bpqapp/Orders/D5966509.220.PDF