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State of NevadaBoard of Medical Examiners
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Released March 23, 1999
At the March 15, 1999 meeting of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, four medical doctors lost their licenses to practice medicine in the state of Nevada.
The board accepted the voluntary surrender of L. Dean Gibson, M.D.'s license to practice medicine while Dr. Gibson was under investigation by the board for allegations contained in the complaint filed against him by the Investigative Committee of the board in October of 1998. The complaint charged him with two counts of malpractice and one count of repeated malpractice, all violations of NRS 630.301(4). Dr. Gibson practiced medicine in Winnemucca.
In November of 1998, the Investigative Committee of the board filed a complaint against Allen I. Franco, M.D., charging him with one count of violation of NRS 630.306(1), the inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety because of illness, a mental or physical condition or the use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics or any other substance; five counts of violation of NAC 630.230(1)(f), writing a prescription for controlled substances for any person without an appropriate examination which confirms the medical necessity for the controlled substances; one count of violation of NAC 630.230(1)(e), acquiring any controlled substances from any pharmacy or other source by misrepresentation, fraud, deception or subterfuge; one count of violation of NRS 630.306(2)(a), engaging in any conduct which is intended to deceive; and one count of violation of NRS 630.306(10), habitual intoxication from alcohol or dependency on controlled substances. At its March meeting, the board accepted a Stipulation for Settlement of the matter in which Dr. Franco voluntarily surrendered his license to practice medicine in the state of Nevada while under investigation. The board ordered that Dr. Franco pay $5,688.95 as and for all administrative expenses incurred in the investigation process. Dr. Franco practiced medicine in Las Vegas.
In October of 1998, the Investigative Committee of the board filed a complaint against James G. Cavanagh, M.D., charging him with twenty-seven counts of violation of NAC 630.230(1)(c), engaging in the practice of writing prescriptions for controlled substances in such excessive amounts as to constitute a departure from prevailing standards of acceptable medical practice and twenty-seven counts of violation of NRS 630.306(7), continual failure to exercise the skill or diligence or use the methods ordinarily exercised under the same circumstances by physicians in good standing practicing in the same specialty or field. At its March meeting, the board found Dr. Cavanagh guilty of all counts of the complaint and ordered that his license to practice medicine in the state of Nevada be revoked. Dr. Cavanagh practiced medicine in Hawthorne.
In December of 1998, the Investigative Committee of the board filed a complaint against Robert S. Chancellor, M.D., charging him with one count of violation of NRS 630.306(1), the inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety because of illness, a mental or physical condition or the use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics or any other substance; five counts of violation of NAC 630.230(1)(d), rendering professional services to a patient while the physician is under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or is in any impaired mental or physical condition; and that his continuing practice of medicine, and his ability to practice medicine, during the pendency of the time necessary for a hearing on this complaint, should he resume the practice of medicine in the future, would endanger the health safety and welfare of his patients. At its March meeting, the board accepted a Stipulation for Settlement of the matter in which Dr. Chancellor admits the allegations contained in the complaint filed against him. The board ordered that Dr. Chancellor's license to practice medicine in the state of Nevada be revoked. Dr. Chancellor practiced medicine in Las Vegas.
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