Texas Veterinary Records - Disciplinary Records
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1 – Fraud 2 – Advertising 3 – Narcotic/Script 4 – Sanitation 5 – Negligence/Malpractice 6 - Honesty, Integrity, Fair Dealing 7 - Practicing Vet Med without License 8 - Unprofessional/Dishonorable Conduct
9 - Information Only 10 - Violation of Board Order 11 - Allowing Illegal Practice 12 - Felony Conviction 13 - Accreditation Action 14 - Records Keeping 15 – Solicitation 16 – Labeling 17 – Rabies
18 - Unnecessary\unauthorized Treatment 19 - Student Loan Default 20 - Reinstated Investigations 21 - Substance Abuse 25 – Other 26 - Continuing Education 28 - DPS/DEA Registration
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Name
(Click on name to see
Official Board Order)
License # City Docket # Date of Action Open Code Close Code Violation Summary Sanction
Abair, Harold W. 10601 League City 2008-52 06/19/2008
26 Continuing Education Could not show proof of CE obtained for seventeen hours during calendar year 2007
$500 admin penalty; Additional 17 hours CE by end of calendary year 2008
Aber, Gary P. 3890 Simonton 1988-22 06/03/1988 3 3 Narcotic/Script Administered and/or dispensed Ritalin, a Schedule II drug, for training purposes and when not necessary or required for care of the animals; Failed to maintain records to substantiate the use of Ritalin. 1 yr prob. Susp.\surrender II & IIN\$500 Admin. Penalty\15 hrs. CE; Jurisp; Qrt. Rpts.
Adkins, Jesse Odes 3046 Fairfield 1995-01 02/08/1995 5 5 Standard of Care Failed to adequately monitor the recovery of a pig from anesthesia after spay surgery; Failed to maintain complete patient records. Official Reprimand
Adkins, Jesse Odes 3046 Fairfield 2009-81 10/26/2009 14 14 Record Keeping Failed to keep required patient records. Records did not include details necessary to substantiate the examination, diagnosis, and treatment provided, and/or dispensed to the patient. Informal Reprimand
Akin, Joel B 6921 Dallas 1999-18 10/07/1999 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 1999 $250 Admin penalty
Akin, Joel B. 6921 Dallas 2003-28 06/12/2003 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2003 Civil penalty of $500, payable within 45 days.
Akin, Joel B. 6921 Dallas 2008-42 10/16/2008 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2006 Admin. penalty of $500, payable within 45 days.
Akin, Joel B. 6921 Dallas 2009-14 2/12/2009 26 26 Continuing Education Had not obtained the required continuing education (CE) hours (17) during calendar year 2007.
Formal Reprimand, obtain 17 add'l hours of CE.
Akin, Joel B. 6921 Dallas 2009-21 2/12/2009 8 7 Practicing Vet Med with Expired License Practiced veterinary medicine with an expired license.
Formal Reprimand,
Alexander, Marcus R. 5436 Tyler 2009-34 6/11/2009 14 14 Record Keeping Failed to keep the required patient records for patient, and do not include “other details necessary to substantiate the examination, diagnosis, and treatment” provided, specifically the records contain no reference to veterinarian’s observations, subsequent treatment plans or discussion of hospitalization and/or observation of patient with the client. Admin. penalty of $500, payable within 45 days.
Alexander, Marcus R. 5436 Tyler 2000-10 06/08/2000 8 16, 14 Record Keeping; Labeling; Other – Alternate Therapies Failed to “Affix labels to all unlabeled containers containing any medication dispensed…”; Failed to obtain “a signed acknowledgment by the owner or caretaker of the patient that Chiropractic or MSM is considered by Texas law to be an alternate (nonstandard) therapy.”; Failed to maintain accurate patient records. Official Reprimand; Jurisprudence
Alexander, Marlo S. 8227 Houston 1999-11 07/10/1999 26 26 Continuing Education Did not produce records to substantiate the satisfaction of the CE requirements in 1998
$250 Admin Penalty
Allen, Roberta Jo 4679 San Angelo 2008-17 02/14/2008 26 26 Continuing Education Could not show acceptable proof of CE obtained for 12 ½ hours during calendar year 2004, three hours for calendar year 2005, and 12 hours for calendar year 2006.
Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days (3/30/08), additional 12 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed.
Allen, Thomas 4680 San Angelo 2008-18 02/14/2008 26 26 Continuing Education Could not show acceptable proof of CE obtained for 12 hours during calendar year 2004, 12 hours for calendar year 2005, and 12 hours for calendar year 2006.

Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days (3/30/08), additional 12 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed.
Alldredge, Benji F. 4898 Comfort 1987-24 10/01/1987 3 3 Narcotic/Script Failed to maintain adequate drug records for Meperidine, Ritalin, Numorphan, and Demerol, all Schedule II drugs; Did not dispense these drugs for medically sound reasons; Failed to utilize Triplicate prescriptions when dispensing controlled substances; failed to maintain records for the patients who allegedly received the controlled substances. 5 yr. Prob. Susp.\30 days down\surrender II & IIN\$2,500 Admin. Penalty\15 hrs/yr CE\50 hrs CS\qrtly reports
Allred, John A. 4072 Marshall 2000-16 06/08/2000 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000 $250 Admin. Penalty.
Altman, April L. 5274 Watauga 2008-73 10/16/2008 5 5 Standard of Care Failed to timely respond when a veterinary technician stated that dog was having difficulty breathing, thereby wasting valuable response time and was a contributing factor in the premature death of the dog.
Informal Reprimand
Anderson, Tommy Don 3713 Blossom 1987-14 06/11/1987 13 13, 8 Accreditation Action; Unprofessional / Dishonorable Conduct Issued blank TAHC official Health Certificates for shipments of livestock which he did not personally inspect; failed to accurately and fully complete certificates. 2 yr. Prob. Susp.\14 days down\50 hrs CE\qtr. reports, Jurisprudence, 50 hrs CS
Anderson, William C. 4633 Fort Worth 2005-43 06/09/2005 5 5 Standard of Care Failed to perform a complete ovariohysterectomy on a patient, which resulted in additional stress on the patient and additional expense to the owner Informal Reprimand
Andrews, Belinda 9204 Pampa 2005-60 10/13/2005 3 3 Misuse of DEA Narcotics Registration Failed to possess a controlled substance registration from the Texas Department of Public Safety $500 Admin Penalty
Andrews, Mark A. 5227 Argyle 1994-08 10/05/1995 5 5 Standard of Care Released cat in a nonambulatory condition after spay. Cat died the next day. Necropsy diagnosis was “acute hemorrhage into peritoneal cavity from cervical stump and mesentery.” Histopathology report indicated “intra-abdominal hemorrhage” as cause of death.
Surrendered License
Arand, Thomas C. 5275 Round Rock 2003-17 06/12/2003 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2002 Civil penalty of $500, payable within 45 days
Arend, Robert Joseph 5689 Ft. Worth 1998-15 10/01/1998 26 26 Continuing Education Failed to produce records to substantiate his satisfaction of the required number of Continuing Education hours in 1995 for the renewal of his license in 1996 Official Reprimand; $250 Admin Penalty
Arend, Robert Joseph 5689 Ft. Worth 2002-21 06/13/2002
11 Allowing Illegal Practice Allowed an un-licensed employee to perform cat neuters Official Reprimand, $2,000 Admin. Penalty; Jurisprudence exam
Armstrong, L. Doug 4274 Lubbock 2010-27 12/08/2009 28 Misuse of DEA Registration $500 Admin. Penalty
Arnold, Christopher S. 8979 Dallas 2004-00 10/16/2003 12 12 Felony Conviction Convicted of second-degree felony: prescription fraud
Revoked
Ash, Henry 1125A Dallas 1999-05 07/10/1999 3 3 Narcotic / Script Record Keeping Failed to maintain adequate Controlled Substances records; 3 mo. Probated suspension, $500 penalty, submit copies of controlled substance log and drugs for 2-years.
Atchley, Charles 3370 Dimmitt 1994-09 10/06/1994 3 3, 14 Narcotic/ Script; Record Keeping Failed to establish a veterinarian /client /patient relationship prior to ordering prescription drugs delivered; Failed to determine that such prescription drugs were therapeutically indicated; Failed to maintain patient records adequate to substantiate the diagnosis and treatment. 2 yr prob susp; $1,000 Admin. Penalty; 5 hrs CE in practice mgt; initiate records keeping system; Jurisprudence; Qtr. Rpts.
Atha, Michael 8722 Dalhart 2005-61 10/13/2005 3 3 Misuse of DEA Narcotics Registration Failed to possess a controlled substance registration from the Texas Department of Public Safety for the period beginning 11/15/01 and ending 06/22/05 $2,000 Admin Penalty
Avery, Richard 5901 San Antonio 1992-04 01/29/1992 11 11 Allowing Illegal Practice Allowed an un-licensed employee to vaccinate animals in his absence; Failed to affix his personal signature to rabies certificates issued. Official Reprimand\jurisprudence
Axtell, Paul Charles 8511 College Station 2002-24 06/13/2002 25 25 Other – DPS Registration Failed to obtain a DPS Controlled Substance Registration. Official Reprimand; $250 Admin. Penalty; Jurisprudence exam

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