Recent Disciplinary Actions

(Updated December 19, 2023)

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Decisions
Accusations Filed
Accusations/Statement of Issues Withdrawn or Dismissed
Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation Filed
Statement of Issues Filed

• Decisions

  Decisions are removed from this list approximately one year from the effective date.

   

  Caruana, Frank, DPM
  Newport Beach, CA
  License number: E-2336
  Decision effective:  05/18/23
  License Surrender
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230511%5cDMRAAAJD3%5c&did=AAAJD230511221234319.DID

   

  Endo, Clifford, DPM
  Modesto, CA
  License number: E-3323
  Decision effective: 11/14/23
  License Surrender
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20231108%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD231108171023691.DID

   

  Fanous, Michael, DPM
  Norco, CA
  License number: E-3544
  Decision effective: 10/12/23
  Probation - 1 Year
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230913%5cDMRAAAJD2%5c&did=AAAJD230913194536257.DID

   

  Nelms, Lisa, DPM
  Santa Barbara, CA
  License number: E-4325
  Decision effective: 05/18/23
  License Surrendered
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230511%5cDMRAAAJD3%5c&did=AAAJD230511221455513.DID

   

  Reed, Mark, DPM
  Placentia, CA
  License number: E-3696
  Decision effective: 06/06/23
  Public Letter of Reprimand
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230606%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD230606204420801.DID

   

  Tu, Richard, DPM
  San Diego, CA
  License number: E-4680
  Decision effective: 10/12/23
  Public Letter of Reprimand
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230913%5cDMRAAAJD2%5c&did=AAAJD230913194657623.DID

• Accusations Filed

  Bastani, Michael, DPM
  Irvine, CA
  License number: E-5477
  Accusation filed: 10/03/23
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20231003%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD231003200655160.DID

   

  Brody, Paul, DPM
  Culver City, CA
  License number: E-2963
  Accusation filed:  09/10/21
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20210910%5cDMRAAAJD3%5c&did=AAAJD210910210454110.DID

   

  Brown, James, DPM
  Long Beach, CA
  License number: E-4434
  Accusation filed: 06/23/23
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230623%5cDMRAAAJD2%5c&did=AAAJD230623210842577.DID

   

  Byrne, Christopher, DPM
  San Luis Obispo, CA
  License number: E-4236
  Accusation filed:  12/16/22
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20221216%5cDMRAAAJD2%5c&did=AAAJD221216205458291.DID

   

  Choy, Connie, DPM
  Oakland, CA
  License number: E-5005
  Accusation filed:  08/01/23
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230801%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD230801213128727.DID

   

  Joseph II, Robert John, DPM
  Beverly Hills, CA
  License number: E-4013
  Accusation filed: 12/08/23
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20231208%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD231208220712717.DID

   

  Redko, Peter, DPM
  Petaluma, CA
  License number: E-4517
  1st Amended Accusation filed:  06/28/22
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20220628%5cDMRAAAJD2%5c&did=AAAJD220628234202142.DID

   

  Sircar, Cyrus, DPM
  Santa Barbara, CA
  License number: E-5304
  Accusation filed:  05/02/23
  https://www2.mbc.ca.gov/BreezePDL/document.aspx?path=%5cDIDOCS%5c20230504%5cDMRAAAJD1%5c&did=AAAJD230504201316333.DID

• Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation Filed

  • A Petition to Revoke Probation is filed when a licensee is charged with violation of a prior disciplinary decision.
  • Petitions to revoke probation are removed from this list approximately one year from the effective date.
  • Accusations are charges and allegations, which still must undergo rigorous tests of proof at later administrative hearings.

• Accusations and/or Statement of Issues Withdrawn or Dismissed

  • Accusation/Statement of Issues "Withdrawn" means the formal charges were dropped before the matter went to an administrative hearing.
  • Accusation/Statement of Issues "Dismissed" means the formal charges were dropped after the matter went to an administrative hearing and the respondent licensee prevailed.
  • Accusation/Statement of Issues withdrawn or dismissed are removed from this list approximately one year from the effective date.

• Statement of Issues

  • When an applicant for licensure is informed the license will be denied for cause, the applicant has a right to demand a formal hearing, usually before an Administrative Law Judge. This process is initiated by the filing of a Statement of Issues, which is similar to an Accusation.