Joesph Cotropia has the ideal background to be CSO of ENZC, and on the board of ENZC! Running an illegal pain clinic, and getting his medical license revoked is something that makes one fit to help run a pink sheet company for sure!
What do you do when you lose your medical license? You then go to work for a pink sheet company, the bottom of the business barrel, where the "standards" are so low that not only will they employ you, but you get to help run the company as (CSO), and member of the board of directors!
This is from a 2018 case, that stupid Cotropia filed to appeal the ban, and lost, of course, making this information now easily searchable! Smart move, Cotropy!
This dispute arises out of Dr. Cotropia’s association with two medical clinics in Houston. At both clinics, Dr. Cotropia supervised advanced practice nurses (APN) who saw patients seeking treatment for chronic pain.
The Board filed a disciplinary complaint alleging that Dr. Cotropia, acting through the APNs, failed to treat nine patients (Patients 1-9) according to the standard of care for the treatment of chronic pain. An administrative law judge(ALJ) from the State Office of Administrative Hearings conducted a three-day evidentiary hearing on the Board’s complaint. The Board presented the chartsof Patients 1-9, who visited the clinics between March and Decemberof 2011. Each patient sought treatment for chronic back, shoulder, or neck pain, and each was prescribed at least one controlled substance. An expert witness presented bythe Board, GregoryD. Powell,M.D., testified over Dr. Cotropia’s objection that the treatment of these patients fell below the generally accepted standard of care for the treatment of chronic pain.The ALJalso considered whether Dr. Cotropia allowed Best Choice to operate as a noncertified pain management clinic.
With respect to Patients 1-9, the ALJ found that Dr. Cotropia, acting throughthe APNs, failed to: (1) request medical records of each patient to evaluate previous treatments for pain, (2) document a detailed medical historyof the patient’s complaint,(3) adequately perform an initial physical examination, (4) develop and document a personalized treatment plan, (5) discuss reasonably foreseeable side effects of the prescribed medications and document those discussions, (6) document and discuss reasonable alternative treatments,(7) safeguard against potential complications by ordering liver tests to check for side effects of the medications, and (8) order urine tests to monitor for abuse or diversion.
The ALJ also found that Dr. Cotropia, acting through the APNs, prescribed drugs without evidence of a therapeutic value for the patient. The ALJ further found that Best Choice was not operated by an APN. Based on these findings, the ALJ concluded that Dr.Cotropia violated numerous provisions of the Act and Board rules and that the Board was authorized to discipline him. The Board adopted the ALJ’s findings of fact and conclusions of law without change and issued an order revoking Dr. Cotropia’s medical license.
And his "talented lawyer" brother (ENZC CEO) didn't stop him from making a further fool of himself by appealing the case? Yep, great legal advice! lol
The truth always is feared and is shunned in the pinks! Sweep it under the carpet, right?
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