By Kevin Eigelbach
In two other cases involving local physicians last week, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure:
Placed restrictions on the license of Dr. Todd S. Carran, a Crestview Hills resident who was authorized to practice in Kentucky and Ohio.
Carran agreed not to practice medicine, but can reapply for a license with a favorable recommendation from the foundation.
A Cincinnati police officer arrested Carran in July and charged him with possession of drugs and carrying a concealed weapon. Carran was accused of having five OxyContin pills loose under the floor mat of his car. That case is scheduled for trial in Hamilton County on Jan. 22.
When Carran was stopped for a red light violation in August in Cincinnati, an officer said he found 21 Cymbalta pills loose in the doctor’s pocket during a pat-down search.
Carran is scheduled for trial in that case Jan. 25, on a charge of possession of a dangerous drug.
He has admitted a substance abuse problem, but maintains his innocence on the criminal charges, the Kentucky board reported.
His Ohio license has been suspended indefinitely pending the resolution of the criminal charges.
Placed restrictions on the license of Dr. Gregory Duma, formerly of St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Duma agreed that he would no longer practice medicine in Kentucky. He can reapply, but only with a favorable recommendation from the Kentucky Physicians Health Foundation, which evaluates, treats and assists doctors with substance abuse problems.
The obstetrics/gynecology specialist admitted that in January, he had been drinking when he answered a page from the hospital and attended the delivery of a baby, according to board documents.
The baby suffered an injury during the delivery, the board reported. Duma’s handling of the case showed gross negligence, a board consultant found.
Duma told the board he had taken leave from the hospital and entered a residential treatment program at Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences.
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