The Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure suspended indefinitely the license of Dr. Walter Wolfe. Dr. Wolfe agreed to the suspension and avoided an evidentiary hearing. Dr. Wolfe did not appear at the Board meeting this morning. Board attorney Stan Ingram announced the consent order to the Board. He can apply for reinstatement after one year under the statute. Dr. Wolfe did not appear at the hearing.
The Board began investigating Dr. Wolfe in November. The Board accused him of sexual assault and having sex with three patients. The Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure suspended his license on July 10 after it determined he was an "immediate danger to the public."
Dr. Wolfe attempts to stop the investigation in court ended in futility. He asked a Hinds County Chancellor to quash all subpoenas and halt the investigation. Dr. Wolfe argued in an earlier court filing that the Board had no right to investigate the patient's history without a complaint. The Canton physician asked the court to reinstate his license and issue a temporary restraining order against the Board. Chancellor Tiffany Grove ruled against his various motions.
15 comments:
Big, bad Wolfe and his yapping lapdog lawyer. Lots of bark and no bite. Wave bye bye.
Gee, I wonder why he didn't want an evidenciary hearing? This put the skeletons back in his closet.
9:32 is a moron. Despite the actions of his client, the attorney handled this as well as it could have been handled.
In some ways a small victory. He is suspended, but not revoked. There is a big difference.
he will seek to be licensed in another state or territory and never return to ms
I don’t think this is over, read the complaints from his lawyers in the motion. One of the so called victims is lying. There are text messages that were posted on Facebook in December from this victim that claims if he didn’t have an affair with her and give her a baby like the baby the was fathered with a patient who is indeed his girlfriend now wife, she would come after his licenses. This stuff is playing out like some single white female stuff. Like why according to the motion would patient LD file a complaint that this man was a threat to her but didn’t want to follow through with the complaint? Why would LD also make a doctor appointment with this man who she claims is a threat because he is a good doctor ? That right there that is written in. The motion plus the text messages on Facebook, got me thinking lifetime movie and it’s more to the story.
After declaring this man a "sexual predator," the Board failed to follow through on the hearing, which means there is no administrative record of the proceedings, and no Findings of Fact by the Board. This, to me, is the equivalent of "remanded to the file" in a criminal case.
Mr. Ingram told the board that there was almost no difference between revocation and indefinite suspension because the law states any doctor can apply for reinstatement after one year under either classification.
That's correct, KF. He can reapply annually until he passes. The board isn't giving him his license back.
The board DIDN'T FAIL to follow through with anything. Wolfe didn't take the time to even make an appearance to argue his side. Why? Because his side will show what a sloppy person he is. He agreed to the suspension because his attorney probably told him there is just too much evidence against him. There is a lot more to this than the bits of information the board has provided. Walter has had issues with being a pervert for a very long time and it finally caught up with him.
Do not understand how plaintiff's attorney thinks he can get 9 Mil in punitive damages as limit is 2% of net worth if defendant worth under $50 million. Doubt he is worth $ 450million to yield the $9 million!
If all of these allegations are true, he is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
10:47 is a lightweight poster obviously from Pearl who has watched too many soap operas.
No, No, No...
With all due respect, there is a HUGE difference to physicians who sit on credentialing committees between a revocation and a suspension. Mr. Ingram is utterly incorrect. Having been on many such medical committees, I can speak firsthand. There will be a HUGE difference when he applies for licensure either in Mississippi or in another state. There are many suspensions as disciplinary action...there are few total revocations.
Both Dr. Lippincott and Dr. Edney agree, as noted by their questions. Finally, Mr. Ingram himself denotes such by saying it was a matter of "negotiation". Why would anyone negotiate a meaningless distinction?
Dr. Wolfe did get a lucky break today.
And no, he will not be able to go to another state and re-apply, hiding this action. First of all, this action will have been reported TODAY to the National Practitioners Data Bank, and will be a permanent matter or record. It cannot be expunged. Second of all, on applications for medical licensure this is always the first question.
6:13 PM It will "never" get to a Credentialing Committee at a hospital for their consideration. Wolfe must first have a medical license to practice. Under these facts, no state receiving an application from Wolfe is going to grant him a medical license once they investigate and read the Summons and Affidavit to learn the basis for the "indefinite suspension" by the MS Medical Board. The Board's attorney is right, the indefinite suspension is tantamount to a revocation here. Stick a fork in him, he's done.
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