The 
                            Arizona Medical Board presents this information as 
                            a service to the public. The Board relies upon information 
                            provided by licensees to be true and correct, as required 
                            by statute. It is an act of unprofessional conduct 
                            for a licensee to provide erroneous information to 
                            the Board. The Board makes no warranty or guarantee 
                            concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content 
                            of this website or the content of any other website 
                            to which it may link. Assessing accuracy and reliability 
                            of the information obtained from this website is solely 
                            the responsibility of the user. Arizona Revised Statutes 
                            32 - 1403 (C) provides that the Board is not liable 
                            for errors or for any damages resulting from the use 
                            of the information contained herein. 
                          
                          
                          (a) 
                            Information up to the date of initial licensure is 
                            verified by the Board. Information provided by the 
                            physician after this date is not verified by the Board. 
                            
                            
                            (b) The Board does not verify current 
                            specialties. For more information please see the American 
                            Board of Medical Specialties website at: 
                            http://www.abms.org to determine if the physician 
                            has earned a specialty certification from this private 
                            agency.  
                            
                            (c) Open investigations represent 
                            unproven allegations - Upon investigation many complaints 
                            are found to be without merit and dismissed. 
                          (d) 
                            Electronic documents of "Board Actions" 
                            and "Physician Responses to Advisory Letters" 
                            prior to 1998 are not available online.
                          (e) 
                            The settlement of a medical malpractice action may 
                            occur for a variety of reasons that do not necessarily 
                            reflect negatively on the professional competence 
                            or conduct of the doctor. A payment in settlement 
                            of a medical malpractice action does not create a 
                            presumption that medical malpractice occurred. 
                          
                          (f) 
                            Prior to 1999, "Advisory Letters" were known 
                            as "Letters of Concern"