Medical board approves probation, fine for controversial doctor 4:21 PM EST, December 18, 2007

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Medical board approves probation, fine for controversial doctor

4:21 PM EST, December 18, 2007

HARTFORD, Conn.

A medical examining board has unanimously approved two years probation and a

$10,000 fine for a New Haven-area pediatrician whose treatment of Lyme

disease has been called into question.

The Connecticut Medical Examining Board also voted to require another doctor

to randomly review Dr. Ray ' patient records.

says he plans to appeal, first to the board and then in Hartford

Superior Court.

The board upheld state Department of Public Health allegations that

diagnosed Lyme disease in two Nevada children and prescribed antibiotics for

them in 2004 and 2005 before ever examining them. He disputes that.

has drawn support from across the country because he has ignored

consensus treatment guidelines for Lyme disease and prescribed antibiotics

to children with the ailment.

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