What started with back pain ended with a death and a Miami doctor on probation

A Miami doctor was put on professional probation after, the state said, failing to investigate a regular patient’s serious back pain, 25-pound weight drop and anemia before the patient’s 16-inch cancerous mass was discovered.

In addition to the one-year probation, the state Board of Medicine’s final order fined Dr. Reinaldo Hernandez Loy $7,500 and assessed $13,839 in reimbursement of Florida Department of Health case costs.

During the probation, the final order said, Hernandez must practice under the “indirect supervision” — within 20 miles — of a “board-certified family physician, with experience in cosmetic procedures.” He must also take a five-hour continuing medical education course in risk management and a three-hour course in “primary care including cancer recognition, diagnosis, or treatment.”…

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