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.”…