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Doctor's Name

License Number

License Status


 Mark Zweifach 48626 Current - (Dues Paid)
Limits on Practice
Probation
City of Record  Region License Issued
La Jolla San Diego 08/09/1982
Licensing Boards Specialties Gender
Medical Psychiatrist
 Male
Accusations and Infractions or Causes for Discipline Date of Last MBC Action
Unprofessional Conduct
 08/15/2018
Repeat Offender? Pending MBC Activity? Out of State Dicipline
No Yes No
CMA Member? No Medical Board Activity?  
No
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Medical Board Documents, News Articles, Court Documents, Etc.
Stipulation for Voluntary Suspension of License 9/24/2008
Accusation 11/24/2010
Decision 12/06/2011
Article: Local Doctor Admits to Looking At Child Porn at Work 2017-02-04
Amended Order of Non-Adoption of Proposed Decision 5/02/2018
Article: Former San Diego Kaiser doctor caught watching child porn at work tries to get his license back 7/26/2018
+Decision after Nonadoption 8/15/2018
Article: San Diego doctor caught watching child porn at work will get his license back 8/16/2018  

Additional Information (Medical School, Dated Actions, Excerpts from Disciplinary Actions, Notes)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
CROSS REFERENCE TO DR. WILLIAM POWER WHO WROTE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DR. MARK ZWEIFACH WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET HIS LICENSE RESTORED.

  • 9/14/2018— LICENSE REINSTATED UPON PAYMENT OF ANY APPLICABLE FEES TO THE BOARD. CANNOT PRACTICE MEDICINE UNTIL COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM AND EVALUATION. FIVE YEARS PROBATION WITH VARIOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. RESTRICTIONS: PROHIBITED FROM TREATING MINORS, UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND ENGAGING IN THE SOLO PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
    • 7/26/2018—PANEL B HEARING (SEE VIDEO)
    • 5/02/2018—AMENDED ORDER OF NON-ADOPTION OF PROPOSED DECISION.
    • 4/30/2018—ORDER OF NON-ADOPTION OF PROPOSED DECISION.
    • 2/22/2018—ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE PROPOSED DECISION.
    • 10/20/2016—PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE.
  • 12/06/2011—SURRENDER OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL LICENSE, EFFECTIVE 12/13/2011.
    • 11/24/2010—ACCUSATION FILED
  • 9/06/2008—STIPULATED AGREEMENT FOR VOLUNTARY SUSPENSION OF LICENSE, CITING A PENDING INVESTIGATION AGAINST HIM BY THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR "CONDUCT WHICH IF PROVEN WOULD CONSTITUTE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND GROUNDS FOR DISCPLINE."

Excerpt from Accusation dated 11/24/2010:

CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINE
(General Unprofessional Conduct)

9. Respondent is subject to disciplinary action under Code sections 222.7 and 2234, as defined by section 2234 and CCR title 16, section 1360. in that he engaged in conduct that breaches the rules or ethical code of the medical profession, or conduct that is unbecoming to a member in good standing ofthe medical profession, and that demonstrates an unfitness to practice medicine. The circumstances arc as follows:

In about July, August and September 2007, Respondent, a physician with Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, California, used his Kaiser Permanente assigned computer in his office in the Kaiser Permanente Bostonia Medical Office building, located in El Cajon, California, to access suspected child pornography websites on the internet. When confronted by Kaiser Permanente investigators, Respondent admitted accessing the websites at work,  and further admitted an addiction to internet pornography. 

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This Record was entered on: 04/04/2017This Record was modified on: 01/14/2019

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Note: "Accusations" mean that a doctor has not had a hearing or been found guilty of any charges, but are being investigated by the Medical Board and/or the California Attorney General's Office.

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