STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT IN THE MATTER COMMISIONER’S ORDER OF AND NOTICE OF LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B.S. REFERRAL aka LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.D. PROCEEDING CO-05-08-4208-A, TO: LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B.S., aka LOKESH BABU VUYYURU. M.D. Redacted Address ‘The undersigned, Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Commissioner of Health, after an investigation, upon the recommendation of a Committee on Professional Medical Conduct of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, and upon the ‘Statement of Charges attached hereto and made a part hereof, has determined that LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B: . aka LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.D., Respondent, licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York as a physician on July 2, 1990, by license number 182889, has been disciplined by the Virginia Board of Medicine, the duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for acts which if committed in this state would have constituted the basis for summary action. It is therefore: ORDERED, pursuant to New York Public Health Law §230(12)(b), that effective immediately LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B.S., aka LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.D., Respondent, shall not practice medicine as a physician in the State of New York or in any other jurisdiction where that practice is predicated on a valid New York State license to practice medicine as a physician, This Order shall remain in effect unlessmodified or vacated by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to New York Public Health Law §230(12). PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held pursuant to the provisions of New York Public Health Law §230, and New York State Administrative Procedure Act §§301-307 and 401. The hearing will be conducted before a committee on professional conduct of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct on the 16" day of November, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., at Hedley Park Place, 433 River Street, 5" Floor, Troy, New York 12180, at the offices of the New York State Health Department, and at such other adjourned dates, times and places as the committee may direct. The Respondent may file an answer to the Statement of Charges with the below-named attorney for the Department of Health At the hearing, evidence will be received concerning the allegations set forth in the Statement of Charges, which is attached. A stenographic record of the hearing will be made and the witnesses at the hearing will be sworn and examined. The Respondent shall appear in person at the hearing and may be represented by counsel. ‘The Respondent has the right to produce witnesses and evidence on his behalf, to issue or have subpoenas issued on his behalf for the production of witnesses and documents ‘and to cross-examine witnesses and examine evidence produced against him. A summary of the Department of Health Hearing Rules is enclosed. Pursuant to §301(5) of the State Administrative Procedure Act, the Department, upon reasonable notice, will provide at no charge a qualified interpreter of the deaf to interpret the proceedings to, and the testimony of, any deaf person.The hearing will proceed whether or not the Respondent appears at the hearing. ‘Scheduled hearing dates are considered dates certain and, therefore, adjournment requests are not routinely granted. Requests for adjournments must be made in writing to the New York State Department of Health, Division of Legal Affairs, Bureau of Adjudication, Hedley Park Place, 433 River Street, Fifth Floor South, Troy, NY 12180, ATTENTION: HON. SEAN D. 0’ BRIEN, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ADJUDICATION, and by telephone (518-402-0748), upon notice to the attorney for the Department of Health whose name appears below, and at least five days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Claims of court engagement will require detailed affidavits of actual engagement. Claims of illness will require medical documentation. At the conclusion of the hearing, the committee shall make findings of fact, conclusions concerning the charges sustained or dismissed, and, in the event any of the charges are sustained, a determination of the penalty or sanction to be imposed or appropriate action to be taken. Such determination may be reviewed by the administrative review board for professional medical conduct. THESE PROCEEDINGS MAY RESULT IN A DETERMINATION THAT YOUR LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN NEW YORK STATE BE REVOKED OR SUSPENDED, AND/OR THAT YOU BE FINED OR SUBJECT TO OTHER SANCTIONS SET FORTH IN NEW YORK PUBLIC HEALTH LAW §230-a. YOU ARE URGED TO OBTAIN AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS MATTER. DATED: Albany, New York Qhekec /F 208 ’ + Redacted Signature ~ ANTONIA G. NOVELLO, M.D. MPH, Dr. P. CommissionerInquires should be addressed to: Robert Bogan Associate Counsel Office of Professional Medical Conduct 433 River Street — Suite 303, Troy, New York 12180 (518) 402-0828STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT IN THE MATTER STATEMENT OF OF LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B.S. CHARGES aka LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.D. CO-05-08-4208-A LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.B.B.S., LOKESH BABU VUYYURU, M.D., Respondent, was authorized to practice medicine in New York state on July 2, 1990, by the issuance of license number 182889 by the New York State Education Department. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS A. Onor about May 19, 2006, the State of Virginia, Board of Medicine (hereinafter “Virginia Board”), by an Order (hereinafter “Virginia Order"), REVOKED Respondent's license to. practice medicine, based on intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients and conducting his practice in such a manner as to be a danger to the health and welfare of his patients or the public. B. The conduct resulting in the Virginia Board disciplinary action against Respondent would constitute misconduct under the laws of New York State, pursuant to the following sections of New York State law: New York Education Law §6530(3) (negligence on more than one occasion); New York Education Law §6530(4) (gross negligence); New York Education Law §6530(5) (incompetence on more than one occasion); New York Education Law §6530(6) (gross incompetence); and/or New York Education Law §6530(32) (failure to maintain a record for each patient ga eps which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient).‘SPECIFICATIONS FIRST SPECIFICATION Respondent violated New York State Education Law §6530(9)(b) having been found Suilty of improper professional practice or professional misconduct by a duly authorized Professional disciplinary agency of another state, where the conduct upon which the finding was | based would, if committed in New York state, constitute professional misconduct under the laws New York state, in that Petitioner charges: 1. The facts in Paragraphs A and/or B. SECOND SPECIFICATION Respondent violated New York State Education Law §6530(8)(d) by having his license {0 practice medicine revoked or having other discipline action taken by a duly authorized Professional disciplinary agency of another state, where the conduct resulting in the revocation and/or other disciplinary action would, if committed in New York state, constitute professional misconduct under the laws of New York state, in that Petitioner charges: 2, The facts in Paragraphs A and/or B. Redacted Signature vaten: UL. £2, 2006 Albany, New York PETER D. VAN BUREN Deputy Counsel Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct