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News Release — June 20, 2007
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
June 20, 2007
Medical Board of California accusation
leads to surrender of Turlock physician's medical license
SACRAMENTO—Facing an Accusation of wrongdoing by the Medical Board of California, Turlock physician Christopher Aguilar has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his medical license was adopted on June 12, 2007 and became effective on June 19, 2007. Medical Board Executive Director Dave Thornton stated, "The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers. We work diligently to achieve our mission by vigorously enforcing the Medical Practice Act."
The Medical Board accused Aguilar of unprofessional conduct for violating Business and Professions Code sections 726 and 2234(b) in that he committed acts constituting sexual misconduct and gross negligence in his care and treatment of a female patient.
Aguilar, a pediatrician with The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), was the patient's treating physician from the time she was 15 years of age. Aguilar commenced a romantic relationship shortly after the patient turned 18 years old. After finding Aguilar at her home on two separate occassions, and after finding evidence of a romantic relationship, the patient's mother confronted Aguilar who later admitted that he had been romantically involved with her daughter. The mother filed a complaint with TPMG and Aguilar resigned shortly after it commenced its internal investigation.
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The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.
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