- Board of Registration in Medicine
Wakefield — At its meeting on July 17, 2019, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine took disciplinary action against the medical licenses of. Harold L. Altvater, M.D., Stephen F. Kulcsar, D.O., Adam P. Beck, M.D. and Roozbeh Badii, M.D.
The Board summarily suspended Dr. Harold Altvater’s medical license after finding that Dr. Altvater poses a serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare after Dr. Altvater was convicted of three counts of securities fraud and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Dr. Altvater has the right to a hearing at the Division of Administrative Law Appeals within seven days. Dr. Altvater was first licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts in July 1999. Until his incarceration, Dr. Altvater practiced medicine in Methuen.
In a Consent Order, the Board indefinitely suspended Dr.Stephen F. Kulcsar’s medical license after it found that he abruptly abandoned patients. This suspension was immediately stayed upon Dr. Kulcsar entering into a Probation Agreement. Dr. Kulcsar was first licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth in July 2007.
The Board reprimanded the license of Dr. Adam P. Beck after he acknowledged in a Consent Order that he had been disciplined by the State of New Hampshire Board of Medicine for substandard care of one patient and that he had provided substandard treatment to a second patient in Massachusetts. Dr. Beck also agreed to specific practice restrictions. Dr. Beck has been licensed in Massachusetts since May 2003. He currently practices at New England Eye and Facial Specialists in Andover. He is also licensed to practice medicine in New Hampshire, where he also has permanent practice restrictions.
Finally, in another Consent Order, the Board reprimanded Dr. Roozbeh Badii’s medical license based on reciprocal discipline in Maryland for prescribing violations. Dr. Badii had been licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts since October 2008, until his license lapsed in September 2017. Dr. Badii maintains a telemedicine practice and is also licensed in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine licenses more than 40,000 physicians, osteopaths and acupuncturists. The Board was created in 1894 to protect the public health and safety by setting standards for the practice of medicine and ensuring that doctors who practice in the Commonwealth are appropriately qualified and competent. The Board investigates complaints and determines sanctions. More information is available at www.mass.gov/massmedboard, or you may contact the Board at borimmedia@massmail.state.ma.us