- Board of Registration in Medicine
Wakefield — At its meeting on June 17, 2021, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine took disciplinary action against the medical licenses of Fernando Checo, M.D., Omair Shakil, M.D., Jessica A. Wolin, M.D. and John C. Lucke, M.D.
In a Final Decision and Order, the Board reprimanded Dr. Dr. Fernando Checo after it found that Dr. Checo had been disciplined by the New York Board for Professional Medical Conduct for reasons substantially similar to those for which Massachusetts could impose discipline, to wit, for having been criminally convicted for DWI. Dr. Checo was licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth from January 19, 2011 until July 12, 2013 when he did not renew his license. He currently practices medicine in a private orthopedic practice in New York.
The Board admonished Dr. Omair Shakil, after he agreed in a Consent Order that he, as a resident, engaged in conduct that undermines the public confidence in the integrity of the medical profession. Dr. Shakil was licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts from May 22, 2013 until June 30, 2017.
The Board accepted Dr. John C. Lucke’s resignation of the right to renew his medical license. Resignation is a disciplinary action that permanently removes a physician from the practice of medicine. Dr. Lucke was licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth from June 29, 1994 until November 13, 2016 when he did not renew his license. Dr. Lucke currently practices medicine in Alabama.
The Board also accepted the resignation of Dr. Jessica A. Wolin’s right to renew her medical license. Dr. Wolin was licensed in Massachusetts from June 9, 1999 until October 30, 2015 when she did not renew her license.
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