Manhattan Anesthesiologist License Revoked

The New York State Department of Health has determined that Dr. Brian Goldweber, 62, violated appropriate infection control practices and used the medication Propofol in an inappropriate manner. He also failed to take an infection control and barrier precaution course as mandated by Public Health Law.

"Dr. Goldweber's reuse of syringes while injecting patients with anesthetics is an inappropriate and unacceptable practice that could have led to the spread of bloodborne diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV," said State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D.

The Board found Brian Goldweber, M.D., guilty of gross negligence, negligence on more than one occasion, gross incompetence, incompetence on more than one occasion, and failure to comply with provisions governing the practice of medicine.

Commissioner Daines cited Governor Paterson's signing of the 2008 Patient Safety Law, which enhanced the State's authority to take action against physicians, helping to prevent future infection control and other violations.

He had a history of violations:

Dr. Goldweber was disciplined in 1999 after he incorrectly administered anesthesia in several patients, and falsified records in one case. As part of his penalty he underwent a medical competency evaluation and more medical training.

In 2002, Dr. Goldweber was again disciplined after he admitted to the charge of violating state Public Health Law by fraudulently answering questions related to the disciplinary action taken against him by the Department on an application he submitted to Ellenville Regional Hospital.
In 2007, authorities notified 4,500 people who were patients of Dr. Goldweber, between December 2003 and May 2007, about his careless infection control methods.

This is the second physician to lose their license in a week.