Dr. Griffin's Specialty
What Is a Specialty or Area of Special Expertise?
A specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Read MoreA specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best methods of treatment.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
A doctor may have more than one specialty, along with one or more subspecialties. For instance, a doctor could specialize in internal medicine and have a subspecialty in infectious disease. A subspecialty is a concentration within a specialty.
Your primary care doctor (who is often a specialist in family medicine or internal medicine) can help you choose the right type of specialist. In fact, some health insurance plans require a referral from your primary care doctor before you visit a specialist.
Dr. Griffin's License & Board Certification
Why is Board Certification Important?
Board certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
Read MoreBoard certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
A doctor who is board certified has taken an important step beyond getting a required state medical license to practice. Some doctors choose not to apply for board certification. A doctor who is not board certified may be an excellent doctor who is fully licensed to practice medicine in his or her state.
If you are considering a doctor who is not board certified, consider asking the doctor why he or she is not certified. This information might provide you important background information to help you decide whether or not to see that doctor.
Common Procedures Performed by Emergency Medicine Doctors / Intensivists
Common Conditions Treated by Emergency Medicine Doctors / Intensivists
- Angina
- Arrhythmias
- Burns
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
Dr. Griffin's Education & Training
Medical Schools:
Residency Hospital:
What Is a Residency?
Residency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods. Read MoreResidency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Residency training takes place in accredited hospitals or other healthcare facilities under the supervision of experienced doctors. Residency training lasts from three to seven years, and the exact duration varies from specialty to specialty. Residency is required for specialty board certification.
Dr. Griffin's Background Check
Malpractice
Sanctions
Sanctions history found
Nature of Complaint:
The physician failed to meet the minimum standard of care in the treatment provided to twenty-three patients. The physician subjected patients to unnecessary testing without documenting the necessity for the tests and subjected patients to invasive procedures.
Action Taken:
The board has Revoked the physician's license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Ohio. The revocation is Stayed and the physician is placed on Probation for a period of at least three years effective 10-11-2008 subject to the following terms and conditions:
- The physician shall obey all laws and all rules governing the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of Ohio.
- The physician's license shall be Limited and Restricted to the successful completion of a board approved clinical education program in the area of the use of EDX studies and interventions in the practice of pain medicine.
- The physician shall submit quarterly declarations confirming probation compliance to the board.
- The physician shall appear before the board upon request.
- The physician's medical practice shall be monitored.
- The physician shall provide a copy of the board order to employers and hospitals as required.
September 22, 2008-Court Action
The physician has filed a Notice of Appeal with the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas of the State Medical Board of Ohio 08-13-2008 Order staying permanent revocation of the physician's medical license subject to probation.
October 3, 2008-Court Action
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granted Motion for Stay of the State Medical Board of Ohio 08-13-2008 Order staying permanent revocation of the physician's medical license subject to probation.
February 20, 2009-Court Action
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas affirmed the State Medical Board of Ohio's 08-13-2008 Order which stayed the permanent revocation of the physician's medical license.
March 19, 2009-Court Action
The physician has filed a Notice of Appeal to the Tenth District Court of Appeals of the 02-20-2009 Decision and Entry of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which had affirmed the State Medical Board of Ohio's Order.
September 15, 2009-Court Action
The Tenth District Court of Appeals by Decision and Entry affirmed the Judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which had affirmed the State Medical Board of Ohio's 08-13-2008 Order staying the permanent revocation of the physician's medical license subject to probation.
October 9, 2009-Court Action
The physician has filed a Notice of Appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court of the 09-15-2009 Decision and Entry of the Tenth District Court of Appeals.
November 18, 2009 – Court Action
The Ohio Supreme Court, by Entry filed 11/18/2010, granted motion for stay of the 09/15/2009 judgment of the 10th District Court of Appeals, which had affirmed the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
December 30, 2009 – Court Action
The Ohio Supreme Court, by Entry filed 12/30/2009, declined jurisdiction of the physician’s appeal from the 09/15/2009 judgment of the court of appeals.
March 11, 2010 – Probation Modified
The State Medical Board of Ohio has granted the physician’s request to terminate license limitation and restriction and approved the monitoring physician and established the frequency and number of charts to be reviewed.