Fort Kent Physician Surrenders Medical License

A doctor who had been practicing in Fort Kent in 2013 has agreed to surrender his medical license after concerns arose that he was intoxicated while actively involved in patient care.

Robert K. Desai, M.D., was sent home from the hospital he was practicing at in Fort Kent on May 7, 2013 after concerns arose that he was intoxicated while actively involved in patient care.

Dr. Desai agreed to surrender his medical license in a consent agreement signed earlier this week with the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine. Dr. Desai was summarily suspended by the Board on May 14, 2013 after the Board determined that Dr. Desai presented an imminent danger to his patients. Dr. Desai, who practiced in Fort Kent, has not practiced medicine in the State of Maine since May 2013.

Dr. Desai agreed that the facts constitute grounds to discipline his Maine medical license based on habitual substance abuse and unprofessional conduct. Dr. Desai may apply for reinstatement of his license at reasonable intervals, but would be required to demonstrate that his practice of medicine would not pose a risk to the public.

The Board of Licensure in Medicine is the State of Maine agency charged to protect the health and welfare of the public by verifying the qualifications of physicians to practice, and disciplining physicians for unprofessional conduct and incompetence. Any citizen can request an investigation of a physician or physician assistant by contacting the Board office by telephone at (207) 287-3608, by letter, or by visiting the Board's web site.