Politics & Government

West Haven Doctor Disciplined By State Board: Report

The state Medical Examining Board has fined four doctors for various incidents.

WEST HAVEN, CT — A West Haven doctor was among four doctors in the state to be disciplined by the state Medical Examining Board this week, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team.

Kate Farrish of the I-Team reports Dr. Elvin L. Griffith was fined $1,000 and reprimanded for “failing to address a patient’s weight loss and substance abuse in 2016.”

Griffith didn’t contest the allegations and admitted no wrongdoing, according to Farrish.

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Read more details, including the other doctors who were disciplined, at the Connecticut Health I-Team website here.

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