State of Florida FINALLY takes action on psychiatrist with history of ampthetamine abuse

July 7, 2014

On June 18, 2014 the Florida Board of Medicine accepted Florida psychiatrist’s David G. Malen’s voluntary relinquishment of his medical license.

Per the terms of the agreement Malen may never again apply for a physician’s license in Florida.

The Florida Department of Health initiated its case against Malen in 2007.

The administrative complaint which resulted in Malen giving up his license, contained information about Malen's "history of taking 'extraordinary' doses of amphetamines with extreme difficulties resulting from the drugs, including depression, suicide attempts and psychosis," as well as his continued use of and addiction to the substance. 

The Department of Health's document further contains information about Malen's submission to the state's Professionals Resource Network ("PRN," a program for impaird physicians) in 2008. This resulted in Malen undergoing several psychiatric evaluations between 2008 and 2011, all of which found him impaired, yet it appears that the state continued to allow him to practice.

You read that correctly: Malen's drug addiction was a well-documented concern since 2007, yet his license was free and clear from 2007 to June 2014.