SOMERVILLE A Watchung doctor was charged in connection continuing to practice medicine in although his license had been suspended. <\/p>\n
Charges filed against Demesvar Jean-Baptiste, 39, were announced today, July 25, by Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano. <\/p>\n
The prosecutor gave the following account: <\/p>\n
In November 2011, the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Special Investigations Unit received information from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Enforcement Bureau alleging that Dr. Demesvar Jean-Baptiste was continuing to practice medicine in Watchung New Jersey although his license had been suspended on Sept. 23, 2011. <\/p>\n
The license suspension was in response to the doctors failure to comply with a consent order he entered into with the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners on April 1, 2011. <\/p>\n
The consent order included, among other things, for the monitoring of the doctor. Dr. Jean-Baptiste failed to comply with the requirements of the consent order as well as other conditions established by the Professional Assistance Program and agreed to by him. <\/p>\n
Prosecutor Soriano also said that Jean-Baptiste's practice, which was known as Somerset Bariatric Associates, was located at 775 Mountain Boulevard, Suite #15, in Watchung. <\/p>\n
A search warrant was obtained for these offices and, during a search by police, numerous patient files were obtained, as well as other evidence such as credit card receipts with patient names charged after the Sept. 23, 2011 date. <\/p>\n
The investigation ultimately revealed that Jean-Baptiste was practicing medicine with a suspended license from Sept. 23, 2011 until Jan. 26, 2012. <\/p>\n
Defendant Jean-Baptiste was charged with practicing medicine with a suspended license, third-degree. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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