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A former Fargo plastic surgeon who was stopped from operating while he was drunk has had his medical license restored to allow him to undergo a training program in addiction medicine.
North Dakota's Board of Medical Examiners has imposed tough restrictions on Dr. William Yvorchuk's (EYE'-ver-chuk's) license.
Board secretary Duane Houdek said Monday that Yvorchuk is barred from doing surgery or any clinical medicine outside of his supervised training.
Yvorchuk also must continue counseling and submit to random tests for drugs and alcohol. Houdek said board members believed Yvorchuk could be retrained "in a manner consistent with public safety." Yvorchuk could not be reached for comment Monday. There was no telephone listing for him in Fargo. Houdek said Yvorchuk intended to undergo his addiction treatment residency training at a program affiliated with the University of Florida.
Yvorchuk's license was suspended in March 2008 after he was stopped from performing surgery at his Fargo clinic while he was drunk. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.35 percent. He was stopped after lunch; Yvorchuk had performed two operations earlier that day.
A former Fargo plastic surgeon who was stopped from operating while he was drunk has had his medical license restored to allow him to undergo a training program in addiction medicine.
North Dakota's Board of Medical Examiners has imposed tough restrictions on Dr. William Yvorchuk's (EYE'-ver-chuk's) license.
Board secretary Duane Houdek said Monday that Yvorchuk is barred from doing surgery or any clinical medicine outside of his supervised training.
Yvorchuk also must continue counseling and submit to random tests for drugs and alcohol. Houdek said board members believed Yvorchuk could be retrained "in a manner consistent with public safety." Yvorchuk could not be reached for comment Monday. There was no telephone listing for him in Fargo. Houdek said Yvorchuk intended to undergo his addiction treatment residency training at a program affiliated with the University of Florida.
Yvorchuk's license was suspended in March 2008 after he was stopped from performing surgery at his Fargo clinic while he was drunk. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.35 percent. He was stopped after lunch; Yvorchuk had performed two operations earlier that day.