Press Release below with the title seen above was sent by communications@tmb.texas.gov on 11-5-2026 to NacNewsNow.com – Texas Medical Board Website: www.tmb.texas.gov
At its meeting October 23, 2026, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 16 licensed physicians.
The disciplinary actions included: three orders related to impairment, five related to standard of care, three related to unprofessional conduct, two related to a violation of Board rules, one Mediated Settlement Agreed Order, and two Waiver Orders.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Agreed Orders
Impairments:
Fidone, George Steven, M.D., Lic. No. H4321, Lufkin
Hamlin, Denise Renee, M.D., Lic. No. M6172, Addison
Smith III, Jack Coldwell, M.D., Lic. No. L3131, Carthage
Standard of Care:
Athari, Mohammad, M.D., Lic. No. E6718, Baytown
Cottrell, Christopher James, M.D., Lic. No. M2294, Rockwall
Malhi, Ashok Kumar, M.D., Lic. No. R5419, Denison
Son, Colin Townes, M.D., Lic. No. P2370, Harlingen
Worley, Kyle Elton, M.D., Lic. No. J6821, Beaumont
Unprofessional Conduct:
Kealy, Jared, M.D., Lic. No. U8752, Austin
Moran, William J., M.D., Lic. No. E4547, Rusk
Violation of Board Rules:
Agarwal, Ajai, M.D., Lic. No. J9610, El Paso
Solorzano, Sergio Martin, M.D., Lic. No. M2120, Hondo
Agreed Orders on Formal Filing
Unprofessional Conduct:
Otero, Fernando Javier, M.D., Lic. No. L4619, McAllen
Mediated Settlement Agreed Orders
Standard of Care:
Buch, Richard George, M.D., Lic. No. H5391, Carrollton
Waiver Orders
Peer Review/Other States’ Actions:
Hooker, Kevin James, M.D., Lic. No. N9378, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Mooney, Stephen Breck, M.D., Lic. No. W5143, Alliance, OH
To view disciplinary orders and Board action history, visit the TMB website, click on “Look Up a License,” accept the usage terms, then type in a licensee’s name. Click on the name shown in the search results to view the licensee’s full profile. Within that profile is a button that says, “Current Board Action.”
