North Dakota Board

North Dakota
Board of Podiatric Medicine

Created by:	NDCC § 43-05-03	Number of Members:	5
Length of Terms:	4 years	Pay/Benefits:	State Rate, $50.00 per diem
Frequency of Meetings:	Once per year	Licensing Board
The Board licenses podiatrists in North Dakota and handles disciplinary actions. Member include four doctors of podiatric medicine degree (DPM) who have practiced podiatry in North Dakota for two years; and one doctor of medicine degree (M.D.) who practiced medicine in North Dakota for two years.

Name	Address	Phone	LD	County	Appt. Date	Term Ends
Hofsommer, Lee A., D.P.M. Secretary/Treasurer	1420 25th Street South Fargo, ND 58103	(701) 232-5479 (w) (701) 237-5124 (h)	46	Cass	06 13 96	06 13 00
Olson, Aaron, D.P.M. President	525 North 9th Street Bismarck, ND 58501	(701) 258-8120 (w) (701) 258-1836 (h)	47	Burleigh	06 13 97	06 13 01
Moen, Douglas, M.D.	Family Medical Center 2830 North Washington Bismarck, ND 58501	(701) 323-6400 (w) (701) 224-1189 (h)	47	Burleigh	06 13 98	06 13 02
Deckert, Robert, D.P.M.	20 Burdick Expressway West, Room 404 Minot, ND 58701	(701) 857-5419 (w) (701) 852-4360 (h)	05	Ward	06 13 98	06 13 02
Stone, Michael L., D.P.M.	736 Broadway Fargo, ND 58123	(701) 234-2830 (w) (701) 234-2830 (h)	46	Cass	06 13 99	06 13 03
Thune, Gary R.	Legal Counsel Pearce & Durick Attorneys 314 East Thayer Avenue PO Box 400 Bismarck, ND 58502-0400	(701) 223-2890 (w) (701) 223-7865(fax)

Home North Dakota Dept of Health
Allen Johnson - ND Health Dept. DP Coordinator - ajohnson@state.nd.us
Note: 6/13/00 Lee Hofsommer DPM, resigned.
ND State info 8/23/00 Updated to include Hofsomeer replacement

8/14/00- Request to ALL members of NDBPM

Excerpt from Century Code

State Statute

Tenure of Board Members

1/27/00 - Board Finding of Fact with Response from Dr Gale

1/12/00 - Podiatry Board transcripts

1/12/00 - NDBPM Findings of Fact with response from Dr. Gale

Bismarck Tribune Articles

4/11/00 - Podiatrist seeks stay on action against him
4/16/00 - Podiatrist says he's target of board
4/27/00 - Court denies stay for doctor
5/4/00 - Letter to Editor of Bismarck Tribune - Harassment of Dr Gale
6/6/00 - Gale Fight is Going National
6/27/00 - Podiatrist will Not Seek Another Term on Board (Lee Hofsommer DPM)
6/28/00 - Podiatrist Named to Podiatric Board (Dr. Richard A. Lochner)
11/15/00 - License restrictions against Gale lifted
11/16/00 - Board votes on more complaints against podiatrist

North Dakota Podiatrists

Senator Andrist Letter on Licensure Boards - "a smoking gun"

Response to Senator's letter

"What Brian Gale, DPM needs now is for the other podiatrists on the board to show their respect for his case, by stepping down, and letting some of the other competent podiatrists in the state take their turn and serve a term on the board. A diversity of input, free from the dominating influence of Aaron Olson, DPM, would go a long way toward the goal of this board regaining credibility and effectiveness for their business at hand."

Alan Sherman, D.P.M., Editor - Podiatry Online, Inc.

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