FMCSA Removes Georgia Medical Examiner

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Dec. 28 that 26 days earlier it had removed Dr. Anthony Lefteris of Atlanta from its registry of certified medical examiners and intends to revoke all certificates he issued to commercial motor vehicle operators during the past two years.

A criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia was issued against Lefteris, a Doctor of Chiropractic, on Dec. 1. Dr. Lefteris was charged with making false statements, and making a false entry in U.S. Department of Transportation records.

According to FMCSA, an investigation initiated by USDOT and conducted by the Georgia Department of Public Safety determined that Dr. Lefteris claimed to have conducted a number of medical certification examinations that far exceeded a reasonable number. The purported examinations conducted by Dr. Lefteris at a truck stop in Atlanta exhibited a pattern in which they weren’t completed, required tests were not performed, and information on the medical examination form was falsified.

FMCSA is working with State Driver’s Licensing Agencies to obtain the contact information for all affected drivers. FMCSA is contacting these drivers and informing them that they have 30 days to obtain a medical examiner’s certificate from an examiner with valid certification.