WMC suspended the license of Kristine S. Brecht, MD (License No. MD00044369).



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King County Physician Suspended

OLYMPIA, WA -?On September 19, 2022, the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) issued a statement of charges and suspension order, summarily suspending the license of Kristine S. Brecht, MD (License No. MD00044369).

In August 2021, Dr. Brecht entered into an agreed order with the WMC which, among other terms, restricted her from performing procedures that require sedation. Separately, in October of 2021, Dr. Brecht admitted to having operated an unlicensed surgical facility and agreed to stop operation of the facility until she was credentialed.

However, despite both agreements and restrictions, on at least ten occasions Dr. Brecht did not comply with WMC orders regarding surgical procedures that require sedation. Between February and April 2022 she carried out multiple documented procedures, several of the which were complex including abdominoplasty and breast augmentation.

The statement of charges alleges Dr. Brecht is in violation of?RCW 18.130.180? [ [link removed] ]in two sections, including section nine which is ?failure to comply with an order issued by a disciplining authority or a stipulation for informal disposition entered into with a disciplining authority.?

Dr. Brecht?s license is pending further disciplinary proceedings. She is required to notify patients that her license has been suspended within twenty-one days of receipt of the suspension order.

Within twenty-one days Dr. Brecht may request a show cause hearing to contest the summary suspension.

The Public Records Act provides the right to any publicly disclosable information contained in the file. Interested parties may submit a request through the DOH Health Systems Quality Assurance Public Disclosure Unit portal here [ [link removed] ].

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**This notice is intended to comply with RCW 18.130.110.

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