COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE

MIDDLESEX, SS

Adjudicatory Case No: 2025-039
(RM-25-0533)

In the Matter of )
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Amy Agrawal, M.D. )

Final Decision & Order

The Board initiated this matter by issuing a Statement of Allegations (SOA) against Amy Agrawal ("Respondent") on September 11, 2025, and referring the matter to the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA). The SOA ordered the Respondent to show cause as to why she should not be disciplined for violating any rule or regulation of the Board governing the practice of Medicine, specifically, 243 CMR 1.03(5)(a)(16) by failing to respond to a subpoena or to furnish the Board, its investigators or representatives, documents, information or testimony to which the Board is legally entitled; and Levy v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 378 Mass. 519 (1979) and Raymond v. Board of Registration in Medicine, 387 Mass. 708 (1982) by engaging in conduct that undermines the public confidence in the integrity of the medical profession.

On September 17, 2025, the DALA Administrative Magistrate, Eric Tennen, issued a Notice of a Pre-Hearing Conference for October 8, 2025. Following the Respondent's failure to appear at the Pre-Hearing Conference, as well as her failure to file an Answer, Complaint Counsel, James Paikos, filed a Motion to Default on October 14, 2025. The DALA Administrative Magistrate ordered the Respondent to respond by October 31, 2025. On November 4, 2025, having received no response from the Respondent, the DALA Administrative Magistrate issued a Recommended Order of Default which found the Respondent to be in default and recommended that the Board impose any discipline that it deems appropriate.

Neither party filed Objections to the Recommended Decision. Complaint Counsel filed a Memorandum on Disposition.

Discussion

In the Recommended Order of Default, the DALA Administrative Magistrate found the Respondent to be in default due to her failing to file an Answer, appear for the prehearing conference, and to respond to the Board's Motion to Default. The Board adopts that Recommended Decision, finds the Respondent in default and, consequently, deems all the allegations in the SOA, which is incorporated hereto, to be admitted. See Metropolitan Property and Cas. Ins. Co. v. Morrison, 460 Mass. 352 (2011) citing Nancy P. v. D’Amato, 401 Mass 516, 519 (1988)(“When, as here, defendant is defaulted, well-pleaded facts are deemed to be admitted...”).

The Respondent's failure to file an Answer, to appear for a scheduled prehearing at DALA, and to respond to the Board's Motion to Default, demonstrate her utter disregard for the Board's statutory mandate. In order for the Board to fulfill its mission to protect the public, a physician's cooperation is essential. By failing to respond to the serious allegations against her, the Respondent hindered the Board's efforts to fulfill its mission. See In the Matter of Mark M. Kowalski, M.D., Board of Registration in Medicine, Adjudicatory Case No. 97-16-DALA (Final Decision and Order, April 1, 1998) (“A physician who obstructs the Board's investigation of a complaint and blantantly ignores repeated requests for a response threatens the public's health, welfare and safety, not only by denying the Board potentially important information, but also by draining the resources of the Board.”) These facts are that the Board received notice in November 2024 that the Respondent had voluntarily surrendered her clinical privileges at the Boston VA Healthcare System. On July 28, 2025, a subpoena was served on the Respondent to appear for an interview on August 11, 2025, at the Board's offices. The Respondent failed to appear for the interview and failed to communicate with the Board about that failure to appear. See In the Matter of Hanpu Chao, M.D., Adjudicatory Case No. 2023-043 (Final Decision and Order, June 27,2024) (where physician defaulted, revocation imposed where he did not respond to either of two docketed complaints or a ten day order of the Board's Complaint Committee); In the Matter of Mavis Jaworski, Adjudicatory Case No. 2023-027 (Final Decision and Order, December 21, 2023) (where physician defaulted, revocation imposed for falsely stating that she was board certified in family medicine and falsely answering that she was not aware of any open or pending investigation into her professional conduct); and In the Matter of Thomas W. Stinson, M.D., Board of Registration in Medicine, Adjudicatory Case No. 2022-024 (Final Decision and Order, February 2, 2023) (in case of default, revocation for a physician who admitted that he failed to check the MassPAT system before prescribing to his patient). In these cases, the Board reasoned that a default demonstrates a physician's utter disregard for the Board's statutory mandate, preventing the Board from investigating the allegations concerning his or her misconduct.

However, in the instant case, the Board takes note of the concern raised in Complaint Counsel's Memorandum on Disposition that Respondent's failures in this matter may be attributable to health condition. While the Board can make no such finding based on the record before it, the Board tailors the sanction to reflect Respondent's failures may be based on factors other than disregard of the Board. Accordingly, the Board imposes an indefinite suspension of Respondent's inchoate right to renew her license to practice medicine. This sanction is imposed for each violation of law and not a combination of any or all of them. The Respondent may petition to stay this suspension upon demonstrating to the Board's satisfaction that her failure to respond to the Board's complaint and to appear for an interview were attributable to a health condition. The Board may defer the stay of suspension until the completion of a fitness to practice evaluation by a Board approved evaluator, and any such additional evaluations and conditions as the Board determines necessary for the protection of public health, safety and welfare upon review of the fitness to practice evaluation.

The Respondent shall provide a complete copy of this Final Decision and Order, with all exhibits and attachments, within ten (10) days by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery to the following designated entities: any in- or out-of-state hospital, nursing home, clinic, other licensed facility, or municipal, state, or federal facility at which she practices medicine; any in- or out-of-state health maintenance organization with whom she has privileges or any other kind of association; any state agency, in- or out-of-state, with which she has a provider contract; any in- or out-of-state medical employer, whether or not she practices medicine there; the state licensing boards of all states in which she has any kind of license to practice medicine; the Drug Enforcement Administration – Boston Diversion Group; and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Control Program. The Respondent shall also provide this notification to any such designated entities with which she becomes associated for the duration of this revocation. The Respondent is further directed to certify to the Board within ten (10) days that she has complied with this directive.

The Respondent has the right to appeal this Final Decision & Order indefinitely within thirty (30) days, pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, §§14 and 15, and G.L. c. 112, § 64.

On February 12, 2026, in accordance with the Board's authority and statutory mandate, the Board voted to issue the Final Decision & Order indefinitely suspending Dr. Amy Agrawal's license to practice medicine under certificate number 257252.

Board Members Voting Affirmatively

• Booker T. Bush, M.D., Physician Member, Chair
• Frank O'Donnell, Esq., Public Member, Vice Chair
• Sandeep Singh Jubbal, M.D., Physician Member, Secretary
• Aviva Lee-Parritz, M.D., Physician Member
• David Rosenbloom, Ph.D., Public Member

Board Members Voting to Oppose: None

Board Members Recused: None

Board Members Absent:

• Yvonne Y. Cheung, MD, MPH, MBA, Physician Member
• Jason Qu, M.D., Physician Member

EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDER

The Final Decision and Order is effective as of February 12, 2026.

Date Issued: February 12, 2026
George Zakhos, Executive Director
Board of Registration in Medicine