Arkansas medical board denies physician’s request to return to practice with restrictions • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas medical board denies physician’s request to return to practice with restrictions • Arkansas Advocate

(Getty Images)An attorney for a Forrest City physician accused of rape and sexual assault asked the Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday to allow the doctor to return to practice with some restrictions. The board instead voted to wait to take action until Dr. Sudesh Banaji’s charges are heard in court, effectively denying his request. There was no audible dissent on a motion from Dr. Veryl Hodges. Banaji has held a medical license in Arkansa…