The Medical Commission in Washington state has restricted the license of Idaho pathologist Ryan Cole, MD.
In an order dated January 4 the commission concluded that Cole spread misinformation related to COVID-19 and failed to meet the standard of care for a number of patients during the pandemic.
As a result, the commission restricted Cole from engaging in the practice of primary care medicine and from prescribing medications for patients, limiting his practice of medicine in the state to pathology.
Specifically, the commission found that Cole “engaged in multiple acts of dishonesty when he made numerous demonstrably false and/or misleading statements [in] presentations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines, the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19, and the effectiveness of masks.”
This “raises concerns that the respondent may use his professional position as a physician to harm members of the public,” the commission stated.
Furthermore, the commission found that Cole failed to meet the standard of care when it came to four patients treated via telemedicine in 2021. This included prescribing medications, such as ivermectin, not indicated for a COVID infection.