Lexington Doctor Suspended

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Thursday, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure voted in Louisville to suspend the license of Dr. Najam Azmat, who was prescribing drugs at Lexington Algiatry, a pain clinic on Alexandria Drive that was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration Wednesday. The board ordered an emergency suspension effective immediately. The board said  Azmat had little formal training in pain management medicine or primary care, yet he was paid $7,500 per week to write prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers.