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Connecticut board revokes physician license after doctor fails to appear at disciplinary hearing
Summary
After the respondent failed to appear, the Department of Public Health’s sealed investigative and Haven program records were admitted and the panel found the allegations proven; the board moved to revoke Khalil Hussain’s license but said revocation could be reconsidered if he seeks evaluation.
The Connecticut Medical Examining Board moved on Dec. 13 to revoke the license of Khalil Hussain, M.D., after the doctor failed to appear at a disciplinary hearing and department evidence was admitted.
Cynthia Mahan, assistant attorney general, opened the hearing and noted Dr. Hussain was not present. Betty Rosario, the board liaison, testified under oath that the department had attempted multiple forms of notice, including a Nov. 19 wellness check by Shelton Police and certified and regular mail for notices dated Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. Rosario said the department received a signed green card for the amended notice and used the email Khalil.hussein@gmail.com for electronic notice.
Department counsel Linda Fazina said sealed investigative records and a bundle of Health Assistance Intervention Education Network (Haven) evaluations documented repeated loss of contact beginning earlier in the year and ongoing concerns dating back to about Sept. 2022. Citing those records and the admitted exhibits, Fazina told the panel, “the department would ask that you, revoke the license at this time.”
Panel members reviewed the statement of charges item by item, confirming Dr. Hussain’s credentialing details (the board record lists Boston University School of Medicine and Connecticut license No. 062930) and finding the department had documented allegations that the respondent had emotional disorders that may affect his practice of medicine. The board cited Connecticut General Statute Section 20-13c as the statutory basis for discipline.
Steve Wolf, the senior member presiding, stressed that any action taken need not be permanent and urged treatment and evaluation if Dr. Hussain comes forward. “He’s clearly a talented physician with a great deal of potential,” Wolf said, adding that revocation could be revisited if the respondent pursues evaluation and treatment.
Barbara Calderone moved to revoke Dr. Khalil Hussain’s license; the motion was seconded and panel members indicated agreement. The transcript records agreement from panel members but does not contain a roll-call tally in the audible record. The hearing was then adjourned.
The record shows the department’s sealed exhibits include a DPH investigative report (Sept. 25, 2024) and Haven program records (about 43 pages) offered under seal; the transcript does not contain the sealed exhibits’ substantive details. Dr. Hussain did not appear or offer a response during the hearing. The board noted that a respondent may later file a reinstatement application that the agency would process in due course.
The board took formal action at the Dec. 13 hearing; the transcript indicates panel members agreed to revocation while preserving a path for the respondent to seek reinstatement by evaluation and treatment.
