Medical Board Meeting
Agendas and Minutes:
Governmental Affairs and Communications
TMB Disciplines 21 Physicians at August Meeting
At its August 15, 2025, meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 21 licensed physicians.
The disciplinary actions included: one order related to impairment, two orders related to nontherapeutic prescribing, seven orders related to peer review or other states’ actions, six orders related to standard of care, one order related to unprofessional conduct, one voluntary surrender, and three Mediated Settlement Agreed Orders.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
TMB Suspends Houston Physician (Dunbar)
On August 13, 2025, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of Dwayne Dunbar, M.D. (Lic. No. U4791), after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
The Board panel found that on July 31, 2025, Dr. Dunbar was arrested for Sexual Assault of a Child, a second-degree felony.
TMB Suspends Dallas Physician (Bean)
On August 13, 2025, a disciplinary panel of the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended, without notice, the Texas medical license of Lawrence Albert Bean, M.D. (Lic. No. M1503), after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare. The suspension was effective immediately.
The Board panel found that on June 16, 2025, the Heath Police Department arrested Dr. Bean for Indecency with a Child, a second-degree felony.
