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Jan. 26, 1946:
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Born in Houston
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1972:
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Graduated from Baylor College of Medicine
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Aug. 1972:
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Licensed in Texas
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1974:
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Residency at Oklahoma University Health Science Center
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1978-80:
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Works as an emergency room physician in Houston
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1980:
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Begins solo practice in orthopedic surgery, McAlester,
Oklahoma
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1982:
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Begins using cocaine
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1987:
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Elected president of the Pittsburgh County (Okla.) Medical
Society
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March 24, 1987:
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An investigator for the Oklahoma Board of Medical
Examiners files a complaint accusing Dr. Hinkley of
excessively prescribing painkillers to numerous patients.
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Dec. 2, 1987:
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The McAlester Regional Health Center puts Dr. Hinkley on
probation, orders drug screening and requires that he see
a psychiatrist.
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Sept. 7, 1988:
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A urine sample of Dr. Hinkley's tests positive for
cocaine.
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Nov. 25, 1988:
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Dr. Hinkley is found with a gun, disoriented, crawling in
a pasture near his home. A urine sample tests positive for
cocaine.
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Dec. 7, 1988:
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His privileges at the McAlester hospital are revoked.
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Dec. 26, 1988:
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He enters Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas for
treatment of chemical dependency.
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June 1989:
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The Oklahoma medical board puts Dr. Hinkley on five
years’ probation.
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July 1989:
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As a result of the Oklahoma board’s action, the
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners revokes Dr.
Hinkley's license but stays the revocation and puts
him on 10 years’ probation, he is required to submit
to random drug tests.
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July 1989:
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Key Clinics in Dallas hires Dr. Hinkley for $12,500 a
month.
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March 1992:
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After his Oklahoma license lapses, Dr. Hinkley applies for
re-instatement, but the board refuses his request.
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September 1992:
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Dr. Hinkley is recruited by Garland Community Hospital
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March 1994:
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Dr. Hinkley performs two spinal surgeries on Lari Bolinger
of Clovis, N.M. He later sues Dr. Hinkley, alleging that
the procedures were disabling. The suit is settled in
1999.
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Aug. 14, 1996:
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Patient Dedia Louise Jordan has a 360-degree spinal
fusion. Her subsequent lawsuit says the procedure worsened
her pain and disability.
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Aug. 19, 1997:
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Patient Vanessa Perry undergoes 360-degree spinal fusion.
In a subsequent lawsuit, she contends that the surgery
caused “severe and permanent injuries.”
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Aug. 27, 1997:
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Dr. Hinkley performs spinal surgery on patient Linda Ish.
She later sues him, alleging that the surgery left her
“physically impaired and disfigured.” The suit
settled in 1999.
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Nov. 17, 1997:
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Patient Jennifer K. Vessell has the second of two back
surgeries. She develops a spinal infection and later sues
Dr. Hinkley, saying that the surgery worsened her
condition.
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Jan. 12, 1998:
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Dr. Hinkley tests positive for cocaine use.
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Jan. 21, 1998:
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Patient Lolela Horner undergoes spinal surgery. She later
sues Dr. Hinkley, contending that he “severed a
nerve root,” leaving her crippled.
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Jan. 26, 1998:
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Dr. Hinkley tests positive for cocaine use.
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Feb. 2, 1998:
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Dr. Hinkley tests positive for cocaine use.
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Feb. 7, 1998:
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The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners orders Dr.
Hinkley not to treat patients until he provide evidence
that this restriction should be lifted.
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April 4, 1998:
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After Dr. Hinkley challenges the validity of the three
drug tests; the medical board puts him on five
years’ probation. Dr. Hinkley resumes doing surgery
at Garland Community Hospital.
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April 24, 1998:
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Garland Community lends Dr. Hinkley $150,000 to help
restart his practice.
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Sept. 2, 1998:
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Patient Tony Leo Watson undergoes 360-lumbar fusion. He
subsequent lawsuit alleges that the surgery left him
impotent and incontinent.
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Sept. 11, 1998:
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Patient Samuel Humes has spinal surgery. He later sues,
contending that the surgery left him with permanent
disability.
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Feb. 5, 1999:
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Patient Dianna Kasson undergoes spinal fusion. In a
lawsuit, she says the procedure left her disabled and in
severe pain.
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March 19, 1999:
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Patient Tina Armstrong undergoes spinal surgery. She later
sues, alleging that the surgery has left her in constant
pain and unable to control her bladder.
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March 30, 1999:
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Dr. Hinkley tests positive for cocaine use.
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March 31, 1999:
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Patient Bobbye Wolfe undergoes a 360-degree spinal fusion.
She later files suit, saying that the “botched
surgery” caused permanent injuries.
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April 2, 1999:
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Patient Patricia Kay Soto has the third of three back
surgeries by Dr. Hinkley. In a subsequent suit, she says
she has suffered “severe and disabling
injuries.”
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April 24, 1999:
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Patient Rhonda Bacus has the third of three spinal
surgeries. She later sues Dr. Hinkley, contending that the
procedures resulted in “physical
disfigurement.”
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June 28, 1999:
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Dr. Hinkley tests positive for cocaine use.
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July 26, 1999:
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The Texas medical board puts his license under temporary
suspension. Dr. Hinkley ceases to practice medicine.
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Aug. 28, 2000:
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Personal trainer Michael Scarcella files a sworn affidavit
in which he says he observed Dr. Hinkley purchasing
cocaine on several occasions in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
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Oct. 20, 2000:
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The Texas medical board revokes Dr. Hinkley's
license.
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December 2000:
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Dr. Hinkley files a lawsuit seeking to have his license
restored.
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