Case Name: Gerald GREENWALD, M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-02-03
Citations: 501 So. 2d 740
Docket Number: No. 86-1845
Parties: Gerald GREENWALD, M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Appellee.
Judges: Before BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 501
Pages: 740–741

Head Matter:
Gerald GREENWALD, M.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Appellee.
No. 86-1845.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 3, 1987.
Samek & Besser and Lawrence E. Bes-ser, Miami, Lawrence S. Greenwald, Baltimore, Md., for appellant.
Stephanie A. Daniel, Tallahassee, for ap-pellee.
Before BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The main issue in this appeal from an administrative order is whether a conviction for solicitation to commit first degree murder "directly relates to the practice of medicine or to the ability to practice medicine," section 458.331(l)(c), Florida Statutes (1985), so as to form the basis for revoking a license to practice medicine. We reject the appellant's narrow interpretation of the statute in favor of the broader application given by the court in Rush v. Department of Professional Regulation, 448 So.2d 26 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984) (conviction for conspir acy to possess and import marijuana is related to ability to practice podiatry).
In our view Dr. Greenwald's undertaking to end a bitter marriage dissolution problem by soliciting someone to murder his ex-wife evidences warped judgment and disregard for human life — the antithesis of that which is required and expected of physicians. See Boedy v. Department of Professional Regulation, 463 So.2d 215 (Fla.1985) (because of physician's constant interaction with the public, mental fitness and emotional stability are essential traits a physician must possess in order to competently practice medicine).
The order appealed from is in all respects
AFFIRMED.