Opinion ID: 1973256
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Heading: early 1990's

Text: Navrkal graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1990. Following his graduation, he entered a family practice residency program in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was suspended from that program in July 1991 to undergo treatment for alcohol dependency and was reinstated in September upon completing his treatment. One month later, he suffered a relapse and resigned from the program. Navrkal went on to become a licensed physician in Colorado in April 1994. Because of his past issues with alcohol and depression, his Colorado license was subject to a 5-year probationary term and numerous terms and conditions designed to address his alcohol problems. Just 2 months after Navrkal received the license, it was suspended. The Colorado Board of Medical Examiners suspended the license because Navrkal had been suspended from his residency program in Colorado for significant attendance lapses and marginal performance and also for missing two urine tests required under the terms of his license. His Colorado license is still suspended today.