(Carson City, NV) – Governor Jim Gibbons has appointed three southern Nevada physicians to serve as temporary members of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, as well as a new permanent member to the Nevada State Health Board, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

Dr. Ronald Kline, Dr. Beverly Neyland and Dr. Robert Wiencek have all agreed to serve as temporary members of the Board of Medical Examiners to deliberate issues relating to the Hepatitis C outbreak at an Ambulatory Surgery Center in southern Nevada.

The Governor has also appointed Dr. Edwin “Flip” Homansky to the State Board of Health to fill a vacancy created by the recent resignation of Dr. Vishvinder Sharma.

“I hope that with these three temporary appointments to the Board of Medical Examiners the board will be able to fully and swiftly investigate the Hepatitis C crisis and help restore the people of Nevada’s faith in their healthcare system,” Gibbons said. “All three doctors are highly respected physicians who I am confident will do everything in their power to ensure Nevada’s healthcare system is the very best it can be.”

The three doctors will fill the seats of Dr. Sohail Anjum, Dr. Javaid Anwar and Dr. S. Daniel McBride, who will recuse themselves from all matters relating to the Hepatitis C outbreak due to professional and personal relationships with a physician involved in the matter.

The Governor’s appointment of Dr. Homansky to the State Health Board will help protect patients throughout Nevada.

“Dr. Homansky has previously served on the State Athletic Commission and is renowned for his work as a ringside physician for boxing matches,” Gibbons said. “Dr. Homansky is known nationally as a fierce advocate for the protection of boxers and I look forward to him bringing that commitment to patient advocacy to the State Health Board.”