A Tulsa doctor is facing felony charges for his allege prescriptions of anabolic steroids to 3 bodybuilders. The charges were based on the 28 prescriptions that were filled in Tulsa County pharmacies. Although the prescriptions stated that it was for the purpose of building muscle bulk and muscle enhancement. The bodybuilders obtained these drugs from the doctor from December 2003 to May 2005.

Dr. Gary Robert Lee, 48 of Gilcrease Medical Center is a family doctor and is also into sports medicine. Lee admitted in a phone interview with the TulsaWorld.com, that he wrote “off-label” orders for stanozolol and nandrolone for these bodybuilders. However he argued that the anabolic steroids that he prescribed were meant to treat injuries and not intended for bodybuilding use. “If they had ulterior motives, they weren’t truthful with me. I have not been part of any steroid ring,” he said.

He was also surprised with the charges filed against him. He said that he met with investigators several times and discussed this issue but they did not mentioned that it will lead to felony charges. Lee said, “I was told by them that, from their perspective, that everything was fine. We had very open communication, and that was months ago.”

Dr. Lee is connected with Gilcrease Medical Center in Oklahoma since 2000 but he started his profession as a physician since 1987. Based on the records of the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Lee has no previous disciplinary problems.

Assistant District Attorney Tony Evans of Tulsa County did not give any comments on this case since it is still ongoing while the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs can’t be contacted to give more information on the charges.

The LATimes also reported a man who prescribed steroids and other prescriptions drugs to his clients was charged and arrested on his internet radio program. Kurt Walter Donsbach, 73 of Bonita, was arrested for posing as a legitimate doctor by prescribing steroids and other drugs used to treat cancer. A complaint from his patient led to the arrest of Donsbach. One of his patients allegedly purchased from him steroids worth more than thousands of dollars but suffered complications. The patient suffered severe loss of bone-density.

Currently, Donsbach is being held in San Diego County Jail and is allowed to bail for $1.5-million. District Atty. Bonnie Dumanis said that the defendant preyed on vulnerable patients. It is one of the reason why they impose the huge amount of bail.

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