This indicates that as of 2005, Keroack had withdrawn from practicing clinical medicine at least five years earlier, suggesting that the duration of his tenure in private practice was roughly five years.
The same document also includes Dr. Keroack's admission that he has no proof that he completed the Continuing Medical Education modules required to maintain his medical license.
HHS spokewoman Christine Pearson told the Post Keroack "inadvertently missed the recertification deadline" and "plans to seek recertification in the future."
Records show that Keroack also let another professional certification lapse in 2005. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology's director of membership services, Bernice Jones, confirmed in a letter that Keroack's membership in the College had lapsed in July, 2005.
RAW STORY asked Pearson to respond concerning these discrepancies between Dr. Keroack's background and the public profile presented by HHS and to provide his official biography and any press releases or statements regarding his hiring, his term in office or his resignation. Responding via email, Pearson indicated that she'd never seen a copy of Dr. Keroack's resume.
"I have never had a copy of his resume nor am I aware of any press releases, pre-hiring announcements or press releases pertaining to his acts while he was in office," Pearson wrote.
Asked to explain how she knew how long Dr. Keroack had been in practice, Pearson explained that he had personally told her of his qualifications.
Another HHS spokesperson, Rebecca Ayer, said that HHS had never had an official biography for Dr. Keroack, but provided assurances that he had gone through the "standard hiring process."
Saying she could not comment further on personnel issues due to the Privacy Act, Ayer suggested this reporter file a Freedom of Information Request.
Medical directorship was part-time or volunteer job
The controversy over Dr. Keroack's association with A Woman's Concern and his particular views with regard to women's health in the wake of his appointment may have overshadowed deeper issues regarding his actual background.
A Woman's Concern's tax records show no mention of him during the six-year period he was supposed to have been the medical director. As a non-profit, AWC is required to list all employees and contractors who are paid more than $50,000 per year.
Mark Conrad, the president of A Woman's Concern, said that Dr. Keroack was only a part-time volunteer with the organization and simultaneously rented an office at one of their facilities.
Former Woman's Concern president Rev. Ensor, who led the organization during most of Keroack's tenure, gave a different account.
"Was he paid? Sure he was paid," Ensor said. "Some seasons he volunteered, and sometimes we paid him."
Dr. Keroack's private practice address during this period shows him at 103 Broadway in Revere, MA - in the same building as one of the AWC pregnancy centers. Both Conrad and Ensor agree that the doctor rented space from AWC but has now terminated his lease with the clinic. The phone number for Keroack's office at that facility is disconnected.
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