Brian Boggs, M.D., Board Secretary
State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
101 N.E. 51st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-1821
Bali Reddy Sodam (“Defendant”), Case No. 21-11-6060
Dear Dr. Boggs:
This office has received your request for a written Attorney General Opinion regarding action that the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (“Board”) intends to take in the above-referenced case. Defendant holds medical license number 24723 in the State of Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act (“Act”) authorizes the Board to revoke or order other appropriate sanctions against the license of a physician for unprofessional conduct.[1] 59 O.S.2021, §§ 503, 513(A). The Board's action is further authorized by 59 O.S.2021, § 509.l(A)(l).
On or about October 26, 2021, the Board received a complaint involving sexual misconduct by Defendant wherein a former patient was the victim. The complaint alleged that Defendant made inappropriate comments to the patient, sexually touched the patient, and exposed himself to and further assaulted the patient.
On or about June 13, 2025, after a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two felony counts in the Oklahoma District Court of Comanche County. Defendant was found guilty of Count 1, Sexual Battery in violation of 21 O.S. 2021, § 1123(B) and Count 2, Indecent Exposure in violation of 21 O.S.2021, § 1021(A)(1). Defendant was sentenced to a term of incarceration of five (5) years for each count, to run consecutively. The offenses of which Defendant was convicted stemmed directly from the actions against the former patient victim.
Based on these findings, the Board proposes to revoke Defendant’s medical license number 24723 without the right to reapply, effective on the date of an approved Attorney General Opinion.
Defendant shall also pay all costs of this action promptly upon receipt of an invoice from the Board.
It is, therefore, the official opinion of the Attorney General that the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision has adequate support for the conclusion that this board action advances the State’s policy of protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the citizens of Oklahoma.
Cheryl Dixon
Deputy General Counsel
[1] Oklahoma statutes and the Board rules define “unprofessional conduct” to include: “[c]onviction or confession of, or plea of guilty, nolo contendere, no contest or Alford plea to a felony of any offense involving moral turpitude[;]” 59 O.S.2021, § 509(5); OAC 435:10-7-4(10); “[c]ommission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation related or unrelated to the licensee’s practice of medicine and surgery[;]” OAC 435:10-7-4(23); “[e]ngaging in physical conduct with a patient which is sexual in nature[;]” 59 O.S.2021 § 509(17); OAC 435:10-7-4(45); “[c]onduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public[;]” OAC 435:10-7-4(11); 59 O.S. § 509(8).
