License Search: Details

Name Title Specialty Certified Primary Practice Location Licensed Or Has Been Licensed In
Susan Lynn Cavender MD Family Practice Verify Specialty Certification 1115 Lee Street East
Charleston, WV (Kanawha)		 No other states on file

License History

License Type License Number Status License Date Expiration Date
PMD 14497 Active 07/08/1985 6/30/2026
DRD 1591 Expired 10/11/1994 06/30/1997

Education History

School Date Completed Nature of Training
West Virginia University School Of Medicine 05/13/1984 Medical or Podiatric School
West Virginia University Charleston Division 06/30/1985 Post-Graduate Training

Physician Assistant(s) Collaboration

Name
No Current Supervision

Discipline/Board Action History

Discipline/Board Action Type of Action Action Date Public Documents
Yes Reprimand or Censure 12/01/1999
Yes Probation of License 3/8/2013

Malpractice History

Settlements in malpractice claims occur for a number of reasons, and are often made without any admission, inference or finding of fault on the part of the practitioner. Some medical specialties have a higher rate of malpractice claims because of higher risks associated with certain specialty practices. The malpractice information reported below should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

Action Loss Date Action Date Insurance Company Adjudicating Body/Case #
Settlement 02/08/1997 12/21/2001 American Continental Ins Co KANAWHA CTY CIRCUIT COURT/97-C-786

This data was retrieved on 4/17/2026.

The West Virginia Board of Medicine is the sole authority for the issuance of licenses to practice medicine and surgery, to practice podiatry, and to practice as a physician assistant in collaboration with MDs and DPMs in the State of West Virginia, and is the regulatory and disciplinary body for medical doctors, podiatric physicians and their physician assistants.

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