Dr. Mark Mulholland is accused of serially sexually abusing over 100 patients over more than a decade.
His suspension follows more than 18 filed lawsuits and 10 formal complaints to the Washington Department of Health
RICHLAND, WASHINGTON – This week, the Washington Medical Commission announced it has prohibited Dr. Mark Mulholland, an OBGYN accused of sexually abusing over 100 patients in his care, from providing any medical treatment to women until it finishes its investigation into allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with female patients.
The Washington Medical Commission’s suspension of Dr. Mulholland follows more than 18 sexual abuse lawsuits and 10 formal complaints filed with the Washington Department of Health, including many that allege Dr. Mulholland committed heinous crimes as a result of alleged negligence by Kadlec Regional Medical Center, where he worked. According to those allegations, Kadlec was made aware of multiple complaints that Dr. Mulholland was sexually abusing his patients, but Kadlec failed to properly investigate the complaint and failed to protect its patients from him.
Mallory C. Allen, an attorney with Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC who represents more than 45 women who allege that Dr. Mulholland sexually abused them, released the following statement regarding the Commission’s suspension of Dr. Mulholland:
“We welcome the Washington Medical Commission’s decision to bar Dr. Mark Mulholland from treating women while it investigates allegations that he sexually abused his patients under the guise of providing OBGYN care. I am proud to represent many of those women, including those who allege they complained about his misconduct and were ignored by the hospital where he worked, Kadlec Regional Medical Center. Our clients have filed more than 12 lawsuits against Kadlec and we will be filing more in the near future. We believe the decision to suspend him from treating female patients is the next step in acknowledging his misconduct and holding those responsible liable for enabling his misconduct.”
The complaints against Dr. Mulholland are the latest in a disturbing national trend of medical institutions failing to protect patients from physician sexual abuse, such as those of Larry Nasser, George Tyndall, Robert Hadden, Darius Paduch, and James Heaps.
News Coverage of Dr. Mulholland’s Sexual Abuse
- WA medical board bars Richland doctor from practicing while case is pending (Tri-City Herald, September 23, 2025)
- 8 lawsuits filed against Providence and Kadlec over doctor’s alleged abuse (Tri-City Herald, August 13, 2025)
- RADIO: Kadlec, Providence, Kadlec Clinic Face New Wave of Abuse Lawsuits (NewsTalk KFLD 870 AM 98.7 FM, August 13, 2025)
- VIDEO: OBGYN sued for sexual assault after decades long career (NonStop Local NBC, August 12, 2025)
- VIDEO: Lawsuits filed against Richland OBGYN for alleged patient abuse (NonStop Local NBC, August 12, 2025)
- Several lawsuits, complaints filed against Providence doctor for alleged sexual abuse (KREM2 CBS, August 12, 2025)
- 5 new lawsuits filed over alleged sexual abuse by WA doctor (MyNorthwest, August 12, 2025)
- 5 new sexual abuse lawsuits filed against Providence, Kadlec, for ignoring patient sex abuse claims (NonStop Local NBC, August 12, 2025)
- 2 law suits filed against Washington hospitals over sexual misconduct by physician (My Northwest, July 30, 2025)
- Tri-Cities hospital sued for allegedly ignoring complaints of doctor sexual abuse (Tri-City Herald, July 29, 2025)
- Tri-Cities doctor accused of inappropriate, unwanted conduct with patients, staff (Tri-City Herald, June 20, 2025)
- Richland OB-GYN under investigation for alleged inappropriate conduct (NonStop Local NBC, June 18, 2025)
- Tri-Cities hospital sued for allegedly ignoring complaints of doctor sexual abuse (Tri-City Herald, August 4, 2025)
