ELLENSBURG, Wash. — An Ellensburg doctor, who sold COVID vaccine exemptions and received dozens of complaints about her professional conduct, will keep her license to practice medicine following a decision by a state disciplinary board.
The decision stunned at least one former patient, who said Dr. Anna Elperin’s treatment plan “really messed up” his life.
Elperin, an osteopathic physician who owned Awake Health medical clinic, was the subject of at least 34 state complaints between September 2019 and June 2022, according to Washington State Department of Health (DOH) records reviewed by KING 5.
Complaints from staff, patients and members of the public accused the doctor of drinking and using drugs on the job, forging prescriptions, pointing a handgun at staff, and providing substandard care.
