By: Najla Alexander
NJ AG authorities announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“Board”) has permanently revoked the licenses of two North Jersey physicians charged in unrelated criminal matters involving alleged sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin stated that Humberto T. Perez, who practiced family medicine in Jersey City, and Ahmad “Nazir” Kahf, a cardiologist who practiced in Haledon, agreed to the permanent revocation of their medical licenses to resolve administrative allegations of sexual and professional misconduct tied to the charges against them.
“We will not tolerate medical professionals who violate the strict prohibition against any form of sexual contact during professional interactions,” said Attorney General Platkin.
“When physicians use their positions of trust to prey on vulnerable individuals behind closed doors, the harm to their victims can be profound and long-lasting,” said Cari Fais, Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.
According to AG Platkin, in November 2024, Jersey City Police charged Perez with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact for allegedly touching a patient inappropriately on two separate occasions during medical exams in July 2024. The alleged victim surreptitiously recorded the second interaction on his cell phone. The charges against Perez are pending with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
To resolve the State’s allegations that the criminal charges, if proven, would warrant the revocation of Perez’s license for violating NJ laws governing professional conduct, Perez agreed to the permanent revocation of his medical license in a final consent order filed with the Board on January 21, 2025, NJ AG authorities said.
Kahf’s medical license was temporarily suspended by the Board in October 2023, following his arrest on charges of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact against a woman during an office visit that spring, Attorney General Platkin said. The woman, who had accompanied an elderly patient to an appointment with Kahf, surreptitiously recorded the encounter on her cell phone.
According to NJ AG officials, in April 2024, Kahf entered into a 12-month pretrial intervention program (“PTI”) for 12 months, after which, after successful completion of the PTI, the criminal charges against him would be dismissed. By the terms of the PTI order, Kahf is precluded from practicing medicine for the duration of his participation in the program.
To resolve the State’s allegations that his actions violated NJ laws governing professional conduct, Kahf entered a final consent order filed with the Board on January 28, 2025, in which he agreed to the permanent revocation of his medical license, NG AG authorities stated.
Both Perez and Kahf consented to the permanent revocation of their licenses without admitting any wrongdoing, AG Platkin said.
According to AG Platkin, under the terms of their individual consent orders, they are barred from reapplying for licensure in the future and must divest themselves from any current and future financial interest in, or benefit derived from, the practice of medicine.
They are also precluded from managing, overseeing, supervising, or influencing the practice of medicine or provision of healthcare activities, including by testifying as an expert witness or being retained as a consulting expert, in the State of New Jersey, NJ AG authorities said.