UofL sports medicine doctor who pleaded guilty in conspiracy to ship HGH won't spend time behind bars

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The chief of sports medicine for University of Louisville Health, who pleaded guilty to helping import human growth hormones (HGH) from China, will not spend any time behind bars.

Dr. Lonnie Douglas was sentenced in federal court Thursday to one-year probation and ordered to pay a $45,000 fine.

He pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to introduce unapproved human growth hormone into interstate commerce.

Douglas admitted to communicating online with Chinese manufacturers to order — and pay for — Hygetropin, a branded HGH that isn't approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Court documents for Douglas' sentencing plea say he "specifically sought to obtain hGH for his personal use" between January 2016 and March 2019.

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