Surgeon Leaves Trail of Malpractice Victims from Oregon to Australia
"Why didn't they check?" That was the front-page headline in a Bundaberg, Australia newspaper about Dr. Jayant Patel, asking why the local hospital had hired Dr. Patel when he had already been the subject of medical discipline for patient deaths and injuries in Portland, Oregon.
But tragically, the question wasn't asked until Dr. Patel had been working in the Australian city for three years and until he had been the subject of several confidential complaints to the licensing authorities from nurses who saw frequent complications with his surgical patients.
Once the newspaper put a reporter on the case, he found the old information from Oregon with a simple Google search.
Now the surgeon has been convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of three patients.
Read more here from CNN International.
People interested in learning more about our firm's legal services, including medical malpractice in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, may ask questions or send us information about a particular case by phone or email. There is no charge for contacting us regarding your inquiry. A malpractice attorney will respond within 24 hours.
All contents copyrighted 2010 Patrick Malone & Associates except where copyright held by others. Reproduction in any form prohibited except where expressly granted.
