Doctor wrongly removes woman’s healthy KIDNEY during routine back surgery after mistaking the organ for a cancerous tumor

Maureen Pacheco, 53, of Florida, had suffered lower back pain for years after a car accident She went to Wellington Regional Medical Center to have lower back bones fused After

Continue ReadingDoctor wrongly removes woman’s healthy KIDNEY during routine back surgery after mistaking the organ for a cancerous tumor

Surgeon who forged signature to obtain nearly 2000 pills is a ‘danger to the public’

By Marty Sharpe An orthopaedic surgeon who forged prescriptions for himself and his wife was a “danger to the public” according to the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, which fined him $19,000.

Continue ReadingSurgeon who forged signature to obtain nearly 2000 pills is a ‘danger to the public’