Patel faces US claims of neglect (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Patel faces US claims of neglect (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

MARK BANNERMAN: The foreign-trained surgeon at the centre of Queensland's Doctor Death scandal is facing more claims that his inept surgery killed patients, this time in the US.
... It's believed he returned to Portland, Oregan, where he'd previously worked for around 13 years.... MELANIE CHRISTIANSEN: After convincing a number of Dr Patel's former patients to sign over their medical records, the Oregonian newspaper confirmed the details of eight cases which led to malpractice or wrongful death lawsuits, resulting in multi-million dollar payouts, including four cases in which the patients died.

Patel linked to deaths of five patients in US (News Interactive)

DISGRACED surgeon Jayant Patel has now been linked to the deaths of five American patients with his incompetence resulting in multimillion-dollar payouts.
... New details on Patel's appalling US record before he came to Queensland show his surgical errors led to at least eight patients or patients' relatives suing for malpractice or wrongful death.... It has also been revealed that Patel's employer in Portland, Oregon, from 1989 to 2001, Kaiser Permanente, failed to tell authorities about his errors despite him being sued more than their other doctors.

Patel linked to deaths of five US patients (Brisbane Courier Mail)

DISGRACED surgeon Jayant Patel has now been linked to the deaths of five American patients and his incompetence resulted in multimillion-dollar payouts.
...New details on Dr Patel's appalling US record before he came to Queensland show his surgical errors led to at least eight patients or patients' relatives suing for malpractice or wrongful death....It has also been revealed that Dr Patel's employer in Portland, Oregon, from 1989 to 2001, Kaiser Permanente, failed to tell authorities about his errors despite his being sued more than their other doctors.

Patel faces US claims of neglect (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

MARK BANNERMAN: The foreign-trained surgeon at the centre of Queensland's Doctor Death scandal is facing more claims that his inept surgery killed patients, this time in the US.
... It's believed he returned to Portland, Oregan, where he'd previously worked for around 13 years.... MELANIE CHRISTIANSEN: After convincing a number of Dr Patel's former patients to sign over their medical records, the Oregonian newspaper confirmed the details of eight cases which led to malpractice or wrongful death lawsuits, resulting in multi-million dollar payouts, including four cases in which the patients died.

Patel linked to deaths of five patients in US (News Interactive)

DISGRACED surgeon Jayant Patel has now been linked to the deaths of five American patients with his incompetence resulting in multimillion-dollar payouts.
... New details on Patel's appalling US record before he came to Queensland show his surgical errors led to at least eight patients or patients' relatives suing for malpractice or wrongful death.... It has also been revealed that Patel's employer in Portland, Oregon, from 1989 to 2001, Kaiser Permanente, failed to tell authorities about his errors despite him being sued more than their other doctors.

Patel linked to deaths of five US patients (Brisbane Courier Mail)

DISGRACED surgeon Jayant Patel has now been linked to the deaths of five American patients and his incompetence resulted in multimillion-dollar payouts.
...New details on Dr Patel's appalling US record before he came to Queensland show his surgical errors led to at least eight patients or patients' relatives suing for malpractice or wrongful death....It has also been revealed that Dr Patel's employer in Portland, Oregon, from 1989 to 2001, Kaiser Permanente, failed to tell authorities about his errors despite his being sued more than their other doctors.

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