Will this #OBGYN defend himself by saying "But my patients never complained!"? Because it was a hospital employee, not patients - & certainly not the hands-off Va. Dep't of Health Professions - who told @FBI what he was up to. #i2 @ACOG #MedEd #MedTwitterhttps://www.cnn.com/2019/11/11/health/virginia-doctor-hysterectomies-trnd/index.html …
Given the supposed concern about Dr Perwaiz' "lack of documentation" and the need for "accurate records," the complete lack of ANY record as to whether Dr Perwaiz was either exonerated or disciplined in respect of the allegedly unnecessary 1982 hysterectomies is alarming. #i2
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In 1996, Dr Perwaiz pled guilty to 2 felony counts of signing & filing false tax returns. That results in mandatory license revocation, but the medical board almost immediately reinstated it at Dr Perwaiz' request. When he failed to timely complete required community service...
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...the board simply gave him more time to complete it, rather than force him to face any real consequences. But of course, no one should really be surprised that state medical boards fail to take seriously allegations that MDs perform unnecessary medical procedures. After all...
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The most common surgery in the US is nontherapeutic infant
#circumcision - the only "elective" surgery that the patient never "elects." It's little wonder, then, that the US medical profession treats the informed#consent of patients as if it doesn't matter. And until the publicShow this thread - End of conversation
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