Allowing unsupervised residents to perform brain surgery isnegligent but not a “wrongdoing” under the state’s Whistleblower Law.
Why? Because no statute specifically requires surgeons to bepresent while residents perform procedures.
Allowing unsupervised residents to perform brain surgery is negligent but not a "wrongdoing" under the state's Whistleblower Law. Why? Because no statute specifically requires surgeons to be present while residents perform procedures. The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the argument which centers on the practices of Dr. H. Warren Goldman, who allegedly allowed residents to place depth electrodes into or over the brains of epilepsy patients while he was not physically present.
May 24, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Allowing unsupervised residents to perform brain surgery isnegligent but not a “wrongdoing” under the state’s Whistleblower Law.
Why? Because no statute specifically requires surgeons to bepresent while residents perform procedures.
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