Maryland Stent Doctor Sentenced to 8 Years In Prison
November 12, 2011
A Maryland interventional cardiologist who was convicted in July, 2011 by a federal jury of six counts of healthcare fraud was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison on November 10, 2011. The cardiologist was found guilty of implanting coronary stents in patients who did not need the procedures,[...]
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Unnecessary stents a problem
January 22, 2011
One medical malpractice story that’s been getting a lot of attention is the unnecessary use of stents in treating patients with clogged heart arteries. A recent example in Maryland involved a doctor who allegedly implanted hundreds of medically unnecessary cardiac stents, as reported in The (Balt[...]
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