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173(!) How many of those unnecessary procedures could have been prevented if the Va. state medical board had properly investigated & resolved allegations against Dr Perwaiz of 10 unnecessary hysterectomies in the 1980s? #i2 #MedEd #MedTwitter @CNN @MSNBC @washingtonpost
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"Dr. Javaid Perwaiz was charged ... with health care fraud after authorities said he performed unneeded procedures on many of his patients ... a prosecutor said 173 women have come forward since his arrest to describe similar experiences." #i2 #MedEd a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBWL3…
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And why hasn't the media focused any attention on the complete lack of ANY record as to whether Dr Perwaiz was either exonerated or disciplined in respect of those allegedly unnecessary hysterectomies in the 1980s? Virginia only "censored" him (they meant "censured") for poor...
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recordkeeping & for "lack of judgment in regards to a sexual relationship with a patient." There is no record as to what the board determined (if anything) with respect to the allegedly unnecessary hysterectomies. The #media needs to start doing its job & reporting on this...
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inexcusable investigative failure by the state medical board responsible for Dr Perwaiz having a license to practice medicine. @CNN @MSNBC @washingtonpost #i2 #MedEd #MedTwitter @ACOG @AmerMedicalAssn #ethics #bioethics @FBI @nytimes @BBCAMERICA @BBCBreaking @foxnewsalert
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