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Ohio Unnecessary-Stenting Case Settled for US $4.4 Million The medical center and cardiology practice caught up in an "unnecessary-PCI" investigation six years ago have agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations stemming from a whistleblower suit brought to the Department of Justice by the former cath-lab manager.
News, January 07, 2013
New York Post Apologizes for Moses Cocaine-Allegations Story The New York Post has apologized for any 'false impressions' readers may have drawn from a story the paper ran about alleged cocaine use by world-renowned interventional cardiologist Dr Jeffrey Moses.
News, December 24, 2012
Cardiologist Convicted of Fraud Loses Appeal A Louisiana cardiologist sentenced to 10 years in jail for healthcare fraud has agreed to begin his jail sentence after his most recent appeal was turned down.
News, December 04, 2012
Second Erasmus Probe Finds Misconduct by Poldermans A second investigation into research led by cardiovascular researcher Dr Don Poldermans has found that violation of academic integrity occurred. Poldermans denies any serious wrongdoing and calls the report a "witch hunt."
News, October 19, 2012
MIST false data accusations Dr Michael Mullen is facing a misconduct investigation by the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service relating, in part, to allegations that he knowingly submitted false data to a medical meeting, according to the BMJ.
News, October 10, 2012
Montreal Cardiologist Suspended for Accepting Illegal Payment Montreal cardiologist Dr Mark Jeffrey Eisenberg has had his medical license suspended for one week for accepting money to treat a patient in the public health system.
News, October 05, 2012
Bonhoeffer to Be Struck off Medical Register The panel investigating pediatric cardiologist Dr Philipp Bonhoeffer over allegations of child abuse by the pediatric cardiologist has also found him guilty of "serious misconduct." An interim suspension has been put in place with immediate effect; he has 28 days to lodge an appeal against the decision.
News, September 26, 2012
Quebec Cardiologist Among Missing in Nepal Avalanche Dr Dominique Ouimet, 48, worked at Saint-Jerome Regional Hospital near Montreal, QC. He is missing after an avalanche hit camp on Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
News, September 25, 2012
MIST Investigator to Face Hearing Over Trial Misconduct Two reviewers at the UK's General Medical Council have determined that multiple misconduct allegations raised about Dr Andrew Dowson warrant a fitness-to-practice hearing. Dowson was the lead author on the MIST manuscript published in Circulation.
News, September 24, 2012
Texas Medical Center Names Robert Robbins New CEO Texas Medical Center has chosen a cardiothoracic surgeon from Stanford to be its new leader.
News, September 17, 2012
Dr Valentin Ruster teaches kids about heart health A Muppet based on Dr Valentin Fuster has joined the cast of the Spanish version of Sesame Street to teach children about healthy lifestyles with exercise and a healthy diet.
News, September 06, 2012
Bonhoeffer fails to appear for misconduct hearing on sex charges A British pediatric cardiologist facing misconduct charges pertaining to serious allegations of indecency with boys and young men has failed to turn up for the hearing, which began today, nor has he instructed lawyers to represent him.
News, September 03, 2012
Vanderbilt's Dr Gottlieb C Friesinger Dead, Age 83 Friesinger led the cardiology division at Vanderbilt from its inception in 1971 until 1990 and remained active at Vanderbilt until his illness.
News, August 03, 2012
Gary Roubin Joins Continuum Health Partners Dr Gary Roubin, who recently left Lenox Hill Hospital, will now oversee cardiovascular services at Beth Israel Medical Center and St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York.
News, August 01, 2012
Marwick Leaves Cleveland Clinic for Tasmania Dr Thomas Marwick is leaving the Cleveland Clinic and moving to a new post in Australia for family reasons.
News, July 18, 2012
William O'Neill Moves to Henry Ford Dr William O'Neill is moving from Miami to Detroit to lead a new center for structural heart disease at Henry Ford Hospital.
News, May 17, 2012
Bañuelos goes; CMO accused of retaliation against cardiologists retires Dr Alfonso Bañuelos, one of four defendants in a case brought by two California cardiologists—who allege their superiors at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center ignored their concerns about patient care and retaliated against them as a result of these complaints—has retired after 32 years, 10 of which he served as chief medical officer at the institution.
News, May 10, 2012
Judge denies Dr Mark Midei's bid for medical license A Maryland judge has turned down Dr Mark Midei's appeal to get back his Maryland medical license.
News, May 08, 2012
Dr David S Rosenbaum dies of pancreatic cancer On Wednesday, Rosenbaum will be awarded a Heart Rhythm Society Lifetime Achievement Award at the HRS 2012 meeting; his name is found throughout the HRS program, where he was scheduled to give a number of lectures.
News, May 08, 2012
Court Dismisses Mark Midei's Defamation Suit The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Midei's suit against St Joseph Medical Center and its parent organization--seeking $60 million in compensation, plus up to $540 million in other costs and damages--has been dismissed.
News, April 24, 2012

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