He was about 24 hrs late for an emergency surgery.He ordered more tests that were not necessary. All the other doctors and nurses were obviously very irritated with him. His exam was pushing the bed roughly and plopping himself heavily down on the patient's bed and shoving the patient's legs out of the way to make room for himself. Then he pushed both of his hands into the patient's abdomen with great force, even to the point of standing over the patient and forcing his whole weight down into this patient. Patient was heavily medicated and very brave and did not scream. Therefore he diagnosed that there was nothing wrong. This after other doctors and tests said surgery was needed immediately. The next MRI proved that more serious damaged had been done since the first images. Announced after surgery that he did not do a good job. Patient was in hospital 5 days in very bad shape for what was supposed to be a routine operation. Fragile recovery. Months later, still worried.

Submitted June 1, 2007