Patient sues plastic surgeon and Mass. hospital
By Liz Kowalczyk
July 26, 2008
A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center patient yesterday sued Dr. Loren J. Borud, a plastic surgeon with a history of alcohol and drug abuse, for allegedly performing his operation while impaired.
The patient, Michael K. Hicks of Quincy, said he suffered complications after liposuction surgery and repair of a scar on his chest. Hicks also named five other doctors, two nurses, and the hospital in the lawsuit, saying they realized that Borud was impaired during an earlier surgery that day and should have stopped him from operating again.
The state temporarily suspended Borud's medical license Wednesday for allegedly performing two operations at Beth Israel Deaconess June 27 while impaired, including Hicks's surgery, and appearing to fall asleep during the liposuction. During his first surgery that day, Borud accidentally cut a stitch while closing the patient's incision, and made no attempt to repair the mistake, the board alleged.
The hospital fired Borud earlier this month; he had been practicing for at least six years while struggling with substance abuse problems, the hospital's board said.
In his lawsuit, Hicks said that he agreed to pay $2,570 for the elective surgery. According to the complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court, Borud told Hicks his surgery would last 60 to 90 minutes, but in the end it turned into an "6 hour and 44 minute odyssey," completed by medical personnel who were not adequately trained, skilled, or experienced.
Borud left the operating room in the middle of the surgery, after closing his eyes twice; a surgical fellow completed the operation, according to the board.
Hicks said he suffered substantial pain as a result of the surgery, and had internal bleeding.
Hospital spokeswoman Judy Glasser said she could not comment on pending litigation.
LIZ KOWALCZYK
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Watch Great Documentary Films Online
I want to share one of the best website I have discovered in a very long time. http://www.freedocumentaries.org/ has a long list of the most thought provoking, insightful documentary films available.. free to watch at your convenience. The list is too long for me to include here, but you will be astonished at what you will find...some of the most important documentaries anywhere..
I happened upon FreeDocumentaries.org while searching for documentary films about India, and found "The Slow Poisoning of India". Half way into this disturbing film I noticed a very tiny message at the top of the screen which read: "If you like this film please donate". I live on a poverty level income and $10. goes a long way with me, but I didn't hesitate for a moment in making a donation. The folks who make these life-altering films available to the public are providing a public service that is priceless.
Here are some I have watched and recommend... and this is only taste of what you will find:
"Born Into Brothels"
SLAVERY: A GLOBAL INVESTIGATION
DISPATCHES: MARK THOMAS ON COCA-COLA
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Medical Treatment in India
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I love listening to radio documentaries while at the computer and often search for stories about India.� Recently I happened upon this very interesting program about people traveling to India for medical treatment.
The treatment I have received for several years in the USA has been a travesty, at least in relation to the injury caused by my cosmetic surgery, which encompass all of my medical conditions. I have been meet with denial and deceit at every turn by some of the "best surgeons" in this country.
The more I searched the Internet for information about patients having surgery in India, the more my hope is rekindled in thinking that this may be the only way my case will be reviewed in an unbiased manner.
The more I searched the Internet for information about patients having surgery in India, the more my hope is rekindled in thinking that this may be the only way my case will be reviewed in an unbiased manner.
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I did not realize until hearing this radio documentary and following this Internet path that people from all over the world travel to India for medical treatment and all the information I found to date is overwhelmingly positive. Every patient testimony I read expresses a tremendous difference in the way they were treated by medical professionals in India compared to the US. They all said Indian doctors and nurses were far more dedicated and truly interested in the well being of the patient. I my Internet research, I have not found a single patient reporting a negative experience.
This makes me feel hopeful regarding a possibility that my own health might be restored to some degree in seeking treatment in India.
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