Maryland cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei had his license revoked by the state Board of Physicians over allegations that he implanted unnecessary coronary stents in 369 patients while working at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md.
Midei will “more likely than not” appeal the decision, his lawyers told the Baltimore Business Journal.
The story starts with a lawsuit filed by a trio of cardiac surgeons who alleged that St. Joseph and an independent practice ran a 10-year scheme to drive referrals.
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The hospital and Midei were slapped with a class-action lawsuit two weeks after the hospital notified patients about the possibly unneeded procedures in January 2010. A Towson attorney later filed 101 complaints against the two alleging conspiracy, negligence and fraud.
In November 2010, St. Joseph agreed to pay $22 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit over the implantations, without admitting any guilt.
Midei lost his license this week after the board found that he had exaggerated the extent to which arteries were blocked in four of the five patients investigated, the paper reported. Midei has a pending lawsuit against St. Joseph, accusing them of destroying his reputation.
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