Plastic surgeon's license suspended for sexual misconduct

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Story Published: Nov 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM EDT

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's medical board has
suspended the license of a plastic surgeon who it says left an
operating room for hours during surgery and had sex with staffers
who became his patients.

Multiple media reports say a report from the State Board of
Medical Examiners said the group took its action against Dr. Thomas
Luther Roberts III after he admitted to the misconduct.

The report says Roberts left the operating room during a surgery
and a nurse finished the procedure. It also says the doctor
examined women without using gloves and falsified medical records.

Roberts can get his license back if he pays nearly $27,000 in
fines and fees and completes an ethics course.

Roberts apologized to his family, friends and patients.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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Sunday, Nov 8 at 7:54 PM TK3 wrote ...

Interesting that he gets a slap on the wrist for all this whereas if he had messed with a HORSE he would be looking at 3yrs in prison.

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