Doc Jailed Over Circumcisions; Video Shows NICU Nurse Abusing Babies, Court Docs Say

Former U.K. physician Mohammad Siddiqui will get 5 years and 7 months behind bars after admitting he caused “painful cruelty” to children with his mobile circumcision service. (BBCNews)

Surveillance video showed accused neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, RN, putting pressure on a baby’s legs and pushing them back toward his head, according to court documents. (WRIC)

Even though he had been shot in the arm, Indiana physician Manish Gera, MD, managed to wrestle a gun away from an attacker who had followed him home. (WTWO/WAWV)

A Missouri man is suing Research Medical Center in Kansas City alleging he was given a drug that he was allergic to during heart surgery prep. Though his allergy was noted in his chart, the drug was applied to his chest as a disinfectant anyway, and he went into anaphylactic shock. (Kansas City Star)

A third former Indiana University basketball player has accused team doctor Bradford Bomba Sr., MD, of sexual abuse. (NBC News)

Connecticut physician Debasish Das, MD, was sentenced to 18 months for a hit-and-run car crash that killed a school nurse. (CT Post)

The man accused of shooting and killing Chicago-area endocrinologist Olga Duchon, MD, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. (CBS Chicago)

New Mexico’s medical board revoked the license of neurosurgeon Mark Erasmus, MD, after 26 patients brought claims against him that totaled $19 million in settlements. (KRQE)

Texas doctor Tajul Shams Chowdhury, MD, and his son pleaded guilty to taking $6.6 million in kickbacks for referring prescriptions for costly compounded drugs to local pharmacies, federal prosecutors said.

West Virginia physician Alexander Otellin, MD, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for unlawfully distributing oxycodone, according to federal prosecutors.

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