As Doctors Age, Worries About Their Ability Grow
By LAURIE TARKAN
Published: January 24, 2011
WellAbout eight years ago, at the age of 78, a vascular surgeon in California operated on a woman who then developed a pulmonary embolism. The surgeon did not respond to urgent calls from the nurses, and the woman died.
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Even after the hospital reported the doctor to the Medical Board of California, he continued to perform operations for four years until the board finally referred him for a competency assessment at theUniversity of California, San Diego./.../
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