Columbus neurosurgeon has medical license suspended after death of two patients
A Columbus surgeon has had their license suspended by the Ohio Medical Board (OMB) following the death of multiple patients.
The license of Dr. Jeffrey Hatef, a neurosurgeon in the Mount Carmel Health System according to his LinkedIn profile, was suspended by the OMB on Feb. 12. In his notice of summary suspension, the Board stated Dr. Hatef’s continued medical practice “presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public.”
The OMB cited the treatment of three different patients between July and October of last year in Hatef’s notice of suspension.
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In July, Hatef performed a joint fusion on a 72 year-old patient, who later suffered from hemorrhagic shock as a complication. The Board did not find any documented evidence of the condition that Hatef stated the surgery was aimed to correct (cervical spondylotic myelopathy).
In September and October, Hatef performed procedures on two different patients. One of the patients died the same day of the surgery, and the other developed complications and died 11 days after the surgery. The Board said the death of both patients was “reasonably predictable” given the patients age and other medical conditions.
The Board claims that Hatef violated Section 4731.22(B)(6), Ohio Revised Code, which reads “departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established.”
He will have a hearing before the Ohio Medical Board, although it’s unclear when this will be.
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