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Doc Linked to 17 Aussie Deaths Busted in Portland

Posted Mar 12, 08 10:05 AM CDT in US Crime & Courts World 

(Newser) – A doctor accused of leaving a bloody trail of surgical mistakes from New York to Australia to Oregon, has been arrested in Portland, the AP reports. Jayant Patel, a US citizen, fled to Oregon in 2005 after an inquiry was launched into botched operations linked to 17 deaths at a Queensland hospital. "Patel bungled surgeries with tragic results," said a court memo.

Patel moved to Australia after being banned from surgery in New York and Oregon. He hid his past but quickly earned a reputation for incompetence so bad that nurses tried to hide patients from him, according to law enforcement authorities. Proceedings are now under way to have Patel extradited back to Australia, where the charges against him include manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm. Patel could face three life sentences if convicted.

Source Associated Press

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Kishoree Patel, the wife of Dr. Jayant Patel, right, accompanied by an unidentified woman, leaves the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Ore., Tuesday March 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)   (Associated Press)
Shantu Shah, center, who called himself a friend of Dr. Jayant Patel, is surrounded by the media as he leaves the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Ore., Tuesday March 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)   (Associated Press)
This undated photo provided Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by the Multnomah County, Wash. Sherrif's Department shows Dr. Jayant Patel. Patel has left a bloody trail of mistakes as a surgeon, finally resulting...   (Associated Press)
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