October 18th 06, 03:30 PM
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demon his perfect imperfections
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marika wrote:
I saw an epidose of Law and Order very much like this last week, the
Vincent Donofrio one.
WHY in the world is a doctor with a "degenerative brain condition" like
Alzheimer's still working, in medicine, delivering babies? Sounds to me
like he's just a big sicko and that's a bunch of defensive crap.
And perhaps more important.... do you really think a "brand" on a
stomach is worth 5.5 million? It would cost a couple thousand to remove
it, and then throw in a couple grand for pain and suffering or whatever.
But 5.5 million?
NY POST.....By LAURA ITALIANO and DAREH GREGORIAN
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Investigators are probing "several" allegations of wrongdoing by an
East Side
obstetrician who "branded" a woman who'd just given birth by carving
his
initials into her stomach.
"It was my first-born child. It was supposed to be an exciting time in
my life.
He made it a nightmare," Liana Gedz said of the horrific Sept. 7
incident, when
Dr. Allan Zarkin carved his initials -- AZ -- into her at Beth Israel
Hospital
after performing a Cesarean delivery.
Zarkin is now under criminal investigation by Manhattan District
Attorney's
Robert Morgenthau's office, which is also probing complaints from other
patients of the 61-year-old doctor.
"We are looking at several other cases and we're interested in hearing
about
others," said Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the D.A.'s office.
Prosecutors refused comment on the nature of the other cases.
"It's not all carving," said a law enforcement source.
Zarkin's lawyer, Kenneth Platzer, said investigators haven't contacted
him, and
"we have no knowledge of anything similar to this bizarre act."
He said the obstetrician, who admits mutilating Gedz, is suffering
from a
degenerative brain condition similar to Alzheimer's, and is now
undergoing
medical treatment.
"The doctor didn't intentionally or willfully harm Ms. Gedz," he said.
Witnesses said after he delivered Gedz's baby, Zarkin said, "I did
such a
beautiful job, I'll initial it."
A nurse, an anestheseologist and Gedz's husband were in the room at
the time,
but didn't see what had happened until it was too late, said Gedz's
lawyer,
Robert Sullivan.
He said when the 31-year-old mom later came to and confronted Zarkin,
the
doctor snapped, "I don't owe you an explanation. I did great work on
you."
Beth Israel, which immediately suspended Zarkin, said in a statement
it's
"appalled" by Zarkin's "outrageous actions."
Zarkin, a doctor since 1966, has agreed not to practice medicine
pending a
State Health Department investigation.
Gedz and her husband, Robert Ghalili, are suing Zarkin and the
hospital for
$5.5 million.
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