Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and Chicago, has dismissed associate professor of medicine Nalini Rajamannan, MD, who in 2008 accused Northwestern Memorial Hospital's chief of cardiac surgery and heart program director of implanting an experimental device without obtaining the patient's consent, according to a Forbes report.
Dr. Rajamannan alleged that Patrick McCarthy, MD, implanted an experimental annuloplasty ring called the Myxo ring in one of her patients without patient consent and that the ring's manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences circumvented the FDA approval process.
Northwestern University claims Dr. Rajamannan was dismissed because she was denied tenure. Dr. Rajamannan, however, says she was fired because she found evidence that one of her patients who was implanted with the Myxo ring by Dr. McCarthy had a myocardial infarction shortly after surgery. This finding would contradict Dr. McCarthy's published claim that no patients with the implantations had MIs.
Law Firm Loses Medical Records of 161 Patients Suing Dr. Midei for Alleged Unnecessary Stents
Ohio State University Medical Center, Memorial Hospital of Union County Expand Partnership for Cardiac Services
Dr. Rajamannan alleged that Patrick McCarthy, MD, implanted an experimental annuloplasty ring called the Myxo ring in one of her patients without patient consent and that the ring's manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences circumvented the FDA approval process.
Northwestern University claims Dr. Rajamannan was dismissed because she was denied tenure. Dr. Rajamannan, however, says she was fired because she found evidence that one of her patients who was implanted with the Myxo ring by Dr. McCarthy had a myocardial infarction shortly after surgery. This finding would contradict Dr. McCarthy's published claim that no patients with the implantations had MIs.
Related Articles on Hospital Cardiology:
Georgia's WellStar Health System to Acquire Solaris Heart & VascularLaw Firm Loses Medical Records of 161 Patients Suing Dr. Midei for Alleged Unnecessary Stents
Ohio State University Medical Center, Memorial Hospital of Union County Expand Partnership for Cardiac Services