An NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn physician was found dead in his apartment Tuesday morning after allegedly suffering an overdose, according to the New York Daily News.
Police discovered the body of Ravindra Rajmane, MD, the chief of pulmonology at the hospital, in the bedroom of his apartment shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the report states. Several glassine envelopes with heroin residue were also reportedly found near his body.
Authorities said a worried coworker visited Dr. Rajmane's building Tuesday after learning he hadn't shown up for work at the hospital since Friday.
The medical examiner's office is slated to perform a full autopsy to determine Dr. Rajmane's exact cause of death, according to the report.
Dr. Rajmane's biography had been scrubbed from the hospital's website as of 11:15 a.m. Thursday.
A spokesperson for NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn declined to comment to Becker's Hospital Review about Dr. Rajmane's death.