Physician Behind Surgisphere Scandal Switches Medical Licenses — The Scientist (Catherine Offord)
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A news article by Catherine Offord in The Scientist, headed Physician Behind Surgisphere Scandal Switches Medical Licenses, says Sapan Desai has inactivated his license in Illinois, where multiple malpractice lawsuits against him are pending, and obtained a new one in Ohio. It describes him as the embattled vascular surgeon and CEO of the now-defunct Surgisphere Corporation. An update dated November 2 says Desai requested that his newly obtained Ohio medical license be inactivated, and that he wrote to the State Medical Board of Ohio that he would "not be practicing medicine in the state of Ohio." The page ends at a prompt to become a member to read more, just after starting to cite public records from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional ...
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News Physician Behind Surgisphere Scandal Switches Medical Licenses Sapan Desai has inactivated his license in Illinois, where multiple malpractice lawsuits against him are pending, and obtained a new one in Ohio. Written by Catherine Offord Catherine Offord Catherine is a science journalist based in Barcelona. View Full Profile Learn about our Editorial Policies . | 2 min read Save for Later Register for free to listen to this article Listen with Speechify 0:00 2:00 Share ABOVE: ISTOCK.COM, ANDREI_R Update (November 2): Sapan Desai has requested that his newly obtained Ohio medical license be inactivated, according to documents obtained by The Scientist . In correspondence sent a few days after this story was published, Desai wrote to the State Medical Board of Ohio that he would “not be practicing medicine in the state of Ohio.” S apan Desai, the embattled vascular surgeon and CEO of the now-defunct Surgisphere Corporation, has inactivated his medical license in one state and obtained a license in another. Each US state has its own licensing board, and generally a doctor requires an in-state license to practice medicine there—although Illinois is one of many states that is granting emergency authorization to some out-of-state physicians in response to the COVID-19 crisis, provided they have an active license and are in good standing. According to public records held by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional ... Interested in reading more? The Scientist ARCHIVES Become a Member of Receive full access to more than 35 years of archives , as well as TS Digest , digital editions of The Scientist , feature stories , and much more! Join for free today Already a member? Login Here Add The Scientist as a preferred Google source to see more of our trusted coverage. Related Topics Meet the Author - Catherine Offord After undergraduate research with spiders at the University of Oxford and graduate research with ants at Princeton University, Catherine left arthropods and academia to become a science journalist. She has worked in various guises at The Scientist since 2016. As Senior Editor, she wrote articles for the online and print publications, and edited the magazine’s Notebook , Careers , and Bio Business sections. She reports on subjects ranging from cellular and molecular biology to research misconduct and science policy. Find more of her work at her website . View Full Profile Share Related Research Resources Using Site-Saturation Variant Libraries to Understand Viral Evolution Article Collecting Insights into the Vaginal Microbiome and Menstrual Health Article Uncovering the Harmful Effects of PFAS Exposure on the Human Body Infographic PFAS: The Forever Chemicals Infographic
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