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Former doctor at LA hospital acknowledges mistakes at hearing

September 1st, 2005 (kesq.com)

LOS ANGELES A former pathologist accused of negligence while at a South Los Angeles hospital has acknowledged this week that he misdiagnosed some patients.

The Medical Board of California held a hearing this week to question Doctor Dennis Hooper. The state agency alleges Hooper of negligence in six cases at Martin Luther King Junior/Drew Medical Center. A deputy attorney general wants to revoke Hooper's license to practice medicine in the state.


Dr. Bennett accused of advising patient to shoot herself

August 31st, 2005 (theunionleader.com)

...One complaint charges he spoke to an obese female patient about her condition in a way that caused her distress and embarrassment. The other complaint, which was filed in 2001, said Bennett advised another female patient to buy a pistol so she could commit suicide to end her physical suffering.




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