Doctor’s License Suspended Over Botched Liposuction
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 in News Stories
The Florida Board of Medicine has issued an emergency 30-day suspension of Dr. Omar Brito Marin’s medical license after the death of a liposuction patient under his care.
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Rohie Kah-Orukotan was a healthy, 37-year-old nurse when she went into Weston Medspa on September 25, 2009, for a minimally-invasive, laser liposuction surgery. Dr. Brito Marin, the “surgeon” who also doubled as the “anesthesiologist” for the case, improperly administered anesthetic medication, resulting in Rohie falling into a deep coma she never woke up from. Paramedics were called and she was rushed to the hospital, where she was eventually declared brain-dead. Her family pulled the life support 2 weeks later.
According to the medical board, Weston Medspa was not licensed to perform such a procedure. It did not even have a crash cart. Not only that, Dr. Brito Marin was not a plastic surgeon. The extent of Dr. Marin’s training in performing liposuction amounted to an 18-hour weekend course. Dr. Brito Marin’s background was reportedly in occupational medicine.
No anesthesiologist was ever present during the surgery.
In addition to the medical board’s pending investigation, the sheriff’s department is also conducting its own criminal inquiry into the matter.
mjfan
Mar 8th, 2010
Ugh! Why would a nurse do something like this! You’d think a nurse would know better and learn more before seeing just anybody. Can’t decide if she’s to blame too!
OB RN
Mar 10th, 2010
This is not the only doctor to pull this stunt. Make sure that you check out your doctors before trusting them with your life. Read on to see what happened in Las Vegas this year…
Medical Board penalizes doctor for botched cosmetic surgeries
By Cy Ryan (contact)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 11:04 a.m.
CARSON CITY — The state Board of Medical Examiners fined a Las Vegas physician $4,500 and placed his medical license on probation for malpractice in botching two breast enlargement surgeries and a face lift.
The board issued a public reprimand to Dr. Sean Phong-Quoc Su, who was also found guilty of failing to keep adequate records and in trying to deceive a board investigator.
The board has barred Dr. Su from “performing any medical or surgical procedures that are of a cosmetic or plastic surgical nature for 18 months.” The board must also have full access to his records.
Su must pay $25,120 to the board to cover the cost of its investigation.
In April 2009, Su performed breast implant surgery on a 29-year-old woman in his office at the Skin Body Institute. The medical board said he failed to perform the procedure safely or competently and used improper and excessive suture materials, which increased the potential for infection.
The woman ended up at Sunrise Hospital, where the damage was repaired.
The second patient was a 25-year-old woman who suffered complications after a breast augmentation. The board said the surgery was not conducted safely or competently and the woman suffered from chronic inflammation and scar tissue.
The third patient was a 64-year-old woman who wanted cosmetic surgery. But the board said Dr. Su did not perform the eyelid enhancement procedure correctly. There was permanent damage to the tissues, permanent redness and discoloration around both of the woman’s eyes.
All of the surgeries were performed in his office, which was an unlicensed surgical center.