Doctor loses license after drug use, bad boob jobs, and more

Chris Spags Founder and Editor

Being a doctor comes with a lot of responsibility. You have to save lives or at least help people in some tangible way. Or you could buy a lot of drugs, give people bad plastic surgery, and “forcibly kiss” a patient. Either/or is probably fine.

[Dr. Harrell Edward] Robinson was accused of illegally purchasing large amounts of hydrocodone, a potentially addictive painkiller, and selling the drugs to a Santa Ana clinic for $10,000 a month, according to the state Medical Board’s legal documents.

Dr. Harrell Edward Robinson, a head and neck surgeon, was also accused of performing a facelift and liposuction on a patient who wanted a tummy tuck. He is accused of later borrowing money from the patient and forcibly kissing her, according to legal documents.

In treatment of a different patient, the medical board documents alleged that Robinson replaced a woman’s breast implants and later performed a breast lift. A month later, she was admitted to the hospital with an exposed implant visible at the base of an open wound.

Robinson’s attorney David Kalifon of Los Angeles could not be reached for comment.

One of Robinson’s former patients, Michele Fernandez, 32, of Hemet said he gave her breast implants and a breast lift. She said she has had two infections, one implant is deflating, and her nipple looks like “a rat chewed it.”

“I regret it. I’ve had nothing but problems,” Fernandez said. “I think it’s a good thing because hopefully nobody else will go through what I did.”

Let me clarify for this poor woman who’s clearly suffering from some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder…it’s never a good thing when your “nipple looks like a rat chewed it.” Unless you’re going to a Halloween party in a couple’s costume as April O’Neil with your boyfriend going as Splinter. Then, kudos to you on going that extra mile.

But yeah, this is pretty much a how-to on how to be a crappy doctor. The part that I really found entertaining was how he allegedly “forcibly kissed” a patient, but also borrowed money from her. I would hope he borrowed the money first. Otherwise, man, the patient really should have done a better job at drawing up a loan repayment contract. Forcible kissing is hardly a substitute for interest, or so Bank of America tells me.

[OC Register]

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