Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Dr. Eithan Haim, a Texas surgeon who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients not under his care. The dismissal comes as the Trump administration rolls back transgender rights.
FILE - Dr. Eithan Haim walks out of the Bob Casey United States Courthouse after appearing for an arraignment hearing, June 17, 2024, in Houston. DALLAS — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren’t under his care.
Haim pleaded not guilty in June to four counts of wrongfully obtaining individually identifiable health information, saying outside the courthouse that he had “done nothing wrong.” Haim works in the Dallas area but had previously worked at Texas Children’s Hospital as part of his residency. The indictment alleged that Haim asked to reactivate his login there and in 2023 began accessing information on pediatric patients not under his care and then turned it over to a media contact.
Texas Children’s said in a statement Friday that they “defer to and respect” the Justice Department’s decisions in the case. In previous statements, hospital officials said its doctors have always provided care within the law.
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