Raynaldo Ortiz Jr, the Dallas anesthesiologist accused of injecting heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at a surgery center, will be arraigned Friday on federal charges.
A Dallas doctor charged with tampering with IV bags at a surgery center will be arraigned Friday on federal charges.is accused of injecting heart-stopping drugs into IV bags while he was working as an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott and White’s Surgicare North Dallas facility.
Prosecutors said that caused 11 patients to have cardiac emergencies between May and August of this year. One of Ortiz’s co-workers, Dr. Melanie Kaspar, died after using one of the tainted bags. According to the criminal complaint, the incidents began after Dr. Ortiz, who had a history of disciplinary actions against him, told other physicians that the center was trying to "crucify" him. He was reportedly informed that he could face potential discipline because he allegedly "deviated from the standard of care" during a procedure in which a patient required CPR.Video played in court showed Dr.
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