“It's outrageous that this doctor was allowed to keep practicing in the state and have patients' lives in his hands,' said Wade Wendell, the leader of a group advocating for patient's rights.
Newly released records in response to an open records request show Ortiz shot his neighbor's dog out of retaliation, because she has testified against him in a domestic violence case.Dallas anesthesiologist Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz is now facing multiple federal charges for tampering with IV bags that lead to the death of one of his colleagues and heart attacks for 11 patients Baylor Scott and White Surgicare North Dallas.
Newly released records in response to an open records request show Ortiz shot his neighbor's dog out of retaliation, because she has testified against him in a domestic violence case. "It's outrageous that this doctor was allowed to keep practicing in the state and have patients' lives in his hands. It raises the question, what does it take for the Texas Medical Board to do their job?" said Ware Wendell, Executive Director of Texas Watch, a non-partisan nonprofit that advocated for patient's rights.
According to a complaint before the Texas Medical Board in March 2018, Dr. Ortiz was arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a spouse in 1995. Then in 2005, a second female partner filed for an emergency protective order alleging he assaulted her. In 2014, he was arrested for assault involving a third female victim. In 2015, she also filed for a protective order.According to the Texas Medical Board complaint Dr.
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