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Medical Board panel hears arguments in case over Dr. Leif Rogers and post‑operative pulmonary embolism
Summary
The Medical Board of California, Panel B, heard oral argument March 14, 2025, in the accusation against plastic surgeon Dr. Leif Rogers after a patient died of a pulmonary thromboembolism following elective cosmetic surgery; the panel took the matter under submission for deliberation.
The Medical Board of California, Panel B, heard oral argument March 14, 2025, in the accusation against Dr. Leif Rogers, a plastic surgeon, arising from the postoperative death of a patient who suffered a pulmonary thromboembolism after elective cosmetic procedures. The panel took the matter under submission and will deliberate in closed session; no decision was announced at the hearing.
Deputy Attorney General Rebecca Smith argued that Rogers failed to obtain adequate preoperative clearance for the combined procedures, did not stage elective surgeries to limit anesthesia time, failed to consider or document prophylactic anticoagulation despite a DVT risk assessment in the chart, and did not document discussion of the device Renuvion’s non‑FDA‑approved status…
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