A Gwinnett County woman has been charged in a federal indictment with leading a scheme to submit dozens of fraudulent applications for COVID-19 small business relief funding. Ashlee Parker, 39, of Dacula, Ga., is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire…
A patient sued by a prominent plastic surgeon for posting poor reviews on RealSelf and Yelp is entitled to seek damages and attorneys’ fees, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled. In Aristocrat Plastic Surgery v.…
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) annual plastic surgery statistics report, $16.7 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in the U.S. in 2020.1 Many of these procedures involve medical devices and pharmaceutical products. Physicians routinely receive substantial…
Law enforcement officials say Bharat Shah, a Springfield, Mo. triple-board-certified plastic surgeon, assaulted his Uber driver after being picked up from Inner Circle bar in downtown Springfield on Saturday evening, May 7, 2022. Shah, 56, called law enforcement to report…
A fraudulent TikTok account has garnered 12.6 million views and 51,000 followers by posting videos which deceptively suggest that a medical doctor endorses a “special coffee that burns fat” being sold via a link in the account’s bio. That link…
Effective March 3rd, 2022, Dr. Christoper J. Kovanda’s medical license is temporarily suspended, according to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Kovanda is a board-certified plastic surgeon who operates out of the Lakeside Center on Excelsior Blvd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…
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