Indian Doctor In Coronavirus Medical Fraud Scandal
07/27/2020
Dr. Sapan Desai is in the NYT with this story.
#medicine & #publichealth need to root out these individuals … “many who have known Dr. Desai, 41, described him as a man in a hurry, a former whiz kid willing to cut corners, misrepresent information or embellish his credentials as he pursued ambitions” https://t.co/m5ceBf7HRp
— Dr. Beth S. Linas(she/her) (@bethlinas) July 27, 2020
When I see a headline like The Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid Data,my policy is always to ask "What kind of doctor?"
The answer in this case is an Indian doctor, but that’s not the whole story: Whatever kind of trouble Dr. Desai gets into because of his medical misdeeds, he can’t be deported — he was born in Evanston, Illinois.
That is, he’s "not an Indian" in the sense that Judge Curiel was "not a Mexican," and Omar Mateen was "not an Afghan," and the disloyal (to her State and Party) Governor Nikki Haley was "Not an immigrant." Indeed, Wikipedia describes him as an "American physician."
But he acted like an Indian doctor — Indian doctors have a horrible record in the US for just this kind of behavior.
For reports of them placing profits or career ahead of patient welfare, see:
- Indian Diversity Superstars And The Cancer Of Dishonesty At The Heart Of American Medical Research
- Why Does America Tolerate Indian Immigrant Medical Fraud?
This is not the only problem with importing doctors from the Indian subcontinent:
- "The Community" — Detroit FGM Doctor A Member Of Dawoodi Bohras, An Indian Shiite Sect That Refuses To Stop Cutting Little Girls
- "Ohio" Doctor Accused Of Rape Would Be "Indian" Doctor If Victim Of Alleged Of Hate Crime
- Malpracticing Indian Doctor Gets a Minimal Penalty
- Pakistani Doctor Sikander Imran Gets 3 Years For Spiking White Girlfriend’s Drink To Induce Abortion
- Pakistani Immigrant Doctor Kills, THEN Rapes Pregnant Blonde Woman In Ohio; "Ohio Doctor" In Headlines