Calif. Spine Doctor Accused of Deadly Negligence

The California Medical Board is considering revoking the license of a Southern California neurosurgeon and qualified medical evaluator who bills himself as a pioneer in minimally invasive spinal surgery because of allegations of gross negligence, including improper care of a patient who died after her jugular vein was punctured on his operating table. According to an accusation filed by the state attorney general's office, a patient identified as "Donna A." died after Dr. John C. Chiu performed a "defective" cervical diskogram at Monrovia Community Hospital in November 2002. Chiu also fa...