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 BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - A surgeon linked to the deaths of at least 87 patients in Australia over two years had been given glowing references by six colleagues in the United States despite having been cited for negligence there earlier, according to copies of the references obtained by The Associated Press.
Jayant "Jay" Patel, 56, is now the subject of an official inquiry examining why the doctor was permitted to practice medicine in Queensland state in 2003 despite a nearly 20-year history of criticism and sanctions imposed by medical authorities in Oregon and New York as a result of his work practices.
Patel, who was educated in India and completed his residency in New York state, was first cited in 1984 by New York health officials for failing to examine patients before surgery.
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