A Texas anesthesiologist faces criminal charges for allegedly injecting a lethal concoction of drugs into patients’ IV bags, resulting in one death and several cardiac emergencies.
The Dallas Police Department arrested 59-year-old Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr. on a federal warrant in Plano, Texas, on Sept. 14.
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ortiz is charged with tampering with a consumer product and with intentionally adulterating drugs at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas.
The Texas Medical Board suspended his license (pdf) on Sept. 9, deeming him a “threat to public welfare” after the board said it had received information from federal law enforcement investigating Ortiz….