CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A South Bay plastic surgeon already facing criminal charges stemming from the death of a patient pleaded not guilty April 10 to a newly filed murder charge.
Dr. Carlos Chacon, 48, was charged along with one of his nurses in late 2021 with involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the death of Megan Espinoza, a 36-year-old mother of two who died more than a month after undergoing a breast augmentation operation on Dec. 19, 2018.
Prosecutors said Espinoza was provided anesthesia by a nurse who was not trained to do so. The patient went into cardiac arrest during the operation at Divino Plastic Surgery in Bonita and Chacon allegedly delayed contacting emergency services for about three hours….