Chief of Surgery at Penn State-Hershey Moving to Ohio State
Department of Surgery Chair Wiley W. “Chip” Souba is leaving Penn State-Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania to become the new dean of the medical school at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Patient Loses Battle To Get Physician’s Personal Medical Records
Geraldine Brower has lost her suit to obtain the personal medical records of her plastic surgeon Dr. George J. Beraka. In a ruling that would have had ominous repercussions for physicians if the ruling had been in favor of the patient’s request, a New York judge ruled that physician’s medical records are privileged and confidential and can not be used as a weapon against physicians in malpractice cases.