Whistleblowers Dr. Robert S. Goldberg and June Beecham Source of Fraud Case Against Six Orthopedic Surgeons

Inside information provided by surgeon Dr. Robert S. Goldberg and Rush University Medical Center employee June Beecham has been used by the federal government to file Medicare fraud charges against six Chicago orthopedic surgeons. The physicians were accused of booking surgeries that they billed Medicare for but did not adequately supervise. The orthopedic surgeons named included Drs. Brian J. Cole, Aaron G. Rosenberg, Craig J. Della Valle, Wayne G. Paprosky, and Mitchell B. Sheinkop.