Dr Pettine Arrested
Johnstown surgeon accused of faking prescriptions
From the article:
"His business partners reported to investigators that he had seemed “intoxicated” and “incoherent” during several patient consultations in April. One of his business partners also said the medical director at Arete Surgery Center in Johnstown — where Pettine performed surgeries — told her that Pettine might have handled three surgeries inappropriately, and that he had instructed the physician assistant to manipulate the operative notes to reflect differently and support his actions."
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March 2013: Pain when standing / walking, possibly from hockey fall
August 2013: Intensification of symptoms, ineffective physical therapy.
November 2013: MRI showing DDD in L4/L5 and L5/S1, with severe neural foraminal stenosis at L5/S1.
December 2013: Lots of possible options proposed, which one to choose?
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