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Octomom Doctor Accused of Gross Negligence
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Octomom fertility doc Michael Kamrava, 57, has been accused of negligence by the California Medical Board. Credit: Nick Ut, AP
Dr. Michael Kamrava, the doctor who implanted multiple embryos in Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom, has been accused of gross negligence by the California Medical Board.
According to a story in the UK's The Daily Telegraph, the medical board found that Kamrava (aka Octodoc, aka Doc Ock) "provided IVF treatment without consideration regarding potential harm to the patient's future children," and accused the doctor of failing "to recognize that the patient's behavior was outside the norm and that her conduct was placing her offspring at risk of potential harm."
In case anyone has forgotten, Kamrava implanted six embryos into Suleman, despite the fact that she already had six children.
Concerns about Kamrava have been raised in the past. In February of last year, UK news outlet TimesOnline ran a story about British embryologist Shantal Rajah, who worked for Kamrava more than 10 years ago. She says she left his clinic due to concerns over the "level of regulation," Rajah tells the Times.
Kamrava was thrown out of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine last year, but still has a license to practice medicine. A California Medical Board spokesman tells the Telegraph that the board's findings could lead to that license being taken away, but that wasn't definite.
Do you think that Octomom's doctor was negligent?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 3)
1-05-2010 @ 5:36PM
bonnie morrison said...In a word......YES !!!!!
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1-05-2010 @ 7:15PM
Karen C said...I agree. The doctor was negligent and should have his license revoked.
1-05-2010 @ 8:16PM
Chuck said...Instead of losing his license.
He should be required to pay for raising all of this women's children until they are out of college!
That is a far better punishment, instead of sticking us tax payers with their stupidity.
1-05-2010 @ 3:32PM
Tracey78 said...I think this Doctor should loose his liscense to ever practice anywhere again. What kind of Doctor in His/Her right mind would impregnate a woman who already has 6 children, is single, living with her parents and can't keep a job (and doesn't want to keep a job?) Not 1 that I can think of.
This doctor doesn't care about the wellfare of any of these children, he only cares about making more money and that's NOT a doctor at all. CAN HIM FOR GOOD!!!!!
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1-05-2010 @ 4:25PM
Kate said...He should have to pay for what he helped create. What an arrogant man, thought he could do his little science experiment at the California tax payer's expense. If that is what it comes down to HE should have to pitch in for what he is responsible for. Maybe next time these Drs who just want to make a name for themselves will think twice.
1-05-2010 @ 4:43PM
ccwstauffer said...I think both the doctor's mother and Octomom's mother ought to be charged with negligence for giving birth to these two selfish and ignorant people
1-05-2010 @ 5:37PM
Tina said...I think the Doctor should pay child support!!!
1-05-2010 @ 6:45PM
jaypinder said...Not only should he loose his license....he should be forced to support the children financial until they are 18.....and those with medical issues past the age of 18.
1-05-2010 @ 3:51PM
Susan said...Didn't she have eight babies? It says this quack implanted six embryos but that's not what I remember. I think both the doctor and the "mother" should be held liable for any and all future medical issues with these children-without getting help from some celebrity website or tv show.
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1-05-2010 @ 7:17PM
Bleu said...Yes, Susan, the doctor implanted six embryos and two of them split, making a total of eight embryos.
1-05-2010 @ 11:39PM
Lynn said...Susan, Two of the eggs split; hence, 8 babies instead of 6. This quack Dr. should have to support these children until at least they are 18 years of age.
1-05-2010 @ 4:00PM
TGR said...one egg split....so she had one set of twins. what a lucky gal!
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1-06-2010 @ 1:30AM
2isenuff4me said...With one egg splitting, that would make 7m not 8 babies.
She had 8, hence OCTomom.
1-05-2010 @ 4:13PM
Jennie said...This doctor should have his medical license removed permanently. He had to know this woman was receiving MediCaid...taxpayers' money...to pay her medical bills because she had to fill out a patient information form before he treated her to confirm how he was going to be paid. IVF treatments are not only elective, their extremely pricey. He didn't care what happened to these babies or the children this mom already had so long as he got paid. As a gynecologist, he had to know she already had given birth before he implanted six more embryos in her womb. He is greedy, unethical, amoral, and undeserving of the title "Doctor". This man needs to be held responsible and return all the fees he received from California.
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1-05-2010 @ 4:23PM
soloway1 said...He was probably paid in cash for his treatment and may or may not have known of her Med-i-cal --- Med-i-cal does not pay for infertilty.
I do deel that Med-i-cal needs to go after her fro FRAUD as she had enough money to pay cash for a very expensive treatment. They need to collect all the money sh is making from the sale of her
notariety.
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1-05-2010 @ 4:26PM
Edwina said...Ship him back to where he came from.
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1-05-2010 @ 6:49PM
Iliana said...Yes! In his mother's womb!
1-05-2010 @ 5:27PM
Kermit said...so your saying that it is up to our doctor to decide haw many children we have, should we consult him to get permission to have sex if we already have six children, I mean why it any of his buisness how many kids I have? It's not like he's the Government. oh wait they don't have the right to tell me how many kids I can have either.
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1-05-2010 @ 5:28PM
Jim said...Kermit: You're so obviously missing the point in all of this. This doctor negligently implanted these embryos into a single, unwed, unemployed and obvious NUT JOB. This isn't about someone telling you how many kids you can have.......go out and screw like a bitch in heat all you want, get knocked up all you want, but...........you'd better be employed and/or be able to provide for them financially, and this does NOT include raising them all at our expense, via WELFARE! Why should WE have to foot the medical bills for both of these morons' willful negligence and SELFISHNESS? Medicaid (Medi-Cal, Whatever) may not pay for infertility treatments, but they'll surely pay for the ongoing health care needs of these children, and WE will ALL foot the bill. That is an OUTRAGE. If you want an orphanage-size family, go right on ahead, toots........but don't you DARE expect the taxpayers to pay for ANY of their health care; you'd better be very wealthy or have a damned good paying job, NOT food stamps and welfare as your support system. And you surely should be living independently, NOT still living with your mother!! What a selfish, stupid NUT JOB! The mere sight of her makes me ILL. And the "doctor" needs to be stripped of his license permanently.
1-05-2010 @ 6:43PM
ke said...They are not saying that the doctor can regulate how many children a woman has they are saying that there are guidelines and regulations that a dr must follow and this quack clearly did not follow them therefore, he needs to have his license to practice pulled. Obviously, this is not his first case of negligence. He is what one calls A REPEAT OFFENDER!!!!! I feel there should be consequences for Octomom as well. She needs to start paying back her government for abusing tax payers monies and the government should be shot for letting her get away with it.