The patient sued the surgeon who was on the phone during surgery
Dr. Eric Fishman managed to conduct a successful operation, at the same time passing the exam in Spanish over the phone. But the patient’s surgeon did not appreciate the kind of skill — she sued him in court for damages. In September the 70-year-old Mary Edwards of Port Chester, new York, had a planned operation on elimination of consequences of varicose veins at the clinic Westmed Medical Group. It was…