Patients complain about B.C. surgeon barred in Arizona
- September 8, 2009 1:56 PM
- By Enza Uda
Dr. Fernando Casses claims his complication rate is very low
Several people in Quesnel, B.C., have filed complaints about their hospital's general surgeon, Dr. Fernando Casses. They claim they suffered needlessly — and were damaged permanently — when he failed to address serious complications from his surgeries.
"He said to me, 'Lady, you just had surgery. Go home and have a hot bath,'" said Tammy Mead, who said she ended up at "death's door" following routine gallbladder surgery at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital.
"After the third day, I knew there was something wrong — because I was throwing up green bile. He had cut my liver, my bowel and my intestine," Mead said.
Submit Your Story
CBC's Go Public team includes Kathy Tomlinson and Enza Uda.
There are two ways to reach us with your story.
You can email us directly at gopublic@cbc.ca, with your name, contact information and details of the story you would like us to look into - or - you can use the story submission form below.
Your identity will be kept confidential, unless we do a story and you agree to participate.
Required fieldsCategories
Post your comment
Note: The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that comments are pre-moderated/reviewed and published according to our submission guidelines.