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Coroner Accuses Valley Surgeon Of 'Gross Negligence'

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Los Angeles County coroner's report concludes an Encino cosmetic surgeon did not know what he was doing when a patient of his died undergoing a 14-hour liposuction procedure.

KNX 1070's investigative reporter Charles Feldman reports.

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The report says Dr. Ehab Mohamed apparently was not aware of the properties of sedative drugs and how to administer them — accidentally killing a 61-year-old woman with a lethal combination of three medications.

According to the report, "gross medical negligence" was involved in the death of Sharon Carpenter, who paid $100,000 thinking she was getting the best her money could buy.

Robert Stone, the lawyer representing her family, will be at a hearing on Monday when Dr. Mohamed goes before a judge.

Dr. Mohamed insists his patient died because of a heart condition, but the coroner's report concludes otherwise.

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