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A doctor appeared in a court video call while performing surgery. It's being investigated.



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic violation trial while operating.

The Sacramento Bee reports Dr. Scott Green appeared Thursday for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, from an operating room. He was dressed in surgical scrubs with a patient undergoing the procedure just out of view; the beeps of medical machinery can be heard in the background.

"Hello, Mr. Green? Hi. Are you available for trial?" asked a courtroom clerk as an officer summoned to appear in trial raised her eyebrows. "It kind of looks like you're in an operating room right now?"

"I am, sir," Green replied. "Yes, I'm in an operating room right now. Yes, I'm available for trial. Go right ahead."

The clerk reminded Green the proceedings were being livestreamed because traffic trials are required by law to be open to the public, and Green said he understood. He appeared to continue working with his head down while waiting for Court Commissioner Gary Link to enter the chamber.

When Link appeared and saw the doctor on the screen, the judge hesitated to proceed with the trial out of concern for the welfare of the patient.

"I have another surgeon right here who's doing the surgery with me, so I can stand here and allow them to do the surgery also," Green said.

The judge said he didn't think it was appropriate to conduct trial under the circumstances. He told Green he'd rather set a new date for trial "when you're not actively involved or participating and attending to the needs of a patient."

Green apologized.

"Sometimes, surgery doesn't always go as," he said before the judge interrupted him.

"It happens. We want to keep people healthy, we want to keep them alive. That's important," Link said.

The board said it would look into the incident, saying it "expects physicians to follow the standard of care when treating their patients."

A call seeking comment from Green has not been returned.

Video here:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/lo...rticle249549993.html

The doc wanted attention and now he got attention. His look at me stunt might cost him.

Where's Melvin Belli when you need him?

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't really performing a procedure and was just trying to make a stir.

^^^^^
My exact first thought. Like they say, "Great minds..."

He was trying to get the judge to feel sympathy at having to make this poor noble very hardworking doc have be dragged into traffic court...

Doc wanted the judge to dismiss the case but now he’ll be in trouble for his stunt.

He wouldn't have been happy had I been that judge.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
He wouldn't have been happy had I been that judge.

Indeed. Why that judge didn't slap him with a contempt citation is beyond me.

Multitasking ... screwing up several things at once

Should be really easy to document if there was an actual procedure going on at that time or just theater. My bet is "B".

Aren't most traffic court issues handled by mailing in a check? Contempt charges and maybe having to walk in front of his medical office with a sandwich sign for a few days. Something about the importance of showing up for Court.
Guy has impaired judgment.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't really performing a procedure and was just trying to make a stir.

Another person being chintzy paying the fiddler after being busted.

I am hoping the judge steps hard on this guy. And as a patient, I wouldn’t want his mind anywhere else but on my procedure.

I had another thought:

This big-ego surgeon may have found a person with an even bigger ego - a judge in his own courtroom.