Foolish Decision Causes Suspension

A Massachusetts doctor and Harvard graduate was suspended for leaving a patient on the operating table midway through spinal surgery so he could deposit a check at his local bank. The state board of medicine said David Arndt, an orthopedic surgeon, posed “an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare” after he left the patient with an open incision in his back. According to the report, Arndt left behind a surgeon who was not qualified to complete the surgery. After his 35-minute trip to the bank, Arndt returned to the operating room and finished the surgery within a few hours. The doctor’s license to practice medicine in Massachusetts was suspended, but he will have a chance to appeal the decision. Arndt, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, was not available for comment on his suspension. Which is yet another example that much schooling does not necessarily bring wisdom. (Preaching Now, Vol. 1, No. 20).