An Ohio-based surgeon whose patient died after a routine dental procedure faces the suspension of his license.
Dr. Faisal Quereshy, a surgeon with a practice in Medina, was sued by the widow of 48-year-old Matthew Miller after his death in August 2023. Miller was having three teeth extracted at Quereshy’s surgical practice and was cleared to be put under general anesthesia, at least according to Quereshy. But court filings obtained by local CBS affiliate WOIO stated that Miller should have had clearance from a general physician.
According to WOIO, a hearing examiner has recommended that Quereshy’s license to administer anesthesia be temporarily suspended…